Visit Fredericksburg, Virginia

11/25/2024

Celebrate Small Business Saturday in Fredericksburg, Virginia! 🛍️✨

It’s time to Skate & Shop your way through Downtown Fredericksburg on Saturday, November 30th! From early bird specials and hot cocoa to live music and ice skating fun, there’s something for everyone.

☕ Warm up with cocoa
🎶 Enjoy live music by Superhits 95.9
⛸️ Ice skate at Riverfront Park
🎁 Exclusive Small Business Saturday deals at participating businesses

Support FXBG's incredible small businesses and make unforgettable holiday memories this weekend! More information, skating tickets, and specific deals being offered can be found here: https://fxbg.com/events/small-business-saturday/

11/23/2024

After 200 years, Major General Lafayette has returned to Fredericksburg!

See this weekend's event info:
fxbg.com/lafayette-commemoration-weekend

11/21/2024

Making spirits bright in FXBG this holiday season... ✨🎄🌟

11/21/2024

Info to Know - 🎅🚉

11/20/2024

📜 Experience History: Lafayette Comes to Fredericksburg 🇫🇷

Mark your calendars for a night of historical discovery! On Thursday, November 21, join Will Mackintosh, Associate Professor of History at the University of Mary Washington, as he dives into Lafayette’s 1824 visit to Fredericksburg—a celebration so grand, it became one of the city’s biggest moments. 🎉

✨ What to Expect:
✔️ Explore key sites and moments from Lafayette’s three-day stay.
✔️ Learn why this visit captivated the town like never before.
✔️ Engage with history through the expertise of Will Mackintosh, a leading historian in 19th-century U.S. culture and author of Selling the Sights: The Invention of the Tourist in American Culture.

🗓️ When: Thursday, November 21, 2024
⏰ Time: 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
📍 Where: CRRL Fredericksburg Branch, 1201 Caroline Street

🔗 fxbg.com/calendar-item/a-celebration-like-none-other-lafayette-comes-to-fredericksburg/

📚 This event is proudly sponsored by the Fredericksburg Lafayette Bicentennial Commemoration Committee.

💡 Don’t miss this unique opportunity to step into Fredericksburg’s past and celebrate the legacy of Lafayette!

11/13/2024

Have you seen something new in Riverfront Park…🎄?

Thanks to Fredericksburg Main Street, we have a brand new 30ft Christmas Tree for all of FXBG to enjoy! Isn’t she a beauty? ✨

Stop by Riverfront Park this holiday season to catch a glimpse of our sparkly new addition and other holiday decorations. Be sure to share the holiday spirit and tag in any photos that you take! 📸

11/13/2024

As spooky season has drawn to a close, so has the 10th Annual Fredericksburg Scarecrow Fest and 2024 Scarecrow Contest. What a year this was! We love seeing our downtown streets filled with your scarecrows every year, so we want to thank every business that participated. The voting was extremely close this year, so we are excited to finally share with you the results…🥁

Digital Vote Winners:
Business Theme: The Richard Johnston Inn
Funniest: LibertyTown Arts Workshop
Historic: Fredericksburg Area Museum
Spookiest: Crown Jewelers

Paper Vote Winners:
Business Theme: Jabberwocky Children's Books & Toys
Funniest: Sight Studio Optometry
Historic: Wren & Sparrow
Spookiest: Southern Accents

Ultimate Winner 🥇:
Southern Accents

We can’t wait to see you next year! 🐦‍⬛

Read more at the link in bio.

11/04/2024

It’s almost Holiday Open House Weekend! 🎅🏻🎁

This Saturday and Sunday, November 9th and 10th, come downtown as we kick off the holiday season in Fredericksburg.

Meet Santa at the new FXBG Visitor Center on Saturday afternoon, and then stroll down to Riverfront Park for the Christmas Tree Lighting from 5-7pm! 🎄

On Sunday, get your holiday shopping started while collecting stickers for your holiday passport and solving Window Wonderland Riddles! 🛷

It’s the most wonderful time of the year in FXBG!

🔗 Details at FXBG.com

10/30/2024

Guess who’s coming to town? 🎅🏻🎁

Pictures With Santa 2024 is just around the corner, and Santa will be making his annual visit at the new Fredericksburg Visitor Center (601 Caroline Street). We have heard from the elves and Santa can’t wait to visit Fredericksburg!

Tickets are now available on ShopFXBGVa.com for the following dates:

Saturday, November 9 – 12pm to 4pm
Saturday, November 30 – 10am to 4pm
Friday, December 6 – 3pm to 7:30pm
Sunday, December 15 – 10am to 3pm

🎟️Tickets: $5 per family
⏰ Each family will have 5 minutes with Santa during their reserved time.

Make sure to reserve your spot early—we sell out every year!

Check out the link in our bio for more information and ticket links. ✨

10/27/2024

👻 Head over to the spooky and child-friendly Dead Whispers: Haunted Attraction today!

For a scarier version, get your tickets for this week's Dead Whispers. 💀

🗓 Sunday and Wednesday through Saturday

🎟 fredericksburgfair.org

HAPPENING TODAY!!! 🎃💀

Tickets are available at the gate! Spooky (but not frightening) fun awaits you at the Dead Whispers: Haunted Attraction Kid's Version!

TODAY from 12-4pm!!

10/25/2024

Get ready for a spooktacular morning of family fun in downtown Fredericksburg tomorrow - Saturday, October 26!

🦹🏽‍♂️ Costume Stroll line-up fun starts at 8:30am. Stroll heads down Caroline Street at 9:30am.
🍬 Treats on the Streets at participating businesses - 10am to 12pm
🚌 Haunted FXBGO! Bus at Market Square from 10am to 12pm
🎃 Halloween at the Fredericksburg Farmers Market in Hurkamp Park from 9am to 1pm

🔗 Treats on the Streets

10/24/2024

Have you checked out Pumpkin Island on the Rappahannock? 🎃

📍 Rappahannock River Heritage Trail
Fall Hill Ave and Riverside Dr.

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10/22/2024

🚨 Important Fredericksburg Visitor Center Updates! 🚨

📅 Wednesday, October 23, 9am to 4pm – Last day at 706 Caroline Street
🏨 October 24 - October 31 – Find us at a satellite visitor center inside the Courtyard by Marriott, 620 Caroline Street. Open daily, 9am to 4pm
🎉 Friday, November 1 – Opening of the new Visitor Center at 601 Caroline Street! Hours are 9am to 8pm.

🛑 The new space is still an active work zone, so please wait to visit until November 1 when it’s officially ready for you!

📷 Tours will continue to start at 706 Caroline Street for now.

We can’t wait to welcome you to our new home soon! Thank you for your patience and support. 🧳✨

Read about the new Fredericksburg Visitor Center:
fxbg.com/new-fredericksburg-visitor-center-opening-november-1

10/19/2024

We hope to see you in Riverfront Park for Movies in the Park tonight!
The fun starts at 5:30pm.

🔗 Details: https://www.facebook.com/share/3hvepCRHPRbgudwQ

10/12/2024

Happy Saturday, FXBG!! 🌅

It's going to be a beautiful day with lots of .
Check out Fxbg.com/events for details.

A peaceful morning. The start to a great day. The sun rises behind the Fredericksburg, Virginia Courthouse on Princess Anne.

10/11/2024

The Second edition of FXBG Second Saturdays is happening tomorrow evening in Downtown Fredericksburg.

Grab your friends and hit the town as it comes alive with special store events, extended hours, live music, & more!

For an idea of what’s going on tomorrow night, check out our Second Saturdays blog: fxbg.com/second-saturdays-in-downtown-fredericksburg

See you downtown! 🛍️

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