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October 2019

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www.FredericksburgParent.NET 25 www.FredericksburgParent.NET 25 out & about FRI 18 Campout in the Park Camp along the shore and enjoy a magical autumn eve- ning with a weenie roast and s'mores! When: 5 pm – 10 am; Oct 18 - Oct 19 Where: Motts Run Reservoir, F'burg Cost: $20/person or $65/family. Pre-registration required: FredParksRec.com Hocus Pocus Festive Flick Cozy up with a warm blanket while enjoying a Halloween classic! When: 7:30 - 9:30 pm Where: Potomac Point Vineyard and Winery, Stafford Cost: $15 via EVENTBRITE. Must buy in advance. SAT 19 Trunk or Treat Trunk or treating, car decorating contest, and choose from: Maleficent or The Addams Family! When: Oct 18, 19. Times vary. Where: Goochland Drive In Cost: $7.50/adults & $3.50/kids Graves Mountain Apple Harvest Festival Weekends PYO apples, music, vendors, hayrides, hay Mountain, hay Maze, pony rides and much more! When: Weekends in Oct, 10 am - 4:30 pm Where: Graves Mountain, Syria Cost: Free admission / Free parking. Rain or shine! FREE Movie Night at Hurkamp park Free family ac vi es and movie! It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! starts at 7 pm. No rain date. When: 5 pm Where: Hurkamp Park Cost: Free SUN 20 Animal Discovery Days A spotlight on different animals around the zoo. Special demos, activities and more! When: All day! Where: National Zoo, DC Cost: Free! https://nationalzoo.si.edu/events/animal- discovery-days Goblins & Gourds Harvest celebration with live music, pumpkin painting, pumpkin carving, snacks and more! When: 10 am – 3 pm Where: Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens, Richmond Cost: Regular Garden admission. www.lewisginter.org/event/goblins-and-gourds WED 23 Sensory Play Day Get slimy, silly and spooky for this Halloween-themed play day. For ages 1-5. When: 10:30 – 11:30 am Where: Rowser Building, Stafford Cost: $6/child. Register with Stafford County Parks & Rec continued on pg 26 FALL WINE FESTIVAL & SUNSET TOUR Oct 11 - 13 • 6 - 9 pm. Enjoy live blues and spectacular views of the Potomac River while sampling wine from 20 Virginia wineries! Ticket prices vary. www.mountvernon.org Where: George Washington's Mt. Vernon. FALL F'BURG BREW FEST Oct 12, 11 am • 5 pm. All you care to sample! Over 80 beers, LIVE music, food vendors and more! Virginia Wineries and Distilleries sampling their award-winning beverages as well. Tickets: fredbrewfest.com Where: Fredericksburg Agricultural Fairgrounds FALL FESTIVAL AT MOUNTAIN RUN WINERY Oct 12 • 12 - 7 pm. Enjoy great Mountain Run wine and celebrate the harvest with us! Live music, vendors, food, lawn games and family fun. FREE admission/ $5 parking www.mountainrunwinery.com Where: Mountain Run Winery, Culpeper FALL FAMILY FUN FESTIVAL AT HORTON VINEYARDS Oct 12 • 12 – 4 pm. Fun and delicious activities include wine tasting and food trucks, carnival games and activities for your little ones. Local vendors, live music and more! FREE! Where: 6399 Spotswood Trail, Gordonsville, VA. MOVIE NIGHT AT HURKAMP PARK Oct 19 � 5 pm. Free family ac vi es and movie! It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! starts at 7 pm. Scared Shrekless at 7:30 pm. No rain date. Where: Hurkamp Park FREDERICKSBURG FALL HOME & CRAFT FESTIVAL Oct 19, 20. Unique blend of home improvement companies and handmade crafters. www.fredericksburgfallhome- andcraftfestival.com Where: F'burg Expo Center FALL HARVEST FAMILY DAYS AT MT. VERNON Oct 19, 20 • 9 am - 5 pm. Horse-drawn wagon rides, colonial games, 18th-cen- tury farm demonstrations, a straw bale maze and music. Sightseeing cruises free all the weekend. www.mountvernon.org Where: 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy, Alexandria SCARECROW STROLL AND TREATS ON THE STREETS Oct 26 • 9 am & 10 am. Gather at 9am to stroll in your costume from the VRE parking lot (Caroline Street). Trick-or- treat at local Downtown F'burg busi- nesses • 10 am - noon. www.fredericksburgparent.net Where: Downtown Fredericksburg OKTOBERFEST AT BOTANICAL GARDENS Oct 26 • 11 am - 4 pm. A day filled with live music, games and prizes, all included in Garden admission. www.lewisginter.org/event/oktoberfest Where: Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens, Richmond BELVEDERE PLANTATION FALL FESTIVAL FINALE Nov 1 – 3. Visit Belvedere Plantation before we close for the winter! Included in the reduced farm admission are the corn maze, fun barn, zipline, Ye Olde Barnyard, Pumpkin Mountain slide, jump- ing pillow, hayride and pedal tractors. Where: Belvedere Plantation, F'burg CALEDON ART & WINE FESTIVAL Nov 2-3. Enjoy a fall day at the park and see what the area's finest artisans have to offer. Holiday shopping, wine tasting, hay wagon rides, live raptor show and great food! 540-663-3861 Where: Caledon State Park, 11617 Caledon Rd, King George FALL FESTIVALS continued from pg 21 Fall Harvest Family Days at Mt. Vernon.

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