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18 Fredericksburg Parent and Family • August 2025 2025 2025 2025 2025 august out & about FRI 1 FXBG First Friday Visit Downtown Fredericksburg on the first Friday of each month and celebrate all of downtown's art and community. WHEN: 5 - 9 pm WHERE: Downtown Fredericksburg COST: FREE! FRI, SAT & SUN 1, 2 & 3 Fredericksburg Agricultural Fair Founded in 1738, this fair is the oldest fair in the United States. Don't miss celebrating traditional fair events, contests, food and fun for the whole family! WHEN: 5 - 10 pm weekdays, 1 - 10 pm weekends WHERE: Fredericksburg Fairgrounds, F'burg COST: $15 Ages 4-59, $10 Ages 60+ FRI 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 Sounds of Summer Sounds of Summer is back! Enjoy live music every Friday night in June, July and August. WHEN: 6:30 pm WHERE: Market Square, F'burg COST: FREE! SAT 2 & 16 Art in the Park Local artists and crafters can showcase their creativity every 1st and 3rd Saturday, alongside the Farmers Market. WHEN: 9 am - 1 pm WHERE: Hurkamp Park, F'burg COST: FREE! MON 4, 11, 18, 25 Music on the Steps The 40th Annual Music on the Steps is brought to you live and in person! WHEN: 6:30 - 7:30 pm WHERE: CRRL - Fredericksburg Branch COST: FREE! THUR 7 Mini Mornings at the Museum: Farm Animals Enjoy a fun-filled morning of story time, garden exploration, and a themed craft, followed by an abbreviated house tour and a visit to the gallery. WHEN: 10:15 - 11:15 am WHERE: Historic Kenmore COST: $6/child Art After Hours Enjoy an evening of live music, art, and local flavors as Art After Hours returns to the lawn and gardens of Gari Melchers Home and Studio— featuring open galleries, food trucks, and beer and wine for purchase. Free admission, first come, first served! WHEN: 6 - 8 pm WHERE: Gari Melchers Home & Studio COST: $7 FRI 8 Rockin' On The Riverfront Featuring Good Time Alibi! Arrive early to secure a spot on the lawn and grab a snack or drink from local vendors WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: Riverfront Park, F'burg COST: FREE! SAT 9 For Birthday Snakes! Sssselebrate the birthdays of Pocket & Red (our resident corn snakes) at the Nature Center! We'll hang out with Pocket & Red, make a craft, play a game or two, and enjoy a ssssweet treat. WHEN: 2 - 4 pm WHERE: Motts Run Reservoir, F'burg COST: FREE! SUN 10 Possumz for Reading Join Fredericksburg Parent for a Possum-filled storytime at Possum-bilities! WHEN: 11 am WHERE: Possum-bilities, F'burg COST: FREE! For more information on all of these events visit: www.fredericksburgparent.net/events