Major Annual Events
| Late March | Virginia
Festival of the Book (Admission charge for some events) Phone: (434) 924-3296 |
| Mid-April | Historic
Garden Week in Virginia (Admission charge) Phone: (434) 977-1783 or Toll Free (877) 386-1103 |
| Mid-April | Annual
Dogwood Festival (Admission charge for some events) Phone: (434) 961-9824 |
| Late April Late September |
Foxfield
Steeplechase Races (Admission charge) Phone: (434) 293-9501 |
| Early
May Early October |
Crozet
Arts and Crafts Festival Claudius Crozet Park (Admission charge) Phone: (434) 823-2211 |
| Mid-May | Ash Lawn-Highland
Virginia Wine Festival Ash Lawn-Highland (Admission Charge) Phone: (434) 293-9539 |
| Mid-June | Scottsville
Batteau Festival (No charge) (434) 286-6000 |
| Mid-June through Mid-August |
Ash Lawn-Highland
Summer Festival (Admission charge) Phone: (434) 293-4500 |
| Late June | Nelson
County Summer Festival (Admission charge) Phone: (434) 263-7015 |
| Late July | African-American
Cultural Arts Festival (Admission charge) Phone: (434) 296-4986 |
| Late
August/ Early September |
Albemarle
County Fair (Admission charge) (434) 293-6396 |
| Early October | Monticello
Wine and Jazz Festival (Admission charge) Phone: (434) 296-4188 ext. 21 |
| Mid-October | International
Food Festival (No charge) Phone: (434) 296-8548 |
| Late-October | Spirit
Walk (Admission charge) (434) 296-1492 |
| Late-October | Virginia
Film Festival (Admission charge) Phone: (434) 924-FEST or (800) UVA-FEST |
| Mid-November | Governor
Jefferson's Thanksgiving Festival Historic Court Square and Downtown Mall Phone: (434) 978-4466 |
| Late
November and December |
Downtown
for the Holidays Downtown Charlottesville (Admission charge for some events) Phone: (434) 977-1812 |
| Late December | Sounds
of the Season-A Holiday Concert Ash Lawn-Highland (Admission charge) Phone: (434) 293-9539 |
| December 31 | First
Night Virginia Entertainment, food, and events in Downtown Charlottesville, fireworks at midnight (Admission charge) Phone: (434) 975-8269 |