Your weekend guide to what’s happening around Fredericksburg ✨
May keeps rolling with brewery parties, ghost tours, poetry nights, farmers markets, live rock shows, horse competitions, emo nights, and enough dancing options to accidentally end up learning line dancing by midnight.
There’s a Memorial Day market at the Patawomeck Museum, a 2nd Chance Prom Night, bacon basically all weekend long, and at least five live music acts happening across the area.
Let’s map it out 👇
🧚♀️✨ FAIRY PICK OF THE WEEKEND✨
✨Fredericksburg Downtown Sounds✨
Fredericksburg Area Museum
📅 Friday, May 22
🕒 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
📍 Historic Market Square — 907 Princess Anne St
Live music fills downtown Fredericksburg for an evening of community, spring weather, and Market Square energy.
🎉 All Weekend Events
📅 May 22–25
🕒 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
📍 Battlefield Country Store — 6150 Plank Rd
A four-day bacon celebration because Memorial Day weekend needed more bacon.
📅 May 23–24
🕒 2:00 PM – Midnight
📍 Indian Acres Club of Thornburg
Weekend rock festival with live music and campground energy.
🖌️ 19th Annual Tattoos For Community
📅 May 23–24
🕒 12:00 PM – 8PM
📍 Jack Brown’s Tattoo Revival 1919 Princess Anne Street
Tattoos with purpose. The 19th Annual Tattoos for Community brings artists together to raise money, give back, and turn ink into impact.
🎉 FRIDAY PULL-UPS — May 22
🕒 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
📍 107 Carter St
Ice cream, kids activities, and spring afternoon vibes.
🕒 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
📍 Tales & Tails Book Café — 1010 Charles St
Downtown haunted history walking tour.
🕒 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
📍 Historic Market Square — 907 Princess Anne St
Live music and community gathering downtown.
🕒 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
📍 Strangeways Brewing — 350 Lansdowne Rd
Country dancing, beer, and Friday night energy.
🕒 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
📍 615 Caroline St
Open mic poetry and spoken word downtown.
🕒 8:00 PM
📍 Reclaim Arcade — 2324 Plank Rd
Live underground music at the arcade.
🍽️ FLAVOR ROUTE — Where to Eat Based on Where You Go
If you're here → go eat here
Downtown Sounds at Market Square?
→ Caroline Street is walkable heaven. Grab dinner then wander downtown.
Line dancing at Strangeways?
→ Brewery + food truck combo night. Easy move.
Ghost tour downtown?
→ Coffee, dessert, or late dinner nearby after the tour wraps.
🎉 SATURDAY PULL-UPS — May 23
🕒 7:00 AM – 1:00 PM
📍 900 Prince Edward St
Saturday morning ritual returns.
🕒 8:00 AM
📍 5325 Harrison Rd
All-day equestrian competition and riding events.
🕒 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
📍 2607 Salem Church Rd
Meet local writers and explore regional books.
🕒 10:30 AM
📍 Gari Melchers Home & Studio — 224 Washington St, Falmouth
Historic gardens and scenic walking tour.
🕒 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 Patawomeck Museum & Cultural Center — 638 Kings Hwy
Market featuring local vendors and Indigenous culture.
🕒 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
📍 Eden Try Winery — 6818 River Rd
Wine, flowers, desserts, and winery views.
🕒 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
📍 Strangeways Brewing — 350 Lansdowne Rd
Birthday celebration meets brewery hangout.
🕒 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
📍 Bleak Hill Farm — King George
Hands-on cooking experience at the farm.
🕒 4:00 PM – 11:00 PM
📍 Stockyard’s — 407 William St
Long-form live music session downtown.
🕒 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
📍 Highmark Brewery — 390 Kings Hwy
Latin dance night and brewery vibes.
🕒 7:00 PM
📍 Maltese Brewing Company — 11800 Main St
Adult prom night redo with music and dancing.
🕒 8:00 PM – Midnight
📍 Eagles Club — 21 Cool Spring Rd
Classic live music night.
🕒 8:00 PM
📍 Bearded Monkey — 564 Warrenton Rd
Pop-punk bands and late-night energy.
🕒 8:00 PM
📍 Reclaim Arcade — 2324 Plank Rd
Sing your early-2000s feelings loudly.
🎉 SUNDAY PULL-UPS — May 24
🕒 10:00 AM
📍 Billiken’s Smokehouse — 623 Caroline St
Interactive live piano show downtown.
🕒 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM
📍 Virginia Scenic Railway — 105 Church Ave
Scenic train ride with brunch included.
🎷City of Vino: A lazy Jazz Afternoon
📍 City Vino, 100 Hanover Street
🕒 2:30 PM
Lazy jazz, wine pours, and downtown Sunday energy. Slow down and vibe out at City Vino’s afternoon jazz session.
Festive Fairy of Festive Fly and Tuko of Trukfoo
🚛 TRUKFOO: THE LOCAL FOODIE CHEAT CODE
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