Downtown Farmers Market Returns this Saturday!
Saturday, April 21 from 7:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Hurkamp Park, 900 Prince Edward St
You’ve been waiting for it all winter long! Celebrate spring with some fresh produce and old friends! Hooray, hooray for opening day!
Tree Giveaway
Saturday, April 21 10:30 AM – 4 PM
Old Mill Park
Tree Fredericksburg, in partnership with Bartlett Tree Research, will be giving away 1000 seedling trees (2-4 ft high) at the Earth Day Festival.
http://treefredericksburg.org/?p=7
Germanna Science & Engineering Day
Saturday, April 21 10 AM – 2 PM
Germanna Fredericksburg Campus, 10000 Germanna Point Drive
Learn about polygraph testing, drug sniffing robot dogs, 3D printers and magnetic fields at a fun family Science & Engineering Day at Germanna’s Fredericksburg Area Campus in Spotsylvania off U.S. 17 near Cosner’s Corner.
https://www.germanna.edu/blog/highlights/dont-miss-science-engineering-day-on-april-21st/
Kid’s Trout Fishing Day
Saturday, April 21 8 AM – 1 PM
Old Cossey Pond, Kenmore Ave Corner of Kenmore Ave & Mary Ball Street
Kids Trout Fishing Day for kids 12 and under with loaner rods and reels, free hotdog lunch, door prizes and much more
https://www.visitfred.com/events/kids-trout-fishing-day-old-cossey-pond
Fredericksburg’s 15th Annual Earth Day Festival
Saturday, April 21 11 AM – 4 PM
This FREE festival is filled with hands-on exhibits, live music, delicious food, and much more! From beekeepers to birds of prey, pony rides to face painting, environmental organizations to scouting groups, there is something for everyone!
https://earthdayfred.com/
Park Day 2018
Saturday, April 21 8:30 AM – 1 PM at the latest
Meet at Ellwood, located at 36380 Constitution Highway (Route 20), Locust Grove, VA 22508
“Park Day” is an annual hands-on preservation event where thousands of volunteers show their dedication to the battlefields and other historic sites that matter to them, as well as our nation. Since 1996, the Civil War Trust has led this effort across the country to preserve our heritage sites. Local efforts are managed by both the Friends of Wilderness Battlefield and the National Park Service at various locations within the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park.
https://www.visitfred.com/events/park-day-2018
Everything But the Garage Sale
Saturday, April 21 and Sunday, April 22
Fredericksburg Expo Center, 2371 Carl D. Silver Parkway
Hundreds of Vendors will be inside the Fredericksburg Expo Center. They have been clearing out their houses, garages, basements, sheds and storage units to have it all on sale. Find a wide variety of of household items, sporting equipment, clothing, furniture & so much more and no worries about weather because its always nice inside the Expo Center. $4 ADMISSION.
http://www.everythingbutthegarage.com/fredericksburg.html