National Showday
Wednesday, July 3-Sunday, July 7 8:00 AM-4:00 PM
HITS Commonwealth Park, 13246 Commonwealth Pkwy
Hunter and Jumper Show Jumping Competition in the Heart of Virginia’s Horse Country.
Free
Wee Ones
Wednesday, July 3 10:30-11:30 AM
Museum of Culpeper History, 113 South Commerce St
Bring your children ages 1-5 to the Museum for this fun hour including a craft, activity, and snack and museum exploration. Call Gloria at 540-829-1749 to reserve your space
Free
Culpeper 4 th of July Freedom 5k
Thursday, July 4 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
Culpeper Baptist Church, 318 South West St
All participants will receive a 4th of July themed running shirt, and all 5k finishers will receive a free water bottle. Winners of each age group can expect awesome prizes such as customized performance running hats!
Preregistration is encouraged, and all pre-registrants will be entered in a raffle.
$30 pre-registered, $35 day of registration
Culpeper Downtown 4 th of July Car & Bike Show
Thursday, July 4 10:00 AM-3:00 PM
Downtown Culpeper, Davis & Commerce St
The 4th of July Car & Motorcycle Show includes custom, classic, and antique cars, hot rods, street rods, motorcycles, and trucks – all are welcome. The goal of the Culpeper Renaissance 4th of July Car and Bike Show is to provide free, family friendly entertainment by showcasing America’s love of cars and motorcycles on the Day of our Independence in a designated Great American Main Street community. Vendors are on site selling items such as barbeque, ice cream, hamburgers etc. A deejay plays oldies and patriotic music throughout the day for all to enjoy.
Free
Acoustic Day with Dan Trull
Thursday, July 4 2:00-5:00 PM
Narmada Winey, 43 Narmada Ln, Amissville
Join Dan Trull at the beautiful and family friendly Narmada Winery.
Free
4 th of July w/MDG
Thursday, July 4 5:30-8:30 PM
Yowell Meadow Park
Come celebrate the 4th of July and listen to some sweet jams by the Modern Day Gentlemen. You can expect to hear some recognizable covers and some smooth originals, in addition to a few patriotic songs. Fireworks will follow the performance at 9PM. Many vendors will be present at the park as well. Bring the whole family.
Free
Salubria Archaeology Public Access Days
Friday, July 5 10:30 AM
Salubria, 19173 Salubria Ln, Stevensburg, VA
Salubria was built circa 1757 by the Reverend John Thompson for his wife, Butler Brayne Spotswood Thompson (widow of Lt. Governor Alexander Spotswood) and is the oldest brick structure in Culpeper County. The Germanna Foundation has owned the property since 2000.
Free
Museum Jams w/David Gilmore
Friday, July 5 5:00-8:00 PM
Old House Vineyards, 18351 Corkys Ln
Join the museum and your friends at Old House for the next Museum Jams event. Live music by David Gilmore and food available for purchase from The Bavarian Chef food truck. Glasses and bottles of wine available for purchase. Come out and support your community museum.
Suggested donation of $5 per person
Footloose
Friday, July 5 7:30-9:30 PM
Packard Campus Theater, 19053 Mount Pony Rd
Kevin Bacon, in the role that made him a star, plays Chicago teenager Ren McCormack who is transplanted to an ultra-conservative small town in Utah where dancing is outlawed. Recruiting his best pal, the quiet Willard, and his girlfriend, daughter of clergyman Rev. Shaw Moore, Ren goes before the city council to have the law overturned so that the school can hold a senior prom.
Free
Culpeper Downtown Farmer’s Market
Saturday, July 6 7:30 AM-12:00 PM
Parking lot at the Corner of East Davis and North Commerce St
The Culpeper Downtown Farmers Market features nearly 30 vendors this season. Be certain to stop by the market to pick up locally grown produce while supporting regional farmers. There is no doubt that the Culpeper Downtown Farmers Market has become a destination on Saturday mornings, creating quite an attraction for the downtown district.
July Flea Market
Saturday, July 6 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Slindy’s New and Used Treasures, 10028 James Monroe Hwy
Slindy’s is a 5,000 sq ft thrift store located on Route 29 in southern Culpeper County, Virginia. We specialize in offering quality used furniture, home décor, vinyl albums, books, European Military Surplus and much more. Don’t miss it.
Free
Build a Snack – I’m SOW Healthy
Saturday, July 6 9:00-11:00 AM
Culpeper Downtown Farmers Market, Parking Lot at the Corner of East Davis and North Commerce St
This summer join Virginia Cooperative Extension’s Culpeper VA Family Nutrition Program (FNP) for a series of STEAM-based, FREE cooking activities every 1st Saturday at the Culpeper Downtown Farmers Market. Children will test their engineering skills by building a healthy, edible structure.
Free
Yankee Doodle
Saturday, July 6 2:00-4:30 PM
Packard Campus Theater, 19053 Mount Pony Rd
Ostensibly a biopic about jingoistic songwriter-performer George M. Cohan, the film’s patriotic message, celebratory musical numbers and sentimental family saga were aimed at bolstering morale during the early months of World War II.
Free
Teddy Deal at Far Gohn
Saturday, July 6 7:00 PM
Far Gohn Brewing Company, 301 South East St
Teddy Deal will be performing live at Far Gohn Brewing Company.
Free
Carrie
Saturday, July 6 7:30-9:30 PM
Packard Campus Theater, 19053 Mount Pony Rd
This classic horror movie based on Stephen King’s first novel stars Sissy Spacek as Carrie White, a shy, ostracized teenager who is the butt of practical jokes at her small-town high school. When popular mean-girl Chris Hargenson engineers a particularly reprehensible prank at the school prom aimed at White, Carrie lashes out with a horrifying display of her telekinetic powers.
Free
Toad Head at The Davis Street Pier
Saturday, July 6 10:00 PM-1:00 AM
Davis Street Pier, 302 East Davis St
Toad Head, a band that hails from Northern Virginia, presents music of diverse influences. The nuances of genres such as classical, hip-hop, rock, funk, jazz, blues, and everything in between, inspire an expressive style of music that is captivating and multi-sensory. This unique performance style inspires introspective realizations, as well as collective experiences. What makes Toad Head the perfect band for any occasion is their balance of eclectic compositions with familiar covers.
Free
Baby Farm Animal Meet and Greet
Sunday, July 7 3:00 PM
On a Whim Farm, Culpeper, VA
Here is your chance to meet a new miniature Jersey calf and baby goats. There will also be a naming contest for the calf.
RSVP required via email ([email protected]) or Facebook PM.
