Wednesday, October 14

What’s on in Charlottesville

290 events in the next seven days at 86 places, updated every day.

Also on Guide2: Crozet, Richmond, Austin

This weekend

All 129 weekend events

Fri Oct 16 to Sun 18. Six to start with.

Saturday · 12 PM

Harvest Party Oyster Roast

Eastwood Farm & Winery · Charlottesville

Virginia Oyster & Wine Celebration With Live Music

Eastwood Farm & Winery · Charlottesville

Friday Sundowner's Music Series featuring Bailey Hayes

Merrie Mill Farm and Vineyard · Keswick

Friday · 7:30 PM

Paramount Presents: Lucinda Williams and her Band: World's Gone Wrong Tour

The Paramount Theater · Charlottesville

Friday · 7:30 PM

The Southern Café & Music Hall · Charlottesville

Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers

The Jefferson Theater · Charlottesville

Where to eat

Every place to eat in Charlottesville

Grit Coffee

The best coffee shops

Grit Coffee
Shenandoah Joe Coffee Roasters
Belle

53 placesSee the top 6

Brazos Taco Bar

The best Mexican

Brazos Taco Bar
Tacos Gomez
Conmole

32 placesSee the top 6

Guajiros Miami Eatery

The best breakfast and brunch

Guajiros Miami Eatery
Bodo's Bagels
Belle

31 placesSee the top 6

Day by day

Today

October 14

Fall Food Trucks

Carter Mountain Orchard · Charlottesville

Food & drink · 3 more dates

[Ohio State] Lunch with Darden: Learn About Deferred MBA Admission at UVA Darden

UVA Darden School of Business · Charlottesville

Artists in Conversation: Emma Terry + Tobiah Mundt

Second Street Gallery · Charlottesville

Hope for Hidradenitis Suppurativa: HS Awareness Event

University of Virginia · Charlottesville

Noche de Bienestar

Sin Barreras (Cville Sabroso) · Charlottesville

Read Aloud Crowd: Family Book Group

Gordon Avenue Library · Charlottesville

2026 Mini Med School Program

University of Virginia · Charlottesville

Wednesday Evening Book Group

Gordon Avenue Library · Charlottesville

Arts & film · 1 more date

Tomorrow

October 15

Charlottesville Symphony Youth Concerts: Spin a Tale!

Old Cabell Hall · Charlottesville

Live music · 1 more date

Porch Nights: Michael Clem

Eastwood Farm & Winery · Charlottesville

Bottle House · Charlottesville

Food & drink · 5 more dates

Paramount On Screen: National Theatre Live in HD—The Misanthrope

The Paramount Theater · Charlottesville

Theatre & comedy

Brass Quintet Plays at The Colonnades

Municipal Band of Charlottesville · Charlottesville

The Southern Café & Music Hall · Charlottesville

Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country

The Jefferson Theater · Charlottesville

House Music - Third Thursdays

Ix Art Park · Charlottesville

All 49 tomorrow

Friday

October 16

Virginia Oyster & Wine Celebration With Live Music

Eastwood Farm & Winery · Charlottesville

Live music · 2 more dates

Friday Sundowner's Music Series featuring Bailey Hayes

Merrie Mill Farm and Vineyard · Keswick

Live Music: Matthew O’Donnell

Eastwood Farm & Winery · Charlottesville

Live music · 1 more date

Acoustic Soul w/ Richelle Claibome & Tucker Rogers

Bottle House · Charlottesville

Paramount Presents: Lucinda Williams and her Band: World's Gone Wrong Tour

The Paramount Theater · Charlottesville

The Southern Café & Music Hall · Charlottesville

Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers

The Jefferson Theater · Charlottesville

BRIMS Trad Ensemble at Offbeat Roadhouse

The Stage at WTJU · Charlottesville

Theatre & comedy

All 41 on Friday

Saturday

October 17

Harvest Party Oyster Roast

Eastwood Farm & Winery · Charlottesville

Met Live in HD: Macbeth

The Paramount Theater · Charlottesville

Eastwood After Dark | Live Music & Dancing Every Saturday Night

Eastwood Farm & Winery · Charlottesville

Live music · 2 more dates

Gallatin Canyon w/ Mike Burris & Emily Morrison

The Front Porch · Charlottesville

Benjamin Tod & Lost Dog Street Band

The Jefferson Theater · Charlottesville

Robert Lester Folsom

The Southern Café & Music Hall · Charlottesville

8 PMTicket Prices Vary

Gabriel Iglesias: The 1976 Tour

John Paul Jones Arena · Charlottesville

Theatre & comedy

Paramount On Screen: The Big Lebowski [R]

The Paramount Theater · Charlottesville

Theatre & comedy

All 57 on Saturday

Sunday

October 18

Fall Family Day & Harvest Party Market

Eastwood Farm & Winery · Charlottesville

Sunday Jazz and Blues featuring Whiskey Django

Merrie Mill Farm and Vineyard · Keswick

Live Music: Brian Franke

Eastwood Farm & Winery · Charlottesville

Jefferson Vineyards · Charlottesville

Spicmacay 2026 Fall Concert

113 Old Cabell Hall · Charlottesville

SPICMACAY at UVA Fall Concert 2026

Old Cabell Hall · Charlottesville

104th Season Fall Concert

Municipal Band of Charlottesville · Charlottesville

Paramount Presents: The Carpenters Songbook: A Live Celebration

The Paramount Theater · Charlottesville

Theatre & comedy

All 31 on Sunday

Monday

October 19

Gordon Avenue Library · Charlottesville

Kids & family · 5 more dates

Virginia Discovery Museum · Charlottesville

Kids & family · 5 more dates

Batten Hour: Groundwater, Governance, and Climate Resilience: Lessons from Asia to the American High Plains

Great Hall · Charlottesville

Midday Mindfulness

Contemplative Commons · Charlottesville

Classes · 5 more dates

Garden Site Tour October

Botanical Garden of the Piedmont · Charlottesville

Anywhere Specific

Campbell Hall (School of Architecture) · Charlottesville

Movement Mondays: The 360 Emergence: Conscious Dance and Embodiment Practice

Contemplative Commons · Charlottesville

Community · 2 more dates

Teen Advisory Board

Northside Library · Charlottesville

Kids & family · 1 more date

All 14 on Monday

Tuesday

October 20

Time not listed

Durty Nelly's Pub · Charlottesville

Contemplative Bird Watching Walks

University of Virginia · Charlottesville

Outdoors · 1 more date

Little Nature Explorers Fall Leaves

Botanical Garden of the Piedmont · Charlottesville

How to bring the CDC back from the brink

Miller Center · Charlottesville

STEM Explorers: Makers, Motion & Big Ideas

Northside Library · Charlottesville

Kids & family · 1 more date

Chess Mates: Fall Session 1

Virginia Discovery Museum · Charlottesville

Make Your Own Magic: Hats & Brooms

Ix Art Park · Charlottesville

Ray Chen, violin Chelsea Wang, piano

Tuesday Evening Concert Series · Charlottesville

All 27 on Tuesday

Wednesday

October 21

Time not listed

Wine Down Wednesday – South Canal Street Band

Keswick Vineyards · Keswick

2 PM$15 tickets for most screenings

2026 Virginia Film Festival

University of Virginia · Charlottesville

Light House Studio Shorts

Violet Crown 5 · Charlottesville

An Evening of Hope

Eastwood Farm & Winery · Charlottesville

Pocahontas Reframed Film Festival's Satellite Short Films

University of Virginia · Charlottesville

Violet Crown 4 · Charlottesville

Violet Crown 3 · Charlottesville

The Paramount Theater · Charlottesville

Theatre & comedy

All 39 on Wednesday

Worth the drive

This weekend, within about half an hour of Charlottesville.

Saturday · 11 AM

Fall Foliage Fest

Bold Rock Hard Cider (Nellysford) · Nellysford

Saturday · 6 PM

King Family Vineyards · Crozet

Saturday · 12 PM

Wintergreen Resort · Wintergreen

290 events are listed in Charlottesville this week, at 86 places. The most common are classes (69), community (59) and kids & family (46). 112 are free. Saturday, October 17 is the fullest day, with 57.

Questions

What is on in Charlottesville this week?: 290 events are listed in Charlottesville this week, at 86 places. The most common are classes (69), community (59) and kids & family (46). 112 are free. Saturday, October 17 is the fullest day, with 57.
Are there free things to do in Charlottesville this week?: Yes. 112 of the 290 listed events are free, including Ashtanga Yoga: Mysore Style at Contemplative Commons, Storytime at the Garden at Gordon Avenue Library and Tiny Tales Storytime at Central Library.
Where is there live music in Charlottesville this week?: 35 live music events are listed, at Old Cabell Hall, Municipal Band of Charlottesville, The Southern Café & Music Hall and The Jefferson Theater and others.
What is on in Charlottesville in the evening this week?: 89 listed events start at 5 PM or later. The first is Making the Case | Current Professional Degree Student Virtual Chat at UVA Darden School of Business, Wednesday at 5 PM.
Where do these listings come from?: Every listing comes from the place holding it, such as Contemplative Commons, University of Virginia and Gordon Avenue Library, and the site is updated every day. Each listing links to the venue’s own page, which has the final word.

The weekend, by Wednesday

One email a week with what is on around Charlottesville, sorted by day, with times and prices where the venue gives them.