What is free to do in Charlottesville this week?

23 places have free events listed over the next 14 days: Jefferson-Madison Regional Library, Contemplative Commons, Campbell Hall (School of Architecture), Center for Politics (655 Leonard Sandridge Rd.), Central Library and University of Virginia, and 17 more.

How up to date is this list?

Every day. Events a venue cancels come off the page, and every listing links to the venue’s own page, which has the final word on the day.

Free things to do in Charlottesville this week

Things on around Charlottesville in the next two weeks that cost nothing to get into, as listed by the venues.

Edited by Lauren Critzer. Updated Sunday at 9:00 PM.

172 listed over the next 14 days.

Tomorrow

October 12

Time not listedFree

All Staff Training Day

Jefferson-Madison Regional Library · Charlottesville

Kids & family

6 AMFree

Ashtanga Yoga: Mysore Style

Contemplative Commons · Charlottesville

Classes · 5 more dates

12 PMFree

Midday Mindfulness

Contemplative Commons · Charlottesville

Classes · 5 more dates

5 PMFree

Active Series Yoga (Mondays)

Contemplative Commons · Charlottesville

Classes · 1 more date

5 PMFree

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

Contemplative Commons · Charlottesville

Community · 2 more dates

5 PMFree

Street Conflict, Power & Promise with Dr. Bruce Appleyard

Campbell Hall (School of Architecture) · Charlottesville

Talks

7 PMFree

The Deep Divide Between How the People and the Powerful are Thinking about AI

Center for Politics (655 Leonard Sandridge Rd.) · Charlottesville

Talks

Tuesday

October 13

Time not listedFree

School's Out Hangout

Central Library · Charlottesville

Kids & family · 3 more dates

8 AMFree

Contemplative Bird Watching Walks

University of Virginia · Charlottesville

Outdoors · 2 more dates

1 PMFree

Minions & Monsters Movie

Northside Library · Charlottesville

Kids & family

4:30 PMFree

Book Dragons: Hello, Universe

Gordon Avenue Library · Charlottesville

Kids & family

5 PMFree

Sunset Nature Walks

University of Virginia · Charlottesville

Outdoors · 1 more date

5:30 PMFree

Yoga for Resilience

Contemplative Commons · Charlottesville

Classes · 1 more date

6:30 PMFree

Sabato’s Crystal Ball, The 2026 Midterms Edition

Center for Politics (655 Leonard Sandridge Rd.) · Charlottesville

Talks

All 15 on Tuesday

Wednesday

October 14

10 AMFree

Storytime at the Garden

Gordon Avenue Library · Charlottesville

Kids & family

10 AMFree

Tiny Tales Storytime

Central Library · Charlottesville

Kids & family · 5 more dates

10:15 AMFree

Twos and Threes Together, 10:15

Northside Library · Charlottesville

Kids & family · 5 more dates

1 PMFree

Book Talk

Northside Library · Charlottesville

Arts & film · 1 more date

3 PMFree

100 Hundred Years in Hundred Acre Wood Tea Party

Gordon Avenue Library · Charlottesville

Kids & family

5:30 PMFree

B.S. in Data Science Night: From Major to Meaningful Career

School of Data Science Building (1919 Ivy Road) · Charlottesville

Community

6 PMFree

Read Aloud Crowd: Family Book Group

Gordon Avenue Library · Charlottesville

Kids & family

6:30 PMFree

2026 Mini Med School Program

University of Virginia · Charlottesville

Community

7 PMFree

Yoga for Connection

Contemplative Commons · Charlottesville

Classes · 2 more dates

7:30 PMFree

Wednesday Evening Book Group

Gordon Avenue Library · Charlottesville

Arts & film · 1 more date

Thursday

October 15

Time not listedFree

2026 Community Engagement Summit: Co-Creating Thriving Communities

Newcomb Hall (Student Center) · Charlottesville

Community

9 AMFree

Walk, Talk, and Bagel

Slaughter Rec Center · Charlottesville

Outdoors · 2 more dates

10:30 AMFree

Reading Rumpus

Gordon Avenue Library · Charlottesville

Kids & family · 4 more dates

11 AMFree

Stay & Play

Gordon Avenue Library · Charlottesville

Kids & family · 5 more dates

5 PMFree

Porch Nights: Michael Clem

Eastwood Farm & Winery · Charlottesville

Food & drink

5 PMFree

Drawn from the Odyssey: A Comics Workshop for Teens

McGuffey Art Center, 201 2nd Street Northwest, Charlottesville, VA, 22902 · Charlottesville

Kids & family

6 PMFree

Plan with Me: Planner and Journal Craft Program

Northside Library · Charlottesville

Kids & family · 2 more dates

6:30 PMFree

Staging the Buddha Land: Celestial Youth Musicians and Vernacular Performance in Late Chosŏn Temple Interiors

Campbell Hall (School of Architecture) · Charlottesville

Talks

6:30 PMFree

Woven from the Odyssey: A Workshop on Weaving and the Women of Homer

McGuffey Art Center, 201 2nd Street Northwest, Charlottesville, VA, 22902 · Charlottesville

Classes

6:30 PMFree

Lindner Lecture: Maya Stiller - Staging the Buddha Land: Celestial Youth Musicians and Vernacular Performance in Late Chosŏn Temple Interiors

Campbell Hall (School of Architecture) · Charlottesville

Talks

All 20 on Thursday

Friday

October 16

10 AMFree

Jump-in Jamboree

Central Library · Charlottesville

Kids & family · 5 more dates

10 AMFree

Investment & Impact: The Business of Women’s Sports

University of Virginia · Charlottesville

Community

12 PMFree

Keep Your Bags Packed: A Planner's Journey

Campbell Hall (School of Architecture) · Charlottesville

Talks

1 PMFree

Sound Bath (Friday Rest Fest)

Contemplative Commons · Charlottesville

Festivals · 2 more dates

2:30 PMFree

T'ai Chi & Qi Gong (Friday Rest Fest)

Contemplative Commons · Charlottesville

Festivals · 1 more date

3:15 PMFree

The Pulled Punch and the Sheathed Blade: Her Story (2024) as a Feminist Stand-up Film

Monroe Hall · Charlottesville

Theatre & comedy

3:15 PMFree

Ballet & Books

Gordon Avenue Library · Charlottesville

Kids & family · 5 more dates

5 PMFree

Virginia Oyster & Wine Celebration With Live Music

Eastwood Farm & Winery · Charlottesville

Live music · 2 more dates

5 PMFree

Live Music: Matthew O’Donnell

Eastwood Farm & Winery · Charlottesville

Live music · 1 more date

All 12 on Friday

Saturday

October 17

8 AMFree

The Eleventh Annual University of Virginia Flute Forum featuring Alexa Still

Old Cabell Hall · Charlottesville

Live music

11 AMFree

Together Tales

Gordon Avenue Library · Charlottesville

Kids & family · 5 more dates

11:30 AMFree

Charlottesville Ballet Academy Student Ensemble

Gordon Avenue Library · Charlottesville

Kids & family

12 PMFree

Harvest Party Oyster Roast

Eastwood Farm & Winery · Charlottesville

Festivals

12 PMFree

Cville Activities Fair

Central Library · Charlottesville

Festivals

1 PMFree

March for a Moratorium – Leesburg

Piedmont Environmental Council · Charlottesville

Community

2 PMFree

Garden Basics: Growing Tomorrow—Plant Propagation

Piedmont Master Gardeners · Charlottesville

Outdoors

3:30 PMFree

Alexa Still Flute Recital

Old Cabell Hall · Charlottesville

Community

5 PMFree

Eastwood After Dark | Live Music & Dancing Every Saturday Night

Eastwood Farm & Winery · Charlottesville

Live music · 2 more dates

All 17 on Saturday

Sunday

October 18

12 PMFree

Fall Family Day & Harvest Party Market

Eastwood Farm & Winery · Charlottesville

Markets

1 PMFree

Live Music: Brian Franke

Eastwood Farm & Winery · Charlottesville

Live music

1 PMFree

March for a Moratorium – Culpeper

Piedmont Environmental Council · Charlottesville

Community

1:30 PMFree

Pumpkin Pincushions

Central Library · Charlottesville

Kids & family

2 PMFree

Contemplative Capoeira

Contemplative Commons · Charlottesville

Classes · 1 more date

2 PMFree

Puzzle Competition & Puzzle Swap

Central Library · Charlottesville

Kids & family

2 PMFree

Sunday Soundbath

Contemplative Commons · Charlottesville

Classes · 1 more date

2:30 PMFree

Spicmacay 2026 Fall Concert

113 Old Cabell Hall · Charlottesville

Live music

4 PMFree

Ashtanga Yoga Drop-in Led Class

Contemplative Commons · Charlottesville

Classes · 1 more date

Monday

October 19

10 AMFree

Nestlings: Toddler Storytime

Gordon Avenue Library · Charlottesville

Kids & family · 4 more dates

5 PMFree

Gordon Teen Book Club: One of Us is Lying

Gordon Avenue Library · Charlottesville

Kids & family

7 PMFree

Teen Advisory Board

Northside Library · Charlottesville

Kids & family · 1 more date

Tuesday

October 20

11 AMFree

How to bring the CDC back from the brink

Miller Center · Charlottesville

Classes

12 PMFree

Bologna’s Civic Digital Twin: Democratic Practices for Urban Simulation and Action

Bond House · Charlottesville

Talks

3:30 PMFree

STEM Explorers: Makers, Motion & Big Ideas

Northside Library · Charlottesville

Kids & family · 1 more date

4 PMFree

Bookaroos

Gordon Avenue Library · Charlottesville

Kids & family · 1 more date

5 PMFree

Teen Dungeons and Dragons

Central Library · Charlottesville

Trivia & games · 1 more date

Wednesday

October 21

12 PMFree

Medical Center Hour: Making Rounds: A Conversation with Dr. Sharon Hostler

University of Virginia · Charlottesville

Talks

2 PMFree

Ice Cream & Infrastructure Tour: Brandon Avenue "Green Street" (Stormwater)

University of Virginia · Charlottesville

Community

3:30 PMFree

STEM Explorers: Makers, Motion, & Big Ideas

Gordon Avenue Library · Charlottesville

Kids & family · 1 more date

5 PMFree

Creative Writing Club

Northside Library · Charlottesville

Kids & family · 3 more dates

6 PMFree

An Evening of Hope

Eastwood Farm & Winery · Charlottesville

Live music

6 PMFree

College Applications: Where to Begin

Gordon Avenue Library · Charlottesville

Kids & family

6 PMFree

Pocahontas Reframed Film Festival's Satellite Short Films

University of Virginia · Charlottesville

Festivals

6 PMFree

U Ask, UVA Answers: Bryan Berger

University of Virginia · Charlottesville

Talks

7 PMFree

An Evening with Maj. Gen. Bert Mizusawa

Center for Politics (655 Leonard Sandridge Rd.) · Charlottesville

Talks

7 PMFree

Wednesday Evening Book Group

Northside Library · Charlottesville

Arts & film · 1 more date

Thursday

October 22

3 PMFree

Five Thousand Years of Controversies

Center for Politics (655 Leonard Sandridge Rd.) · Charlottesville

Talks

3:30 PMFree

Paws to Read

Gordon Avenue Library · Charlottesville

Kids & family · 4 more dates

4:45 PMFree

Weenie D&D

Northside Library · Charlottesville

Trivia & games · 1 more date

5 PMFree

Porch Nights: Ty Burkhardt

Eastwood Farm & Winery · Charlottesville

Food & drink

6 PMFree

Rise of the AI Economy: The Impact of Data Centers on Society (hybrid)

UVA Northern Virginia—Fairfax Campus · Charlottesville

Talks

6:30 PMFree

Adult Movie Night: Us (2019)

Northside Library · Charlottesville

Arts & film

Friday

October 23

4 PMFree

Raging Moderates

Center for Politics (655 Leonard Sandridge Rd.) · Charlottesville

Talks

Saturday

October 24

10:30 AMFree

Bilingual Storytime

Northside Library · Charlottesville

Kids & family

10:30 AMFree

Earl Swift- Author Talk

Northside Library · Charlottesville

Kids & family

12:30 PMFree

Live Music: FarAway

Eastwood Farm & Winery · Charlottesville

Live music

1 PMFree

Haunted House

Central Library · Charlottesville

Kids & family

2 PMFree

Creepy Collage

Gordon Avenue Library · Charlottesville

Kids & family

2:30 PMFree

Osteoporosis Management

Northside Library · Charlottesville

Talks

3 PMFree

L is for LEGO

Northside Library · Charlottesville

Kids & family · 1 more date

5 PMFree

Classic Road | Eastwood After Dark

Eastwood Farm & Winery · Charlottesville

Food & drink

Sunday

October 25

2 PMFree

Music Bingo

Eastwood Farm & Winery · Charlottesville

Trivia & games

2 PMFree

Superhero Tales

Central Library · Charlottesville

Kids & family · 2 more dates

Free things to do in Charlottesville

A lot of what happens around Charlottesville is free: library programmes, gallery openings, the university's public talks and concerts, farmers markets, trivia nights, and live music at the wineries and breweries where you pay only for what you drink. This page shows every upcoming event whose venue lists it as free. If a venue does not state a price, it is not listed here, so a missing event is not necessarily a paid one.

Where to go

23 places

Northside Library
705 Rio Rd W, Charlottesville, VA 22901
Days: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, SatNext: Tue Oct 1380 listedjmrl.org
Gordon Avenue Library
1500 Gordon Ave, Charlottesville, VA 22903
Days: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, SatNext: Tue Oct 1377 listedjmrl.org
Central Library
Charlottesville
Days: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, SunNext: Tue Oct 1369 listed
Contemplative Commons
Charlottesville
Days: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, SunNext: Mon Oct 1247 listed
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Days: Tue, Wed, Thu, FriNext: Mon Oct 1235 listedvirginia.edu
Eastwood Farm & Winery
2531 Scottsville Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22902-7421
Days: Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, SunNext: Thu Oct 1523 listedeastwoodfarmandwinery.com
Old Cabell Hall
112 Old Cabell Hall, Charlottesville, VA 22903-3269
Days: SatNext: Thu Oct 1522 listed
Piedmont Environmental Council
410 E Water St Ste 700, Charlottesville, VA 22902
Days: Sat, SunNext: Tue Oct 139 listedpecva.org
Campbell Hall (School of Architecture)
Charlottesville
Days: Mon, Thu, FriNext: Mon Oct 126 listed
Center for Politics (655 Leonard Sandridge Rd.)
Charlottesville
Days: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, FriNext: Mon Oct 126 listed
Harrison Institute and Small Special Collections Library
Charlottesville
Days: Tue, ThuNext: Tue Oct 134 listed
Newcomb Hall (Student Center)
Charlottesville
Days: ThuNext: Tue Oct 133 listed
Piedmont Master Gardeners
Charlottesville
Days: SatNext: Sat Oct 173 listedpiedmontmastergardeners.org
Slaughter Rec Center
Charlottesville
Days: ThuNext: Thu Oct 153 listed
113 Old Cabell Hall
Charlottesville
Days: SunNext: Sun Oct 182 listed
Jefferson-Madison Regional Library
Charlottesville
Days: MonNext: Mon Oct 122 listedjmrl.org
McGuffey Art Center, 201 2nd Street Northwest, Charlottesville, VA, 22902
Charlottesville
Days: ThuNext: Thu Oct 152 listed
Bond House
Charlottesville
Days: TueNext: Tue Oct 201 listed
Miller Center
Charlottesville
Days: TueNext: Tue Oct 201 listed
Monroe Hall
Charlottesville
Days: FriNext: Fri Oct 161 listed
New Cabell Hall
Charlottesville
Days: ThuNext: Thu Oct 151 listed
School of Data Science Building (1919 Ivy Road)
Charlottesville
Days: WedNext: Wed Oct 141 listed
UVA Northern Virginia—Fairfax Campus
8095 Innovation Park Drive, Fairfax, Virginia, 22031
Days: ThuNext: Thu Oct 221 listed

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Questions

What is free to do in Charlottesville this week?: 23 places have free events listed over the next 14 days: Jefferson-Madison Regional Library, Contemplative Commons, Campbell Hall (School of Architecture), Center for Politics (655 Leonard Sandridge Rd.), Central Library and University of Virginia, and 17 more.
How up to date is this list?: Every day. Events a venue cancels come off the page, and every listing links to the venue’s own page, which has the final word on the day.