Things to do with kids in Charlottesville this week
Storytimes, kids' classes, farm days, shows and family events around Charlottesville over the next two weeks.
83 listed over the next 14 days.
Today
October 1410 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
10:30 AM
Toddler Yoga & Movement
Virginia Discovery Museum · Charlottesville
Kids & family · 5 more dates
3 PMFree
100 Hundred Years in Hundred Acre Wood Tea Party
Gordon Avenue Library · Charlottesville
Kids & family
6 PMFree
Read Aloud Crowd: Family Book Group
Gordon Avenue Library · Charlottesville
Kids & family
Tomorrow
October 1510:15 AMFree
Preschool Storytime: On My Own
Northside Library · Charlottesville
Kids & family · 4 more dates
10:30 AM
Baby Buds
Virginia Discovery Museum · Charlottesville
Kids & family · 5 more dates
10:30 AMFree
Reading Rumpus
Gordon Avenue Library · Charlottesville
Kids & family · 4 more dates
10:30 AM
Morning Toddler Time
The Scrappy Elephant · Charlottesville
Kids & family · 5 more dates
11 AMFree
Stay & Play
Gordon Avenue Library · Charlottesville
Kids & family · 5 more dates
11:15 AMFree
Babies & Books
Northside Library · Charlottesville
Kids & family · 4 more dates
5 PMFree
Drawn from the Odyssey: A Comics Workshop for Teens
McGuffey Art Center, 201 2nd Street Northwest, Charlottesville, VA, 22902 · Charlottesville
Kids & family
5 PM
Drawn from the Odyssey: A Comics Workshop for Teens
McGuffey Art Center · Charlottesville
Kids & family
6 PMFree
Plan with Me: Planner and Journal Craft Program
Northside Library · Charlottesville
Kids & family · 3 more dates
Friday
October 16
Saturday
October 1710 AM
COMMUNITY EVENT • Family Studio Day: October
Second Street Gallery · Charlottesville
Kids & family
10 AMFree
Saturday Storytime
Central Library · Charlottesville
Kids & family · 5 more dates
10 AM
Family Studio Day: October
Second Street Gallery · Charlottesville
Kids & family · 1 more date
11 AM
Storytime
New Dominion Bookshop · Charlottesville
Kids & family · 5 more dates
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
2 PMFree
One More Chapter Family Book Club
Central Library · Charlottesville
Kids & family · 1 more date
3 PMFree
Chess Club
Northside Library · Charlottesville
Kids & family · 1 more date
Sunday
October 18
Monday
October 1910 AMFree
Nestlings: Toddler Storytime
Gordon Avenue Library · Charlottesville
Kids & family · 5 more dates
10:30 AM
Storytime
Virginia Discovery Museum · Charlottesville
Kids & family · 5 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 2010 AMFree
Fledglings: Preschool Storytime
Gordon Avenue Library · Charlottesville
Kids & family · 4 more dates
10 AMFree
Wiggles & Giggles
Central Library · Charlottesville
Kids & family · 5 more dates
11 AMFree
Hatchlings: Baby Storytime
Gordon Avenue Library · Charlottesville
Kids & family · 4 more dates
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
Wednesday
October 213:30 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
College Applications: Where to Begin
Gordon Avenue Library · Charlottesville
Kids & family
Thursday
October 22
Saturday
October 2410:30 AMFree
Bilingual Storytime
Northside Library · Charlottesville
Kids & family
10:30 AMFree
Earl Swift- Author Talk
Northside Library · Charlottesville
Kids & family
1 PMFree
Haunted House
Central Library · Charlottesville
Kids & family
2 PMFree
Creepy Collage
Gordon Avenue Library · Charlottesville
Kids & family
3 PMFree
L is for LEGO
Northside Library · Charlottesville
Kids & family · 1 more date
8 PMFrom $5
Family Weekend - UVA Choral Showcase 2026
Old Cabell Hall · Charlottesville
Kids & family
Sunday
October 25
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October 26
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October 27
Wednesday
October 28
Things to do with kids in Charlottesville
The steady supply around Charlottesville is the libraries: free storytimes, crafts and after-school programmes most weekdays, at every branch. On top of that come the museums' workshops, the farms' weekend days, children's theatre, and the seasonal run of pumpkin patches in October, holiday events in December and splash pads in summer. The wineries and breweries are family-friendly in the afternoons and many have play areas.
Free things are marked. Where a venue lists an age range, it is on the event's page.
Where to go
12 placesNorthside Library
705 Rio Rd W, Charlottesville, VA 22901
Gordon Avenue Library
1500 Gordon Ave, Charlottesville, VA 22903
The Scrappy Elephant
1745 Allied St Ste C, Charlottesville, VA 22903-5356
Central Library
Charlottesville
Virginia Discovery Museum
524 E Main St, Charlottesville, VA 22902
Old Cabell Hall
112 Old Cabell Hall, Charlottesville, VA 22903-3269
Violet Crown 5
Charlottesville
New Dominion Bookshop
404 E Main St, Charlottesville, VA 22902
Culbreth Theatre
109 Culbreth Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22903
McGuffey Art Center
201 2nd St NW, Charlottesville, VA 22902
Second Street Gallery
115 2nd St SE, Charlottesville, VA 22902
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Questions
- What is there to do with kids in Charlottesville this week?
- 12 places have storytimes, kids classes, farm days and family events listed over the next 14 days: Gordon Avenue Library, Central Library, Northside Library, Virginia Discovery Museum, The Scrappy Elephant and McGuffey Art Center, 201 2nd Street Northwest, Charlottesville, VA, 22902, and 6 more.
- Are any of them free?
- 67 of the 83 listings are free, including Storytime at the Garden at Gordon Avenue Library, Tiny Tales Storytime at Central Library and Twos and Threes Together, 10:15 at Northside Library.
- 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.
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