🐎✨ Celebrate the Year of the Fire Horse at Carver Recreation Center! Enjoy traditional performances, authentic local food vendors, and hands-on crafts like paper fan decorating, drum-making, and face painting. 🌸 Special Guest: Mulan will be there for photos and a meet & greet! Join for a joyful, family-friendly celebration honoring Lunar New Year traditions [...]
Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy at Alex-Zan’s “Continuing His Dream & Works” on Monday, January 19th from 1–3 pm at Carver Recreation Center. This free, family-friendly event highlights community leaders, powerful speakers, music, and performances. Monday, January 19, 2026 1:00–3:00 pm Carver Recreation Center Free and family-friendly
Charlottesville Parks & Recreation ❄️✨ Winter Ball ✨❄️ Get ready for a magical evening featuring: - Dance-floor energy with DJ Double U - Fancy, festive mocktails by Wild Rose Beverages - A decadent Hot Cocoa Bar stacked with cozy toppings - A beautiful photo op to capture the night - Delicious catered small bites to [...]
Open Art Studio is a drop-in creative space designed for kids ages 1–12 to explore art at their own pace. Held every Wednesday from 12:00–2:00 PM, giving children the creative freedom to explore art. CharlottesvilleFamily makes it easy to celebrate and learn! Discover the best birthday party venues in Charlottesville, explore after-school activities and classes, [...]
Art Adventures is the perfect creative playtime for little ones ages 1–6! Held every Monday and Thursday from 10:00–11:30 AM (resuming September 2025), this hands-on art program encourages kids to explore, imagine, and create through fun, age-appropriate projects. CharlottesvilleFamily makes it easy to celebrate and learn! Discover the best birthday party venues in Charlottesville, explore after-school [...]
Join Charlottesville Parks & Recreation for an afternoon of holiday fun at our Holiday Craft Party, where you can make crafts. The event is free and pre-registration is not required. Just because the weather is cold doesn’t mean you have to stay home! We’ve got plenty of winter fun for families to explore with [...]
Come dressed up to this Masquerade Halloween Party family event in your favorite costume for an evening of fun, food and dancing. Get dressed up in your favorite costume and bring your family and friends for a fun halloween party at Carver Recreation Center! This will be a night full of dancing with a live [...]
Enjoy a FREE day of exhibits, education, raffles, door prizes, and more as we celebrate community, pregnancy, birth, and babies. Explore your path towards birth and parenthood at the Charlottesville Healthy Birth Healthy Baby Birth Expo 2025 - and of course, children are welcome! The 2025 Charlottesville Healthy Birth Healthy Baby Birth Expo will be [...]