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Things to do in Virginia this fall and Christmas

Virginia in the fall is Cox Farms with its giant slides and the State Fair, and at Christmas it's ten million lights at Busch Gardens and fireworks over candlelit streets in Colonial Williamsburg. The hard part is finding it all, because it's spread from the DC suburbs all the way down to the coast. So I'm putting it all in one place, and you can tap what you want and put it straight on your bucket list.

Virginia is up now, and I keep adding to them all season. Last updated September 29, 2026.

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Virginia fall and Christmas questions

When is the Cox Farms Fall Festival in 2026?

September 19 to November 8, 2026.

When is the Grand Illumination in Colonial Williamsburg?

Usually three Saturdays in December.

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Turn your picks into a real bucket list

Tap the events you want on any area page and they land in the slots of whichever fall design you pick. Add your own stuff, then it prints big and hangs on the wall all season.

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