Urbanna Family Friendly Events

Discover why Urbanna, Virginia, is bursting with charm and can boast a reputation that belies its size! The Urbanna Oyster Festival is a highlight, attracting an incredible 75,000 visitors every fall. Picture yourself amidst a vibrant juried art show, charming holiday house tours, lively concerts in the park, spirited street and boat parades. In warmer weather, we have a monthly “Second Saturdays” with live music and a delightful farmer's market. Experience the energy and excitement of Urbanna!

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Saturday, March 15, 2025

Tickets are on sale now!

Get ready to "stroll" into St. Patrick's Day with a twist! Join us for a fun afternoon of shopping, sipping, and dining while celebrating the luck of the Irish at our first annual Leprechauns & Libations Stroll event!

We'll be pairing fantastic local shops and restaurants with delicious wine and beer tastings and treats to keep you in the festive spirit all day long. No blarney, this event has something for everyone!

Click here for complete details and to buy tickets!

Saturday, February 22, 2025

Mardi Gras 2025

5pm to 10pm at Bethpage Camp-Resort

Enjoy an evening of lively music provided by En'Novation. Lots of dancing, great food and drinks, and many auction items.Table sponsorships and individual tickets available. Contact Greg Chambers at 804-832-9496.All proceeds will benefit the Kiwanis Educational Foundation in Middlesex County.

Presented by Kiwanis Club of Middlesex

Hosted and Sponsored by Bethpage Camp-Resort

Saturday, May 10, 2025

Stock up on home grown and homemade treats, flowers and plants, just-picked produce, local pasture raised beef, fresh baked goods, artisan cheeses, clothing, jewelry, soaps, candles, local honey and who knows what else. Visit our special section just for local artist!
9am to 1pm

CLICK HERE to learn more about Participation or Sponsorship

Saturday, May 10, 2025

4 to 8pm ~ Taber Park

Saturday & Sunday, June 7 & 8, 2025

On the grounds of a stately 17th century plantation, Arts in the Middle offers two days of entertainment in Virginia's River Realm with fine arts and fine crafts, music and local foods a stroll away from Urbanna, the area's most charming waterfront village.

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Saturday, June 14, 2025

Stock up on home grown and homemade treats, flowers and plants, just-picked produce, local pasture raised beef, fresh baked goods, artisan cheeses, clothing, jewelry, soaps, candles, local honey and who knows what else. Visit our special section just for local artist!
9am to 1pm

CLICK HERE to learn more about Participation or Sponsorship

Saturday, June 14, 2025

Music, food, crafts, and entertainment. Fun for all ages.

4 to 8pm ~ Taber Park

Thursday, July 4, 2025

FREE EVENT sponsored by the Town of Urbanna

Saturday, July 5, 2025

Come to Urbanna for a Town-Wide Yard Sale. You're sure to find something you love. Urbanna businesses and residents will particpate. There will be a Goole map available with the loaction of each yard sale.

8am to 2pm

Saturday, July 12, 2025

Stock up on home grown and homemade treats, flowers and plants, just-picked produce, local pasture raised beef, fresh baked goods, artisan cheeses, clothing, jewelry, soaps, candles, local honey and who knows what else. Visit our special section just for local artist!
9am to 1pm

CLICK HERE to learn more about Participation or Sponsorship

Saturday, July 12, 2025

Music, food, crafts, and entertainment. Fun for all ages.

4 to 8pm ~ Taber Park

Saturday, August 2, 2025

Founders Day: A Celebration of Urbanna's Colonial History

Saturday, August 9, 2025

Stock up on home grown and homemade treats, flowers and plants, just-picked produce, local pasture raised beef, fresh baked goods, artisan cheeses, clothing, jewelry, soaps, candles, local honey and who knows what else. Visit our special section just for local artist!
9am to 1pm

CLICK HERE to learn more about Participation or Sponsorship

Saturday, August 9, 2025

Music, food, crafts, and entertainment. Fun for all ages.

4 to 8pm ~ Taber Park

Saturday, September 13, 2025

Stock up on home grown and homemade treats, flowers and plants, just-picked produce, local pasture raised beef, fresh baked goods, artisan cheeses, clothing, jewelry, soaps, candles, local honey and who knows what else. Visit our special section just for local artist!
9am to 1pm

CLICK HERE to learn more about Participation or Sponsorship

Saturday, September 13, 2025

Music, food, crafts, and entertainment. Fun for all ages.

4 to 8pm ~ Taber Park

Saturday, October 11, 2025

From 4 to 7pm stroll along the charming streets of Urbanna while tasting samples of wine and oysters. Live music!

Saturday, October 18, 2024

Come to Urbanna for a Town-Wide Yard Sale. You're sure to find something you love. Urbanna businesses and residents will particpate. There will be a Goole map available with the loaction of each yard sale.

8am to 2pm

Saturday, October 25, 2025

Put on your spookiest or funniest costume and hit the streets like you’ve never done before. Halloween is the perfect time to celebrate it here with wicked music, ghoulish friends, and spooktacular beverages. Crawl to our favorite haunts in Urbanna!

Friday & Saturday, November 7 & 8, 2025

Urbanna Oyster Festival

Virginia’s official oyster festival. Highlights include Friday night’s Firemen’s Parade (7pm), Saturday’s Virginia State Oyster Shucking Contest (11am) and the right-out-of-Norman-Rockwell Oyster FestivalParade (2pm).

Friday: 9am to Midnight

Saturday: 9am to 6pm

Saturday, December 6, 2025

Annual Lighting of the Trees

Join us for the annual festival of trees at 4:30pm December 6th at historic Lansdowne, 271 Virginia Street.

If you are interested in being a sponsor of this year’s event please contact Sandra Rudy – 804-837-1108


Saturday, December 6, 2025

Complete information will be available closer to the event date.

Friday & Saturday, December 13 & 14, 2024

Details will be provided October/November 2025

Please do not call Urbanna Town Hall with questions. This is an Urbanna Business Association event.
Contact: uba@urbanna.com

Previous 2025 Events in Urbanna

Saturday, February 15, 2025

The Annual 2025 Dan Gill's Bodacious Chili Cook-Off is FREE to everyone!

All chili chefs are invited to enter the Chili Cook-Off contest. There will be 2 divisions, Amateur and Professional.

Amateur Winners

  1. Chefboyrtone
  2. Meachim Crew
  3. Remlik Chilido

Professional Winners

  1. Little Jimmy's
  2. Something Different

 

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