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Halloween Eve Spooktacular at Waters Place
2025-10-30 14:00 - 19:00 UTC | Culpeper Downtown
Come one, come all!
You are invited to take part in the First Annual Waters Place Spooktacular Event!
We currently have a Permanent Jewelry Artisan Maddison, Sandy’s Facepainting, Soul Balance Solutions Sound Garden lined up for your enjoyment.
Facepainting and sound garden compliments of Culpeper Artisan Collective at PeaPod Atelier.
Of course, we’ll have tons of treats on hand for all the trick or treaters.

Trick-or-Treat in the Library
2025-10-30 10:00 - 17:00 | Culpeper County Library, 271 Southgate Shopping Center, Culpeper, VA, 22701, United States
Join us for some Halloween fun!
Kids in costume can visit any desk in the library to pick up a fun treat and enjoy a spook-tacular library adventure.
🕷 October 30th & 31st
🕸 10 :00 AM–5:00 PM
Bring your little ghosts, goblins, and witches for some sweet surprises and Halloween cheer!

Pamper Me Pink
2025-10-28 17:00 - 20:45 | Daniel Tech Center – Germanna Community College, 18121 Technology Drive, Culpeper, VA, 22701, United States
Grab your friends for a night out at the 21st annual Pamper Me Pink event.
Enjoy an evening of awareness and indulgence while supporting
the breast health of the Culpeper community.
Prepare to be pampered with:
• Chair massages • Hand wax treatments
• Health education • Food & music
Plus, fantastic door prizes from Pepperberries, including a grand prize valued at $500!
In the spirit of support, cancer survivors will share their inspiring stories
and a medical expert will provide valuable education.
Proceeds benefit the Pamper Me Pink Mammography Fund in providing financial assistance to women and men in need of a mammogram or
followup screenings. Founded by Sharon Welch Clark, owner of Pepperberries
in Culpeper, the fund has provided hundreds of mammograms at no cost
to members of the local community.
To learn more or start the application process, contact:
UVA Health Culpeper Medical Center Financial Services
at 540.829.4320 or 540.829.4330.

Sip & Learn – Jane Austen in 50 Words by Maria Frawley
2025-10-26 15:00 - 16:00 | Revalation Vineyards, 2710 Hebron Valley Road, Madison, 22727
Maria Frawley is a Professor of English at George Washington University. She joins us at 3 pm to share her presentation on Jane Austen. Feel free to drop by the Vineyard early for a glass of wine to enjoy during her talk. We open at noon on Sundays.

Culpeper's 1st Annual Halloween Costume Pet Parade
2025-10-26 15:00 - 16:00 | Culpeper Downtown
Get Ranger and Fifi their costumes and get ready for a howling good time!
October 26th, 2025 at 3PM we will line up and let our pets strut their stuff. Line up at S. East St and Locust St.
Register here:
https://forms.gle/nSYAxw2zPVRVEMbF7
Sponsored by Culpeper Artisan Collective at PeaPod Atelier

Brunch and Bluegrass at Death Ridge Brewery
2025-10-26 11:00 - 18:00
Every Sunday Brunch & Bluegrass! Open at 11am, music 1:30-4:30! Check the Death Ridge Brewery Facebook page for a listing of this week’s bluegrass band and food truck.

Culpeper Minutemen Reunion – Battle of Hampton and Great Bridge Tour
2025-10-26 07:30 - 22:00 | Museum of Culpeper History, 113 Commerce Street, Culpeper, VA, 22701
This Culpeper Minutemen Reunion Battle of Hampton and Great Bridge Tour will visit sites which made the Culpeper Minute Battalion famous. The Culpeper Minutemen played the key role in defeating British and Loyalists forces at Hampton and at Great Bridge, which directly led to Virginia’s, and America’s Independence.
This full day tour will leave the Museum of Culpeper History at 7:30 am and head to southeastern Virginia in a luxurious restroom equipped chartered bus. After a brief New Kent Area Rest Stop we will arrive at Hampton’s Mill Point Park for a Battle of Hampton SAR Anniversary Ceremony Event. After this event and learning about the Culpeper Minutemen’s first heroic actions at Hampton we will pick up sandwiches for lunch (lunch cost are on your own) and board the bus to the Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways History Museum and Historic site. We should arrive by 2pm and once there we will visit the museum and participate in a guided tour by the Battle of Great Bridge historian, Patrick Hannum. We will leave Great Bridge by 4:00 pm and stop for dinner back in the Hampton area around 5pm (dinner cost are on your own) before heading back to Culpeper where we will arrive around 10:00 pm.
Don’t miss this only chance to visit these Virginia Revolutionary War sites of 250 years ago by signing up for the “Culpeper Minutemen Reunion Battle of Hampton and Great Bridge Tour” on Sunday, October 26, 2025. This tour will start at 7:30 am from the Museum of Culpeper History in Culpeper at 113 S. Commerce St, Culpeper, and return around 10:15 pm. The cost for this full day tour is $80 which covers everything except lunch and dinner. Don’t miss this only opportunity to learn about how the Culpeper Minutemen saved Virginia and helped to create America.

Kelly's Ford Outdoor Movie Night
2025-10-25 20:00 - 22:00 | Kelly’s Ford Equestrian Center, 16589 Edwards Shop Rd,, Remington, VA, 22734
Grab your blankets and get ready for a cozy night! Join us for a magical outdoor movie night at Kelly’s Ford.

Culpeper Downtown Fall Family Movie Night
2025-10-25 19:00 - 22:00 | Footer Attribution
Get the popcorn ready and join Culpeper Renaissance, Inc., along with Downtown Merchants for a family friendly, fall themed movie night under the stars!
🍂Saturday, October 25, starting at 7pm, enjoy a movie like never before! Taking place at the Depot in charming Culpeper Downtown, plan to arrive by 7pm for a 7:30pm movie start!
🍿Bring chairs, blankets, coolers and your friends, but please no pets, alcohol or solicitation!

2025 History Alfresco and Culpeper Minutemen Descendant Reunion Dinner
2025-10-25 17:00 - 21:00 | Yowell Meadow Park, Corner of Blue Ridge Ave and Route 522 North, Culpeper, VA, 22701
The 2025 Museum History Alfresco Annual Fundraiser and Culpeper Minutemen Descendant Reunion Dinner will be held at Yowell Meadow Park on Saturday, October 25, from 5:00pm-9:00pm
This is a once in a lifetime event to honor those who gave us the way of life we enjoy today!

Enjoy colonial music by Colonial Faire
Sip wine or beer from Mountain Run Winery and Old House Vineyards
Feast on our catered buffet by Distinguished Engagements
On-site bidding of an assortment of exciting products and
experiences in our silent auction
Learn about the rich history of the Culpeper Minute Battalion
Our Keynote Speaker will be Virginia Revolutionary War historian Dr. Patrick Hannum.

Yowell Meadow Park 250 years ago was Virginia’s largest muster and drill site where the Culpeper Rifle Company and the Culpeper Minute Battalion deployed for the Revolutionary War. They were Virginia’s largest and most consequential military force to aid in the liberation of Virginia from British Royal and Loyalists forces in 1775-76.
Over 650 Culpeper, Orange, and Fauquier County men marched off this field providing Virginia its most indispensable riflemen at the victorious battles of Hampton and Great Bridge in 1775. Those victories, and the later burning and conquest of Norfolk, ended British Rule forever in Virginia. As a result, Virginia became the first state to “Declare Independence” (on May 15, 1776), much to the heroism of the Culpeper Minutemen.
At this Special 250th Culpeper Minutemen History Alfresco Dinner, we are inviting everyone to join us in celebrating the occasion. That night we will especially be recognizing and honoring all descendants of those famed Culpeper Minute Battalion and Green’s Riflemen Company. Countless men who marched from this site in 1775 did not live to see the war’s end including two Culpeper Minutemen Captains, John Chilton and James Scott.
Because this field is so hallowed, we felt it so important for the 250th remembrance dinner to be held here, on Virginia’s largest muster and deployment site of the Revolution.
PLEASE JOIN US!
Individual Seats are $100 per person. Or sponsor a private table for 8 at the Benefactor, Sustainer, or Host level starting at $1000.
Order by October 13th!
Business Casual Attire
We request that ladies wear flat shoes due to the uneven grounds.
For questions, please contact Lee Langston-Harrison, Interim Director, Museum of Culpeper History at (540) 829-5954.

A Bouldering Competition: The Crusher
2025-10-25 17:00 - 20:00 | State Climb, 115 E. Locust St., Culpeper, VA, 22701, United States
Tickets are on sale now!
A bouldering competition featuring 50 boulder routes varying in difficulty. 75 challengers. 1 youth winner & 1 adult winner.
Challengers will put in the work during one massive comp session from 5pm-8pm. A community session will take place immediately after with food and drinks available. Winners will be announced at 8:30!

Halloween Trunk or Treat
2025-10-25 17:00 - 19:00 | PATH Recreation & Fitness Center, 19002 Crossroad Parkway, Culpeper, 22701
Witch way to Halloween fun? Head to Culpeper’s PATH Recreation & Fitness Center for a free family Trunk or Treat! Outdoors, collect yummy treats while taking in all the creative trunk displays. Indoors, jump and play in a bouncy house provided by Danny’s Bouncy House Rentals, and enjoy face painting, indoor games & more!

Just Here for the "Boo" ze...at Mountain Run Winery
2025-10-25 12:00 - 2025-10-26 18:00 | Mountain Run Winery, 10753 Mountain Run Lake Rd, Culpeper, VA, 22701, United States
Come out Halloween Weekend at Mountain Run Winery and enjoy delicious wines, beers, ciders, and music. And be sure to bring the kids for a fun Halloween candy trail to get candy!
Weather permitting we will be setting up cauldrons filled with candy along a Halloween themed trail for kids to walk around and “trick or treat” as a scavenger hunt. We’ll be running the hunt all day Saturday and Sunday while supplies last. It’s the perfect warm up for the amazing local late-afternoon/nighttime trick or treating events Saturday and Sunday. Costumes are welcome but not required for the hunt.
SATURDAY (Oct 25) ONLY: There will also be a medieval faire at Greenlee Tavern featuring demonstrations like knife throwing, axe throwing, and medieval clothing, a medieval market, haunting ghost stories and fireside songs and poems. More information on the event is here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1044953627710106
SUNDAY (Oct 26) ONLY: We will also have live music by Mike Henry Herron (2:30-5:30pm) in the afternoon and the winery’s pizza grill will be open while supplies last.
We hope to see you out one or both days!

Wine-Out Corn Maze with DuCard Vineyards at Autumn Valley Farm
2025-10-25 12:00 - 16:00 | Autumn Valley Farm, 10077 Store Rd, Culpeper, va, 22701, United States
Wine and Corn Maze lovers come out to Autumn Valley Farm Corn Maze for the Wine-Out Corn maze October 25, 2025, from 12 -4 pm rain or shine. A perfect activity for small groups of wine lovers! Wind your way through the maze and discover wine tasting stations along the way to try the wine, perhaps you will find a new favorite! Wine is provided by our exclusive partner DuCard Vineyards. The last station leads you to the complimentary firepit area where you can purchase additional wine and concessions and linger while visiting with friends. Entry is timed every 15 minutes. Please arrive 15 minutes before your entry time to check in. Guests must be 21. Designated Drivers please purchase a General Admission ticket. Tickets are purchased online only. Space is limited so purchase your tickets now at https://cornmazeatautumnvalleyfarm.mazeplay.com/

Mountain Run Medieval Faire
2025-10-25 10:00 - 17:00 | Mountain Run Winery, 10753 Mountain Run Lake Rd, Culpeper, VA, 22701, United States
Once a year, the veil between worlds grows thin, and ancient roads, long lost to time, reveal themselves once more. In the hidden places of history—where mysticism, superstition, and the macabre ruled the Middle Ages—a crossroads took root, forged by those who walked the forgotten paths of the thinning veil. Now, at the heart of that fracture, lies a place where treasures are exchanged, memories are honored, and history breathes, here at the Hallowed Market.
As the newly born Mourning Moon ascends, the pathways are open to this archaic place, and we invite all to journey past this threshold with us on October 25th.
Beyond this threshold, wanderers and traders from the medieval world converge to share relics, secrets, and stories. The journey will be dangerous, so disguise yourself in attire to blend in with the medieval denizens of this market.
Activities include:
– Demonstrations like knife throwing, axe throwing, and medieval clothing!
-A medieval market
-A tavern serving spirits
-Haunting ghost stories
-Fireside songs and poems
And more!

Windows to Our Heritage: Art That Honors Our Journey
2025-10-25 10:00 - 16:00 | State Theater, 305 S Main St,, Culpeper, VA, 22701
Welcome to the Art Show – Windows to Our Heritage: Art that Honors Our Journey! Join us at 305 S Main St for a celebration of art that pays tribute to our rich heritage. Explore a diverse collection of artworks that showcase the beauty and diversity of our cultural journey. Immerse yourself in the stories told through each piece and appreciate the talent of our local artists. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with our heritage through the creative expressions of our community. See you there!

There will be an Artist Talk from 1-2pm.

The African American Heritage Alliance (AAHA) Culpeper in partnership with the Windmore Center for the Arts invite you to our second annual Art Show. This art show is entitled Windows to Our Heritage: Art That Honors Our Journey and will be held on Saturday, October 25, 2025, from 10am to 4pm at the State Theater, 305 S Main Street Culpeper, VA.
The Alliance envisions a community that educates, enlightens, and serves as a primary resource for showcasing Culpeper’s African American experiences within our regional story. Windmore Center for the Arts’ vision is to be the heart of artistic expression and education in our community, offering a welcoming, sustainable space where people connect, create, and experience the transformative power of the arts. There will be an Artist Talk from 1-2pm. This event is free and open to the public. All are welcome!
Event Highlights
* A curated exhibition of African American themed art from local and regional artists
* Opportunities to support, meet, engage with the artists, and purchase their art
* Reflections on heritage, identity, and cultural legacy through visual expression
* A community gathering that honors history while inspiring future generations

Soldiers of Virginia
2025-10-25 10:00 - 16:00 | Cedar Mountain Battlefield, 9465 General Winder Road, Rapidan, VA, 22733
Join us to meet with living historians depicting the soldiers of Virginia from 1607-1945! See firsthand the evolving weapons and equipment of Virginia’s soldiers from the Colonial Era to World War II!
Cost: $10.00 per vehicle.

Touch a Truck & Trunk or Treat
2025-10-25 10:00 - 15:00 | Belmont Farm Distillery, 13490 Cedar Run Rd, Culpeper, VA, 22701, United States
Proud to announce our second Touch A Truck Event! We will have a Trunk or Treat with trucks and ambulances from the Culpeper, Richardsville and Rapidan Volunteer Fire Departments, EquipmentShare, Rappahannock Electric Cooperative, Rusty’s Towing Service, Green Tops Tree Service, Virginia Maryland Tractor and a police car from the Culpeper County Sheriff’s Office!
We will have live bluegrass from Christman Wood from 12pm to 3pm. Big Will’s will be serving up his BBQ along with pizza from Pizza Napoli and we’ll have free hay rides! Also offering face painting!!
Dads in the crowd, enjoy a beer from our Brewery or Bourbon from our Distillery, bring the family, have the kiddos wear their Halloween costumes, grab some free candy, and enjoy the day with us!
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October Nursery Volunteer Day
2025-10-25 09:00 - 12:00 | George Washington Carver Agricultural Research Center, 9432 N James Madison Hwy, Rapidan, VA, 22733, United States
Friends of the Rappahannock are looking for River Friends to help us repot trees on Saturday Oct 25th, from 9 am – 12 pm!
FOR staff will guide you through transplanting plants into bigger plots, pruning nursery plants and weeding plants. Please dress for the weather, and wear clothes and shoes that you don’t mind getting dirty. Bring water and snacks as needed!
Please fill out the waiver on our website sign up before attending!

Culpeper Minutemen in the Park - Culpeper Muster Day
2025-10-25 08:00 - 21:00 | Yowell Meadow Park, Corner of Blue Ridge Ave and Route 522 North, Culpeper, VA, 22701
Step back in time and experience Revolutionary War history brought to life! Join us for living history demonstrations featuring the Seventh Virginia Regiment, the Culpeper Minutemen VASSAR Color Guard, and the Rappahannock Colonial Heritage Society. Meet historical interpreters of George Washington, Patrick Henry, and James Monroe, explore exhibits on blacksmithing, armaments, and Revolutionary War uniforms, and enjoy guided tours of historic sites.
Schedule Includes:
8:00am – 10:00am – Check-in for those who are living descendants of the Culpeper Minutemen to be honored later that day!
9:00am – 4:00pm in Yowell Meadow Park: (Ongoing during the day) Seventh Virginia Regiment Living History, Culpeper Minutemen, and VASSAR Living History Color Guard. Rappahannock Colonial Heritage Society Revolutionary Wargaming with Peter Schweighofer General George Washington, Colonel Patrick Henry, and Colonel James Monroe Germanna in the Revolution Colonial Communication and Historic Writing Devices The Weapons of War – Revolutionary War Blacksmith and Armaments – with Simeon England Culpeper National Cemetery
9:00am – 9:30am – Welcome and Kickoff with Patrick Henry, James Monroe, George Washington and Culpeper Minutemen.
9:30am -12:00am – Culpeper/Fauquier Leaders Short Tour (Edward Stevens, Little Fork Church, John Green Liberty Hall, John Marshall Birthplace ($30 – Registration through Museum of Culpeper History)
10:00am – 10:30am – Meet Patrick Henry – (Patrick Henry Jolly – Descendant of Patrick Henry)
11:00am – 11:30am – Culpeper Surveyor to Commander-in-Chief: George Washington’s First Public Work & Survey – (David Cubbage)
1:00 – 1:30 pm – SAR Culpeper Minutemen Commemoration Wreath Laying Ceremony and Musket Remembrance.
1:30pm – 4:00pm – Culpeper/Orange Leaders Tour – (Hare Forest [Richard Taylor], Bloomsbury [Taylor family], Buford, Hebron Lutheran, Kirtley) ($30 – Registration through Museum of Culpeper History)
1:30pm – 2:30pm Culpeper Minutemen Muster Walking Tour at Yowell Meadow Park – “Clayton’s Old Field.” (Jim Bish) (The largest original Muster, Drill, & Deployment site in Virginia in 1775-76 – Learn about this Hallowed Ground)
2:30pm – 3:00pm – Meet General George Washington
5:00pm – 9:00pm – (Special Event) – Museum of Culpeper History Alfresco & Culpeper Minutemen Descendant Reunion Dinner at Yowell Meadow Park with Keynote Speaker Virginia Revolutionary War historian Dr. Patrick Hannum ($100 – Registration through Museum of Culpeper History)
See more info on the bus tours here: https://culpeperva250.com/

Culpeper Downtown Farmers Market
2025-10-25 07:30 - 12:00 | Culpeper Baptist Church, 318 S West St., Culpeper, VA, 22701, United States
Charged with overseeing the Culpeper Downtown Farmers Market after its arrival to downtown in the 90s, nonprofit Main Street program Culpeper Renaissance, Inc. (CRI), invites you to explore, shop, and connect with a vast array of vendors, including farmers, growers, bakers, and craft artisans every Saturday at this open-air Market. Each week look forward to discovering the finest in-season products ranging from meats to mushrooms, honey to hydrangeas, breakfast biscuits to bath bombs, plus Farmers Market essentials, like eggs, dog treats, hot sauce, jam, bread, hard cider and more. Enjoy family friendly fun, while soaking in a community atmosphere. Find the Market in operation every Saturday morning, rain or shine, May through October, 7:30am to 12pm at 318 S. West Street (Culpeper Baptist Church parking lot).
In addition to the 45 full and part-time vendors in attendance, the Culpeper Downtown Farmers Market offers unique and exciting children’s programs and special events!

Fall Harvest Bazaar
2025-10-25 07:00 - 15:00 | Old Norman School, 14096 Norman Road, Culpeper, V, 22701, United States
Good Hope Norman Baptist Church is hosting a Bazaar to showcase the talents of its members, there will be arts & crafts, food, baked goods and more. The proceeds will be used for the Paige-Finlay College Fund, this fund helps the youth members with the cost of college as well as the trade school of their choice.

Book Club @ The Vineyard
2025-10-24 18:00 - 20:00 | Revalation Vineyards, 2710 Hebron Valley Road, Madison, 22727
Join us on Friday, October 24, for our last Book Club of 2025. Our October book is Mrs. Endicott’s Splendid Adventure by Rhys Bowen. The group conversation starts at 6 pm, but the Vineyard opens at noon on Fridays. Stop by early for a verjus spritzer to enjoy during the event.

Spirits of the Graffiti House
2025-10-24 17:00 - 21:00 | Graffiti House, 19484 Brandy Rd., Brandy Station, VA, 22714, United States
The “Spirits of the Graffiti House” event featuring Culpeper Paranormal in Brandy Station is a free & kid-friendly Halloween event. Come see Culpeper Paranormal anytime between 5PM-9PM! Culpeper Paranormal will be displaying some of their paranormal evidence from various locations & offering equipment demos. Raffle tickets will be sold to win a short paranormal investigation at the Graffiti House at a later date. All proceeds will benefit the Brandy Station Foundation. In addition, there will be tours of the Graffiti House’s Civil War graffiti, treats and sharing ghost stories by a campfire.

Corn Maze at Autumn Valley Farm
2025-10-24 16:00 - 21:00 | Autumn Valley Farm, 10077 Store Rd, Culpeper, va, 22701, United States
Join us for the newest corn maze in Culpeper County at Autumn Valley Farm. Choose any or all of three mazes with one entry ticket! The Kids Maze (0.4 miles), Tractor Maze (1.2 miles) or the Farmer John Maze (1.8 miles). Choose to take on the maze with a GPS link for map support or try it ‘old school’ and test your maze skills with your own sense of direction!
Take a break between mazes and enjoy refreshments for sale at the concession stand. Adults may enjoy wine from our exclusive partner DuCard Vineyards.
Flashlight Maze- Fridays and Saturdays after dusk. Bring your own flashlight or purchase one from us to navigate the maze after dark as a special treat.
Come prepared to be a part of a working farm. Boots, jackets, gloves, hat, flashlight, tickets and your best friends should be on your list.
All maze tickets are sold online. Discounts for Kids entry.
Special Events include:
Birthday Bash Bundle (Daylight or Flashlight) includes: Maze Access, Flashlights, Roped off Birthday Celebration area with picnic table for 2 hours, platter of mini cupcakes, cooler of bottled water and lemonade, bouquet of birthday balloons, corn hole game in reserved area. Check the calendar for availability.

The Road to Freedom Started Here: Culpeper County’s "Culpeper Minutemen" Leaders Bus Tour
2025-10-24 09:00 - 16:30 | Museum of Culpeper History, 113 Commerce Street, Culpeper, VA, 22701
This “Minutemen” Culpeper County Leaders Tour will visit many of the most important historic homes and homesites, while hearing important detailed stories, of Culpeper County’s “Minutemen” leaders along the way. The Culpeper Minute Battalion was like no other, as they were the only Minute Battalion in Virginia to fully form and then respond quickly and efficiently in a moment of critical need for Virginia.
Virginia historian Jim Bish and Battles of Hampton and Great Bridge military historian Pat Hannum will lead the tour. This Culpeper County Minutemen Leaders Tour will visit Little Fork Anglican (now Episcopal) Church, the only surviving Culpeper County colonial church, as many of Culpeper’s Minutemen leaders attended. After leaving the church we will drive to Culpeper Rifle Company leader Captain John Green’s “Liberty Hall” home where we will learn about Green and the importance of his “Rifle Company.” After leaving Liberty Hall we will drive to Old House Vineyards for lunch (Lunch is on your own). From there we will visit Lt. Gabriel Long’s Bloomsbury homesite, before heading to the Capt. John Williams homesite where we will continue to learn about these important Minutemen. We will then visit the homesites of Capt. John Jameson and Gen. Edward Stevens before progressing to the Masonic Cemetery (owned originally by the Lt. Col. Edward Stevens-Coleman family) where information about Ensign David Jameson will be shared. The tour will conclude by heading to the original Culpeper Minute Battalion muster site of Major Philip Clayton’s “Old Field” on his Catalpa Plantation. There we will talk about the muster, including how and why it occurred, and how unique it was, before heading back to the Museum.
The Minutemen leaders from Culpeper County comprised unprecedented leadership including Edward Stevens, who was a cousin of future U.S. President George Washington. Culpeper’s Henry Pendleton was the nephew of Edmund Pendleton (First and Second Continental Congress and Presiding Officer of the Virginia Conventions from July 1775-July 1776), and John and David Jameson were nephews to Virginia’s Revolutionary era Lt. Governor David Jameson. Culpeper Minutemen were ancestors to later American heroes, including Union General John Buford (Gettysburg), General George Patton (World War II), and General Lewis B. “Chesty” Puller (Marine Corps – Korea).
Don’t miss the chance to visit Culpeper’s historic homes and homesites and to learn about Culpeper County’s heroes of 250 years ago by signing up for this one-time “The Road to Freedom Started Here: Culpeper County Minutemen Leaders Tour” on Friday, October 24, 2025. The tour will start at 9:00 a.m. from the Museum of Culpeper History, located at 113 S. Commerce St, Culpeper, and return by 4:30 p.m. The cost for the all-day tour is $50 with lunch at Old House Vineyards (Pay on your own), as we will be visiting both public and private historic sites associated with Culpeper County Minutemen leaders. Don’t miss this only opportunity to learn about Culpeper County’s leaders who helped liberate Virginia from British control while aiding in the creation of America.

"We Declare" Exhibit
2025-10-24 08:00 - 17:00 | Carver 4-County Museum, 9432 James Madison Hwy, Rapidan, VA, 22733, United States
We Declare . . .
that under the Virginia Declaration of Rights and the U. S. Declaration of Independence, we are free and independent.
This exhibit is an exploration of natural rights and 27 grievances that led colonists to say, “ENOUGH” in 1776 to a tyrant.
Examining the context of the times, the exhibit compares those 27 grievances to 2025, and asks, “Am I Giving Up My Freedom and Independence to Tyranny?”
​Open NOW through July 11, 2026 – Open Friday’s 11:00 am – 4:00 pm and by appointment by calling C. Carpenter at (540) 270-3891.

The Road to Freedom Started Here: Orange County’s "Culpeper Minutemen" Leaders Bus Tour
2025-10-23 09:00 - 16:30 | Museum of Culpeper History, 113 Commerce Street, Culpeper, VA, 22701
This “Minutemen” Orange County Leaders tour will visit many of the most important historic homes and homesites, while hearing important detailed stories of Orange County’s “Minutemen” leaders along the way. The Culpeper Minute Battalion was like no other, as they were the only Minute Battalion in Virginia to fully form and then respond quickly and efficiently in a moment of critical need for Virginia. Culpeper District’s quick actions helped liberate Virginia from British rule by 1776 thus aided in saving the Revolution.
Virginia historian Jim Bish and Battles of Hampton and Great Bridge military historian Pat Hannum will lead the tour. The Orange and Madison Counties Tour of Culpeper Minutemen Leaders will leave the Museum of Culpeper History by 9:00 am and will drive by the Lawrence Taliaferro’s Rose Hill home to learn about the Taliaferro and Spencer family. We will then visit the Taylor Family Bloomsbury homesite. The Taylor family of Bloomsbury connects Culpeper Minutemen Ambrose Madison, Garland Burnley, Charles Taylor, Richard Taylor and Burgess James Taylor. After leaving Bloomsbury we will eat lunch at the Main Street Tavern in Madison (Lunch is on your own) before driving to private home of Minuteman Ambrose Madison’s Woodley. After Woodley we will drive to Madison’s Montpelier as Minutemen Ambrose Madison is buried in the cemetery. After leaving Montpelier we plan on visiting the homesites in Madison County of Capt. Abraham Buford and stop by Hebron Church before heading back to the Museum of Culpeper History.
The minutemen leaders from Orange County comprised unprecedented leadership including a brother to future President James Madison and a father to President Zachary Taylor. Other Orange County Minutemen include close cousins of Virginia’s most influential political leaders of the day, including Speakers of Virginia’s House of Burgesses, John Robinson, and Edmund Pendleton (First and Second Continental Congress and Presiding Officer of the Virginia Conventions from July 1775-July 1776), and a close relationship with General and Virginia Governor Thomas Nelson.
Don’t miss the chance to visit the homes and homesites and to learn about Orange County’s heroes of 250 years ago by signing up for the “The Road to Freedom Started Here: Orange County’s Minutemen Leaders Tour on Thursday October 23, 2025. The tour will start at 9am from the Museum of Culpeper History in Culpeper at 113 S. Commerce St, Culpeper and return by 4:30 pm. The cost for the all-day tour is $50 with lunch at the Main Street Tavern in Orange (Pay on your own) as we will be visiting both public and private historic sites associated with Orange County Minutemen Leaders. Don’t miss this only opportunity to learn about Orange County’s leaders who helped to create America.

The Road to Freedom Started Here: Fauquier County’s ‘Culpeper Minutemen’ Leaders Bus Tour
2025-10-22 09:00 - 16:30 | Museum of Culpeper History, 113 Commerce Street, Culpeper, VA, 22701
This “Minutemen” Fauquier County Leaders Tour will visit many of the most important historic homes and homesites, while hearing important detailed stories of Fauquier County’s “Minutemen” leaders along the way. The Culpeper Minute Battalion was like no other, as they were the only Minute Battalion in Virginia to fully form and then respond quickly and efficiently in a moment of critical need for Virginia.
Virginia historian Jim Bish and Battles of Hampton and Great Bridge military historian Pat Hannum will lead the tour. This Fauquier County Minutemen Leaders Tour will visit the Historic Elk Run Church site in telling the story of the important Keith-Randolph-and Marshall families. Five immediate family members, including the Marshall and Keith families, served significant leadership roles in the Culpeper Minute Battalion including Thomas Marshall and his son, John Marshall, who later served as the longest serving Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in history. After leaving Elk Run we will visit the homesite of Major Thomas Marshall and birthplace of Chief Justice John Marshall. We will then drive to Warrenton to visit the Martin Pickett’s “Paradise” home in telling about the important Pickett Family. After having lunch at O’Brien’s Irish Pub in Warrenton (Lunch is on your own) we will have a drive by visit to the Blackwell Family Cemetery. The Blackwell Family was the most important family in Fauquier County at the time and which many family relationships involve Culpeper Minutemen leaders. We will then head to see the rarely visited Major Thomas Marshall’s home called “The Hollow” near Markham where the Marshall family, including son John Marshall, lived from 1765-1773. We will then visit the Marshall home of “Oak Hill” where both Thomas and John Marshall were living when they went to join the Culpeper Minute Battalion in September 1775. The tour will continue by heading back towards Culpeper visiting along the route Capt. John Chilton’s Rock Spring homesite and Capt. James Scott’s Clearmont homesite before returning to the Museum of Culpeper History.
The Minutemen leaders from Fauquier County comprised unprecedented leadership, including future U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall and his father, Thomas Marshall. Other Fauquier County Minutemen were closely related to some of Virginia’s most influential political leaders of the day, including John Randolph, Peyton Randolph (selected to preside over both the First and Second Continental Congress), Edmund Randolph (first U.S. Attorney General), and future U.S. President Thomas Jefferson. Fauquier minutemen were ancestors to later American heroes, Lieutenant Presley O’Bannon (Marine Corps in Tripoli), CSA General George Pickett (Gettysburg), and General George Marshall (World War II).
Don’t miss the chance to visit the homes and homesites and to learn about Fauquier County’s heroes of 250 years ago by signing up for this one-time “The Road to Freedom Started Here: Fauquier County Minutemen Leaders Tour” on Wednesday, October 22, 2025. The tour will start at 9:00 a.m. from the Museum of Culpeper History, located at 113 S. Commerce St, Culpeper, and return by 4:30 p.m. The cost for the all-day tour is $50 with lunch at the O’Brien’s Irish Pub in Warrenton (Pay on your own), as we will be visiting both public and private historic sites associated with Fauquier County Minutemen Leaders. Don’t miss this only opportunity to learn about Fauquier County’s leaders who helped to create America.

Chocolate & Wine Pairing at DuCard Vineyards
2025-10-19 12:00 - 15:00 | DuCard Vineyards, 40 Gibson Hollow Lane, Etlan, V, 22719, United States
We are excited to welcome back Master Chocolatier Ann Czaja, DipWSET, to DuCard for a unique Chocolate and Wine Program. This class has become a beloved tradition at DCV. Ann and DuCard owner, Scott Elliff, select each pairing and share the reasons why they work.
While tasting and sipping, Ann will talk about the history of chocolate, her role at Lindt, and offer samples of the “building blocks” of chocolate for everyone to try. Scott will share the story of the vineyard and how wine is made.
Think you have it down? Good because there will be an opportunity for you to come up with you own perfect pairing.
Limited seating, advance reservations required. $75 per person. Sorry, no discount for Wine Club members at this event.
