Ongoing

Mondays

Babygarten, 10:30 a.m. Lancaster Community Library, 16 Town Centre Drive, Kilmarnock. Most Mondays, contact the library to confirm.

One-On-One With Connie Canby, The Arts Center Of Montross, 14961 Kings Highway, Montross. Art instruction and critique. 703-887-2878.

Mahjong, 1-4 p.m. Woman’s Club of White Stone, 560 Chesapeake Drive, White Stone. Text 436-7144 to reserve a table.

Computer Classes, 3-5 p.m. Northumberland Public Library, 7204 Northumberland Highway, Heathsville. Except Oct. 14.

LCL In Stitches, 5 p.m. Lancaster Community Library, 16 Town Centre Drive, Kilmarnock. Knitting, crocheting. Except holidays.

Bingo, 6-9 p.m. Ice House Brewery & Kitchen, 119 Monroe Bay Avenue, Colonial Beach.

Bingo, 7 p.m. Middlesex County Volunteer Rescue Squad building, 17684 General Puller Highway, Deltaville. 815-9507.

Information Intoxication Trivia, 7-9 p.m. Gloucester Brewing Company, 6778 Main Street, Gloucester.

Trivia Night, 7-9 p.m. Muse Pizzeria & Arcade, 101 Taylor Street, Colonial Beach.

Tuesdays

Grace Church Yard Sale, 10 a.m.-noon. Seventh Day Adventist Church Warehouse, 401 South Main Street, Kilmarnock.

Storytime, 10 a.m. Northumberland Public Library, 7204 Northumberland Highway, Heathsville.

Mahjong Players Club, 1-4 p.m. Cooper Branch Library, 20 Washington Avenue, Colonial Beach.

Yappy Hour, 4-7 p.m. Colonial Buzz Espresso & Wine Bar, 234 Colonial Avenue, Colonial Beach. Bring your dogs.

Wednesdays

Storytime, 10 a.m. Lancaster Community Library 16 Town Centre Drive, Kilmarnock. Most Wednesdays, contact the library to confirm.

Upon This Land: Colonial to Colonial Revival, 11 a.m.-noon, 2-3 p.m. George Washington Birthplace National Monument, 1732 Popes Creek Road, Colonial Beach. Except Christmas Day. Guided tour. 224-1732, ext. 227.

After School Club, 3-5 p.m. Northumberland Public Library, 7204 Northumberland Highway, Heathsville. Ages 6-11.

Wine Down Wednesdays, 5-7 p.m. Circa 1892, 106 Hawthorn Street, Colonial Beach.

Trivia Night, 6 p.m. The Black Duck, Yankee Point Marina, 1303 Oak Hill Road, Lancaster. 384-7992.

Thursdays

Farmers Market, 8-11 a.m. Colonial Beach Fire Station, 312 Colonial Avenue, Colonial Beach.

Grace Church Yard Sale, 10 a.m.-noon. Seventh Day Adventist Church Warehouse, 401 South Main Street, Kilmarnock.

Upon This Land: Colonial To Colonial Revival, 11 a.m.-noon, 2-3 p.m. George Washington Birthplace National Monument, 1732 Popes Creek Road, Colonial Beach. Except Thanksgiving Day. Guided tour. 224-1732, ext. 227.

Hula Hoop Class, 6-7 p.m. On the beach, Colonial Beach. Instructor: Dani Moon. $10. Hoops provided.

Line Dancing, 6-8 p.m. Oak Grove VFD, 121 James Monroe Highway, Colonial Beach. Registration, 6 p.m. for first time attendees. Class, 6:30-8 p.m. $6.

Trivia Thursdays, 7-10 p.m. Ice House Brewery & Kitchen, 119 Monroe Bay Avenue, Colonial Beach.

Trivia With Cole, 7 p.m. Callao Brewing Company, 129 Northumberland Highway, Callao. Most Thursdays. 529-1042.

Thinkers & Drinkers, 7 p.m. The Office Bar & Grille, 4115 George Washington Memorial Highway, Hayes. 993-7266.

Trivia Night, 6:30 p.m. Nacho Average Brewpub, 44 West Church Street, Kilmarnock. 577-4011.

Bikers Night, 7-9 p.m. High Tides On The Potomac & The Black Pearl Tiki Bar, 205 Taylor Street, Colonial Beach.

Fridays

Yoga On The Beach, 9-10 a.m. High Tides On The Potomac & The Black Pearl Tiki Bar, 205 Taylor Street, Colonial Beach. $10.

Threads Of Our History: Quilts Of Mathews, Virginia, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Mathews Museum, 200 Main Street, Mathews.

Upon This Land: Colonial To Colonial Revival, 11 a.m.-noon, 2-3 p.m. George Washington Birthplace National Monument, 1732 Popes Creek Road, Colonial Beach. Guided tour. 224-1732, ext. 227.

Mahjong, 1 p.m. Lancaster Community Library, 16 Town Centre Drive, Kilmarnock.

Ballroom Dancing Fitness, 4-6 p.m. Colonial Beach Community Center, 717 Marshall Avenue, Colonial Beach.

Beer & Bingo, 7 p.m. Callao Brewing Company, 129 Northumberland Highway, Callao. Most Fridays. 529-1042.

Saturdays

Amish Market, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. 2248 Hampton Hall Road, Callao. Fresh produce, plants, baked goods.

Threads Of Our History: Quilts Of Mathews, Virginia, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Mathews Museum, 200 Main Street, Mathews.

Corn Maze, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Northern Neck Farm Museum/Luther Welch Agricultural Center, 12705 Northumberland Highway, Heathsville. $5 per person, $20 maximum per family; ages 3 and younger free. Closed-toe shoes required. Through October. 450-2373.

Upon This Land: Colonial to Colonial Revival, 11 a.m.-noon, 2-3 p.m. George Washington Birthplace National Monument, 1732 Popes Creek Road, Colonial Beach. Guided tour. 224-1732, ext. 227.

Sundays

Threads Of Our History: Quilts Of Mathews, Virginia, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Mathews Museum, 200 Main Street, Mathews.

Upon This Land: Colonial To Colonial Revival, 11 a.m.-noon, 2-3 p.m. George Washington Birthplace National Monument, 1732 Popes Creek Road, Colonial Beach. Guided tour. 224-1732, ext. 227.

Sangria Sunday, noon-5 p.m. Good Luck Cellars, 1025 Goodluck Road, Kilmarnock. 435-1416.

Grace Church Yard Sale, 1-3 p.m. Seventh Day Adventist Church Warehouse, 401 South Main Street, Kilmarnock.

Corn Maze, 1-4 p.m. Northern Neck Farm Museum/Luther Welch Agricultural Center, 12705 Northumberland Highway, Heathsville. $5 per person, $20 maximum per family; ages 3 and younger free. Closed-toe shoes required. Through October. 450-2373.

NOVEMBER

Thanksgiving – Thursday, Nov. 28

Irvington Turkey Trot, 8 a.m.-noon, Irvington Town Commons, 98 King Carter Drive, Irvington. 2 mile run/walk, 5 mile run, fees, $30 per race, or $35 both races. 100 yard tot trot (free). Races and registration: irvingtonvia.com/events/turkey-trot-nov-28-2024. No race day registration. Packet pick up, 8-8:45 a.m., 2-mile run, 9 a.m.; 5-mile run, 10 a.m.; tot trot, 11 a.m.

Friday, Nov. 29

Made in Mathews, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. meet the artists and tour their studios. For information and maps, visit madeinmathews.com.

Holiday Trains, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Reedville Fishermen’s Museum, 504 Main Street, Reedville

Nov. 29-Dec. 28

Holiday Shop, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. RAL Art Center, 19 North Main Street, Kilmarnock. 436-9309.

Saturday, Nov. 30

Made in Mathews, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. meet the artists and tour their studios. For information and maps, visit madeinmathews.com.

Holiday Trains, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Reedville Fishermen’s Museum, 504 Main Street, Reedville.

DECEMBER

Sunday, Dec. 1

Made in Mathews, noon-5 p.m. meet the artists and tour their studios. For information and maps, visit madeinmathews.com.

Monday, Dec. 2

Chicken Dinner, 5-6:30 p.m. American Legion Post #117, 39 School Street, Reedville. Fried chicken, mashed potatoes, choice of vegetables, salad, roll, dessert, drink. $12 adults, $6 ages 12 and younger, at the door.

Dec.3-Dec. 28

Exhibit, Photography/Digital Art, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. RAL Art Center, 19 North Main Street, Kilmarnock. 436-9309.

Thursday, Dec. 5

LCL Creative Writing Group, 6-7 p.m. Lancaster Community Library, 16 Town Centre Drive, Kilmarnock. 435-1729.

Friday, Dec. 6

Bingo, 3:30 p.m. Lancaster Community Library, 16 Town Centre Drive, Kilmarnock.

Bibliomania, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Northumberland Public Library, 7204 Northumberland Highway, Heathsville. Ages 9-12. Book discussions, group read, coffee, tea, snacks.

Dinner With Mrs. Claus, 5-7 p.m. Northumberland Public Library, 7204 Northumberland Highway, Heathsville.

Art Reception, 5 p.m. RAL Art Center, 19 North Main Street, Kilmarnock. Meet the exhibiting artists for Holiday Shop; and Photography/Digital Art. ralartcenter.com, or 436-9309.

Saturday, Dec. 7

Middlesex Family YMCA Jingle Bell 5K, 9 a.m. Piankatank River Golf Club, 6198 Stormont Road, Hartfield. 316-9191.

Santa Breakfast, 9 a.m. Reedville Fishermen’s Museum, 504 Main Street,/Bethany UMC, 454 Main Street, Reedville. Santa arrives aboard the Elva C at the Reedville Fishermen’s Museum and joins children next door at Bethany UMC. Celebration continues all day in Reedville.

Middlesex County Woman’s Club Yuletide Sweets and Christmas Shoppe, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Middlesex County Woman’s Club, 202 Virginia Street, Urbanna. 203-903-6004.

Made in Mathews, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. meet the artists and tour their studios. For information and maps, visit madeinmathews.com.

Christmas In Kinsale, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Village of Kinsale. Sponsored by The Kinsale Foundation. Vendors, music, food, silent auction, cookie sale, parade, mule-drawn wagon rides, trumpet player, tree lighting, Santa.

Golden Village Christmas, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Rice’s Hotel/Hughlett’s Tavern, 73 Monument Place, Heathsville. Shopping, caroling, hot mulled cider, bake sale, visits with Santa (11 a.m.-1 p.m.), decorative door swags, holiday greenery, gift vendors, artisan guilds, Heritage Arts Gift Shoppe,  antique car and Corvette show, concessions. For $2 per gift, elementary school-aged children may buy gifts for their family. Tavern elves will assist them. Children’s shopping is by appointment only, visit or contact the Tavern, 580-3377, or www.RHHTFoundationinc.org.

Holiday Trains, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Reedville Fishermen’s Museum, 504 Main Street, Reedville.

Santa’s Winterwonderland & Parade, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Colonial Beach.

Urbanna Christmas Pet Parade and Pet Costume Contest, noon lineup, 1 p.m. start, Taber Park, 425 Bonner Street, Urbanna. 508-612-9553

Oysters & Oldies Christmas Oyster Roast, 12:30-3:30 p.m. Roanoke Farm, 6108 Northumberland Highway,  Heathsville. Sponsor: St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church. $45. Oysters roasted or raw, chili, hot dogs, brownies, cookies, soft drinks. Wine and beer available for purchase. Purchase tickets at ststephensheathsville.org/oyster-roast or St Stephen’s Thrift Shop, Heathsville.

Gloucester Christmas and Holiday Parade, 3 p.m. Main Street, Gloucester. 693-4042.

Festival of Trees, 4:30 p.m. Lansdowne, 271 Virginia Street, Virginia Street area in downtown Urbanna. 837-1108.

Urbanna Hometown Christmas parade, 7 p.m. starts at Urbanna Town Hall, then winds through downtown Urbanna. Post-parade party with Santa. 758-4717 or 832-4851.

Yorktown Lighted Boat Parade, 7 p.m. Historic Yorktown Waterfront. 757-890-5900.

Sunday, Dec. 8

Empty Bowls, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Bay School Community Arts Center, 279 Main St., Mathews. 725-1278.

Christmas in Callao, 1 p.m. Callao Volunteer Fire Department, 314 Northumberland Highway, Callao. Sponsor: Callao Hometown Community Association. Bazaar, children’s crafts, Santa, parade, live nativity presentation; crab pot tree lighting; carol singing; refreshments.

Thursday, Dec. 12

Walk On The Wild Side, 9-11 a.m. Belle Isle State Park, 1632 Belle Isle Road, Lancaster. Theme: Nature in Winter. $5 parking fee. Registration is requested, call 462-5030.

Getting to Know Our Chefs, The Black Duck, Yankee Point Marina, 1303 Oak Hill Road, Lancaster. Six-course meal. chefs tell their story through their food language. 384-7992.

Friday, Dec. 13

Alphabet Soup, 11-11:30 a.m. Cooper Branch Library, 20 Washington Avenue, Colonial Beach. Ages 2-5 and their caregivers.

Second Friday Art Walk, 6-9 p.m. Colonial Beach.

45th Annual Kilmarnock Lighted Christmas Parade, 7 p.m. Main Street & Irvington Road, Kilmarnock.

Saturday, Dec. 14

Country Breakfast, 7-10 a.m. Lancaster Union Lodge #88, 48 North Main Street, Kilmarnock. $12, ages 6 and younger, eat free. All you can eat menu: scrambled eggs (fried eggs on request), pancakes (blueberry and plain), biscuits, sausage gravy, sausage links, bacon, cheesy grits, home fried potatoes, fried apples, warm syrup, fruit cocktail, coffee, tea, juice, milk. Orders to go also.

Holiday Trains, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Reedville Fishermen’s Museum, 504 Main Street, Reedville.

Mathews Christmas Parade, 1 p.m. Line up on Church Street and proceed down Main Street to Chesapeake Bank’s new location on Buckley Hall Road. Theme is “Blue Crab Christmas.” 725-4229.

Christmas Town In Warsaw, 1-9 p.m. Warsaw Town Park and Main Street. Over 100 vendors, rides and attractions, annual Warsaw-Richmond County Christmas parade, horse and carriage rides, visits with Santa Claus, aerial acrobatics, extended holiday shopping hours.

Visit with Santa. 2-4 p.m. Sibley’s General Store front porch, 239 Main Street, Mathews. 725-4229.

Christmastide, 4-7 p.m. Stratford Hall Historic Preserve, 483 Great House Road, Stratford. Colonial Christmas celebration, music by Ampersand, African Diaspora Ensemble, cooking demonstration, tractor wagon rides. $25, ages 14 and older; $12, ages 6-13; free ages 5 and younger, Friends of Stratford members. Purchase tickets at stratfordhall.org until 4 p.m. on Dec. 14, or the door.

Sunday, Dec. 15

Shopping Open House, noon-3 p.m. Heritage Arts Center, Rice’s Hotel/Hughlett’s Tavern, 73 Monument Place, Heathsville. 580-3377, www.RHHTFoundationinc.org.

Thursday, Dec. 19

Cooper Book Group, 3-4 p.m. Cooper Branch Library, 20 Washington Avenue, Colonial Beach.

Friday, Dec. 20

Cookies With Santa, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Peddlers Market, 501 Euclid Avenue, Colonial Beach.

Saturday, Dec. 21

Holiday Trains, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Reedville Fishermen’s Museum, 504 Main Street, Reedville.

Kinsale Market Wine Tasting, noon-4 p.m. Kinsale Market, 11 Steamboat Landing, Kinsale. $8.

Thursday, Dec. 26

Holiday Trains, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Reedville Fishermen’s Museum, 504 Main Street, Reedville.

Saturday, Dec. 28

Holiday Trains, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Reedville Fishermen’s Museum, 504 Main Street, Reedville.