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32Events this week
2Free things to do
87New spots
101New stories

● Checked Friday, September 4, before the 6 AM send.

This week in Fredericksburg

Five picks from this week's calendar. See all 32 events, day by day →

Fredericksburg Farmers Market

Saturday 7am · Hurkamp Park · Free

$5 Pancake Breakfast

Saturday 8am · Fredericksburg Masonic Lodge No. 4

Cars & Coffee

Saturday 9am · Laid Not Sprayed Vinyl Workz

C4P Adoption Event

Saturday 11am · PetSmart

FXBG Trail Series-10 Miler

Sunday 6am · Sunshine Ballpark

New in Fredericksburg

Places that opened, reopened, or earned a mention this month — the ones we'd go back to.

ETC by Southern Accents

Antiques, Thrift, & Vintage

Your next great find: ETC by Southern Accents is the kind of thrift spot locals brag about after they score the good stuff...

satcfred.com ↗

Riverside Center for the Performing Arts

Arts & Culture

Dinner and a show, upgraded: Riverside Center for the Performing Arts keeps the calendar packed with professionally produced musicals and plays, then pairs it with a legit multi-course meal.

riversidedt.com ↗

Sushi Kola

Restaurants

All-you-can-eat alert: Sushi Kola does all you can eat sushi and hibachi the way locals like it, made to order and surprisingly varied.

sushikola.com ↗

Fredericksburg’s best businesses

Every spot worth knowing, in one place.

The restaurants, shops, and services the newsletter recommends, all in one place — every listing checked, and paid pins marked every time.

Browse Fredericksburg’s best →

Most read in Fredericksburg

The five stories Fredericksburg readers clicked most this month, from the daily editions.

  1. Last Confederate monument removed from Virginia Capitol Square Saturday: 'History is history'

    The last Confederate monument on Virginia's Capitol Square was removed, completing a process that began six years ago during the Black Lives Matter protests.

    Full story at wtvr.com ↗

  2. Shoplifting Call Leads To 2 Arrests And Multiple Charges Near Fredericksburg

    Stafford County sheriff's deputies responded to a shoplifting call at a Target near 25 South Gateway Drive after receiving information that a suspected shoplifter had run from the store.

    Full story at patch.com ↗

  3. When to see ruby-throated hummingbirds in Virginia as they migrate south

    Ruby-throated hummingbirds, known for their iridescent wings and bright red neck feathers, migrate from Canada and the United States to Central America each fall for winter.

    Full story at wric.com ↗

  4. Vets say new, state-of-the-art VA facility is short on doctors

    The Fredericksburg VA Health Center, a state-of-the-art facility in Virginia, is short on doctors, according to veterans who describe it as a ghost town.

    Full story at nbcwashington.com ↗

  5. Virginia Department of Health officials warn that COVID-19 activity is starting to increase in Virginia

    Virginia Department of Health officials have warned that COVID-19 activity is increasing, with more people seeking care at emergency departments and urgent care centers for diagnosed COVID19.

    Full story at smithmountaineagle.com ↗

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