CharlottesvilleFamily

CharlottesvilleFamily Magazine of inspiration for parents! Enjoy our calendar, daytrips, crafts, useful guides, funny essay Town & Country Living at Its Best!

CharlottesvilleFamily is an award-winning monthly magazine dedicated to serving families in the Charlottesville-Albemarle area with engaging feature stories on parenting, education, health and recreation as well as useful resources designed to help “Make Parenting Easier & Growing Up Fun.”

CharlottesvilleFamily is published by professional local mothers who have cared about family life in our com

munity for over 20 years. We are committed to value for our clients and to our relationship with our readers as a trusted, quality resource to parents like ourselves. We reach 32,000 readers in print each month, distribute at 300+ locations, direct mail several hundred copies and direct email more than 5,500 digital editions. Copies can be picked up at the libraries, grocery stories, boutiques and family fun spots.

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11/12/2025

Award-winning content and the latest around town straight to your inbox.
Sign up for family fun at charlottesvillefamily.com/newsletter/

11/12/2025

🚨 GIVEAWAY ALERT!

Win a family 4-pack of tickets to Jurassic Quest in Richmond!

To enter:
-follow
- tag two friends with kids who love dinosaurs in the comments
-sign up for the free newsletter at the link in bio (be sure to click on this post to get to the giveaway entry and not the normal sign up!)

And if you don’t win the giveaway, no worries! Get 20% off with our code Bumble20 . Let’s go on a Jurassic Quest!

New to Charlottesville? Or looking to rediscover all our beautiful town has to offer? This guide will help families expl...
11/11/2025

New to Charlottesville? Or looking to rediscover all our beautiful town has to offer? This guide will help families explore the best neighborhoods, schools, outdoor activities, and community events to ensure a smooth transition to your new home. Charlottesville is a wonderful place to raise kids and you are in the right place to find everything you need!
👉Find the Ultimate Relocation Guide at the link in below.
https://charlottesvillefamily.com/moving-to-charlottesville-virginia/

The 2025 Toy Lift is kicking off events! Toy Lift Charities believe that every child is entitled to a happy and enriched...
11/10/2025

The 2025 Toy Lift is kicking off events! Toy Lift Charities believe that every child is entitled to a happy and enriched childhood. In the holiday season, they provide toys and books to area children ages newborn through 8th grade. You can get involved by attending fundraising events, donating money, toys, books and other needed items, and volunteering during the toy drive on December 5, 12, 13 and 14th.

About volunteering:
*Anyone 12 and up can volunteer - it's a great activity to do together as a family!*
- Greeters – Greet cars and collect toys from the drive-up lanes
- Sorters – Receive trucks from the various collection sites and distribute the toys among
- Wish List Area Worker – Assist the Wish List Coordinator in filling holes in the Wish with donated toys
- Packing: Help with packing up toys to be shipped to the schools
- Shipping: Getting all the boxes from packing onto the trucks as they are shipped out to the various schools
learn more at the link in below!
https://toylift.org/volunteer/

We look forward to seeing everyone at the upcoming events!


11/07/2025

Fall is in full swing at the garden, and what better way to enjoy a beautiful autumn day than with a nature walk?

11/05/2025

We had so much at the first ever Crozet Book Fest Jr! Thank you to everyone who came out to enjoy a beautiful day of imagination and creativity and to everyone who made the day possible, see you next year!

As the school year started in Charlottesville and Albemarle County, something was missing from the halls and classrooms....
11/04/2025

As the school year started in Charlottesville and Albemarle County, something was missing from the halls and classrooms. This year, schools across the state are implementing cell phone-free education in Virginia. Learn about Executive Order 33 and what students, parents and teachers have to say about the new rules.

https://charlottesvillefamily.com/cell-phone-free-education-in-virginia/


Believe it or not the holiday season is upon us and while we start daydreaming about thanksgiving feats and presents und...
11/03/2025

Believe it or not the holiday season is upon us and while we start daydreaming about thanksgiving feats and presents under the tree, it's also the time to give back to our community and help make the holidays a little brighter for those less fortunate than us. We made a list of all the great places in Charlottesville that you can volunteer with the whole family or donate goods or money if that's more your speed. link in below💚

https://charlottesvillefamily.com/family-friendly-volunteer-ideas/


This November along with Foothills Children's Advocacy Center, Piedmont Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) will be...
11/02/2025

This November along with Foothills Children's Advocacy Center, Piedmont Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) will be hosting Mustaches 4 Kids Cville - a month-long facial hair frenzy. Growers will spend the month of November growing their glorious 'stache AND raising money for area children in need of support. M4K will culminate with a 'Stache Bash to honor the efforts of our growers!

KICK-OFF!
Monday, November 3rd, 6pm at
Random Row Brewing Company

MIDWAY CHECK POINT!
Monday, November 17th, 6pm at
Hogwaller Brewing

​​'STACH BASH!
Wednesday, December 3rd, 6pm at
Eastwood Farm and Winery

learn more at the link below!
https://myevent.com/m4kcville


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