Fredericksburg Parent and Family Magazine

11/07/2025

🎃🧡 A big thank-you to Doorstep Urgent Care and Lets Smile Dental! 🧡🎃
We’re so grateful to have had Doorstep Urgent Care and Let's Smile Dental were able to join us for this year’s Downtown Costume Stroll! 👻✨
Your participation, smiles, and community spirit helped make the event extra special for all the families who came out to celebrate. From the creative costumes to the sweet treats — you truly added to the fun! 🍬💫
Thank you for being part of this Fredericksburg tradition — we love having you and can’t wait to see you again next year! 🎉

11/06/2025

A huge thank-you to Robert B. Payne Heating & Air! 👑🎃
We loved having Robert B. Payne march with us in this year’s Downtown Costume Stroll and serve as our King/Queen of Halloween Sponsor! 🧡
Your support helps make this community event such a fun and festive tradition for families across Fredericksburg. From your amazing team spirit to your creative costumes — you truly brought the Halloween magic! 👻✨
We’re so grateful for your partnership and can’t wait to celebrate with you again next year! 🎉
Robert B. Payne Inc.

11/05/2025

🥁🎶 A Huge Thank-You to the Eagle Pipe Band! 🎶🥁
We were thrilled to have the Eagle Pipe Band march with us once again in this year’s Downtown Costume Stroll — their second year in a row! 👏
Your incredible energy and music set the perfect tone for the day and made the parade extra special. The sound of the pipes and drums echoing through downtown was absolutely amazing! 🎵🎃
Thank you for being such a wonderful part of this community tradition — we can’t wait to see (and hear!) you again next year!!

11/05/2025

We’re still smiling from this year’s Downtown Costume Stroll — the creativity, the colors, and all the spooky (and adorable!) details were just amazing! 🧙‍♀️🧛‍♂️✨
Here are a handful more photos from this year’s stroll — do you see yourself or a friend? Tag them below! 📸👇
We can’t wait to see what everyone comes up with next year — the bar has officially been set high! 🎉🧡

11/05/2025

🎃👻 Costumes from this year’s Costume Stroll are top-tier amazing— and there are many more to come, so stay tuned!
✨ We love seeing all the creativity from our community — tag your friends and family if you spot them in the photos! 💜🧙‍♀️🕸️

11/04/2025

We know things are tough. We hear you. We see you. If you know of other businesses/non-profits offering food/assistance to families please email [email protected]. FXBG 💪 means showing up for our neighbors' families.

We're republishing an expanded list of resources for the community.

11/04/2025

🎃👻 What an amazing day in Downtown Fredericksburg! The Costume Stroll was filled with smiles, creativity, and community spirit — from spooky strollers to dazzling family costumes! 🧙‍♀️✨
Thank you to everyone who joined us, volunteered, and cheered along the way. You made this event unforgettable! 🧡
We can’t wait to see all your costumes again next year — bigger, brighter, and even more fun! 🎉

Thank you to our King of Halloween sponsor Robert B. Payne Inc. who made this all possible.

And to our sponsors:
DoorStep Urgent Care
Let's Smile Dental

Nest Realty Fredericksburg

Alpine Chef Restaurant
Irish Eyes of VA
Fredericksburg City Public Schools

The Downtown Costume Stroll and annual ScarecrowFest are held in conjunction with Fredericksburg Parent and Family magazine, the Rappahannock-Fredericksburg Rotary Club, City of FXBG, Fredericksburg Police Department, Fredericksburg Parks & Rec, Fredericksburg Main Street, and Fredericksburg Economic Development & Tourism.

photographer- Nitasha Jackson

11/04/2025

🎃👻 Here are some more amazing costumes from this year’s Costume Stroll — and there are many more to come, so stay tuned!
✨ We love seeing all the creativity from our community — tag your friends and family if you spot them in the photos! 💜🧙‍♀️🕸️

11/04/2025

Our Summer Camp Guide is coming in Janaury! If you need summer camps for your kids, the January print issue IS YOUR SOLUTION!

11/03/2025

🙌🙌🙌 Put your hands up for our final Costume Stroll contest winner - Best Group Costume!

11/03/2025

👏👏👏And, a round of applause for our Best Use of a Stroller/Wagon winner. Thank you for strolling with us at the Costume Stroll.

11/03/2025

🥁🥁🥁Drum Roll, please....and the winner of the Best Individual Costume, is.....

Congratulations to our very first 2025 Costume Stroll winner!