Your Guide to Winter Fun in Culpeper

Winter brings a different pace to Culpeper and a great opportunity to explore. Take the scenic route, visit somewhere new and discover a few of the experiences that make Culpeper, Virginia so special.

Get Outside

Bundle up and explore Rockwater Park, Yowell Meadow Park or the Cedar Mountain and Brandy Station units of Culpeper Battlefields State Park. Cooler temperatures and open winter views offer a whole new way to experience familiar landscapes.

Spend a Day Downtown

Grab a coffee, browse the shops along Davis and Main Streets, enjoy lunch and visit the Museum of Culpeper History. Admission to the Museum is free for Culpeper residents, so there is no better time to finally stop in!

Experience Culpeper’s Farms

Shop the Culpeper Downtown Winter Farmers Market in December or visit local farms open year round. See the bison and visit the farm store at Virginia Bison Company at Cibola Farms, shop local products at Bees & Trees Farm, or book a truffle hunt and truffle dinner experience at Virginia Truffles.

Catch Some Live Music

Meet up with friends and enjoy a winter night out. Check the calendars at Ferlazzo 1938, Death Ridge Brewery and Far Gohn Brewery for live music and entertainment throughout the season.

Sip Something Local

Spend a winter afternoon exploring Culpeper’s wineries, breweries and cider offerings. Pick somewhere you have never visited and experience the local craft beverage scene that draws visitors to our area.

Discover Culpeper’s History

Follow the Civil War Trails signs around Culpeper, explore the Cedar Mountain and Brandy Station units of Culpeper Battlefields State Park, or seek out the historic sites and interpretive markers you may walk and drive past every day.

Take the Scenic Route

Turn an ordinary winter afternoon into a mini road trip. Explore Culpeper’s backroads for rolling farmland, historic properties, mountain views and quiet countryside.

Taste Something New

Choose a Culpeper restaurant you have never tried or plan your own progressive dinner with appetizers, dinner and dessert at different local spots.

Catch a Free Movie

Check the schedule at the Library of Congress Packard Campus and experience a free film screening in its theater. It is one of Culpeper’s most unique experiences and something many residents have yet to try.

How Many Can You Check Off This Winter?

Whether it is somewhere you have been meaning to visit or a Culpeper experience you did not know existed, make this the season to explore close to home.