FREDERICKSBURG Heritage Day Festivities, downtown, all day. 7:45 a.m.: 5-mile run. Registration begins at 6:15 a.m. at the Fredericksburg Visitor Center on Caroline Street.
9:30 a.m.: Heritage Day Parade. To participate, call 540/891-2454.
10 a.m.: Festival of the Streets and Ferry Farm Celebration
11:30 a.m.: Rappahannock River Raft Race. Check-in and registration will begin at Falmouth Waterfront Park at 8:30 a.m. The cost on the day of the event is $65 for commercial enterprises, $50 for clubs and organizations, and $35 for individuals. 540/371-6005, fredericksburgjaycees.com.
6 p.m.: Music and games at Old Mill Park
8 p.m.: UMW Community Orchestra at Pratt Park
9:15 p.m.: Fireworks over the Rappahannock River
The Fredericksburg city parking lot and the city garage will be open, street parking available. A free trolley will run continuously between downtown and George Washington's Ferry Farm between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Parking at James Monroe High School, with a free, continuous shuttle to Old Mill Park beginning at 5:45 p.m. For more info, call 804/224-7723. STAFFORD Independence Day Celebration, Quantico Marine Corps Base, Lunga Park. Rides, food, live music, fireworks. 2-9 p.m. Free. 703/784-5270. July Fourth Celebration, George Washington's Ferry Farm, 268 Kings Highway. Games, 18th-century activities, crafts, music, door prizes, food. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 540/370-0732, ferryfarm.org. Jammin' PIcnic, Pratt Park, 120 River Road, Falmouth, Pop rock and beach tunes concert. Free satellite parking and FRED shuttle bus from U.S. 17 commuter lot. Bring picnic and lawn chair. No alcohol or glass containers. 540/373-7909. CAROLINE Annual Fourth of July Celebration, Caroline High School, 19155 Rogers Clark Blvd., Milford. Music, clown, moon bounce, fireworks. 5 p.m. Free. 804/633-4074. Colonial Fourth of July Celebration, historic Port Royal, Water Street. Dancing, kids' games, living-history encampment, music, surrey rides. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. 804/742-5036, historicportroyal.com. CULPEPER Fourth of July Celebration, downtown Culpeper. Freedom 5-k race 8 a.m., car/bike show 10 a.m.-3 p.m., parade 4 p.m., dinner 4:30 p.m., fireworks 9:15 p.m. 540/829-8278, culpeper 4thofjuly.com. FAUQUIER Celebrate the Fourth of July, The Inn at Kelly's Ford, Edwards Shop Road, Remington. Music, pony rides, food, fireworks. Gates open 5:30 p.m. $5, under 6 admitted free. 540/399-1779, innatkellysford .com. Fourth of July Children's and Pets Parade, Main Street, Old Town Warrenton. 10 a.m. Patriotic music at courthouse after parade. 540/349-8606. HANOVER Fireworks, Kings Dominion, Doswell. Fireworks, patriotic songs. 10 p.m. 804/876-5000, kingsdominion.com. KING GEORGE Family July Fourth Celebration, Dahlgren Navy Base. Food, music, fireworks, car show. 5-10 p.m. Free. 540/653-8153. WESTMORELAND July Fourth Celebration, Town Boardwalk, Colonial Beach. 804/224-7181. Children's Day, George Washington Birthplace, 1732 Popes Creek Road. 18th-century activities such as open-hearth cooking, spinning and blacksmithing, games and other activities, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. 804/224-1732.