Good morning, FXBG.
Monday opens sunny with a high near 65, according to the National Weather Service — clear nights into the mid-30s, then more sun through Veterans Day before rain chances show up Thursday for Kalahari's opening week.
In today's Rundown:
Wednesday's Veterans Day playbook: procession, roadblocks, who's off school
Tuesday's City Council: Area 8 zoning, retail cannabis start, FRED funding
Kalahari opens Thursday — Amtrak tip and what to expect
Today’s photo: Mary Ball Washington monument on Washington Avenue (procession route), by Km96, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
🇺🇸 Wednesday is Veterans Day — here's your local map
The city's big gathering is two days out. Fredericksburg's Veterans Day Procession steps off Wed., Nov. 11 at 10:30 a.m. from Memorial Park along Washington Avenue (Mary Ball to George), then the free commemoration starts at 11 a.m. at the Fredericksburg Area War Memorial on George Street. Rain or shine. Veterans and veteran groups can still register to walk; family and friends are asked to line the avenue and fall in at the end. Veterans who can't manage the ~0.6-mile walk can use a veterans-only trolley bus, first come, first served. Details and the registration form: fredericksburgva.gov.
Traffic note worth knowing before you leave: Washington Avenue stays open until step-off, then a police-escorted rolling roadblock moves with the procession. Expect street closures around the War Memorial for the ceremony. Carpool if you can — the city points procession participants toward the Dog Park and Winchester Street Parking Garage.
School and office check: Fredericksburg City Public Schools and Stafford County Public Schools are closed Wednesday. Spotsylvania County Public Schools are expected to hold a regular school day (Veterans Day is not a division holiday on the board-approved calendar). City of Fredericksburg offices are closed; Spotsylvania County offices are closed except the Livingston landfill/convenience centers and the Visitor Center & Museum (per county holiday guidance already flagged over the weekend).
Wed., Nov. 11 · Procession 10:30 a.m., ceremony 11 a.m. · Free · Rolling roadblock on Washington Ave
🏛️ Tuesday night at City Hall
City Council meets Tue., Nov. 10 at 7:30 p.m. with a loaded public-hearing and city-manager agenda. Headliners from the posted packet: a Comprehensive Plan / zoning package for Planning Area 8 (Dixon Street / Mayfield) that would rezone about 33 acres toward a Creative Maker District; a first-read water and sewer revenue bond of up to $60 million; and City Manager items initiating Unified Development Ordinance amendments to permit retail cannabis under state law and to update rules for affordable housing on religious/nonprofit sites. There's also an appropriation for Fredericksburg Regional Transit FY27 funds. Agenda: City Council Nov. 10 agenda.
Written comments for public hearings need to reach the Clerk by 1:30 p.m. Tuesday if you're weighing in remotely. Show up if Area 8, cannabis storefront rules, or FRED funding is on your radar.
Tue., Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m. · City Council · Public hearings + cannabis UDO initiation
🌊 Kalahari opens Thursday
Three days. Kalahari Resorts & Conventions – Spotsylvania opens to the public Thu., Nov. 12 — America's largest indoor waterpark branding, plus rooms, dining, and convention space off I-95. Overnight guests get waterpark admission with the stay; check-in starts at 4 p.m., and waterpark fun begins at 10 a.m. on check-in day, per Kalahari's FAQ. Opening Celebration packages (with a nightly dining credit) are listed for travel starting Nov. 15.
Skip the interstate if you can: Kalahari and Amtrak Virginia are offering overnight guests a 10% coach-fare discount to Fredericksburg or Ashland plus a complimentary shuttle (advance reservation required — email [email protected]). Booking tip and terms: kalahariresorts.com/virginia/amtrak. NWS currently has rain likely Thursday afternoon — pack layers either way.
Thu., Nov. 12 · Public opening · Spotsylvania · Amtrak + shuttle for overnight guests
📌 Also worth knowing…
Tea Talk downtown Tuesday: Washington Heritage Museums hosts author Elizabeth Winslow at Rising Sun Tavern, Tue., Nov. 10, 11 a.m.–2 p.m. — Lost Recipes of the American Revolution, $60. Details via FXBG.com.
Network at Nite for the Food Bank: Chamber mixer at First Citizens Bank (1575 Emancipation Hwy), Tue., Nov. 10, 5:30–7:30 p.m., free — bring a nonperishable for the Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank.
Holiday Open House is next weekend: Downtown shops roll out Nov. 14–15, with the Riverfront Park tree lighting Sat., Nov. 14, 4–7 p.m. Pottery Throwdown at Hurkamp is that Saturday 9 a.m.–4 p.m.; free holiday trolley loops from Fall Hill and VRE lots 9:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m. Guide: fxbg.com.
I-95 / Route 1 work continues: VDOT's Nov. 8–14 alert still has overnight and daytime lane closures on Route 1 through the city and Spotsy, plus I-95 sampling and marker work — leave extra time. VDOT weekly alert.
Weather through midweek: Sunny highs near 65–69 Monday–Wednesday; rain chances rise Thursday into Friday.
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