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Downtown Mall | 50th Anniversary
Event Info
July 3, 2026
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Join us in celebrating 50 years of the heart of Charlottesville with a community lantern parade, light show, and more!
July 3rd, 2026 marks 50 years since the Downtown Mall opened, as part of a movement of pedestrianizing Main Streets around the United States in the 1970s. Since then, most have closed in the intervening decades with only a few remaining as places where communities can come together to shop, dine, create, and enjoy. We hope you can join us in celebrating 50 years!