Rally the corgi has sniffed out the best Christmas events for kids in Stafford for 2026, and here is what he found: 2 family events. They are Families Make a Gingerbread Workshop (November 22) and Together We Sing (December 6). We check every date on the host’s own website, and each listing links straight there. For the rest of the state, see our Virginia Christmas events for kids guide.
What Rally found in Stafford
- 2 Christmas events for kids in Stafford
- Season: November 22 (Families Make a Gingerbread Workshop) to December 6 (Together We Sing)
- Every date checked on the host’s own site on Nov 10
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Families Make a Gingerbread Workshop
- When: Sunday, November 22, 2026, 1:30 to 3 pm
- Where: Corgi Clay Art Center, 15 Tech Pkwy, Stafford, VA 22556 (opens in maps)
- Cost: $50 per person making a piece
- Ages: Ages 6 and up; a 6-year-old must come with a parent
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Families shape a gingerbread figure out of clay in this 90-minute beginner class taught by Genevieve Ivan. Each maker decides how to finish it, with clay icing, buttons, a top hat or anything else that comes to mind. Tuition covers the clay, the shared tools and the kiln firings.
The workshop runs Sunday, November 22, 2026 from 1:30 to 3:00 pm and costs $50 per person making a piece. It is open to ages 6 and up and capped at 12 seats. Everyone who wants to make a gingerbread registers separately, while a parent who is only helping a child does not need a seat.
Parent tip: Send everyone in clothes that can take clay and paint, and pack a hand towel as the studio asks. If you only plan to help your child, skip your own registration and save the seat fee.
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- Corgi Clay Art Center, 15 Tech Pkwy, Stafford, VA 22556 (opens in maps)
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Holiday show
Together We Sing
- When: Sunday, December 6, 2026, 3 pm (The choir also gives a free 11:00 am performance the same day at the National Museum of the Marine Corps. The page lists no end times.)
- Where: St. Peters Lutheran Church, Stafford, VA 22554 (opens in maps)
- Cost: $5 per person at 3:00 pm; the 11:00 am museum performance is free
- Ages: Families welcome
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The Stafford Regional Choral Society opens the season with a sing-along instead of a sit-and-listen concert. The community choir leads familiar holiday music, and the audience, children included, is invited to join in on the songs they know.
It takes place Sunday, December 6, 2026 at 3:00 pm at St. Peters Lutheran Church, with tickets at $5 per person sold through the choral society's website. The choir also performs at 11:00 am that day at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, and that performance is free and open to the public. The page gives no end time for either one.
Parent tip: Because the audience sings along, this suits children who struggle to sit silently through a concert. Pick the free 11:00 am museum performance or the $5 afternoon one at the church depending on nap schedules.
- Host
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- Address
- St. Peters Lutheran Church, Stafford, VA 22554 (opens in maps)
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When each Stafford Christmas event for kids happens
The first is Families Make a Gingerbread Workshop in Stafford on November 22; the last runs to December 6. Each bar spans an event’s dates, not every hour in them, so check the host’s page for times.
- Families Make a Gingerbread WorkshopStafford · Nov 22
- Together We SingStafford · Dec 6
Looking further afield? Our Virginia Christmas events for kids guide lists every event we have found in the state, and we have city guides for Dale City, Spotsylvania Courthouse, Manassas and Centreville. The national search sorts every event by distance from your town.
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The story of Christmas in Stafford
Sandstone quarried at Government Island in Stafford County went into the White House and the U.S. Capitol, and the old public quarry is on the National Register of Historic Places. Stafford, the county seat, keeps Christmas on a smaller scale, with a family clay workshop and a community choir that asks everyone to sing along.
How Stafford celebrates
Christmas in Stafford in 2026 centers on two local groups. Corgi Clay Art Center runs family clay workshops, with a gingerbread session on Sunday, November 22 and a holiday tree session on Sunday, December 6, each 90 minutes long. The Stafford Regional Choral Society, a community choir that supports music through its concert and scholarship programs, holds Together We Sing on December 6. It gives a free 11:00 am performance at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, then a 3:00 pm sing-along at St. Peters Lutheran Church with $5 tickets. Stafford itself sits just south of Marine Corps Base Quantico.
Fun facts about Christmas in Stafford
Stafford, also called Stafford Courthouse, is the county seat of Stafford County and had 5,370 residents at the 2020 census. The county was established in 1664 and named after Staffordshire, England. In the nineteenth century Stafford was a stop on the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, whose successor today is CSX Transportation. Nearby Aquia Church, built in 1757 on the plan of a Greek cross, is a National Historic Landmark.
Traditions today
- Clay gingerbread workshop: At Corgi Clay Art Center's Families Make a Gingerbread Workshop on November 22, 2026, parents and children ages 6 and up sculpt gingerbread figures side by side.
- Holiday tree workshop: The same studio lists a Families Make a Holiday Tree Workshop on Sunday, December 6, 2026, also 90 minutes long.
- Together We Sing: The Stafford Regional Choral Society invites the audience to join in on holiday songs at St. Peters Lutheran Church at 3:00 pm on December 6, 2026.
- A free morning performance: The choir's 11:00 am performance on December 6 at the National Museum of the Marine Corps is free and open to the public.
A fact for kids
Stone dug from Government Island in Stafford County was used to build the White House and the U.S. Capitol. George Washington also spent much of his childhood in the county, at his family's home called Ferry Farm.
Questions about Christmas in Stafford
When was Stafford, Virginia founded?
The article gives no founding year for the community itself. Stafford County was established in 1664 from land that had been part of Westmoreland County, and Stafford, also known as Stafford Courthouse, is its county seat. The Census Bureau first listed Stafford Courthouse as a census-designated place in 2010.
How did Stafford get its name?
Stafford County was named after Staffordshire in England when the colonial government of Virginia created it in 1664. The county seat shares the name and is also known as Stafford Courthouse. It sits where U.S. Route 1 meets Courthouse Road.
Did a railroad run through Stafford?
Yes. In the nineteenth century Stafford was a stop on the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad. CSX Transportation is that railroad's successor today, and many county residents now commute north by way of the Virginia Railway Express, Interstate 95 and U.S. Route 1.
What is Stafford's connection to the White House?
Aquia Creek sandstone quarried from Government Island in Stafford County was used to build both the White House and the U.S. Capitol. The Public Quarry at Government Island is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, along with Aquia Church and several other local sites.
Did George Washington live in Stafford County?
He spent much of his childhood in the lower part of the county at his family's home, Ferry Farm, on the Rappahannock River across from Fredericksburg. At the time that land was part of King George County. George Mason also lived in Stafford during his early years.
How big is Stafford?
The Stafford census-designated place had 5,370 residents at the 2020 census, while Stafford County as a whole had 156,927. The community lies about 10 miles north of Fredericksburg and roughly 40 miles south of Washington, D.C., with Marine Corps Base Quantico to its north.
What happens at Christmas in Stafford?
For 2026 the confirmed family events are a gingerbread clay workshop at Corgi Clay Art Center on Sunday, November 22 and Together We Sing, a holiday sing-along with the Stafford Regional Choral Society, on Sunday, December 6. The clay studio also lists a holiday tree workshop on December 6.
Who organizes the holiday events in Stafford?
Corgi Clay Art Center, a pottery studio, runs the family clay workshops. Together We Sing is put on by the Stafford Regional Choral Society, a community choir that says it promotes music and the arts through its concert and scholarship programs.
What is free at Christmas in Stafford?
The Stafford Regional Choral Society's 11:00 am Together We Sing performance on December 6, 2026 at the National Museum of the Marine Corps is free and open to the public. Its 3:00 pm sing-along costs $5 per person, and the clay workshops are $50 per maker.
Sources
- Stafford, Virginia, Wikipedia
- Stafford County, Virginia, Wikipedia
- Families Make a Gingerbread Workshop, Corgi Clay Art Center
- Stafford Regional Choral Society, Stafford Regional Choral Society
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Stafford Christmas events for kids: questions parents ask
What Christmas events for kids are happening in Stafford, VA in 2026?
Two are confirmed on organizer pages. Corgi Clay Art Center holds its Families Make a Gingerbread Workshop on Sunday, November 22 from 1:30 to 3:00 pm, and the Stafford Regional Choral Society leads Together We Sing, a holiday sing-along, on Sunday, December 6 with an 11:00 am and a 3:00 pm performance.
Are there any free Christmas events in Stafford?
Yes. The 11:00 am Together We Sing performance on Sunday, December 6 at the National Museum of the Marine Corps is free and open to the public, according to the Stafford Regional Choral Society. The 3:00 pm sing-along at St. Peters Lutheran Church costs $5 per person.
Where can kids meet Santa in Stafford?
Neither of the Stafford events confirmed for 2026 includes a Santa visit. The gingerbread workshop on November 22 is a clay class, and Together We Sing on December 6 is a choir sing-along. If meeting Santa matters most this year, look at the pages for neighboring towns in this guide.
Is there a holiday concert the whole family can join?
Together We Sing on Sunday, December 6 is designed for that. The Stafford Regional Choral Society's community choir sings seasonal favorites and asks the audience to sing with them, so children do not have to stay quiet. Performances are at 11:00 am at the National Museum of the Marine Corps and 3:00 pm at St. Peters Lutheran Church.
Which Stafford holiday events need tickets or registration?
Both do. The gingerbread clay workshop on November 22 is limited to 12 seats at $50 each, and every person making a piece registers separately through Corgi Clay Art Center. The 3:00 pm Together We Sing performance on December 6 uses $5 tickets sold through the choral society's website. The 11:00 am performance is free.
How old do children need to be for the gingerbread clay workshop?
Corgi Clay Art Center sets the minimum at age 6, and a 6-year-old must have a parent along. Parents who only help do not need to register, while parents who want to make their own gingerbread pay for a seat. The class on November 22 lasts 90 minutes and is listed for beginners.
Are there Christmas train rides for kids near Stafford?
Santa trains and holiday train rides have their own guide: Rally Takes the Train’s Virginia Christmas train rides guide. This Stafford guide covers Santa visits, story times, light shows and other events off the rails.
How do you confirm these events?
We list an event only after we find this season’s date on the host’s own website or an official city or tourism calendar. We last checked every listing on November 10, 2026. Hosts change details, so always confirm on the host’s page before you go.
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