Summer Kickoff at Northside Library: Prehistoric Renaissance Faire

Name: Summer Kickoff at Northside Library: Prehistoric Renaissance Faire
Start: 2026-06-02T16:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-06-02T19:00:00-04:00
Location: Northside Library

Schedule

Tue Jun 02 2026 at 04:00 pm to 07:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Northside Library | Charlottesville, VA

All Ages!
Hear Ye, Hear Ye!! Unearth a story at the Northside Library Prehistoric Renaissance Faire!!
There is something for everyone at our all-ages summer reading kickoff.
Witness incredible combat demonstrations including dinosaur jousting and stage combat. Meet dinosaurs, geologists, and paleontologists. Explore the Northside Tar Pits and turn yourself into a modern Stone Age family with our wearable crafts! Unearth a fossil, hatch a dinosaur egg, and get knighted by a T-Rex! Sign up for the Summer Reading Challenge! See history come to life with dinosaur storytimes, a dinosaur adoption, discover how a dinosaur winds up in a museum, and witness the aftermath of Godzilla's generic city rampage (Godzilla's Rampage ages 11-18 only).
…And so much more!
Costumes and revelry are encouraged, but please no weapons.