Get Started

Welcome to the City of Fredericksburg. Start here to find out how to join in on your new community.

• Get a library card. Visit or call the Central Rappahannock Regional Library for details at (540) 372-1144.
• Join a sports team or pool and frequent our many parks. Visit or call the Parks and Recreation Department for details, (540) 372-1086.
• Join your community's civic association and Neighborhood Watch Program. Have your children fingerprinted/ID'd. Call the Police Department, (540) 372-1165, for details.
• Attend Fredericksburg City Council meetings on the second and fourth Tuesdays of every month at 7:30 p.m. in City Hall.
• Watch Local Government Channel on Cox cable 24 to view meetings and get additional City information . View Channel 25, the City's public access channel for local events and organizations, and Channel 18, the City's public school channel.
• Apply for one of the City's Boards and Commissions through the Clerk of Council's office, (540) 372-1010.
• Subscribe to the local daily newspaper. The Free Lance-Star (http://www.fredericksburg.com)
• Get a hunting or fishing license.
• Purchase your "Fredericksburg XPass" and tour our most popular attractions. The "Fredericksburg XPass" ticket is
• is Your Discount Admission Ticket To History. Three discounted options are available, find out more at Visit Fredericksburg FXBG.com.
• Visit the Farmer's Market