Cville Tree Week is a new annual citywide celebration of trees and urban forestry in Charlottesville
The first event will take place November 1-7, 2026. Throughout the week, community members are invited to participate in workshops, hands-on activities, and public events that focus on caring for trees and learning about their role in Charlottesville’s environment and neighborhoods. These events highlight the importance of a healthy urban canopy and support ReLeaf’s mission to grow and care for Charlottesville’s trees.
The Schedule
Sun, November 1 – Sat, November 7
Invasive Vine Removal (CHIPP)
Invasive Species Family Hike
Earlysville Oak
UVA Women’s Walking Group
Wildrock Tree Day!
Darden Botanical Walk
Heyward Community Hike
Tree Ring Printmaking
Rivanna River Company Sauna
Downtown Tree Walk
Key Note Speaker
UVA Sawmill
UVA Forest Urbanism Symposium
Gratitude Tree Art Installation
Fall Festival at Botanical Gardens
StarDance Silent Tree Disco
Sunday | November 1st
Monster Invasive Vine Removal Workday with Charlottesville Invasive Plant Partnership (CHIPP)
1-4 pm | The Lab School
CHIPP volunteers will work one-on-one with Lab School students on a "monster project" to liberate trees from invasive vines in a patch of forest adjacent to the Lab School. During the work session we will teach students how to identify and safely cut invasive vines to help preserve mature trees and foster a healthy ecosystem. Parents, teachers, and other volunteers are welcome to join in this project of learning and forest stewardship!
Tuesday | November 3rd
Earlysville Oak Tree
11-1 pm | Earlysville Oak tree
Visit the largest white oak in the state with the arborists at Van Yahres Tree Company who have cared for it for nearly 25 years.
This majestic tree is thought to be between 450-500 years old and is currently in the running to be crowned the largest white oak in the country
UVA Women's Walking Group
10-11 am | Heyward Forest
The UVA Women's Hiking group will join Steven Gaines for a guided walk through the Heyward Forest.
Wildrock Tree Day!
10am-12pm | Wildrock
Connect with trees at Wildrock. Activities include hammock hangout, sipping pine tea, story time and leaf crafts. This free event is ideal for families with children ages 3-10. Registration is required. This self directed program runs from 10-12. Families should bring snack, lunch, refillable water bottles and dress for the outdoors.
Wednesday | November 4th
Darden Botanical Walk
1 pm | Tahija Arboretum
Heyward Community Hike
5 pm | Heyward Community Forest
Join this hiking tour with Parks and Recreation Staff and get an introduction to new trails on the Heyward Forest property adjacent to Ragged Mountain Natural Area. Learn about the natural history of this relatively new addition to the park system while learning to identify vegetation and wildlife habitat. The hike takes place on natural surface trails and will cover about 2 miles with some hilly climbs.
Tree Ring Printmaking
How do we take a closer look at our trees? Join local poet, ReLeaf board member, and former member of the Charlottesville Tree Commission MaKshya Tolbert for an evening of tree ring printmaking with local boles from the Downtown Mall. During the session we’ll engage with tree rings, scars, and cracks as portals for deepening our quality of attention toward and relationship to trees, as well as to atmospheric and felt conditions of time and place. All are invited to gather, listen, and print a tree ring to take home as we connect to our fluctuating canopy and each other at the paces of creative practice, material culture, and togetherness. SAFETY-WISE
Cross sections will be prepped ahead of time, so participants can expect light work and minimal gear needs. I recommend clothes you might not mind getting some ink on, just in case. Aprons welcome, if preferred.
Thursday | November 5th
Rivanna River Company Sauna Season Opens
Downtown Tree Walk
4 pm | Downtown Mall
UVA Sawmill Woodcraft Gallery
Evening | Irving Theatre The Code Building
Key Note Speaker From Wasteland to Wonder
5:30 pm | Evening | Irving Theatre The Code Building
Cville Tree Week TreeNote and Urban Wood Showcase
A milestone of Charlottesville's weeklong tree celebration, hosted by ReLeaf Cville, Biophilic Cities Network, and the UVA Sawmilling, this event features a TreeNote address by arborist and author Basil Camu, From Wasteland to Wonder, who will share eco-friendly landscaping practices that replace traditional ecosystem-depleting methods with soil-building and native planting strategies to save money and restore biodiversity, with the overall goal of making our city more biophilic. This evening will also include an artistic showcase and silent auction of products upcycled from local public trees, along with educational information stations highlighting the City's new nature-based solutions.
Friday | November 6th
UVA Forest Urbanism Symposium
8:30am-1:30 pm | Campbell Hall 153
The Center for Forest Urbanism at the UVA School of Architecture will hold a half-day symposium in coordination with a larger Charlottesville Tree Week. Explore the role of trees in shaping healthier, more resilient cities through conversations on health and wellbeing, urban heat mitigation, and the ecological and economic benefits of conserving mature trees. Featured speakers include Basil Camu, author of From Wasteland to Wonder, and other special guests.
Earlysville Gratitude Tree Art Installation & Art Mixer
6-10 pm | IX Art Park
Join us during Community Day (11/5 12-5pm), Arts From Underground (11/5 6-11pm), or during First Friday Art Mix (11/6 6-11pm) to unveil our Gratitude Tree Installation and enjoy FREE admission to The Looking Glass. Get creative and help us fill in the branches with notes and drawings of gratitude and wishes for the future.
Saturday | November 7th
Fall Festival at Botanical Gardens of the Piedmont
StarDance Silent Disco: Tree Week Celebration
4:45 pm | The Grove at McIntire Park
Get ready to meditate and move beneath 150-year-old oak trees in this Tree Week dance celebration! Join us Saturday, November 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM (Eastern Time) for an ecstatic dance experience at sunset. Bring your energy and let the silent disco headphones guide your flow as you connect with the music, nature, each other, and beautiful, old trees that surround us.
We will begin the event with poetry reading and guided meditation that will connect us to nature, this world, and all of its trees. The event will end with a guided meditation that will draw our attention and gratitude to the natural world that surrounds us.
Don’t miss this magical evening of meditation and movement! QUESTIONS/CONCERNS: If you have any issues locating us or any questions about this event, feel free to contact the event organizer at 434-409-2971. This is a substance-free event. Ticket prices are to cover equipment costs.
