The 2025 Festival has over 170 events and performances!

Schedule Of events

8:00am - Civic Futures Track

Civic Futures - Networking

United Way of Greater Charlottesville - UVA Innovates - CVille Weekly

Civic Futures - Registration and Badge Pick-Up

Code Building - United Way of Greater Charlottesville - UVA Innovates - CVille Weekly

9:00am - Civic Futures - Welcome

9:15am - Civic Futures - Reflecting on the Past, Imagining the Future: American Democracy at 250

9:30am - Restorative Justice - Another Way of Responding to Violence: Regional Jail Tour and Discussion (Multiple times and sessions available)

10:00am - Civic Futures - The Innovation Economy: A Coalitional Model for Building the Region’s Future for Technology and Entrepreneurship

10:30am - The Firebird: Storytime with the Charlottesville Ballet

11:00am - Civic Futures - Civic Possibilities: Weaving the Future of Community Leadership

11:15am - Civic Futures - Strategic Planning

11:30am - Civic Futures - Building Stronger Communities Through Partnership: A Conversation with Charlottesville Mayor Juandiego Wade, and Wendy Horton of UVA Health Medical Center

Civic Futures - Charlottesville’s Narrative: Who Shapes Our Story?

2:15pm - Civic Futures - Coalitional Case Study: Early Childhood Ed

3:00pm - Community Growth with Legal Aid- A Roundtable

3:30pm - Civic Futures - A Charlottesville Think Tank

Civic Futures - Homegrown Innovators Roundtable – Scaling Success in Charlottesville

Civic Futures - Private Sector Advocacy

5:00pm - Building Community Resilience Against Climate Challenges

The Restorative Power of Second Chances

5:30pm - REEL vs. REAL: Rediscovering Authentic Travel in a Digital World

6:00pm - An Urban Winery Experience: Tour and Taste Five Wineries Under One Roof at the Virginia Wine Collective

7:00pm - Crowdfunded Pitch Night

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