Join Us for a Community Conversation
with Your Future City Leaders
The League of Women Voters of the Fredericksburg Area, in partnership with the NAACP Fredericksburg Branch, invites you to attend our nonpartisan City Council Candidates Forum. This is your opportunity to hear directly from candidates from all four Fredericksburg City Council Wards about their positions on issues that matter to our community.
Please find below a form to RSVP for the event and submit questions
to be considered for the candidates!
Countdown till the forum!
We hope to see you there.
Event Details:
- Date: Thursday, September 11, 2025
- Time: 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
- Location: Fredericksburg Branch of the Central Rappahannock Regional Library
- 1201 Caroline Street, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
- Moderator: Dr. Stephen Farnsworth, University of Mary Washington
- Capacity: Limited to 225 attendees – seating is first-come, first-served
Important: Due to theater capacity limits, we encourage early arrival to secure seating. Doors open at 5:45 PM.
Event Format
Each candidate will have the opportunity to introduce themselves (2 minutes) and provide closing remarks (2 minutes). Throughout the event, candidates will respond to questions from the community that are posed by the moderator and collected before the forum (1.5 minutes per response). This is a forum format – not a debate – so responses will be directed to the audience without rebuttals.
Following the formal forum, there will be an informal Q&A session where you can engage directly with candidates, time permitting.
Accessibility & Parking
The theater, entrances, and pathways are fully accessible. Theater capacity is 225 people.
Parking Options:
- 55-spot parking lot on Sophia Street
- Street parking available on Caroline and Lewis Streets
- Theater accessible from library front entrance or atrium from back parking lot
Video and Livestream
The forum will be recorded and live-streamed. Please check back here closer to the 11th for more details and links.
Forum Location
1201 Caroline St, Fredericksburg, VA
Meet the Candidates
Here are the candidates who are confirmed to be participating in the forum
For more information, please contact Vice President Theodore Blackwell at vicepresident@fredericksburglwv.org
