This story was originally reported by WHRO. Richmond-area shoppers will also save 6% during the sales tax holiday; shoppers in the Charlottesville region will save 5.3%.
Shoppers can add hundreds of items to their carts sales-tax free this weekend.
Virginia’s tax-free shopping weekend runs from 12:01 a.m. Friday to 11:59 p.m. Sunday. It applies in-store and online.
Customers could save 5.3% to 7%, according to the Virginia Department of Taxation. Most shoppers in Hampton Roads will save 6%. Williamsburg and James City shoppers will save 7%.
Eligible items, which have price limitations, include:
- School supplies (binders, lunch boxes, crayons, pens, pencils, paper)
- Clothing (coats, jackets, belts, lab coats, shirts, underwear)
- Shoes (boots, sandals, tennis shoes, shoelaces)
- Hurricane and emergency preparedness supplies (batteries, weather radios, fire extinguishers, first aid kits, portable generators)
- Energy Star and WaterSense products (air conditioners, dishwashers, light bulbs, showerheads)
Virginia is one of 20 states to hold a tax-free weekend in 2026, according to the Tax Foundation, a nonprofit that advocates for simplifying the tax code.
The cost of 21 common school supplies, such as scissors, pencils and binders, has increased an average of 7.7%, according to an analysis from progressive think tanks Groundwork Collaborative and The Century Foundation. The largest increases were for lunch boxes, one-subject notebooks and index cards.
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