A vehicle control apparatus, a vehicle control method, and a program that can curb unnecessary driving control are provided. The vehicle control apparatus includes a pedestrian recognition unit configured to recognize a crossing pedestrian crossing a road on which a vehicle travels, a space recognition unit configured to recognize whether there is a space having a predetermined width or more between a lane on which the vehicle travels and an oncoming lane, and a driving control unit configured to execute avoidance support for avoiding contact between the vehicle and the crossing pedestrian recognized by the pedestrian recognition unit based on a behavior of the crossing pedestrian and a behavior of the vehicle, in which the driving control unit is configured to determine whether the crossing pedestrian recognized by the pedestrian recognition unit is moving from the oncoming lane side to a space recognized by the space recognition unit, and curb the avoidance support upon determination that the crossing pedestrian is moving to the space.