Lynchburg Macaroni Kid Local Fall Fun
Spring, summer, fall or winter, here's a list of fun inexpensive and free activities and some family fun events to enjoy anytime at all -- in town and beyond. The next time your little one says, "I'm bored," try one of these:
Teach your kids old school games like jacks, hopscotch, checkers and dodge ball
Go to a fall festival
Go outside after dark and try to identify the stars in the sky
Visit your favorite apple orchard
Take a drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway -- bonus points if you stop and hike along the way
Head to the pumpkin patch and pick-your-own
Sign up for classes and activities through Lynchburg Parks & Recreation
Enjoy a college football or soccer game at one of the local colleges
Paint and hide rocks or search for painted rocks with your kids
Try the corn maze challenge at your favorite seasonal pumpkin patch
Get up early and watch the sunrise
Hike on the Appalachian Trail
Take family photos at the LOVEworks sculpture at Percival's Island
Teach your kids how to skip rocks on a lake or river
Spend the day at Jump-N-Fun in Madison Heights
Visit Lynchburg Museum -- free anytime
Riverside Park playground
Friday night football at your alma mater or a local high school
Rake leaves, then jump in the piles
Blow bubbles
Hike Sharp Top Mountain
Take a stroll on the Avenue (Rivermont Avenue)
Miller Park playground
A visit to Lynchburg Public Library
Family camping trip
Take a fall nature hike in your neighborhood
Family Fun at Amazement Square
Hike the trails at Smith Mountain Lake or Holliday Lake State Park
Host a neighborhood block party
Weekend trip to Washington DC
The Nature Zone – Friday and Saturday at the Miller Center
Enjoy ice cream or frozen treats
Visit a restaurant that's new to your family
Hike the trails and climb on the playground structures at Ivy Creek Park
Visit Old City Cemetery: push the kids on the big swing, walk through gardens and enjoy life
Weekend trip to Virginia Beach
Ride bikes across the High Bridge at High Bridge State Park in Farmville
Enjoy jumping fun at Jump Lynchburg Trampoline Park
Spend the day at Rise Up Climbing
Monument Terrace Troop Rally
Outdoor fun at a Virginia State Park
Enjoy an escape room adventure at One Way Out
Learn how to geocache
Feed the fish at Bridgewater Marina - Smith Mountain Lake
Start a school year journal or scrapbook
Read a book
Road trip to Otter Creek on the Blue Ridge Parkway
Play on the playground at Riveredge Park in Madison Heights
Have a craft party
Kids Cove at Thomas Road Baptist Church
Bike or hike at Percival’s Island
Bake cookies
Teach your kids to jump rope
Back yard picnic
Ride bikes on Blackwater Creek Bikeway
Road trip to the Peaks of Otter
Play board games
Road trip to Crabtree Falls
Enjoy a family game of kickball
Draw with sidewalk chalk
Play at Putt-Putt Fun Center
Skate at FunQuest
Ski, snowboard or snow tube at Snowflex
Disc golf at Peaks View Park
Hike the Alpine Trail at Riverside Park
Play at Bounce About in the River Ridge Mall
Go bowling
Play mini golf at Tiny Town Golf
Visit the Anne Spencer Garden
Make a movie about your family's adventures
