Halloween will be here before you know it. Take time now to plan ahead for Halloween with fun crafts, treats, and tips included in the articles below from Macaroni Kid Publishers across the country. Click on each link to read the article and make this your family's best Halloween ever!
Plan your Halloween family fun:
Lynchburg Area Trunk or Treat Events and Trick or Treat Areas for 2025 - ONLY trunk or treat events!
Lynchburg Area Trunk or Treat and Halloween Themed Events - ALL Halloween themed events!
Find Everything You Need for Halloween HERE
Spirit Halloween is located at 3405 Candlers Mountain Road in River Ridge Mall in Lynchburg for 2025. Store hours are 10 AM - 8 PM Monday through Saturday and 12 PM - 6 PM on Sundays. There may be extended hours later in the season.
You'll find a large selection of costumes, masks, and Halloween decor locally at Walmart, Target, and other retail stores. Lowe's, Home Depot, and Five Below also stock inflatables and other decor. Lots of people put together costumes from thrift store finds, so why not give it a try! You'll also find a lot of Halloween selection on Amazon and other online retailers.
Spooky Events in the Lynchburg Area
Oct. 9-11 - Scaremare from 7:30 PM - 11 PM - Also Oct. 16-18 and Oct. 23-25
Oct. 10-11 - Night at the Museum Lantern Tours at Avoca Museum - multiple performances from 6 PM - 8 PM each night
Oct. 11 - Haunted Corn Maze at Dark Leaf Farms from 7 PM - 11 PM
Oct. 12 - Hocus Pocus Immersive Movie Experience at Wolf Den Downtown at 2:30 PM (doors open at 1:45 PM)
Oct. 16-18 - Scaremare from 7:30 PM - 11 PM - Also Oct. 23-25
Oct. 17-18 - Dark Leaf Farms Kids Spooky Fun Night from 7 PM - 10 PM
Oct. 17-18 - Haunted Trail at DeVault Vineyards from 7 PM - 10 PM - also Oct. 24-25
Oct. 17-18 - Trail of Terror at Second Wind Farm - from dusk - 10 PM (Gates open at 5 PM) - also Oct. 24-25, Oct. 31, and Nov. 1
Oct. 23 - After-School Haunted Houses Crafts with MaKayla at J. Robert Jamerson Memorial Library starting at 4 PM
Oct. 23-25 - Scaremare from 7:30 PM - 11 PM
Oct. 24 - Amherst County Recreation and Parks Halloween Spooktacular from 6 PM - 8 PM
Oct. 24 - Trunk or Treat and Haunted Maze at American Legion Post 16 from 6 PM - 9 PM
Oct. 24 - Haunted Halloween Concert at St. John's Episcopal Church at 7 PM
Oct. 24-25 - Haunted Trail at DeVault Vineyards from 7 PM - 10 PM
Oct. 24-25 - Haunted Corn Maze at Dark Leaf Farms from 7 PM - 11 PM
Oct. 24-25 - Trail of Terror at Second Wind Farm - from dusk - 10 PM (Gates open at 5 PM) - also Oct. 31 - Nov. 1
Oct. 25 - Haunted Maze and Halloween Festival at American Legion Post 16 from 6 PM - 9 PM
Oct. 25 - Haunted Corn Maze at Dark Leaf Farms from 7 PM - 11 PM
Oct. 31 - Nov. 1 - Trail of Terror at Second Wind Farm - from dusk - 10 PM (Gates open at 5 PM)
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2025 Local Halloween Houses to Visit (added as we find them)
We have been out already looking for houses decorated for Halloween. Some of last year's are decorated this year with plenty more to come!
Do you or does someone you know have an awesome Halloween house? Please reach out to us by email to sandyw@macaronikid.com or on our Facebook page and we'll add to the list!
Lynchburg Houses:
3300 block of Memorial Avenue, Lynchburg VA 24501
3500 block of Demott Street (end of street, off Lakeside Drive), Lynchburg VA 24501 - large display
Maple Hills Drive (off Rt. 221 by Subway, multiple houses in the 100 and 200 blocks), Lynchburg VA 24502
200 block of Wayne Drive (off Rt. 221), Lynchburg VA 24502
100 block of Kenwood Place (across from Sheffield Elementary), Lynchburg VA 24502
100 block of Perrymont Drive, Lynchburg VA 24502
Intersection of Biltmore Avenue and Sussex Street, Lynchburg VA 24502
4700 block of Greenwood Drive, Lynchburg VA 24502
800 block of Sandusky Drive, Lynchburg VA 24502
200 block of Old Graves Mill Road, Lynchburg VA 24502
300 block of Smoketree Lane, Lynchburg VA 24502
100 block of Willow Bend Drive, Lynchburg VA 24502
Corner of Leesville Road and Moreview Drive, Lynchburg VA 24502
1000 block of Moreview Drive (off Leesville Road), Lynchburg VA 24502
400 block of Cornerstone Street, Lynchburg VA 24502
500 block of Capstone Drive, Lynchburg VA 24502
New Park Circle, Lynchburg VA 24502
100 block of Wyndpark Circle (off Wyndhurst Drive), Lynchburg VA 24502
300 block of Wyndhurst Drive, Lynchburg VA 24502
400 block of Wyndhurst Drive, Lynchburg VA 24502
600 block of Wyndhurst Drive, Lynchburg VA 24502
700 block of Wyndhurst Drive, Lynchburg VA 24502
Corner of Deerfield Lane and Holly Haven Drive, Lynchburg VA 24502
1800 block of Rainbow Forest Drive, Lynchburg VA 24502
1500 block of Rainbow Forest Drive, Lynchburg VA 24502
1100 block of Rainbow Forest Drive, Lynchburg VA 24502
900 block of Rainbow Forest Drive, Lynchburg VA 24502
700 block of Rainbow Forest Drive, Lynchburg VA 24502
600 block of Collington Drive, Lynchburg VA 24502 - large display
0 block of Wellington Drive, Lynchburg VA 24502 - large display
300 block of Indian Ridge Drive, Lynchburg VA 24502
300 block of Mountain Peak Drive, Lynchburg VA 24502
100 block of Mountain Peak Drive, Lynchburg VA 24502
100 block of Greenwell Court, Lynchburg VA 24502
0 block of New London Drive, Lynchburg VA 24502
100 block of New London Drive, Lynchburg VA 24502
300 block of Bedford Springs Drive, Lynchburg VA 24502
400 block of Bedford Springs Drive, Lynchburg VA 24502
500 block of Bedford Springs Drive, Lynchburg VA 24502
0 block of Lake Forest Drive, Lynchburg VA 24502
900 block of Rivermont Avenue, Lynchburg VA 24503
1300 block of Rivermont Avenue, Lynchburg VA 24503
1500 block of Rivermont Avenue, Lynchburg VA 24503
1600 block of Rivermont Avenue, Lynchburg VA 24503
2700 block of Rivermont Avenue, Lynchburg VA 24503
3000 block of Link Road, Lynchburg VA 24503
4800 block of Locksview Drive, Lynchburg VA 24503
12th and Wise Streets, Lynchburg VA 24504
1400 block of Taylor Street, Lynchburg VA 24504
1500 block of Polk Street, Lynchburg VA 24504
Forest Houses:
Londonberry Road, Forest 24551 (lights only Sunday-Wednesday; music and lights Thursday-Saturday)
Multiple blocks of Mistletoe Drive, Forest 24551
200 block of Bob Circle, Forest 24551
1300 block Hooper Road, Forest VA 24551
1100 block of Greenbrook Court, Forest VA 24551
1200 block of Greenbrook Court, Forest VA 24551
1000 block of Cossman Court (in Hooper Woods off Cottontown Road), Forest, VA 24551
1200 block of Hupps Hill Lane, Forest, VA 24551
1300 block of Hupps Hill Lane, Forest, VA 24551
1200 block of Bellevue Road, Forest, VA 24551
1000 block of Forest Edge Drive, Forest, VA 24551 (multiple houses)
1200 block of Forest Edge Drive, Forest, VA 24551
AP Hill Place, Forest, VA 24551 (multiple houses)
Brigade Place, Forest, VA 24551
Multiple homes in Farmington at Forest subdivision, including:
1400 block of LeJack Circle, Forest, VA 24551
1600 block of LeJack Circle, Forest, VA 24551
1000 block of Dayna Court, Forest, VA 24551
1000 block of Brewington Drive, Forest, VA 24551
Multiple homes in Somerset Meadows subdivision, including:
1200 block of Shasta Lane, Forest, VA 24551
100 block of Rio Lane, Forest, VA 24551
1900 block of Colby Drive, Forest, VA 24551
1700 block of Colby Drive, Forest, VA 24551
1400 block of Colby Drive, Forest, VA 24551
Bedford Houses:
1700 block of Whitfield Drive, Bedford, VA 24523
1300 block of Longwood Avenue (Route 221), Bedford, VA 24523
400 block of Bedford Avenue (off N. Bridge Street near Liberty Station), Bedford VA 24523
Madison Heights Houses:
300 block of Hilltop Drive, Madison Heights 24572
300 block of Woodys Lake Road, Madison Heights 24572
200 block of Odins Bow Road, Madison Heights 24572
300 block of Odins Bow Road, Madison Heights 24572
100 block of Stratford Place, Madison Heights 24572
200 block of Stratford Place, Madison Heights 24572
400 block of Amelon Road, Madison Heights 24572
100 block of N. Hillcrest Drive (off Old Wright Shop Road), Madison Heights, VA 24572
200 block of Dixie Airport Road, Madison Heights, VA 24572
400 block of Dixie Airport Road, Madison Heights, VA 24572
400 block of Possom Island Road, Madison Heights, VA 24572
100 block of Winesap Road, Madison Heights, VA 24572 (at intersection with Route 29)
400 block of Winesap Road, Madison Heights, VA 24572
200 block of Fox Briar Lane, Madison Heights, VA 24572
100 block of Brandywine Drive, Madison Heights, VA 24572
Amherst Houses:
200 block of North Main, Amherst, VA 24521
300 block of North Main, Amherst, VA 24521
Evington Houses:
500 block of Alum Springs Road, Evington, VA 24550
Leesville Estates (numerous houses off Leesville Road), Evington, VA 24550
Crystal Lane (Leesville Estates), Evington, VA 24550
Traverse Drive
Turning Point Drive
Benchmark Drive
Rustburg Houses:
0 block of Gold Dust Trail, Rustburg VA 24588 (street across from post office)
Altavista:
Oct. 1-31 - Altavista Scarecrow Stroll daily in downtown Altavista
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Whether you're working on details for a Halloween party or just fun at home with the kids, these fun ideas will help jump start your Halloween planning.
You'll find details about Halloween events, Trunk or Treat events, and many other events in the Lynchburg Macaroni Kid calendar of events.
To add your organization’s trunk or treat, fall festival, or Halloween event to the list, message us at our Lynchburg Macaroni Kid Facebook page or click the “submit an event” link on our website.
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