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Plan Ahead Halloween: Local Stores, Crafts, Treats, Halloween Houses!

New this year, check out some of our favorite tricked out Halloween houses!

By Sandy Wallace September 14, 2023

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 and Halloween Themed Events 2023 - ALL Halloween themed events!
Lynchburg Area Trunk or Treats 2023 - ONLY trunk or treat events! 

We'll also share some spooky and tricked out houses to visit! If you decorate your house or yard for Halloween, reach out to us on the Lynchburg Macaroni Kid website or Facebook page!

2023 Local Halloween Houses to Visit (added as we find them)

We'll be out over the weekend looking at some of last year's houses and will add houses as we find them. 

Do you or does someone you know have an awesome Halloween house? Let us know on our Facebook page!

Deerfield Halloween House, Deerfield Drive (off Laxton Road), Lynchburg VA 24502

Halloween House, 200 block of Whitestone Drive (off Timberlake Road), Lynchburg VA 24502

Halloween House, 400 block of Alum Springs Road, Lynchburg VA 24502

Halloween House, 500 block of Alum Springs Road, Lynchburg VA 24502

Halloween House, 200 block of Lynview Drive (Rt. 460 West to Leesville Road to Lynview), Lynchburg VA 24502

Halloween House, 200 block New Park Circle (Waterlick Road to Gardenpark Avenue to New Park), Lynchburg VA 24502

Halloween House, corner of Leesville Road and Moreview Drive, Lynchburg VA 24502

Halloween House, 1000 block of Moreview Drive (off Leesville Road), Lynchburg VA 24502

Halloween House, intersection of Capstone and Portico (off Greenview Drive), Lynchburg VA 24502

Halloween House, 600 block of Wyndhurst Drive (off Enterprise Drive), Lynchburg VA 24502

Halloween House, 100 block of Wyndpark Circle (off Wyndhurst Drive), Lynchburg VA 24502

Halloween House, Maple Hills Drive (off Rt. 221 by Subway, multiple houses in the 100 and 200 blocks), Lynchburg VA 24502 

Halloween House, 100 block of Bryant Drive (off Rt. 221), Lynchburg VA 24502 

Halloween House, 200 block of Wayne Drive (off Rt. 221), Lynchburg VA 24502

Halloween House, 700 block of Sandusky Drive (off Fort Avenue), Lynchburg VA 24502

Halloween House, 6300 block of Pawnee Drive, Lynchburg VA 24502

Halloween House, 6200 block of Pawtucket Drive, Lynchburg VA 24502

Halloween House, 4500 block of Greenwood Drive, Lynchburg VA 24502

Halloween House, 200 block of Perrymont Avenue, Lynchburg VA 24502

Halloween House, Kenwood Place (across from Sheffield Elementary School), Lynchburg VA 24502

Halloween House, 1000 block of Sheffield Drive (off Wards Road), Lynchburg VA 24502

Halloween House, 500 block of Dumas Street (Fort Avenue to Perrymont Avenue to Alexander Street to Dumas), Lynchburg VA 24502

Halloween House, 4900 block of Windsor Avenue (Fort Avenue to Westview Drive to Windsor), Lynchburg VA 24502

Halloween House, 1000 block of New Hampshire Avenue (off Fort Avenue), Lynchburg, VA 24502

Halloween House, 500 block of Eldon Street (off Memorial Avenue), Lynchburg, VA 24501

Halloween House, 300 block of Langhorne Lane (Memorial Avenue to Eldon Street to Langhorne), Lynchburg VA 24501 

Halloween House, 3500 block of Demott Street (off Lakeside Drive), Lynchburg VA 24501

Halloween House, Fleetwood Drive (off Lakeside Drive), Lynchburg VA 24501

Halloween House, 1100 block of Pierce Street, Lynchburg VA 24501

Halloween House, 1800 block of 15th Street, Lynchburg VA 24501

Halloween House, 12th and Wise Streets, Lynchburg VA 24504

Halloween House, 1800 block of Rivermont Avenue, Lynchburg VA 24503

Halloween House, 2200 block of Rivermont Avenue, Lynchburg VA 24503

Halloween House, North Princeton Circle at the end (off Rivermont Avenue), Lynchburg VA 24503

Halloween House, 200 block of Warwick Lane (off Rivermont Avenue), Lynchburg VA 24503

Halloween House, 2100 block of Link Road (off Boonsboro Road), Lynchburg VA 24503

Halloween House, 3000 block of Link Road (off Boonsboro Road), Lynchburg VA 24503

Halloween House, Bedford Avenue (multiple houses up the street from Liberty Station), Bedford VA 24523

Halloween House, Mountain Avenue (off Bedford Avenue), Bedford VA 24523

Halloween House, 2500 block of Oslin Creek Road, Goode VA 24556

Halloween House, 1000 block of Forest Edge Drive, Forest, VA 24551

Halloween House, 1600 block of Deer Hollow Road, Forest, VA 24551

Halloween House, 1000 block of Cossman Court, Forest, VA 24551

Halloween House, Leesville Road near Town Fork Road, Evington, VA 24550

Halloween House, 100 block of Pettigrew Drive (Route 460 East, exit Mount Athos Road to Stage Road to Pettigrew), Concord, VA 24538

Halloween House, 400 block of Greendale Drive (Route 29 South to Hyland Drive to Greendale), Rustburg, VA 24588

Halloween House, 200 block of Dixie Airport Road, Madison Heights, VA 24572

Halloween House, 400 block of Dixie Airport Road, Madison Heights, VA 24572

Halloween House, 600 block of Dixie Airport Road, Madison Heights, VA 24572

Halloween House, Pomona Drive off Old Wright Shop Road, Madison Heights, VA 24572

Halloween House, 600 block of Old Wright Shop Road, Madison Heights, VA 24572

Halloween House, 100 block of Troy Lane (Rt. 29 business to S. Coolwell Road to Troy), Madison Heights, VA 24572

Halloween House, Odins Bow, Madison Heights, VA 24572

Halloween House, 400 block of Winesap Road (multiple houses), Madison Heights, VA 24572

Altavista Scarecrow Stroll - Held Oct. 1 - Oct. 31 walking or riding tour throughout Downtown Altavista VA 24517


Find Everything You Need for Halloween HERE

Spirit Halloween is located at 13955 Wards Road (Near Food Lion) in Lynchburg for 2023. Store hours are Monday through Saturday from 10 AM - 9 PM and Sunday from 10 AM - 7 PM. There may be extended hours later in the season.

Party City is located at 3700 Candlers Mountain Road in Lynchburg. Store hours are Monday through Thursday from 10 AM - 7 PM, Friday from 9 AM - 8 PM, Saturday from 8 AM - 7 PM, and Sunday from 10 AM - 6 PM. There may be extended hours later in the season.


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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 - coming soon! 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. 

Let Lynchburg Macaroni Kid help you Find Your Family Fun® for Halloween in Central Virginia!