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 2024 - ALL Halloween themed events!
Lynchburg Area Trunk or Treats 2024 - ONLY trunk or treat events!
Find Everything You Need for Halloween HERE
Spirit Halloween is located at 3405 Candlers Mountain Road in River Ridge Mall in Lynchburg for 2024. 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.
Party City is located at 3700 Candlers Mountain Road in Lynchburg. Store hours are Monday through Thursday from 9 AM - 9 PM, Friday from 9 AM - 10 PM, Saturday from 8 AM - 10 PM, and Sunday from 10 AM - 7 PM. There may be extended hours later in the season.
Spooky Events in the Lynchburg Area
Oct 10-12, 17-19, and 24-26 - Scaremare from 7:30 PM - 11 PM
Oct. 11-12, 18-19, 25-26, and 31 - Trail of Terror at Second Wind Farm: Kids Zone and gates open at 5 PM; walks begin at dusk
Oct. 11-12, 18-19, 25-26, and 31 - Kids Zone and No Scare Walk at Second Wind Farm: Kids Zone and gates open at 5 PM; walks begin at dusk
Oct. 11 - Haunted Corn Maze at Dark Leaf Farms from 7 PM - 11 PM
Oct. 17-19 - The Ghosts of Historic Lynchburg Tours at Presbyterian Cemetery - Tours at 6 PM, 6:20 PM, 6:40 PM, 7 PM, 7:20 PM, and 7:40 PM
Oct. 17 - Ghost Tours of Sandusky at Historic Sandusky - 7 PM, 7:30 PM, 8 PM, and 8:30 PM tours
Oct. 18-19 and Oct. 25-26 - Haunted Trail Open to the Public at Lynchburg South Moose Lodge from 7-10 PM
Oct. 18-19 and Oct. 25-26 - Haunted Trail at DeVault Vineyards from 7:30 PM - 11 PM
Oct. 19 - 11th Annual Lynchburg Zombie Walk at 5:30 PM
Oct. 19 - Nightmare on Turnpike Road from 6 PM - 9 PM
Oct. 19 - Field-of-Screams at Something Special Farm from 7 PM - 9 PM (Earlier activities from 9 AM - 7 PM)
Oct. 19 - Haunted Corn Maze at Dark Leaf Farms from 7 PM - 11 PM
How to Make Your Halloween Party Perfect!
Halloween Snacks and Treats
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Cookie Dough Graveyard a Spookalicious Halloween Treat
Orange Pumpkins a Healthy Fall Snack
A Hands On Search for Halloween Treats
110 Non Candy Halloween Treat Ideas
Halloween Treats Frankenstein Monkey Bread
13 Spooktacular Lunchbox Treats
Yummy Witches and Spiders and Bats...Oh
Two Easy Halloween Party Plates
Make Some Spooky Halloween Snacks
Spooky Halloween 7 Layer Taco Dip
Four Kooky Halloween Recipes Your Kids Will Love
An Easy Halloween Treat For Your Little Goblins: Monster Apple Bites
A Spooktacular Menu for Trick or Treat Night
Halloween Crafts
How To Make Puffy Candy Corn Slime
3 Fun Ideas to Make a Halloween Face Mask For Your Kids
6 Easy Halloween Crafts & Activities For Your Kids
13 Family Costume Ideas for Halloween
4 No-Carve Pumpkin Ideas Your Kids Can Do
8 Ideas to Decorate Wagons, Wheelchairs, & Strollers This Halloween
Easy Halloween Bat Craft for Kids
2024 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? 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:
3500 block of Demott Street (end of street, off Lakeside Drive), Lynchburg VA 24501
12th and Wise Streets, Lynchburg VA 24504
2200 block of Rivermont Avenue, Lynchburg VA 24503
2300 block of Rivermont Avenue, Lynchburg VA 24503
3000 block of Link Road (off Old Forest Road, first house on the left), 24503
100 block of Wyndpark Circle (off Wyndhurst Drive), Lynchburg VA 24502
100 block of Acres Court (off Laxton Road), Lynchburg, VA 24502
First block of Deerfield Drive (off Laxton Road), Lynchburg VA 24502
1800 block of Rainbow Forest Drive, Lynchburg, VA 24502
100 block of Buckingham 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
Intersection of Greenview Drive and Frederick Drive, Lynchburg VA 24502
First block of Sandy Drive (off Timberlake Road behind 7-11), Lynchburg VA 24502
4400 block of Sussex Street (off Perrymont), Lynchburg VA 24502
4900 block of Windsor Avenue (Fort Avenue to Westview Drive to Windsor), Lynchburg VA 24502
1000 block of Sheffield Drive (off Wards Road), Lynchburg, VA 24502
100 block of Kenwood Place (across from Sheffield Elementary), Lynchburg VA 24502
100 block of Two Creek Drive (off Wiggington Road), Lynchburg VA 24502
Maple Hills Drive (off Rt. 221 by Subway, multiple houses in the 100 and 200 blocks), Lynchburg VA 24502
100 block of Bryant Drive (off Rt. 221), Lynchburg VA 24502
200 block of Wayne Drive (off Rt. 221), Lynchburg VA 24502
Forest Houses:
200 block of Simsbury Lane (off Route 221), Forest, VA 24551
1000 block of Cossman Court (in Hooper Woods off Cottontown Road), Forest, VA 24551
3900 block of Thomas Jefferson Road (Route 811), Forest, VA 24551
Bedford Houses:
1800 block of Patterson Mill Road (off Route 460), 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:
200 block of Dixie Airport Road, Madison Heights, VA 24572
400 block of Dixie Airport Road, Madison Heights, VA 24572
200 block of Oak Ridge Drive, Madison Heights, VA 24572
Evington Houses:
Leesville Estates (numerous houses off Leesville Road), Evington, VA 24550
200 block of Crystal Lane (Leesville Estates), Evington, VA 24550
100 block of Davids Way (Leesville Estates), Evington, VA 24550
Altavista:
Oct. 1-31 - Altavista Scarecrow Stroll daily in downtown Altavista
More Halloween and Fall Fun
Halloween Books, Movies, Jokes, and Learning
Best Halloween Movies for Kids, Tweens & Teens
Boo! Here are 9 Halloween Books Your Kids Will Love
Countdown to Halloween with 31 Spooky Jokes
Halloween Signs in American Sign Language (ASL)
Strengthen Vocabulary with a Trick or Treat Scavenger Hunt
Carving Pumpkins
10 Pumpkin Carving Tips and Tricks
Halloween Safety Tips
Keep Safe This Halloween Season With These Safety Tips
6 Halloween Costume Safety Tips
7 Safety Tips to Ensure Only Good Surprises This Halloween
Fall Crafts
3 Autumn Leaf Crafts To Do With Kids
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.
Let Lynchburg Macaroni Kid help you Find Your Family Fun® for Halloween in Central Virginia!
