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Lynchburg Area Fall Festivals and Fun for October 2019

By Sandy Wallace September 20, 2019

Fall festival season in Central Virginia starts in early September. Some local fall festivals are primarily for adults, but many also offer fun kids' activities. Check out the information booths, let the kids enjoy the rides, pick up some yummy festival food and make memories as you spend a day outdoors together. 

Be sure to check our Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze Guide and our Apple Orchard Guide for details about each of the locations in Central Virginia. Be sure to check our Trunk or Treat Guide and our November Family Fun Guide for more fun in the Lynchburg area!

Here are the top October festivals and fun events for your family to check out. Some of the festivals have multiple dates. More festivals and fun events will be added as dates are received. Let Lynchburg Macaroni Kid help you Find Your Family Fun® this fall in Central Virginia!

Pumpkin Patches and Corn Mazes

*Layman Family Farms Fall Festival -- Sept. 21 - Nov. 9 (Sat/Sun only: SAT from 10 AM - 7 PM; SUN from 11 AM - 7 PM), Blue Ridge

*Yoders' Farm Fall Festival -- Sept. 21 - Nov. 2 (Tuesday through Saturday: T/W/Th from 4 PM - 7 PM; F/Sa from 10 AM - 10 PM), Rustburg

*Jeter Farm Fall Festival -- Sept. 21 - Oct. 27 (Sat/Sun only: SAT from 9 AM - 6 PM; SUN from 12 PM - 6 PM), Roanoke

*Dark Leaf Farms --  Opens Sept. 26 (Sat/Sun only: SAT from 10 AM - 6 PM; SUN from 1 PM - 5 PM except closed Sat Oct. 12 for Railroad Festival), Concord

*Smith's Pumpkin Patch -- Sept. 27 - Oct. 31. (Mon-Thurs from 3 PM - 8 PM; Fri from 10 AM - 9 PM; Sat from 9 AM - 9 PM;  Sun from 12 PM - 8 PM), Lynchburg

*White Fall Farm -- Sept. 28 Oct. 5 - Nov. 3 (Fri/Sat/Sun: FRI from 3 PM - 7 PM; SAT from 9 AM - 7 PM; SUN from 2 PM - 7 PM), Gretna


October Festivals and Fun

Oct. 1 - 4

*Yoders' Farm Fall Festival -- Sept. 21 - Nov. 2 (Tuesday through Saturday), Rustburg

*Smith's Pumpkin Patch -- Sept. 27 - Oct. 31. (Daily), Lynchburg

Macaroni Kid Act of Kindness Week -- Sept. 28 - Oct. 5 all around the country

Altavista Scarecrow Stroll -- Oct. 1 - 31 throughout Downtown Altavista

Haunted Historic Theatre Tours -- Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30 at Academy Center of the Arts, Lynchburg

"Our Town" -- Oct. 2 - 5 at E.C. Glass High School, Lynchburg

Pioneer Theatre Presents "The Boys Next Door" -- Oct. 3 - 5 at Heritage High School, Lynchburg

First Fridays  -- Oct. 4 in Downtown Lynchburg

First Friday: Pumpkin Hacking -- Oct. 4 at Vector Space, Lynchburg


Oct. 5 - 11

*Yoders' Farm Fall Festival -- Sept. 21 - Nov. 2 (Tuesday through Saturday), Rustburg

*Layman Family Farms Fall Festival -- Sept. 21 - Nov. 9 (Sat/Sun only: SAT from 10 AM - 7 PM; SUN from 11 AM - 7 PM), Blue Ridge

*Jeter Farm Fall Festival -- Sept. 21 - Oct. 27 (Sat/Sun), Roanoke

*Dark Leaf Farms --  Opens Sept. 26 (Sat/Sun also Friday, Oct. 11), Concord

*Smith's Pumpkin Patch -- Sept. 27 - Oct. 31. (Daily), Lynchburg

*White Fall Farm -- Sept. 28 Oct. 5 - Nov. 3 (Fri/Sat/Sun), Gretna

Macaroni Kid Act of Kindness Week -- Sept. 28 - Oct. 5 all around the country

Altavista Scarecrow Stroll -- Oct. 1 - 31 throughout Downtown Altavista

"Our Town" -- Oct. 2 - 5 at E.C. Glass High School, Lynchburg

Pioneer Theatre Presents "The Boys Next Door" -- Oct. 3 - 5 at Heritage High School, Lynchburg

Fall Bazaar -- Oct. 5 at Timberlake United Methodist Church, Lynchburg

University of Lynchburg CHC's Halloween 5k 2019 -- Oct. 5 at University of Lynchburg

Puzzled Kidz Carnival 2019 -- Oct. 5 at Pittman Plaza, Lynchburg

Puzzled Car, Truck, and Bike Show -- Oct. 5 at Pittman Plaza, Lynchburg

Do it for the Kids Day 5k Run / Walk -- Oct. 5 at Peaks View Park, Lynchburg

Lynchburg Hillcats and Summit Sports Fall 2019 Baseball Camp -- Oct. 5-6 at Lynchburg City Stadium, Lynchburg

Clifford Ruritan Sorghum Festival -- Oct. 5-6 at Clifford Ruritan Community Center, Clifford

Out of the Darkness Community Walk -- Oct. 5 at Riverfront Park, Lynchburg

22nd Annual Day at the Point -- Oct. 5 at Point of Honor, Lynchburg

Super Hero Super Safety Day -- Oct. 5 at River Ridge Mall, Lynchburg

Apple Butter Makin' Festival -- Oct. 5 at Silver Creek and Seamans' Orchards, Tyro

Cornhole and Kubb Tournament -- Oct. 5 at Peaks View Park, Lynchburg

Family Day -- Oct. 6 at Maier Museum, Lynchburg

Healthy Kids Running Series Fall 2019 - Sundays from Sept. 15 - Oct. 20 at Peaks View Park, Lynchburg

Haunted Historic Theatre Tours -- Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30 at Academy Center of the Arts, Lynchburg

Candlelight Tours -- Oct. 11, 12, 17, 18, 19 24, 25, and 26 at Old City Cemetery, Lynchburg 

Scaremare -- Oct 10-12, Oct. 17-19, and Oct. 24-26 at Scaremare, Lynchburg

Family Craft Fridays -- Oct. 11 at Lynchburg Public Library, Lynchburg

Glow Ride -- Oct. 11 at Percival's Island, Lynchburg


Oct. 12 - 18

*Yoders' Farm Fall Festival -- Sept. 21 - Nov. 2 (Tuesday through Saturday), Rustburg

*Layman Family Farms Fall Festival -- Sept. 21 - Nov. 9 (Sat/Sun only: SAT from 10 AM - 7 PM; SUN from 11 AM - 7 PM), Blue Ridge

*Jeter Farm Fall Festival -- Sept. 21 - Oct. 27 (Sat/Sun), Roanoke

*Dark Leaf Farms --  Opens Sept. 26 Special schedule this weekend -- CLOSED Sat, Oct. 12 but open Fri, Oct. 11, Sun, Oct. 13 and Mon, Oct. 14, Concord

*Smith's Pumpkin Patch -- Sept. 27 - Oct. 31. (Daily), Lynchburg

*White Fall Farm -- Sept. 28 Oct. 5 - Nov. 3 (Fri/Sat/Sun), Gretna

Altavista Scarecrow Stroll -- Oct. 1 - 31 throughout Downtown Altavista

Walk to End Alzheimer's -- Oct. 12 in Wyndhurst, Lynchburg

The 2019 Annual Spooktacular: A Free Kids Carnival -- Oct. 12 at LU Softball Stadium, Lynchburg

Appomattox Railroad Festival -- Oct. 12-13 in Downtown Appomattox

Buena Vista Mountain Day -- Oct. 12 on Magnolia Avenue, Buena Vista

Fall Farm Animal Day -- Oct. 12 at Saunders Brothers Farm Market, Piney River

Virginia Wine and Garlic Festival -- Oct. 12-13 at Rebec Vineyards, Amherst

Art on the Fence -- Oct. 12 in Diamond Hill Historic District, Lynchburg

BrooknealFest -- Oct. 12 on Main Street, Brookneal

Desmond T Doss Memorial Run -- Oct. 13 at Riverfront Park, Lynchburg

Family Workshop: Beetles, Butterflies and Books -- Oct. 13 at Maier Museum, Lynchburg

Healthy Kids Running Series Fall 2019 - Sundays from Sept. 15 - Oct. 20 at Peaks View Park, Lynchburg

Magic Show: Wes Iseli and Party Magic -- Oct. 15 at Lynchburg Public Library, Lynchburg

Family Craft Day -- Oct. 16 at Downtown Branch of Lynchburg Public Library, Lynchburg

Fall Food and Craft Bazaar -- Oct. 16 at Westminster Canterbury, Lynchburg

Haunted Historic Theatre Tours -- Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30 at Academy Center of the Arts, Lynchburg

Candlelight Tours -- Oct. 11, 12, 17, 18, 19 24, 25, and 26 at Old City Cemetery, Lynchburg 

Scaremare -- Oct 10-12, Oct. 17-19, and Oct. 24-26 at Scaremare, Lynchburg

2019 Anthem Go Outside Festival -- Oct. 18-20 at Rivers Edge Park SOUTH, Roanoke

Family Paint Night -- Oct. 18 at Miller Center, Lynchburg

Haunted Hayride and Haunted Trail -- Oct. 18-19 and Oct. 25-26 at Lynchburg South Moose Family Center, Lynchburg


Oct. 19 - 25 

*Yoders' Farm Fall Festival -- Sept. 21 - Nov. 2 (Tuesday through Saturday), Rustburg

*Layman Family Farms Fall Festival -- Sept. 21 - Nov. 9 (Sat/Sun only: SAT from 10 AM - 7 PM; SUN from 11 AM - 7 PM), Blue Ridge

*Jeter Farm Fall Festival -- Sept. 21 - Oct. 27 (Sat/Sun), Roanoke

*Dark Leaf Farms --  Opens Sept. 26 (Sat/Sun), Concord

*Smith's Pumpkin Patch -- Sept. 27 - Oct. 31. (Daily), Lynchburg

*White Fall Farm -- Sept. 28 Oct. 5 - Nov. 3 (Fri/Sat/Sun), Gretna

Altavista Scarecrow Stroll -- Oct. 1 - 31 throughout Downtown Altavista

2019 Anthem Go Outside Festival -- Oct. 18-20 at Rivers Edge Park SOUTH, Roanoke

29th Annual Apple Harvest Festival -- Oct. 19 at Gross' Orchard, Bedford

Drumheller's Orchard Apple Festival -- Oct. 19-20 at Drumheller's Orchard, Lovingston

Rustburg United Methodist Fall Festival -- Oct. 19 at Rustburg United Methodist Church, Rustburg

Amherst County Apple Harvest Festival -- Oct. 19-20 at Amherst County High School, Amherst

29th Annual Dr. John A. Stephenson Memorial Youth Run -- Oct. 19 at Riverside Park, Lynchburg

Family Pumpkin Carving Party -- Oct. 19 at Forest Library, Forest

3rd Annual Mountain View Vintage Market -- Oct. 19 at Mountain View Vintage Market, Bedford

Apple Butter Makin' Festival -- Oct. 19 at Silver Creek and Seamans' Orchards, Tyro

Halloweenie Party -- Oct. 19 at K-9 Cloud 9, Lynchburg

23rd Annual Sedalia Chili Cook-Off -- Oct. 19 at Sedalia Center, Big Island

5th Annual Truck or Treat Fall Festival -- Oct. 19 at Apocalypse Ale Works, Forest

Autumnfest -- Oct. 19 at Stratton Farm, Appomattox (by Evergreen Baptist Church and Liberty Baptist Church)

Make A Ruckus For Change! Benefit Concert for The Arc -- Oct. 19 at The Arc of Central Virginia, Lynchburg

Lynchburg Zombie Walk -- Oct. 19 at Lynchburg Community Market, Lynchburg

7th Annual Hull-o-ween -- Oct. 19 at Hull's Drive-In, Lexington

Healthy Kids Running Series Fall 2019 - Sundays from Sept. 15 - Oct. 20 at Peaks View Park, Lynchburg

Halloween Makeup -- Oct. 23 at Miller Center, Lynchburg

Tiny Tots Not So Scary Halloween Party -- Oct. 24 at FunQuest, Lynchburg

Free Movie: "The Nightmare Before Christmas" -- Oct. 24 at Downtown Branch of Lynchburg Public Library

Halloween Safe Trick-or-Treat -- Oct. 24 at Lynchburg Health and Rehabilitation Center, Lynchburg

Camp Kum-Ba-Yah HalloWoods Family Festival -- Oct. 24 at Camp Kum-Ba-Yah

Candlelight Tours -- Oct. 11, 12, 17, 18, 19 24, 25, and 26 at Old City Cemetery, Lynchburg 

Scaremare -- Oct 10-12, Oct. 17-19, and Oct. 24-26 at Scaremare, Lynchburg

Mini Monster Mash -- Oct. 25 at Timberlake Family Pharmacy, Lynchburg

Trunk or Treat -- Oct. 25 at Virginia Select Auto, Amherst

Fright Night -- Oct. 25-26 at Liberty Lake in Bedford

Haunted Hayride and Haunted Trail -- Oct. 18-19 and Oct. 25-26 at Lynchburg South Moose Family Center, Lynchburg

Haunted Historic Theatre Tours -- Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30 at Academy Center of the Arts, Lynchburg


Oct. 26 - 31

*Yoders' Farm Fall Festival -- Sept. 21 - Nov. 2 (Tuesday through Saturday), Rustburg

*Layman Family Farms Fall Festival -- Sept. 21 - Nov. 9 (Sat/Sun only: SAT from 10 AM - 7 PM; SUN from 11 AM - 7 PM), Blue Ridge

*Jeter Farm Fall Festival -- Sept. 21 - Oct. 27 (Sat/Sun), Roanoke

*Dark Leaf Farms --  Opens Sept. 26 (Sat/Sun), Concord

*Smith's Pumpkin Patch -- Sept. 27 - Oct. 31. (Daily), Lynchburg

*White Fall Farm -- Sept. 28 Oct. 5 - Nov. 3 (Fri/Sat/Sun), Gretna

Altavista Scarecrow Stroll -- Oct. 1 - 31 throughout Downtown Altavista

Fall Festival and Auction -- Oct. 26 at Bethel Mennonite School, Gladys

Harvest Market -- Oct. 26 at Lynchburg Community Market, Lynchburg

I Am Woman 5K Walk/Run -- Oct. 26 at Centra Alan B. Pearson Regional Cancer Center, Lynchburg

Truck or Treat (for special needs individuals) -- Oct. 26 at Brookville High School, Lynchburg

Children's Workshop, Color Field Painting -- Oct. 26 at University of Lynchburg, Lynchburg

Marsh Memorial United Methodist Church Craft and Vendor Sale -- Oct. 26 at Marsh Memorial UMC, Lynchburg

Bedford Hills Carnival, Silent Auction and Raffle -- Oct. 26 at Bedford Hills Elementary School, Lynchburg

Annual Halloween Carnival -- Oct. 26 at Timberlake Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Lynchburg

Kidz Kraze Fall Consignment Sale -- Oct. 26-30 at Boonsboro Ruritan Club, Lynchburg

New London Day -- Oct. 26 at the Former Mead's Tavern, Forest

Zach Speaks Craft and Vendor Show -- Oct. 26 at Thomas Road Baptist Church, Lynchburg

Halloween Kids Eat Free Event -- Oct. 26-31 at McAlister's Deli, Lynchburg

Halloween Party and Fall Festival -- Oct. 26 at Jamerson YMCA, Lynchburg

Story Time in the Galleries -- Oct. 26 at Maier Museum at Randolph College, Lynchburg

Trunk or Treat -- Oct. 26 at T.C. Miller Elementary, Lynchburg

Carts and Candy -- Oct. 26 at Ivy Hill Golf Club, Forest

Kids Halloween Cupcake Decorating Class -- Oct. 26 in Cornerstone, Lynchburg (RSVP for details)

Blue Ridge Montessori School's Community Fall Festival -- Oct. 26 at Forest Library, Forest

Kids Halloween Cupcake Decorating Class -- Oct. 26 in Cornerstone area, Lynchburg

Trunk or Treat -- Oct. 26 at Calvary Baptist Church, Lynchburg

Halloween Town -- Oct. 26 at Liberty Lake in Bedford

Fall Festival -- Oct. 26 at Leesville Road Baptist Church, Evington

Haunted History Hike -- Oct. 26 at Natural Bridge State Park, Natural Bridge

Trunk or Treat -- Oct. 26 at West Lynchburg Baptist Church, Lynchburg

Kidz Night: Spooktacular -- Oct. 26 at Elite Athletics, Forest

Heritage Elementary School Haunted Hallways -- Oct. 26 at Heritage Elementary School, Lynchburg

Halloween Candy Hunt -- Oct. 26 at Amelon United Methodist Church, Madison Heights

Dark Leaf Farms Haunted Corn Maze -- Oct. 26 at Dark Leaf Farms, Concord

Candlelight Tours -- Oct. 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, and 26 at Old City Cemetery, Lynchburg 

Scaremare -- Oct 10-12, Oct. 17-19, and Oct. 24-26 at Scaremare, Lynchburg

Riverviews Makers Brunch -- Oct. 27 at Riverviews Artspace, Lynchburg

Paw-loween Costume Contest -- Oct. 27 at Craddock Terry Hotel, Lynchburg

Fall Fun Fest -- Oct. 27 at Hyland Heights Baptist Church, Rustburg

Harvest Festival -- Oct. 27 at Lynchburg First Church of the Nazarene, Lynchburg

Monster Bash -- Oct. 27 at The Virginian Hotel, Lynchburg (reserve tickets in advance)

Trunk or Treat -- Oct. 27 at Faith Baptist Church, Madison Heights

River Church Truck and Treat -- Oct. 27 at River Church, Madison Heights

Impact Church Spooktacular Trunk or Treat -- Oct. 27 at Impact Church, Forest

Fall Fest and Trunk or Treat -- Oct. 27 at Fairview Christian Church, Lynchburg

Trunk or Treat -- Oct. 27 at Mountain View United Methodist Church, Forest

Crosswhite Fall Festival -- Oct. 27 at Crosswhite Athletic Club, Lynchburg

Kids Halloween Party -- Oct. 28 at Buffalo Wild Wings, Lynchburg

Liberty University Concert Choir and University Chorale Concert -- Oct. 28 at Liberty University, Lynchburg

Halloween Trick-or-Treat Parade and Craft -- Oct. 29 at Lynchburg Public Library, Lynchburg

Auto-Mattox Halloween Costume Contest -- Oct. 30-31 at AutoMattox, Appomattox

Fall Festival -- Oct. 30 at Bible Baptist Church, Appomattox

Trunk or Treat -- Oct. 30 at Randolph Memorial Baptist Church, Madison Heights

Haunted Historic Theatre Tours -- Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30 at Academy Center of the Arts, Lynchburg

Spooktacular Concert -- Oct. 30 at E.C. Glass High School, Lynchburg

River Ridge Kids Club: Explore Seasons! -- Oct. 31 at River Ridge Mall, Lynchburg

Trick or Treat and Anniversary Celebration -- Oct. 31 at Health Nut Nutrition, Lynchburg

Tricks for Treats -- Oct. 31 at Lynchburg Humane Society, Lynchburg

2nd Annual Halloween Swannanoa Spooktacular -- Oct. 31 at Swannanoa, Afton

Buena Vista Spooktacular -- Oct. 31 in downtown Buena Vista

Trick-or-Treat Night -- Oct. 31 at River Ridge Mall, Lynchburg

Haunted Pumpkin Patch -- Oct. 31 at Sugar Rush Candy Store (River Ridge Mall), Lynchburg

Trunk-n-Treat Fall Festival -- Oct. 31 at Thomas Terrace Baptist Church, Lynchburg

Trunk-or-Treat -- Oct. 31 at Rock Pike Baptist Church, Forest

2nd Annual Bower Witching Hour -- Oct. 31 at Bower Center for the Arts, Bedford

Trick or Treat -- Oct. 31 at Forest Volunteer Fire Department, Forest

Trunk or Treat -- Oct. 31 at St. Thomas More Catholic Church, Lynchburg

Fall Festival -- Oct. 31 at Forest Baptist Church, Forest

Trunk or Treat -- Oct. 31 at Appomattox Primary School, Appomattox

Kids Karnival -- Oct. 31 at Thomas Road Baptist Church, Lynchburg

Trick or Treating - Oct. 31 in your neighborhood 

Fall festivals and fun continue through November. The festival list is constantly being updated. Trunk or Treat information continues to be submitted to us. We are working to add these events to the Lynchburg Macaroni Kid calendar of events

To add your organization’s fall festival or trunk or treat event to the list, message us at our Lynchburg Macaroni Kid Facebook page or click the “submit an event” link on our website. You’ll find more information about many of the local festival on the Lynchburg Macaroni Kid calendar of events.

Lynchburg Macaroni Kid helps you Find Your Family Fun® every season in Lynchburg and throughout Central Virginia!