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Lynchburg Halloween and Trunk or Treat Themed Events 2022

Find Your Family Fun® for Halloween in Lynchburg and Central Virginia!

By Sandy Wallace September 9, 2022

Halloween 2022 will be here before you know it! Whether your kids are toddlers or teens, here are some favorite Halloween themed events and trunk or treat events for your family to check out during October. More events will be added as information is received. 

Be sure to check out our Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze Guide for details about all of the local pumpkin patches and corn mazes!

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

**Please feel free to share this Halloween and trunk or treat guide with family and friends. However, please do not just cut and paste the events without a link to our website as this is a copyright infringement. Thanks in advance for adhering to this guideline.**

Halloween Events and Trunk or Treats (Many of these event include a trunk or treat, trick or treat, or candy giveaway) 2022

Oct. 1-6

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

Candlelight Tours at Old City Cemetery - Oct. 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, and 22 (multiple times)

Oct. 7-13

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

Candlelight Tours at Old City Cemetery - Oct. 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, and 22 (multiple times)

Monster Mash Family Fun Run at Liberty Lake in Bedford - Oct. 8 at 10 AM

Spooky Scary Stories by the Fire Night at Avoca Museum - Oct. 8 from 6 PM - 9 PM

Ghost Tours of Sandusky at Sandusky at Historic Sandusky - Lynchburg College - Oct. 13-14 from 7 PM - 9 PM

Spooky Trail Walk at Second Wind Farm - Oct. 13-15, 20-22, and 27-29 from 7 PM - 10 PM

Scaremare - Oct. 13-15, 20-22, and 27-29 from 7:30 PM - 11 PM

Oct. 14-20

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

Monster Mash Dance Party at Lynchburg Public Library - Oct. 14 from 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM

Candlelight Tours at Old City Cemetery - Oct. 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, and 22 (multiple times)

Ghost Tours of Sandusky at Sandusky at Historic Sandusky - Lynchburg College - Oct. 13-14 from 7 PM - 9 PM

Spooky Trail Walk at Second Wind Farm - Oct. 13-15, 20-22, and 27-29 from 7 PM - 10 PM

Scaremare - Oct. 13-15, 20-22, and 27-29 from 7:30 PM - 11 PM

Stranger Things Glow Skate at FunQuest - Oct. 14 from 5 PM - 10 PM

Hocus Pocus, Paint Night at Imagination Station Studio - Oct. 15 from 5 PM - 7 PM

10th Annual Lynchburg Zombie Walk - Oct. 15 from 5 PM - 7 PM

Haunted Hike on Turnpike - Oct. 15 from 7 PM - 10 PM

Dark Leaf Farms Haunted Corn Maze - Oct. 15 from 7:30 PM - 10 PM

Halloween Craft at Downtown Branch of Lynchburg Public Library - Oct. 17 from 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Spooky Yoga at Bower Center for the Arts - Oct. 17 at 4:30 PM

Oct. 21-27

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

Spooky Trail Walk at Second Wind Farm - Oct. 13-15, 20-22, and 27-29 from 7 PM - 10 PM

Scaremare - Oct. 13-15, 20-22, and 27-29 from 7:30 PM - 11 PM

Trunk or Treat at Forest Professional Park - Oct. 21 from 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

CVCC Fall Cinemas with Nomad Coffee: "Hocus Pocus" - Oct. 21 at 6:30 PM (begins at dusk)

Haunted Trail at DeVault Vineyards - Oct. 21 from 6:30 PM - 10 PM

Haunted Trail Open to the Public at Lynchburg South Moose Lodge - Oct. 21-22 and 28-29 from 7 PM - 10 PM

Toddler Saturday Halloween Party Character Event at FunQuest - Oct. 22 from 10 AM - 12 PM

Fall-O-Ween Open House and Trunk or Treat at Harley Davidson of Lynchburg - Oct. 22 from 11 AM - 2 PM

Jack-O-Lantern Paint Night at Imagination Station Studio - Oct. 22 from 5 PM - 7 PM

Halls of Fall at Heritage Elementary School - Oct. 22 from 5 PM - 8 PM

Annual Ghost Walk at Amherst County Museum - Oct. 22 from 5:30 PM - 8 PM

Haunted Trail at DeVault Vineyards - Oct. 22 from 6:30 PM - 10 PM

Halloween Trunk or Treat at Centra College Parking Lot - Oct. 23 from 2 PM - 4 PM

Fall Family Gathering at Forest Presbyterian Church - Oct. 23 from 2 PM - 4 PM

Fall Festival and Trunk-or-Treat at Terrace View Baptist Church - Oct. 23 from 3 PM - 5 PM

Trunk or Treat at Bentley Commons - Oct. 25 from 3 PM - 5 PM

Trunk or Treat at Randolph Memorial Baptist Church - Oct. 23 at 4 PM

River Church Truck and Treat - Oct. 23 from 4 PM - 6 PM

Bark-or-Treat at Humane Society of Amherst County - Oct. 23 from 5 PM - 8 PM

Halloween Party at Brookneal Library - Oct. 25 from 5 PM - 7 PM

Trick-or-Treat Party at Lynchburg Public Library - Oct. 25 from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Trunk or Treat at Madison Heights Library - Oct. 25 from 6 PM - 8 PM

Pioneer Theatre Presents "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" at Heritage High School - Oct. 25 at 7 PM

Halloween Kids Night at Big Lick - Oct. 26 from 5:30 PM - 8 PM

Lakewood Fall Festival at Lakewood Baptist Church - Oct. 26 from 6 PM - 7:15 PM

Halloween Storytime at Lynchburg Public Library - Oct. 27 at 10:30 AM and 11:30 AM

Indoor Trick or Treat at FunQuest - Oct. 27 from 5 PM - 8 PM

Oct. 28-31

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

Halloween Craft - Treat Bag at Bounce About - Oct. 28 from 10 AM - 8 PM

Trunk or Treat at Altavista Trade Lot - Oct. 28 from 4 PM - 6 PM

Front Porch Tiny Treats Toss at Altavista Trade Lot - Oct. 28 from 4 PM - 6 PM

Trunk-or-Treat at Fort Hill Memorial Park - Oct. 28 from 5 PM - 6:30 PM

Trunk or Treat at Jamerson Family YMCA - Oct. 28 from 5 PM - 7 PM

Trunk or Treat at Terry VW Subaru - Oct. 28 from 5 PM - 7 PM

Drive Thru Trunk or Treat at Virginia Select Auto - Oct. 28 from 5 PM - 8 PM

Trunk or Treat at Amherst Baptist Church - Oct. 28 from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

After-Hours Halloween Party at Lynchburg Public Library - Oct. 28 from 6 PM - 7 PM 

Trunk or Treat at First Baptist Church of Monroe - Oct. 28 from 6 PM - 8 PM

Halloween Spooktacular at Coolwell Park - Oct. 28 from 6 PM - 8 PM

Amherst's Halloween Bash at Second Stage Amherst - Oct. 28 from 6 PM - 9 PM

Altavista Movie Night! Halloween Edition at Altavista Area YMCA - Oct. 28 from 6 PM - 9 PM

Halloween Party Parents Night Out at First Unitarian Church - Oct. 28 from 6 PM - 9 PM

CVCC Fall Cinemas with Nomad Coffee: "Casper the Friendly Ghost" - Oct. 28 at 6:30 PM (begins at dusk)

Gladys Volunteer Fire Department Truck or Treat - Oct. 28 from 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Halloween Town at Tiny Town Golf from 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Haunted Trail at DeVault Vineyards - Oct. 28 from 6:30 PM - 10 PM

Trunk or Treat at Peaks View Christian Church - Oct. 28 at 7 PM

Slasher Weekend 2022 at Academy Center of the Arts - Oct. 28 from 7 PM - 11 PM (ages 18 and older only)

Spooky Trail Walk at Second Wind Farm - Oct. 13-15, 20-22, and 27-29 from 7 PM - 10 PM

Haunted Trail Open to the Public at Lynchburg South Moose Lodge - Oct. 21-22 and 28-29 from 7 PM - 10 PM

Scaremare - Oct. 13-15, 20-22, and 27-29 from 7:30 PM - 11 PM

Harvest Festival at Lynchburg Community Market - Oct. 29 from 9 AM - 12 PM

Special Needs Trunk-n-Treat at Brookville High School - Oct. 29 from 9 AM - 12 PM

Adaptive Trunk or Treat at University of Lynchburg Community Health Center - Oct. 29 from 10 AM - 12 PM

Halloween Trick or Treat Trail in Rustburg - Oct. 29 from 10 AM - 2 PM

Clayton Homes Lynchburg Trick or Treat - Oct. 29 from 10 AM - 3 PM - T or T+

Trunk or Treat at Puzzled Carnival, Car, Truck, and Bike Show - Oct. 29 from 10 AM - 4 PM

Open Farm Days at Lottie J Farm: Halloween Event - Oct. 29 from 10 AM - 4 PM

Spooktacular Saturday at Explore Park - Oct. 29 from 10 AM - 4 PM

Slasher Weekend 2022 at Academy Center of the Arts - Oct. 29 from 11 AM - 12 Midnight (ages 18 and older only)

Trunk or Treat at T.C. Miller Elementary - Oct. 29 from 1 PM - 3 PM

Fall Pumpkin Give-a-Way and Face-Painting at Givens Books - Oct. 29 from 1 PM - 3 PM

Trunk or Treat Fall Festival at Midway Baptist Church - Oct. 29 at 2 PM

Burn Boot Camp Trick or Treat in Forest - Oct. 29 from 3 PM - 5 PM

Spooky Eye Scream Party at The Crazy Mason - Oct. 29 from 3 PM - 7 PM

Halloween Spooktacular at Falling Creek Park - Oct. 29 from 4 PM - 6 PM

Park After Dark at Ivy Creek Park - Oct. 29 from 4 PM - 10 PM

Elite and Treat at Elite Athletics - Oct. 29 from 4:30 PM - 6 PM

Trunk or Treat at Motor World in Madison Heights - Oct. 29 from 5 PM - 7 PM

Fall Harvest Festival at Tree of Life Ministries - Oct. 29 from 5 PM - 7 PM

Trunk-or-Treat at Court Street United Methodist Church - Oct. 29 from 5 PM - 7 PM 

Hebron Baptist Fall Festival - Oct. 29 from 5 PM - 7:30 PM

Trunk or Treat Extravaganza at Beulah Baptist Church - Oct. 29 from 5 PM - 8 PM

Trick or Treat at the Old Jail Museum at Appomattox Courthouse Square - Oct. 29 from 5 PM - 8 PM

A-maze-ing Halloween Harvest Fest at Blue Ridge Mountain Maze Corn Maze - Oct. 29 from 5 PM - 10 PM

Greater Grace Church Trunk Or Treat at Knights of Columbus - Oct. 29 from 6 PM - 8 PM

Special Needs Carnival at Thomas Road Baptist Church - Oct. 29 from 6 PM - 8 PM (pre-register)

Haunted Trail at DeVault Vineyards - Oct. 29 from 6:30 PM - 10 PM

Halloween Party at New London Ruritan Club - Oct. 29 from 7 PM - 11 PM

Dark Leaf Farms Haunted Corn Maze - Oct. 29 from 7:30 PM - 10 PM

Living Word Baptist Church Annual Fall Festival - Oct. 30 from 11:30 AM - 2 PM

Trunk or Treat at Amherst County High School - Oct. 30 from 3 PM - 5 PM

Trunk Or Treat at Falling River Country Club in Appomattox - Oct. 30 from 3 PM - 5 PM

Annual Fall Festival at Rustburg Baptist Church - Oct. 30 from 3 PM - 6 PM

Fall Festival at West Lynchburg Baptist Church - Oct. 30 from 4 PM - 6 PM

Trunk or Treat at Divine Fog Realty - Oct. 30 from 4 PM - 6 PM

Drive Thru Trunk-or-Treat at New Hope Baptist Church - Oct. 30 from 4 PM - 6 PM

Trunk or Treat at St. Stephens Episcopal Church - Oct. 30 at 4:30 PM

Trunk 'N Treat at Thomas Terrace Baptist Church - Oct. 30 from 5 PM - 7 PM

Harvest Festival at Calvary Chapel Lynchburg - Oct. 30 from 5 PM - 7 PM

Impact Church Trunk or Treat at Jefferson Forest High School - Oct. 30 from 5 PM - 7 PM

Trunk or Treat at The Promise (Caterpillar Clubhouse Building) - Oct. 30 from 5 PM - 7 PM 

Trunk or Treat at Temple Baptist Church - Oct. 30 from 5 PM - 7 PM

Community Trunk or Treat at Church of God of Prophecy - Oct. 30 from 5 PM - 7 PM

Trunk and Treat at Calvary Baptist Church (Concord) - Oct. 30 at 7 PM

The Rocky Horror Picture Show at Academy Center of the Arts - Oct. 30 at 7:30 PM

Trick or Treating in Downtown Lexington - Oct. 31 from 3:30 PM - 5 PM

Swannanoa Halloween Spooktacular Family Trick or Treat - Oct. 31 from 4 PM - 8 PM (advance tickets)

Trunk or Treat Carnival at Providence Transformational Church - Oct. 31 from 4 PM - 8 PM

Community Trunk or Treat at Miller Park - Oct. 31 from 4 PM - 6:30 PM

Trunk or Treat at Brookhill Wesleyan Church - Oct. 31 from 5 PM - 7 PM

Boo Bash and Trick or Treat at River Ridge Mall - Oct. 31 from 5 PM - 7 PM

Haunted Pumpkin Patch at Sugar Rush Candy Store - Oct. 31 from 5 PM - 7 PM

Drive-Thru Trick or Treat at Bee Line Transport - Oct. 31 from 5 PM - 8 PM

Trick or Treat at Concord Rescue Squad - Oct. 31 from 5 PM - 8 PM

Trick or Treat at Concord Volunteer Fire Department - Oct. 31 from 5 PM - 8 PM

Indoor Trunk or Treat at Evergreen United Methodist Church - Oct. 31 from 5:30 PM - 7 PM

Trunk or Treat at Gracepointe Baptist Church - Oct. 31 at 6 PM

Trunk or Treat at St. Thomas More Catholic Church - Oct. 31 from 6 PM - 7 PM

Fall Festival at Clifford Baptist Church - Oct. 31 from 6 PM - 8 PM

Fall Festival at Gospel Community Church - Oct. 31 from 6 PM - 8 PM

Kids Karnival at Thomas Road Baptist Church - Oct. 31 from 6 PM - 8 PM

Fall Festival at Forest Baptist Church - Oct. 31 from 6 PM - 8 PM

Trunk or Treat at Iceland's in Appomattox - Oct. 31 at 6:30 PM

Pumpkin Stories at Timbrook Library - Oct. 31 from 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Trick or Treating - Oct. 31 in your neighborhood (check with your local authorities or neighborhood association)

**Please feel free to share this Halloween and trunk or treat guide with family and friends. However, please do not just cut and paste the events without a link to our website as this is a copyright infringement. Thanks in advance for adhering to this guideline.**

Pumpkin Patches and Corn Mazes

Layman Family Farms Fall Festival --  (Sept. SAT from 10 AM - 6 PM starting Sept. 17; SUN from 11 AM - 6 PM; Oct. SAT from 10 AM - 7 PM; SUN from 11 AM - 6 PM; Nov. 5 10 AM - 5 PM), Blue Ridge

Lottie J Farm -- (Saturdays from Sept. 10 - Oct. 29 from 10 AM to 4 PM), Bedford

Yoders' Farm Fall Festival -- (Fridays and Saturdays 10 AM - 10 PM from Sept. 17 - Oct. 29 and Nov. 5; Tuesday - Thursday in October from 4 PM - 7 PM), Rustburg

Jeter Farm Fall Festival -- (Sat/Sun only Sept. 25 - Oct. 30: SAT from 9 AM - 6 PM; SUN from 12 PM - 6 PM), Roanoke

Dark Leaf Farms -- (Friday through Sunday from Sept. 16: Fridays from 4 PM - 6 PM; Saturdays from 10 AM - 6 PM - CLOSED Oct. 8; Sundays from 1 PM - 6 PM), Concord

Blue Ridge Mountain Maze --  (Friday through Sunday from Sept. 24 through Nov. 6 with varying hours), Lovingston

Smith's Pumpkin Patch -- (Daily from September 29th - October 31: Mon - Thu from 12 PM - 8 PM, Fri/Sat from 10 AM - 8 PM, and Sun from 12 PM - 8 PM), Lynchburg

White Fall Farm -- White Fall Farm WILL NOT OPEN in 2022

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This list is constantly being updated as more information is received. You'll find details about all of these events and many others 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!