Fall festival season in Central Virginia starts in early September and continues in October. 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.
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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.
Stay tuned for our Halloween and Trunk or Treat Event Guide, coming in mid-October, and our November Family Fun Guide, coming soon, to find more family 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. Let Lynchburg Macaroni Kid help you Find Your Family Fun® this fall in Central Virginia!
We add events as we receive information, so check back for updates!
Pumpkin Patches and Corn Mazes - SOME NOT YET UPDATED FOR 2023
Layman Family Farms Fall Festival -- (2023 hours: Sept. 16 - Nov. 4; Sept: SAT from 10 AM - 6 PM starting Sept. 16; SUN from 11 AM - 6 PM; Oct: WED from 4 PM - 8:30 PM; SAT from 10 AM - 6 PM; SUN from 11 AM - 6 PM; Nov. 4 10 AM - 5 PM), Blue Ridge
Lottie J Farm -- (2023 hours: Sept. 9 - Oct. 28; Saturdays only from 10 AM to 4 PM), Bedford CLOSED Oct. 14 due to weather; Open Friday, Oct. 13 from 3 PM - 7 PM instead
Yoders' Farm Fall Festival -- (2023 hours: Sept. 23 - Nov. 4; Friday and Saturday from 10 AM - 10 PM; Tuesday - Thursday in October from 4 PM - 7 PM; Nov. 4 from 10 AM - 7 PM), Rustburg
Jeter Farm Fall Festival -- (2023 hours: Sat/Sun only Sept. 30 - Oct. 29: SAT from 9 AM - 6 PM; SUN from 12 PM - 6 PM), Roanoke
Dark Leaf Farms -- (2023 hours: Sept. 30 through Halloween; Friday through Sunday: Fridays from 4 PM - 6 PM; Saturdays from 10 AM - 6 PM; Sundays from 1 PM - 5 PM), Concord
Blue Ridge Mountain Maze -- (2023 hours: Saturday and Sunday from Sept. 23 through Oct. 1; Friday through Sunday from Oct. 6 through Nov. 5 - from 11 AM - 6 PM on all dates), at Blue Toad Hard Cider, Roseland
Smith's Pumpkin Patch -- (2023 hours: Monday - Thursday 3 PM - 8 PM; Friday - Saturday 10 AM - 9 PM; Sunday 12 PM - 8 PM from Sept. 28 through Oct. 31), Lynchburg
With school in session, primarily weekend events are listed here, as well as all Halloween events. You'll find all October events on the Lynchburg Macaroni Kid calendar of events on our website.
Sept. 29 - Oct. 28 - "Jekyll & Hyde the Musical" at Wolfbane Wolf PAC select dates at 7:30 PM
Sept. 30 - Oct. 1 - Drumheller's Orchard Apple Festival - from 9 AM - 5 PM
Oct. 1-31 - Altavista Scarecrow Stroll in Downtown Altavista all day
Oct. 5-7 - Downtown Lynchburg Walking Ghost Tour at 6 PM and 7:30 PM (also Oct. 12-14, 19-21, and 26-28)
Oct. 5-7, Oct. 12-14, Oct. 19-21 - Candlelight Tours at Old City Cemetery - performances every 20 minutes from 6:10 - 7:50 PM (also 8:10 on Friday and Saturday)
Oct. 8 - 14th Annual Lynchburg Beer, Wine and Cider Festival from 12 PM - 7 PM (rescheduled)
Oct. 12-14 - Downtown Lynchburg Walking Ghost Tour at 6 PM and 7:30 PM (also Oct. 19-21 and Oct. 26-28)
Oct. 12-14, Oct. 19-21 - Candlelight Tours at Old City Cemetery - performances every 20 minutes from 6:10 - 7:50 PM (also 8:10 on Friday and Saturday)
Oct. 12-14 - "Play On!" at E.C. Glass High School (Oct. 12-14 at 7 PM; Oct. 14 matinee at 2 PM)
Oct. 13-15 - "Little Shop of Horrors" at Heritage High School - Oct. 13, 14, 19, 20, and 21 at 7 PM; Oct. 15 at 3 PM
Oct. 12-15 - "Mean Girls" at Jefferson Forest Cavalier Theatre (Oct. 12-14 at 7 PM; Oct. 15 at 3 PM)
Oct. 12-14 - Scaremare from 7:30 PM - 11 PM (Oct 12-14, Oct. 19-21, and Oct. 26-28)
Oct. 13-15 - Appomattox Railroad Festival - Friday 5-10 PM; Saturday parade 10:30 AM; activities 9 AM-10 PM; Saturday fireworks 9 PM; Sunday worship service 9:30 AM; activities 12-5 PM
Oct. 13-15 - Anthem GO Outside Festival in Roanoke (Fri 5 PM - 8 PM; Sat 10 AM - 8 PM; Sun 10 AM - 5 PM)
Oct. 13-14 - Night at the Museum Lantern Tours at Avoca Museum from 6 PM - 8 PM
Oct. 13-14 - "We Are Monsters" at Academy Center of the Arts (Oct. 13 at 7 PM; Oct. 14 at 10 AM)
Oct. 13-14 - Spooky Trail Walk at Second Wind Farm from 7 PM - 10 PM
Oct. 13-15 - Brookville Middle School Theatre Presents "Matilda Jr." - Oct. 13-14 at 7 PM; Oct. 15 at 2 PM
Oct. 13-17 - Kidz Kraze Fall Consignment Sale - hours vary each day
Oct. 14 - Youth Basketball Camps at New Covenant Schools from 8 AM - 12 PM (2nd - 5th graders)
Oct. 14 - 45th Annual Book & Bake Sale at Amherst County Public Library from 8 AM - 1 PM
Oct. 14 - 31st Annual Dr. John A. Stephenson Memorial Youth Run at 9 AM
Oct. 14 - Touch-a-Truck and First Responder Appreciation Day at Lowe’s of Madison Heights from 9 AM - 1 PM Rescheduled to Nov. 4 from 9 AM - 1 PM
Oct. 14 - Pick Your Own Apples at Silver Creek Orchards from 9 AM - 4 PM
Oct. 14 - 35th Annual Resolve Through Sharing (RTS) Bereavement Memorial Service and Walk at Virginia Baptist at 10 AM
Oct. 14 - Vendor Saturday at Gross' Orchard from 10 AM - 3 PM
Oct. 14 - Big Otter Mill Harvest Festival from 10 AM - 4 PM
Oct. 14-15 - 31st Annual Wine and Garlic Festival at Rebec Vineyards from 10 AM - 5 PM
Oct. 14 - Clay Festival at Academy Center of the Arts from 10 AM - 3 PM
Oct. 14 - Buena Vista Mountain Day from 10 AM - 7 PM (Vendor Fair from 10- 4: After Hours Event from 5-7)
Oct. 14 - Eclipse Viewing Party at Falling Creek Park from 11 AM - 3 PM
Oct. 14 - Annular Solar Eclipse Viewing at Randolph College from 11:30 AM - 2 PM
Oct. 14 - Free Movie Night: "Family Camp" at West Lynchburg Baptist Church at 6:45 PM
Oct. 14 - Extreme Bull Bash True Grit Rodeo at 7:30 PM
Oct. 14 - Haunted Corn Maze at Dark Leaf Farms from 7:30 PM - 11 PM
Oct. 15 - Taylor Swift Eras Night at FunQuest from 12 PM - 7 PM
Oct. 15 - Fall Brick Dedication at Awareness Garden at 2:30 PM
Oct. 15 - Peggy Haas Howell, Organist and Cantate Children’s and Youth Choir at Emmanuel United Methodist Church at 4 PM
Oct. 15 - Lynchburg Pops Community Band Generations Concert at Academy Center of the Arts at 4 PM
Oct. 19 - Halloween Family Storytime at Lynchburg Public Library at 10:30 OR 11:15
Oct. 19-21 - Downtown Lynchburg Walking Ghost Tour at 6 PM and 7:30 PM (also Oct. 26-28)
Oct. 19-21 - Candlelight Tours at Old City Cemetery - performances every 20 minutes from 6:10 - 7:50 PM (also 8:10 on Friday and Saturday)
Oct. 19-21 - Spooky Trail Walk at Second Wind Farm from 7 PM - 10 PM
Oct. 19 - Jazz Ensemble Fall Concert at Liberty University at 7:30 PM
Oct. 19-21 - Scaremare from 7:30 PM - 11 PM (Oct 12-14, Oct. 19-21, and Oct. 26-28)
Oct. 19-22 - Amherst County Fair (Thurs/Fri 5 PM - 10 PM; Sat 12 PM - 10 PM; Sun 12 PM - 6 PM)
Oct. 20-23 - No School for Lynchburg City Schools - Professional Planning Day and Fall Holidays
Oct. 20 - Monster Mash Dance Party at Lynchburg Public Library from 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Oct. 20-21 - Mountain View Vintage Market (Oct. 20 from 2 PM - 6 PM; Oct. 21 from 10 AM - 4 PM)
Oct. 20 - Rookie's Fall Family Fun from 4 PM - 6 PM
Oct. 20 - Hocus Pocus Party at FunQuest from 5 PM - 10 PM
Oct. 20 - Spooktacular Glow Ride at Riverside Park at 7 PM Cancelled due to weather
Oct. 20-21 - Haunted Trail Open to the Public at Lynchburg South Moose Lodge from 7 PM - 10 PM (also Oct. 27-28)
Oct. 20 - Movie Night: "The Little Rascals" at The BackYard Forest VA at 7:45 AM
Oct. 21 - Apple Harvest Festival at Gross' Orchard from 8 AM - 6 PM
Oct. 21 - Neighbors Helping Neighbors Fall 5k at 9 AM
Oct. 21 - Fall Crafter & Vendor Festival at Forest Recreation Center - from 9 AM - 5 PM
Oct. 21-22 - 52nd Annual Amherst Apple Harvest Festival - Saturday from 9-4, Sunday from 12-4 PM
Oct. 21-22 - Drumheller's Orchard Apple Harvest Festival - from 9 AM - 5 PM
Oct. 21 - Toddler Saturday Character Event at FunQuest Halloween Party with PJ Mask from 10 AM - 12 PM
Oct. 21 - New London Day from 10 AM - 3 PM
Oct. 21 - Puzzled Kidz Carnival and Car, Truck, and Bike Show 2023 from 10 AM - 4 PM
Oct. 21 - Apple Butter Makin' Festival at Silver Creek and Seamans' Orchards from 10 AM - 4:30 PM
Oct. 21 - Autumn Market Event at Ashwood Manor Designs from 10 AM - 6 PM
Oct. 21 - Fall Festíval Fundraiser at One Forest School from 11 AM - 7 PM
Oct. 21 - Hill City Pride Festival from 1 PM - 5 PM
Oct. 21 - Farm Tour at Maranatha Farms from 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Oct. 21 - Riverfront Skate Contest from 3 PM - 8 PM
Oct. 21 - Halloween Spooktacular at Falling Creek Park from 4 PM - 6 PM
Oct. 21 - Annual Ghost Walk at Amherst County Museum from 5:30 PM - 8 PM
Oct. 21 - Trunk or Treat at Steph’s Bubbles and Bows from 6 PM - 7:30 PM
Oct. 21 - Joseph Henson Jazz “Something New, Something Blue” at Second Stage Amherst from 6 PM - 8 PM
Oct. 21 - Dark Leaf Farms Kids Spooky Fun Night from 7 PM - 10 PM
Oct. 22 - Family Fall Festival at Timberlake Christian Church from 1 PM - 5 PM
Oct. 22 - Riverside Park Walking Tours from 2 PM - 3:30 PM
Oct. 22 - Nov. 19 - Healthy Kids Running Series Fall 2023 - Sundays at 3 PM
Oct. 22 - Timberlake Animal Hospital Trunk or Treat from 3 PM - 5 PM
Oct. 22 - Crosswhite Fall Festival at Crosswhite Athletic Club from 4 PM - 6 PM
Oct. 22 - Trunk or Treat at Stonehurst Manor at 4:30 PM
Oct. 20-23 - No School for Lynchburg City Schools - Professional Planning Day and Fall Holidays
Oct. 23 - Spooky Storytime at Campbell County Library - Rustburg from 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Oct. 24 - Spooky Storytime at Campbell County Library - Timbrook from 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Oct. 24 - Spooky Yoga at Bower Center for the Arts from 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Oct. 24 - Halloween Party at Brookneal Library from 5 PM - 7 PM
Oct. 24 - Moo Moo BOO at Chick-fil-A Wards Road from 5 PM - 7 PM
Oct. 24 - Moo Moo BOO at Chick-fil-A Candlers Crossing from 5 PM - 7 PM
Oct. 24 - Trick-or-Treat Party at Lynchburg Public Library from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Oct. 24 - Trunk Or Treat at Forest Middle School from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Oct. 25 - The Peaks Community Adventure Day at The Peaks Retreat & Adventure Center from 10 AM - 6 PM
Oct. 25 - Spooky Storytime at Campbell County Library - Altavista from 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Oct. 26 - Halloween Story Time at Forest Library at 10:30 AM
Oct. 26 - Spooky Storytime at Campbell County Library - Brookneal from 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Oct. 26 - Camp Kum-Ba-Yah HalloWoods Family Festival from 5 PM - 7 PM
Oct. 26 - Amherst County Chamber of Commerce Halloween Event at Madison Heights Library from 6 PM - 8 PM
Oct. 26 - Indoor Trick or Treat at FunQuest from 6 PM - 9 PM
Oct. 26-28 - Downtown Lynchburg Walking Ghost Tour at 6 PM and 7:30 PM
Oct. 26-28 - Spooky Trail Walk at Second Wind Farm from 7 PM - 10 PM
Oct. 26-28 - Scaremare from 7:30 PM - 11 PM (Oct 12-14, Oct. 19-21, and Oct. 26-28)
Oct. 27 - Family Craft Days at Lynchburg Public Library from 10 AM - 2 PM
Oct. 27 - Swiftie Friendship Bracelets at Lynchburg Public Library from 2 PM - 5 PM
Oct. 27 - Waffle Fest at Waffle House Madison Heights starts at 4 PM
Oct. 27 - Trunk or Treat at Jamerson Family YMCA from 5 PM - 7 PM
Oct. 27 - Trunk or Treat at Boys & Girls Club of Greater Lynchburg from 5 PM - 7 PM
Oct. 27 - Amherst's Halloween Bash at Second Stage Amherst from 5 PM - 9 PM
Oct. 27 - Halloween Weekend Spooktacular at FunQuest from 5 PM - 10 PM
Oct. 27 - Trunk or Treat and Touch-a-Truck at Concord Elementary School starts at 5:30 PM
Oct. 27 - Drive-Through Trunk-or-Treat at Fort Hill Memorial Park from 5:30 PM - 7 PM
Oct. 27 - Trunk or Treat at First Baptist Church of Monroe from 6 PM - 8 PM
Oct. 27 - Trunk or Treat at Terry VW Subaru from 6 PM - 8 PM
Oct. 27 - Truck or Treat at Gladys Volunteer Fire Department from 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Oct. 27-31 - Fright Night at the Asylum at Spring Oak at Bedford from 7 PM - 9 PM
Oct. 27-28 - Haunted Trail Open to the Public at Lynchburg South Moose Lodge from 7 PM - 10 PM
Oct. 28 - I Am Woman 5K Walk and Run at 8 AM
Oct. 28 - Youth Basketball Camps at New Covenant Schools from 8 AM - 12 PM (6th - 8th graders)
Oct. 28 - Lynchburg Community Market Harvest Festival from 8 AM - 1 PM
Oct. 28 - Pumpkins and Halloween at Gross' Orchard from 8 AM - 6 PM
Oct. 28 - Free Preschool Music Program at Second Stage Amherst at 9 AM, 10 AM, and 11 AM
Oct. 28 - Special Needs Trunk-n-Treat at Brookville High School from 9 AM - 12 PM
Oct. 28 - Walk to End Alzheimer's at 10 AM
Oct. 28 - Adaptive Trunk or Treat at University of Lynchburg Community Health Center from 10 AM - 1 PM
Oct. 28 - Haunted House Building Challenge at Lynchburg Public Library from 10 AM - 2 PM
Oct. 28 - Trick-or-Treat Trail in Rustburg from 10 AM - 2 PM
Oct. 28 - American Civil War Museum Fall Festival from 10 AM - 4 PM
Oct. 28 - Centerfest in Bedford from 10 AM - 4 PM (includes BOOth or Treat at many vendors)
Oct. 28 - Open Farm Days and Trick or Treating at Lottie J Farm from 10 AM - 4 PM
Oct. 28 - Buzzy Coleman Chili Cookoff at Sedalia Center at 11 AM
Oct. 28 - Trunk or Treat at Live Move Be Fitness Studio and Center from 11 AM - 12 PM
Oct. 28 - Oktoberfest at St Thomas More Catholic Church from 11 AM - 2 PM
Oct. 28 - 2nd Annual Maker's Fair at Madison Heights Elementary School from 11 AM - 2 PM
Oct. 28 - Trunk or Treat at Harley Davidson of Lynchburg from 12 PM - 2 PM
Oct. 28 - Living Water Baptist Fall Festival from 12 PM - 5 PM
Oct. 28 - Halloween Weekend Spooktacular at FunQuest from 12 PM - 10 PM
Oct. 28 - Trunk-or-Treat at Court Street United Methodist Church from 1 PM - 3 PM
Oct. 28 - Elite & Treat at Elite Athletics from 1 PM - 3 PM
Oct. 28 - Trunk or Treat at Holliday Lake State Park from 1 PM - 4 PM
Oct. 28 - Trunk or Treat and Brunswick Stew at One in Christ Church - Brunswick stew from 1-5 PM; Trunk or Treat from 6-7 PM
Oct. 28 - Family Fall Festival at The BackYard Forest VA from 1 PM - 6 PM (trunk or treat from 4 PM - 6 PM)
Oct. 28 - Trunk or Treat at Town & Country Shopping Center from 3 PM - 4:30 PM
Oct. 28 - Trunk or Treat at Rebirth Church from 3 PM - 5:30 PM
Oct. 28 - Fall Family Fun Fest at Beulah Baptist Church from 3 PM - 6 PM
Oct. 28 - Trunk or Treat at Gethsemane Baptist Church from 4 PM - ?
Oct. 28 - Trunk or Treat at St. Stephens Episcopal Church from 4 PM - 5:30 PM
Oct. 28 - Fall Festival and Stew Sale at Kedron Baptist Church from 4 PM - 8 PM
Oct. 28 - Trunk or Treat with Hill City Wranglers Jeep Club at Amelon United Methodist Church from 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Oct. 28 - Trunk or Treat at Glen Maury Park in Buena Vista at 5 PM
Oct. 28 - Aim 4 Greatness Fall Fest at Jefferson Park from 5 PM - 7 PM
Oct. 28 - Fall Harvest Festival at Tree of Life Ministries from 5 PM - 7 PM
Oct. 28 - Special Needs Carnival at Thomas Road Baptist Church from 5 PM - 7 PM
Oct. 28 - Trunk or Treat and Haunted House at Hunton-Randolph Community Center from 5 PM - 8 PM
Oct. 28 - Parents Night Out at Dynamic Gymnastics from 6 PM - 9 PM
Oct. 28 - 2nd Annual Trunk or Treat at Motor World in Madison Heights from 6:30 PM - 8 PM
Oct. 28 - Tween Night Halloween Party at Bounce About from 7 PM - 10 PM
Oct. 28 - Halloween Party at New London Ruritan Club from 7 PM - 11 PM
Oct. 28 - The United States Air Force Band and Singing Sergeants at Academy Center of the Arts at 7:30 PM
Oct. 28 - Haunted Corn Maze at Dark Leaf Farms from 7:30 PM - 11 PM
Oct. 28 - Sip n Skate Halloween Disco Party at FunQuest (21+ Event) from 10 PM - 1 AM
Oct. 29 - Living Word Baptist Church Fall Festival and Trunk or Treat from 12 PM - 3 PM
Oct. 29 - LoveLYH Halloween Market at Academy Center of the Arts from 12 PM - 5 PM
Oct. 29 - Halloween Weekend Spooktacular at FunQuest from 12 PM - 5 PM
Oct. 29 - Trunk or Treat at Midway Baptist Church from 1 PM - 3 PM
Oct. 29 - Mission House Coffee Halloween Fun Run at 2 PM (register in advance)
Oct. 29 - Opera on the James: The Three Little Pigs at Timbrook Library at 2 PM
Oct. 29 - Trunk or Treat at Amherst County High School from 3 PM - 5 PM
Oct. 29 - Lynchburg Church of Christ Trunk or Treat from 3 PM - 5 PM
Oct. 29 - Trunk or Treat at First Presbyterian Church - starts at 4 PM
Oct. 29 - Fall Festival at West Lynchburg Baptist Church from 4 PM - 6 PM
Oct. 29 - Trunk or Treat at Fort Hill United Methodist Church from 4 PM - 6 PM
Oct. 29 - Trunk or Treat at Calvary Baptist Church from 4 PM - 6 PM
Oct. 29 - Trunk or Treat at Randolph Memorial Baptist Church from 4 PM - 6 PM
Oct. 29 - Trunk or Treat at Crosspoint Church from 4 PM - 6 PM
Oct. 29 - Truck O' Treat at Apocalypse Ale Works from 4 PM - 6 PM
Oct. 29 - Harvest Festival at Compassion Church of the Nazarene from 4 PM - 6 PM
Oct. 29 - Trunk or Treat at Divine Fog Realty from 4 PM - 6 PM
Oct. 29 - Fall Fun Fest at Hyland Heights Baptist Church from 4 PM - 7 PM
Oct. 29 - River Church Truck and Treat from 4:30 PM - 6 PM
Oct. 29 - Trunk or Treat at Mountain View Church - starts at 5 PM
Oct. 29 - Trunk or Treat at First Christian Church - starts at 5 PM
Oct. 29 - Impact Church Trunk or Treat at Jefferson Forest High School from 5 PM - 7 PM
Oct. 29 - Halloween Town Trunk or Treat at Liberty Lake in Bedford from 5 PM - 7 PM
Oct. 29 - Harvest Festival at Calvary Chapel Lynchburg from 5 PM - 7 PM
Oct. 29 - Trunk or Treat at Spout Spring Ruritan Club from 5 PM - 8 PM
Oct. 29 - Bark-or-Treat at Humane Society of Amherst County from 5 PM - 9 PM
Oct. 29 - Trunk or Treat at Liberty Baptist Church in Appomattox from 6 PM - 8 PM
Oct. 29 - Kendall Knight's Spook-tacular at Academy Center of the Arts at 7:30 PM
Oct. 30 - Indoor Trick-or Treat at Roads to Recovery from 5 PM - 7 PM
Oct. 30 - 11th Annual Virginia Auto Outlet Trunk or Treat from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Oct. 30 - Trick or Treat at Bentley Commons from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Oct. 30 - Trunk or Treat at RE/MAX 1st Olympic from 6 PM - 8 PM
Oct. 30 - Halloween Weekend Spooktacular at FunQuest from 6 PM - 9 PM
Oct. 31 - Halloween Party at Bounce About from 3 PM - 7 PM
Oct. 31 - Community Trunk or Treat at Miller Park from 4 PM - 6:30 PM
Oct. 31 - Swannanoa Halloween Spooktacular Family Trick or Treat from 4 PM - 8 PM
Oct. 31 - Boo Bash and Trick or Treat at River Ridge Mall from 5 PM - 7 PM
Oct. 31 - Trick or Treat and "Hocus Pocus 2" at Monelison Volunteer Fire Department from 5 PM - 8 PM
Oct. 31 - Trunk or Treat at Belle Vie Coffee in Elon from 5 PM - 8 PM
Oct. 31 - Chick-fil-A Timberlake Trick or Treat Tuesday from 5 PM - 8 PM
Oct. 31 - Indoor Trunk or Treat at Evergreen United Methodist Church from 5:30 PM - 7 PM
Oct. 31 - Trunk or Treat at Gracepointe Baptist Church - starts at 6 PM
Oct. 31 - Trick or Treat at Concord Volunteer Fire Department - starts at 6 PM
Oct. 31 - Trick-or-Treat with Chick-fil-A Cows at Chick-fil-A Wards Road from 6 PM - 7 PM
Oct. 31 - Trick-or-Treat with Chick-fil-A Cows at Chick-fil-A Candlers Crossing from 6 PM - 7 PM
Oct. 31 - Trick-or-Treat with Chick-fil-A Cows at Chick-fil-A River Ridge from 6 PM - 7 PM
Oct. 31 - Kids Karnival at Thomas Road Baptist Church from 6 PM - 8 PM
Oct. 31 - Trunk or Treat at Liberty Baptist Church in Appomattox from 6 PM - 8 PM (Rescheduled to Oct. 29)
Oct. 31 - Trunk or Treat at Langhorne Chapel from 6 PM - 8 PM
Oct. 31 - Halloween in Downtown Lovingston from 6 PM - 8 PM
Oct. 31 - Trunk or Treat at Iceland's in Appomattox - starts at 6:30 AM
Enjoy these fun daily and weekly happenings in the area too!
Babygarten at Rustburg Library - Mondays Oct. 2 - Oct. 23 at 10 AM
Storytimes - Rustburg Library - Mondays Aug. 28 - Oct. 23 from 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM (no storytime on Sept. 4)
Babygarten at Timbrook Library - Tuesdays Oct. 3 - Oct. 24 at 10 AM
Toddler Time at Get Air Lynchburg - Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 AM - 12 PM
Storytimes - Timbrook Library - Tuesdays Aug. 29 - Oct. 24 from 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Babygarten at Staunton River Memorial Library in Altavista - Wednesdays Oct. 4 - Oct. 25 at 10 AM
Preschool Open Gym at Dynamic Gymnastics - Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 AM - 11 AM
Homeschool Open Gym at Dynamic Gymnastics - Wednesdays and Fridays from 11 AM - 12 PM
Storytimes - Altavista Library - Wednesdays Aug. 30 - Oct. 25 from 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Kids' Day at Imagination Station Studio - Wednesdays from 12 PM - 5 PM
Babygarten at Patrick Henry Memorial Library in Brookneal - Thursdays Oct. 5 - Oct. 26 at 10 AM
Toddler Time at Get Air Lynchburg - Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 AM - 12 PM
Family Storytime at Lynchburg Public Library - Thursdays Sept. 14 - Dec. 14 at 10:30 or 11:15 AM
Storytime Picnic - Drop In at Timbrook Park Pavilion - Thursdays Aug. 24 - Oct. 26 from 11 AM - 1 PM
Storytimes - Brookneal Library - Thursdays Aug. 31 - Oct. 26 from 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Monument Terrace Troop Rally - Fridays from 12 PM - 1 PM
The Nature Zone - Fridays and Saturdays from 12 PM - 4 PM at Miller Center in Lynchburg
Family Day at Imagination Station Studio - Fridays from 12 PM - 6 PM
Glow in the Dark Golf - Fridays and Saturdays from 8 PM - 10 PM at Tiny Town Golf in Lynchburg
Lynchburg Community Market - Saturdays from 7 AM - 2 PM
Forest Farmers Market - Saturdays from 8 AM - 12 PM
Bedford Farmers Market - Saturdays from 8 AM - 12 PM
Toddler Time at Get Air Lynchburg - Sundays at 8 AM
Pumpkin Patches and Corn Mazes - see dates and times above and on our calendar of events
You'll also find many library events listed on our calendar of events!
Fall festivals and fun continue through November. The festival list is constantly being updated as more information is received. We are working to add these events to the Lynchburg Macaroni Kid calendar of events. To add your organization’s fall festival 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.
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