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Lynchburg Halloween and Trunk or Treat Themed Events 2024

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

By Sandy Wallace September 9, 2024

Halloween 2024 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!

Looking for ONLY trunk or treat events? Check out Lynchburg Area Trunk or Treats 2024 on our website! 

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

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Halloween Events and Trunk or Treats (Many of these event include a trunk or treat, trick or treat, or candy giveaway) 2024

***Trunk or Treat events below are noted either: 
T or T for events that are primarily trunk or treat events - Go, get candy, and leave OR
T or T+ for events that have a trunk or treat as part of a larger event - May have inflatables, games, or other activities (harder to get kids to leave)

This will help families plan accordingly. 
If you only want to take your children a few places to get candy, choose the T or T events. 
If you want to go somewhere and spend a little extra time (some are even all day or all evening), choose the T or T+ events. 

Oct. 1-6 Halloween and Trunk or Treat Events

Oct. 1-31 - Altavista Scarecrow Stroll daily in downtown Altavista

Oct. 4 - First Fridays at Vector Space: Power Tool Pumpkin Carving from 5 PM - 8 PM

Oct. 5 - Tharp's Truck or Treat at Tharp Funeral Home from 10 AM - 2 PM T or T+ 

Oct. 6 - Paranormal Investigations at Amherst County Museum at 2:30 PM

Oct. 7-13 Halloween and Trunk or Treat Events

Oct. 1-31 - Altavista Scarecrow Stroll daily in downtown Altavista

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 - FIVE18 3rd Annual Trunk or Treat at Vista Park from 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM T or T

Oct. 11 - Haunted Corn Maze at Dark Leaf Farms from 7 PM - 11 PM

Oct. 12 - Pretty Pool Pumpkins at Altavista Area YMCA from 1 PM - 3 PM

Oct. 12 - Freak-A-Ween at Super Rad Arcade from 4 PM - 1 AM (ages 18+ only after 9 PM)

Oct. 12 - Dark Leaf Farms Kids Spooky Fun Night from 7 PM - 9:30 PM

Oct. 14-20 Halloween and Trunk or Treat Events

Oct. 1-31 - Altavista Scarecrow Stroll daily in downtown Altavista

Oct. 14 - Chick-fil-A Pumpkin Event at Chick-fil-A Wards Road from 5 PM - 7 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 17-19 and 24-26 - Scaremare from 7:30 PM - 11 PM

Oct. 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. 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. 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 - Halloween Party at Something Special Farm - from 9 AM - 10 PM (Vendors 9 AM - 6 PM; Costume parade 4 PM; Candy Trail starts at 6 PM; Bonfire 7-8 PM) T or T+ 

Oct. 19 - Puzzled Kidz Carnival and Car Show 2024 from 10 AM - 4 PM T or T+ 

Oct. 19 - Trunk or Treat at T.C. Miller Elementary from 1 PM - 3 PM T or T

Oct. 19 - Timberlake Animal Hospital Trunk or Treat from 3 PM - 4:30 PM T or T

Oct. 19 - Hill City Community Church Fall Festival from 4 PM - 6 PM T or T+

Oct. 19 - 11th Annual Lynchburg Zombie Walk at 5:30 PM

Oct. 19 - Hull-o-ween at Hull's Drive-In from 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM T or T+ 

Oct. 19 - Trunk or Treat at Soaring Place Ministry from 6 PM - 8 PM T or T

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 - Halloween Spooktacular at Get Air Lynchburg from 7 PM - 10 PM

Oct. 19 - Haunted Corn Maze at Dark Leaf Farms from 7 PM - 11 PM

Oct. 20 - Trunk or Treat at Stonehurst Manor starting at 4 PM T or T+

Oct. 20 - Bark-or-Treat at Humane Society of Amherst County from 5 PM - 9 PM T or T+

Oct. 21-25 Halloween and Trunk or Treat Events

Oct. 1-31 - Altavista Scarecrow Stroll daily in downtown Altavista

Oct. 21-25 - Autova’s 2024 Trunk or Week - Monday, Oct. 21 at 12 PM to Friday, Oct. 25 at 5 PM T or T+

Oct. 22 - Halloween Party at CCPLS - Brookneal from 5 PM - 7 PM T or T+ 

Oct. 22 - Ghost Tours of Sandusky at Historic Sandusky - 7 PM, 7:30 PM, 8 PM, and 8:30 PM tours 

Oct. 24 - Trunk or Treat at Diamond Hill Neighborhood Center from 6 PM - 8 PM T or T

Oct. 24 - Beetlejuice Glow Bash at FunQuest from 6 PM - 9 PM

Oct 24-26 - Scaremare from 7:30 PM - 11 PM

Oct. 25 - Trunk or Treat at Jamerson Family YMCA from 5 PM - 7 PM T or T+

Oct. 25 - Trunk or Treat at Boys & Girls Club of Greater Lynchburg from 5 PM - 7 PM T or T+

Oct. 25 - FriYay Cheers Halloween Party at Avoca Museum from 5 PM - 9 PM

Oct. 25-26 and 31 - Trail of Terror at Second Wind Farm: Kids Zone and gates open at 5 PM; walks begin at dusk

Oct. 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. 25 - Trunk or Treat at Steph’s Bubbles and Bows from 5:30 PM - 8 PM T or T

Oct. 25 - First Annual Pumpkin Plunge at Crosswhite Athletic Club at 6 PM and 7 PM

Oct. 25 - Trunk or Treat at First Baptist Church of Monroe from 6 PM - 8 PM T or T

Oct. 25 - The Sandusky House Halloween Bash at Historic Sandusky from 6 PM - 9 PM T or T+

Oct. 25 - Amherst's Halloween Bash at Second Stage Amherst from 6 PM - 9 PM T or T+ 

Oct. 25-26 - Haunted Trail Open to the Public at Lynchburg South Moose Lodge from 7-10 PM

Oct. 25-26 - Haunted Trail at DeVault Vineyards from 7:30 PM - 11 PM

Oct. 26 Halloween and Trunk or Treat Events 

Oct. 1-31 - Altavista Scarecrow Stroll daily in downtown Altavista

Oct. 26 - Lynchburg Community Market Harvest Festival from 9 AM - 1 PM

Oct. 26 - Trick-or-Treat Trail in Rustburg from 10 AM - 2 PM

Oct. 26 - The Amazing Great Pumpkin Race at Riverside Park from 10 AM - 2 PM

Oct. 26 - Spooktacular Adoption Event and Rabies Clinic at Falling Creek Park from 10 AM - 2 PM

Oct. 26 - Community Trunk-or-Treat at Live Move Be Fitness Studio from 11 AM - 12 PM T or T

Oct. 26 - Trunk or Treat at Harley Davidson of Lynchburg from 12 PM - 2 PM T or T+

Oct. 26 - Trunk-or-Treat at Court Street United Methodist Church from 1 PM - 3 PM T or T+

Oct. 26 - Trunk or Treat at Altavista Moose Lodge from 2 PM - 4 PM T or T

Oct. 26 - Trunk or Treat at Randolph Memorial Baptist Church from 2 PM - 5 PM T or T

Oct. 26 - HumanKind Foster Care Trunk or Treat from 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM T or T+ 

Oct. 26 - Trunk or Treat at Rebirth Church from 3 PM - 5:30 PM T or T+ 

Oct. 26 - Halloween Spooktacular at Falling Creek Park from 4 PM - 6 PM T or T+ 

Oct. 26 - Trunk or Treat at Shiloh United Methodist Church from 4 PM - 6 PM T or T

Oct. 26 - Trunk or Treat at Holliday Lake State Park from 4 PM - 7 PM

Oct. 26 - Pumpkin Carving Party at Evergreen Baptist Church at 5 PM

Oct. 25-26 and 31 - Trail of Terror at Second Wind Farm: Kids Zone and gates open at 5 PM; walks begin at dusk

Oct. 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. 26 - Fall Harvest Festival and Trunk or Treat at Tree of Life Ministries from 5 PM - 7 PM T or T+

Oct. 26 - Trunk or Treat at Flat Creek Baptist Church from 5 PM - 7 PM T or T

Oct. 26 - Special Needs Trunk or Treat at Thomas Road Baptist Church from 5 PM - 7 PM T or T+

Oct. 26 - Annual Ghost Walk at Amherst County Museum (Multiple Times) from 5:30 PM to 8 PM

Oct. 25-26 - Haunted Trail at DeVault Vineyards from 7:30 PM - 11 PM

Oct. 26 - Autumn Fall Fest at Wildwood Pool from 6 PM - 9 PM

Oct. 27 Halloween and Trunk or Treat Events

Oct. 1-31 - Altavista Scarecrow Stroll daily in downtown Altavista

Oct. 27 - Toddlerween at Get Air Lynchburg from 8 AM - 10 AM

Oct. 27 - Living Word Baptist Church Fall Festival and Trunk or Treat from 12 PM - 2:30 PM T or T+ 

Oct. 27 - Our LoveLYH Halloween at Three Roads Brewing from 12 PM - 10 PM

Oct. 27 - Truck or Treat at Gladys Volunteer Fire Department from 2 PM - 4 PM T or T+

Oct. 27 - Trunk or Treat at Rock Pike Baptist Church from 3 PM - 5 PM

Oct. 27 - Drive-Thru Trunk or Treat at Elite Realty from 3 PM - 5 PM T or T

Oct. 27 - Trunk or Treat at Lynchburg Church of Christ from 3 PM - 5 PM T or T

Oct. 27 - Trunk or Treat at Belle-Vie in Elon starts at 4 PM T or T

Oct. 27 - Trunk O' Treat at Apocalypse Ale Works from 4 PM - 6 PM T or T+ 

Oct. 27 - Trunk or Treat at Fort Hill United Methodist Church from 4 PM - 6 PM T or T+ 

Oct. 27 - Impact Church Trunk or Treat at Jefferson Forest High School from 4 PM - 6 PM T or T

Oct. 27 - Trunk or Treat at First Christian Church from 4 PM - 6 PM T or T+ 

Oct. 27 - Trunk or Treat at Church of God of Prophecy from 5 PM - 7 PM T or T+

Oct. 27 - Trunk or Treat at Rainbow Forest Clubhouse from 5 PM - 8 PM T or T+ 

Oct. 27 - Trunk or Treat at Spout Spring Ruritan Club from 6 PM - 8 PM T or T 

Oct. 27 - Trunk or Treat at Liberty Baptist Church in Appomattox from 6 PM - 8 PM T or T+

Oct. 28 Halloween and Trunk or Treat Events

Oct. 1-31 - Altavista Scarecrow Stroll daily in downtown Altavista

Oct. 29 Halloween and Trunk or Treat Events

Oct. 1-31 - Altavista Scarecrow Stroll daily in downtown Altavista

Oct. 29 - Toddlerween at Get Air Lynchburg from 10 AM - 12 PM

Oct. 29 - Camp Kum-Ba-Yah HalloWoods Family Festival from 5 PM - 7 PM

Oct. 29 - Trunk or Treat at Terry VW Subaru from 5 PM - 7 PM T or T

Oct. 29 - Trick-or-Treat Party at Lynchburg Public Library from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM T or T+ 

Oct. 29 - Trunk or Treat at RE/MAX 1st Olympic from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM T or T 

Oct. 29 - Free Halloween Event at Madison Heights Library from 6 PM - 8 PM T or T

Oct. 30 Halloween and Trunk or Treat Events

Oct. 1-31 - Altavista Scarecrow Stroll daily in downtown Altavista

Oct. 30 - Trick-or-Treat Party at Spring Oak at Bedford from 4 PM - 6 PM T or T+ 

Oct. 30 - Candy Crawl at Old City Cemetery from 5 PM - 8 PM

Oct. 30 - Trunk Or Treat at Forest Middle School from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM T or T 

Oct. 30 - Fall Festival at Lakewood Baptist Church from 6 PM - 8 PM T or T+ 

Oct. 30 - Fall Festival at Bible Baptist Church from 6 PM - 8 PM T or T+ 

Oct. 30 - The Arc After Hours: Halloween Party from 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Oct. 31 Halloween and Trunk or Treat Events

Oct. 1-31 - Altavista Scarecrow Stroll daily in downtown Altavista

Oct. 31 - Toddlerween at Get Air Lynchburg from 10 AM - 12 PM

Oct. 31 - Trick or Treating in the Lynchburg Area T or T

Oct. 31 - Community Trunk or Treat at Miller Park from 4 PM - 6 PM T or T+ 

Oct. 31 - Swannanoa Halloween Spooktacular Family Trick or Treat from 4 PM - 8 PM T or T+

Oct. 31 - Trail of Terror at Second Wind Farm: Kids Zone and gates open at 5 PM; walks begin at dusk

Oct. 31 - Kids Zone and No Scare Walk at Second Wind Farm: Kids Zone and gates open at 5 PM; walks begin at dusk 

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

Oct. 31 - Trick or Treat at Madison House of the Arts from 5 PM - 10 PM T or T+

Oct. 31 - Halloween Candy Giveaway at Change Me Ministries from 5:30 PM - 8 PM

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

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

Oct. 31 - Providence Bible Day Center Trunk or Treat from 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM T or T

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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!