Fall festival season in Central Virginia starts in early September and continues through October into early November. 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 Patches and Corn Mazes for 2025 in Central Virginia and our Apple Orchard Guide for details about each of the locations in Central Virginia.
Check our Halloween and Trunk or Treat Event Guide and our November Family Fun Guide to find more family fun in the Lynchburg area!
Here are the top October festivals and fun events for the last half of October. 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 - HOURS FROM 2025
Blue Ridge Mountain Maze -- (2025 hours: Sept. 20 - Nov. 9: Saturdays from 10 AM - 10 PM; Sundays from 10 AM - 6 PM; Monday, Oct. 13 from 10 AM - 6 PM; and Friday Nov. 7 from 10 AM - 6 PM, at Blue Toad Hard Cider, Roseland
Dark Leaf Farms -- (2025 hours: Sept. 27 through Oct. 26; Friday through Sunday: Fridays from 4 PM - 6 PM; Saturdays from 10 AM - 6 PM; Sundays from 1 PM - 5 PM) 2025 events: Haunted Corn Maze Oct. 11, 25, and from 7 PM - 11 PM; Kids Spooky Night Oct. 18 from 7 PM - 11 PM, Pumpkin Festival Oct. 4 from from 10 AM - 6 PM, Concord
Fitzgerald Farms' Pumpkin Patch (PYO pumpkin patch - no other activities) -- (2025 October hours: Oct. 3-31; Thursdays and Fridays from 1 PM – 6 PM; Saturdays from 9 AM - 6 PM, Arrington
Jeter Farm Fall Festival -- (2025 hours: Sat/Sun only Sept. 27 - Oct. 26: SAT from 9 AM - 6 PM; SUN from 12 PM - 6 PM), Roanoke
Layman Family Farms Fall Festival -- (2025 hours: Sept. 20 - Nov. 1: Saturdays from 10 AM - 6 PM; Sundays from 11 AM - 6 PM; Oct. only: Fridays from 4 PM - 8 PM), Blue Ridge
Lottie J Farm -- (2025 hours: Sept. 21 and Oct. 19 ONLY from 10 AM to 5 PM), Bedford
Sinkland Farms -- (2025 hours: Sept. 25 - Nov. 2: Thursday through Sunday (Thursdays and Fridays from 4 PM - 8 PM; Saturdays and Sundays from 10 AM - 5 PM), Christiansburg
Smith's Pumpkin Patch -- (2025 hours: Daily from from Sept. 25 through Oct. 31: Monday - Wednesday 3 PM - 8 PM; Thursday - Saturday 10 AM - 8 PM; Sunday 12 PM - 8 PM), Lynchburg
Wood Ridge Farm -- (2025 hours: Sept. 26 - Nov. 9: Fridays from 3 PM until dark; Saturday and Sunday from 10 AM until dark), Lovingston
Yoders' Farm Fall Festival -- (2025 hours: Sept. 20 - Nov. 1: Fridays and Saturdays from 10 AM - 10 PM; Tuesdays and Wednesdays in October from 3 PM - 7 PM; Thursdays in October from 10 AM - 7 PM), Rustburg
**During fall festival season, weekends are very busy in our area. Our monthly articles only include weekend events. Check our website for weekday events.**
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.
These events were chosen because they are free, inexpensive, or are unique events we feel many families will enjoy. If your organization is planning any free or inexpensive family-friendly events, please submit to our calendar of events HERE.
Ongoing Halloween Light Shows
Holidays in Hooper Woods: “This is Halloween” - 1100 block of Cossman Court, Forest, VA 24551 - Oct. 25 - Nov. 2 from 6 PM - 10:30 PM
Select Air Mechanical Halloween Light Show - 1502 Avondale Drive, Altavista, VA 24517 - Oct. 13 - Nov. 7 from 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Oct. 20-23 Halloween Events
Oct. 21 - Halloween Party at Patrick Henry Memorial Library from 5 PM - 7 PM
Oct. 23 - After-School Haunted Houses Crafts with MaKayla at J. Robert Jamerson Memorial Library starting at 4 PM
Oct. 24-26 Weekend Events
Oct. 1-31 - Altavista Scarecrow Stroll daily in downtown Altavista
Oct. 20-26 - Smith's Pumpkin Patch Fall Season - Daily: M-W from 3 PM - 8 PM; Th-Sat from 10 AM - 8 PM; Sun from 12 PM - 8 PM
Oct. 21-25 - Yoders' Farm Corn Maze - Tu/W/Th from 3 PM - 7 PM; Fri-Sat from 10 AM -10 PM
Oct. 23-24 - Halloween Camp Happiness at Lynchburg Humane Society from 9 AM - 3 PM
Oct. 23-25 - Fitzgerald Farms' Pumpkin Patch - Thursday/Friday from 1 PM – 6 PM; Saturday from 9 AM - 6 PM
Oct. 23-26 - Sinkland Farms Pumpkin Festival - Thursday/Friday from 4 PM - 8 PM; Saturday/Sunday from 10 AM - 5 PM
Oct. 23-25 - Brookville Middle School Theatre Presents "Charlie & the Chocolate Factory" at 7 PM
Oct. 23-25 - Scaremare from 7:30 PM - 11 PM
Oct. 24-25 - Yoders' Farm Corn Maze from 10 AM - 10 PM
Oct. 24-26 - Fall Festival at Wood Ridge Farm VA - Fridays from 3 PM - 7 PM; Sat/Sun from 10 AM - dark
Oct. 24 - Pretty Pool Pumpkins at Altavista Area YMCA from 4-5 PM or 5:15-6:15 PM
Oct. 24-26 - Dark Leaf Farms Pumpkin Patch - Fridays from 4 PM - 6 PM; Saturdays from 10 AM - 6 PM; Sundays from 1 PM - 5 PM
Oct. 24-26 - Layman Family Farms Fall Festival - Fridays from 4 PM - 8 PM; Saturdays from 10 AM - 6 PM; Sundays from 11 AM - 6 PM
Oct. 24 - FriYay Cheers at Avoca Museum from 5 PM - 9 PM
Oct. 24 - Monster Mash Halloween Bash at FunQuest from 5 PM - 10 PM
Oct. 24-25 - Kids Zone and No Scare Walk at Second Wind Farm - Non-Scare Walk from 5 PM - dusk; Kids Zone open from 5 PM - closing
Oct. 24 - Trunk or Treat at Poplar Methodist Church from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Oct. 24 - Pumpkin Plunge at Crosswhite Athletic Club at 6 PM
Oct. 24 - Amherst County Recreation and Parks Halloween Spooktacular from 6 PM - 8 PM
Oct. 24 - Trunk or Treat at First Baptist Church of Monroe from 6 PM - 8 PM
Oct. 24 - Town of Amherst Trick or Treat Night from 6 PM - 9 PM
Oct. 24 - Trunk or Treat and Haunted Maze at American Legion Post 16 from 6 PM - 9 PM
Oct. 24 - Haunted Halloween Concert at St. John's Episcopal Church at 7 PM
Oct. 24-25 - Haunted Trail at DeVault Vineyards from 7 PM - 10 PM
Oct. 24-25 - Haunted Trail Open to the Public at Lynchburg South Moose Lodge from 7 PM - 10 PM
Oct. 24-25 - Haunted Corn Maze at Dark Leaf Farms from 7 PM - 11 PM
Oct. 24-25 - Trail of Terror at Second Wind Farm - from dusk - 10 PM (Gates open at 5 PM) - also Oct. 31 - Nov. 1
Oct. 25 - I Am Woman 5K Walk and Run at 8 AM
Oct. 25 - Harvest Festival at Lynchburg Community Market from 9 AM - 1 PM
Oct. 25 - Halloween Party at Something Special Farm from 9 AM - 11 PM
Oct. 25 - Halloclean Litter Pick Up at Lynchburg Skatepark from 9 AM - 11 PM
Oct. 25 - 12th Annual Special Needs Truck-n-Treat at Tree of Life Ministries from 9 AM - 12 PM
Oct. 25-26 - Jeter Farm Fall Festival - Saturdays from 9 AM - 6 PM; Sundays from 12 PM - 6 PM
Oct. 25 - Walk to End Alzheimer's - Ceremony at 9:30 AM; walk at 10 AM
Oct. 25 - Trunk or Treat at Peakland United Methodist Church at 10 AM
Oct. 25 - Harvest Festival and Trunk or Treat at Oasis Church from 10 AM - 1 PM
Oct. 25 - Trick-or-Treat Trail in Rustburg from 10 AM - 2 PM
Oct. 25 - American Civil War Museum Fall Festival from 10 AM - 3 PM
Oct. 25 - Autumn Fall Fest at Wildwood Pool from 10 AM - 4 PM
Oct. 25 - Hometown Finds Halloween Bash Vendor Event from 10 AM - 5 PM
Oct. 25 - Church of the Covenant Fall Festival from 10 AM - 5 PM
Oct. 25 - A-MAZE-ING Halloween Harvest Fest at Blue Ridge Mountain Maze Corn Maze from 10 AM - 10 PM
Oct. 25 - Trick or Treat in the Park at Miller Park from 11 AM - 1 PM
Oct. 25 - Buzzy Coleman Chili Cook-Off at Sedalia Center from 11 AM - 6 PM
Oct. 25 - Community Trunk-or-Treat at Live Move Be Fitness Studio from 11:30 AM - 1 PM
Oct. 25 - Trunk or Treat at Harley Davidson of Lynchburg from 12 PM - 2 PM
Oct. 25 - Fall Festival at Tree of Life Midtown from 12 PM - 3 PM
Oct. 25 - Living Water Baptist Church Fall Festival from 12 PM - 4 PM
Oct. 25 - Trick or Treat on the Farm at Lottie J Farm from 12 PM - 4 PM
Oct. 25 - Elite or Treat at Elite Athletics from 1 PM - 3 PM
Oct. 25 - Fall Festival at Fort Avenue Church of Christ from 1 PM - 4 PM
Oct. 25 - Community Trunk or Treat at Miller Park from 1 PM - 4 PM
Oct. 25 - RecFest at City Armory from 1 PM - 5 PM
Oct. 25 - HumanKind Foster Care Trunk or Treat from 2 PM - 4 PM
Oct. 25 - Fall Festival at Terrace View Baptist Church from 3 PM - 5 PM
Oct. 25 - Sensory Sensitive Trunk or Treat at Appomattox American Legion Post 104 from 3 PM - 6 PM
Oct. 25 - Fall Festival at Crossroads Baptist Church from 3 PM - 6 PM
Oct. 25 - Jeep or Treat at Amelon United Methodist Church from 3 PM - 6 PM
Oct. 25 - Fall Festival and Trunk or Treat at Pleasant Valley Baptist Church from 3 PM - 6 PM
Oct. 25 - Community Trunk or Treat at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church from 4 PM - 5:30 PM
Oct. 25 - Halloween Spooktacular at Falling Creek Park from 4 PM - 6 PM
Oct. 25 - Trunk or Treat at Christ Community Church in Amherst from 4 PM - 6 PM
Oct. 25 - Trunk or Treat at Shiloh United Methodist Church from 4 PM - 6 PM
Oct. 25 - Fall Festival and Haunted House at New Hope Baptist Church from 4 PM - 6 PM
Oct. 25 - Fall Festival at Woodland Baptist Church in Arrington from 4 PM - 7 PM
Oct. 25 - Fall Harvest Festival and Trunk or Treat at Tree of Life Ministries from 5 PM - 7 PM
Oct. 25 - Trunk or Treat at Mountain View Church from 5 PM - 7 PM
Oct. 25 - Trunk or Treat at Flat Creek Baptist Church from 5 PM - 7 PM
Oct. 25 - Trunk R Treat at Belle-Vie in Elon from 5 PM - 7 PM
Oct. 25 - Trunk or Treat at Mountain View Church from 5 PM - 7 PM
Oct. 25 - Fall Festival and Trunk or Treat at Hebron Baptist Church from 5 PM - 7 PM
Oct. 25 - Trunk or Treat Candy Palooza at The Hope Company from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Oct. 25 - Trunk or Treat at Steph’s Bubbles and Bows from 6 PM - 8 PM
Oct. 25 - Trunk or Treat at Autova from 6 PM - 8 PM
Oct. 25 - Haunted Maze and Halloween Festival at American Legion Post 16 from 6 PM - 9 PM
Oct. 26 - Toddlerween at Get Air Lynchburg from 8 AM - 10 AM
Oct. 26 - Seminole District Youth Football League Cheer Competition at 10 AM
Oct. 26 - Jeter Farm Fall Festival from 12 PM - 6 PM
Oct. 26 - Our LoveLYH Halloween at Three Roads Brewing from 12 PM - 6 PM
Oct. 26 - Fall Festival and Market at Rustburg Ruritan Club from 1 PM - 5 PM
Oct. 26 - Trunk or Treat at Forest Presbyterian Church from 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Oct. 26 - Fall Festival at West Lynchburg Baptist Church from 2 PM - 6 PM
Oct. 26 - Trunk or Treat at Randolph Memorial Baptist Church from 3 PM - 4:30 PM
Oct. 26 - Bible Trunk or Treat at Rock Pike Baptist Church from 3 PM - 5 PM
Oct. 26 - Trunk or Treat at Lynchburg Church of Christ from 3 PM - 5 PM
Oct. 26 - Drive-Thru Trunk or Treat at Elite Realty from 3 PM - 5 PM
Oct. 26 - Creatures & Cocktails: Stranger Things Edition at The Music Hall from 3 PM - 6 PM (doors open at 2:30 PM)
Oct. 26 - Trunk or Treat at Amherst County High School from 3:30 PM - 5 PM
Oct. 26 - Trunk-or-Treat at Calvary Baptist Church from 4 PM - 6 PM
Oct. 26 - Trunk or Treat at First Presbyterian Church from 4 PM - 6 PM
Oct. 26 - Harvest Festival and Trunk-or-Treat at Compassion Church of the Nazarene from 4 PM - 6 PM
Oct. 26 - Trunk or Treat at Fort Hill United Methodist Church from 4 PM - 6 PM
Oct. 26 - Trunk or Treat and Chili Dinner at First Christian Church from 4 PM - 6 PM
Oct. 26 - Trunk O' Treat at Apocalypse Ale Works from 4 PM - 7 PM
Oct. 26 - Fall Festival Trunk or Treat at Shekinah Glory Baptist Church from 4 PM - 7 PM
Oct. 26 - Kids Fall Fest and Trunk or Treat at Church of God of Prophecy from 5 PM - 7 PM
Oct. 26 - Trunk or Treat at Lynchburg Church of the Brethren from 5 PM - 7 PM - rescheduled from Oct. 19
Oct. 26 - Halloween at Bryant's Cidery and Brewery from 5 PM - 7 PM
Oct. 26 - Fall Festival & Trunk or Treat at Rainbow Forest Recreation Association from 5 PM - 8 PM
Oct. 26 - Bark-or-Treat at Humane Society of Amherst County from 5 PM - 9 PM
Oct. 26 - New Hope United Methodist Church Trunk or Treat at 5:30 PM
Nov. 26 - Trunk or Treat at Norwood Baptist Church from 6 PM - 8 PM
Oct. 27-31 Halloween Themed Events
Oct. 1-31 - Altavista Scarecrow Stroll daily in downtown Altavista
Oct. 27-31 - Smith's Pumpkin Patch Fall Season - Daily: M-W from 3 PM - 8 PM; Th-Sat from 10 AM - 8 PM; Sun from 12 PM - 8 PM
Oct. 27-31 - Free Putt-Putt in Costume at Putt Putt Fun Center from 4 PM - 7 PM *must wear costume*
Oct. 27 - A Monday Monster Mash Indoor Trick-or Treat at Roads to Recovery from 5 PM - 7 PM
Oct. 28 - Toddlerween at Get Air Lynchburg from 10 AM - 12 PM
Oct. 28 - Teen Halloween Crafts & Snacks with MaKayla at J. Robert Jamerson Memorial Library at 3:30 PM
Oct. 28 - Cars & Candy Night at Tinney Chevrolet GMC Lynchburg from 4 PM - 7 PM
Oct. 28 - Trunk or Treat at Terry VW Subaru from 5 PM - 7 PM
Oct. 28 - Trunk or Treat at RE/MAX 1st Olympic from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Oct. 28 - Trick-or-Treat Party at Lynchburg Public Library from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Oct. 29 - University of Lynchburg Trunk or Treat from 5 PM - 6:30 PM
Oct. 28 - Free Halloween Event with The Foam Party Guy at Madison Heights Library from 6 PM - 8 PM
Oct. 29 - Trunk or Treat at Runk & Pratt Leesville from 5 PM - 8 PM
Oct. 29 - Fall Festival and Trunk or Treat at The Summit Health & Rehab from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Oct. 29 - Fall Festival and Trunk or Treat at Lakewood Baptist Church from 6 PM - 8 PM
Oct. 29 - Trunk or Treat at Pleasant View Baptist Church from 6:30 PM - 8 PM
Oct. 30 - Toddlerween at Get Air Lynchburg from 10 AM - 12 PM
Oct. 30-31 - Fitzgerald Farms' Pumpkin Patch - Thursday/Friday from 1 PM – 6 PM; Saturday from 9 AM - 6 PM
Oct. 30 - Trunk or Treat at Cardinal Senior Living from 4 PM - 7 PM
Oct. 30 - Camp Kum-Ba-Yah HalloWoods Family Festival from 5 PM - 7 PM
Oct. 30 - Trick or Treat at Bentley Commons from 5 PM - 7 PM
Oct. 30 - Paw-loween Pet Costume Contest at Craddock Terry Hotel from 5 PM - 7 PM
Oct. 31 - Happy Halloween!
Oct. 31 - Amazement Sqaure's Halloween Scavenger Hunt - from 10 AM - 12 PM and 1 PM - 3 PM
Oct. 31 - Bounce-O-Ween at Bounce LYH from 10 AM - 8 PM (online tickets only)
Oct. 31 - Free Halloween Cones at Kline’s Dairy Bar from 11 AM - 10 PM *for those wearing costumes*
Oct. 31 - Trunk or Treat at Sylvain Melloul International Hair Academy from 12 PM - 2 PM
Oct. 31 - Trick or Treat at LJ’S Creations Cafe from 12 PM - 7 PM
Oct. 31 - Fall Hay Rides at Liberty University Equestrian Center from 1 PM - 3 PM
Oct. 31 - Harvest Jamboree at Heritage Green Assisted Living at 2 PM
Oct. 31 - Trunk or Treat at Appomattox American Legion Post 104 from 3 PM - 8 PM (or until candy is gone)
Oct. 31 - Community Trunk or Treat at Miller Park from 4 PM - 6 PM
Oct. 31 - Halloween at Historic Avenel from 4 PM - 8:30 PM - costume contest 4-4:30 PM; trick or treat 5-8:30 PM
Oct. 31 - Trunk or Treat at CMA's Honda of Lynchburg from 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Oct. 31 - Trunk or Treat at Food Lion in Altavista from 4:30 PM - 7 PM
Oct. 31 - Fright Night at SnowFlex from 5 PM - 10 PM - Free admission when wearing costume
Oct. 31 - Nov. 1 - Kids Zone and No Scare Walk at Second Wind Farm - Non-Scare Walk from 5 PM - dusk; Kids Zone open from 5 PM - closing
Oct. 31 - Boo Bash and Trick or Treat at River Ridge Mall from 5 PM - 7 PM
Oct. 31 - Fall Fun Festival at Change Me Ministries/Bright Hope Inc. from 5 PM - 7 PM
Oct. 31 - Trick or Treat on Main Street in Brookneal from 5 PM - 8 PM
Oct. 31 - Trick-or-Treat Drop In on the Patio at Oliver's from 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Oct. 31 - Family Halloween Trick or Treat Night at Madison House of the Arts from 5:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Oct. 31 - Trunk or Treat at Gracepointe Baptist Church - starts at 6 PM
Oct. 31 - Trunk or Treat at Liberty Baptist Church in Appomattox - starts at 6 PM
Oct. 31 - First Annual Spooky Cupcake Contest at Madison House of the Arts from 6 PM - 8 PM
Oct. 31 - Kids Karnival at Thomas Road Baptist Church from 6 PM - 8 PM
Oct. 31 - Trunk or Treat at Rustburg Elementary School from 6 PM - 8 PM
Oct. 31 - Fall Festival at Gospel Community Church from 6 PM - 8 PM
Oct. 31 - Hallelujah Fest Trunk or Treat at Bolling Hill Baptist Church from 6 PM - 8 PM
Oct. 31 - Harvest Festival at Calvary Chapel Lynchburg from 6 PM - 8 PM
Oct. 31 - Fall Festival and Trunk or Treat at Forest Baptist Church from 6 PM - 8 PM
Oct. 31 - Fall Festival at Clifford Baptist Church from 6 PM - 8 PM
Oct. 31 - Trick or Treat at Monelison Volunteer Fire Department from 6 PM - 8 PM
Oct. 31 - Trunk or Treat at Spring Hill Community Church from 6 PM - 8 PM
Oct. 31 - Fall Festival and Trunk or Treat at Centenary United Methodist Church from 6 PM - 8 PM
Oct. 31 - Indoor Trunk or Treat at Moose Lodge 715 from 6 PM - 8 PM
Oct. 31 - Trunk or Treat at Ted & Ted's Barber Shop from 6 PM - 8:30 PM
Oct. 31 - Trunk or Treat and Harvest Party at Spirit & Life Church from 6 PM - 9 PM
Oct. 31 - Trunk or Treat at Iceland's in Appomattox starting at 6:30 PM - Changed to Nov. 1, then canceled
Oct. 31 - Providence Bible Day Center Trunk or Treat from 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Oct. 31 - Super Halloween at Super Rad Arcade from 6:30 PM - Nov. 1 at 1 AM
Oct. 31 - Nov. 1 - Trail of Terror at Second Wind Farm - from dusk - 10 PM (Gates open at 5 PM)
Oct. 31 - Nov. 1 - Haunted Trail Open to the Public at Lynchburg South Moose Lodge from 7 PM - 10 PM
Enjoy these fun daily and weekly happenings in the area too!
Spring Valley Farm in Moneta Open to the Public - Monday through Saturday from 8 AM - 7 PM
Claytor Nature Center Open to the Public - Monday through Saturday from 8:30 AM - 7:30 PM starting Aug. 4
Visit Lynchburg Museum - Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 10 AM - 4 PM; Sundays from 12 PM - 4 PM
Tot Time at Staunton River Memorial Library - Mondays from 10 AM - 10:45 AM from Sept. 22 – Oct. 13 and Oct. 27 – Nov. 17
Babygarten at Rustburg Library - Mondays from 10 AM - 10:45 AM from Sept. 22 – Oct. 13 and Oct. 27 – Nov. 17
Rock-A-Bye Reader at Forest Library (0-21 months) - Mondays at 10:15 AM through Dec. 29
Rock-A-Bye Reader at Forest Library (21 months - 3 years) - Mondays at 11:15 AM through Dec. 29
Storytime at Rustburg Library - Mondays from 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM from Sept. 8 – Nov. 17 (no class on Oct. 20)
Storytime at Staunton River Memorial Library in Altavista - Mondays from 1 PM - 2 PM from Sept. 8 – Nov. 17 (no class on Oct. 20)
Cheap Skate at FunQuest - Mondays from 6 PM - 9 PM
Babygarten at Timbrook Library - Tuessdays from 10 AM - 10:45 AM from Sept. 23 – Oct. 14 and Oct. 28 – Nov. 18
Preschool Play Group at Yoder Neighborhood Center - Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 AM - 11:30 AM from Sept. 2 - May 28
Toddler Time at Get Air Lynchburg - Tuesdays from 10 AM - 12 PM
Storytime at Timbrook Library - Tuesdays from 1 PM - 2 PM from Sept. 2 – Nov. 18 (no class on Oct. 21 or Nov. 4
Tot Time at Rustburg Library - Wednesdays from 10 AM - 10:45 AM from Sept. 24 – Oct. 15 and Oct. 29 – Nov. 19
Babygarten at Staunton River Memorial Library - Wednesdays from 10 AM - 10:45 AM from Sept. 24 – Oct. 15 and Oct. 29 – Nov. 19
Preschool Open Gym at Dynamic Gymnastics - Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 AM - 11 AM from Aug. 20 - late May
Preschool Play Group at Daniel's Hill Neighborhood Center - Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 AM - 11:30 AM from Sept. 3 - May 29
Melody & Motion at Amazement Square - Wednesdays from 10:30 AM - 11 AM from Oct. 1- Dec. 17
Homeschool Open Gym at Dynamic Gymnastics - Wednesdays and Fridays from 11 AM - 12 PM from Aug. 20 - late May
Babygarten at Timbrook Library - Wednesdays from 1 PM - 1:45 PM from Sept. 24 – Oct. 15 and Oct. 29 – Nov. 19
Tot Time at Patrick Henry Memorial Library - Thursdays from 10 AM - 10:45 AM from Sept. 25 – Oct. 16 (no Oct. 2) and Oct. 30 – Nov. 20
Preschool Play Group at Yoder Neighborhood Center - Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 AM - 11:30 AM from Sept. 2 - May 28
Toddler Time at Get Air Lynchburg - Thursdays from 10 AM - 12 PM
Storytime at Patrick Henry Memorial Library - Thursdays from 11 AM - 12 PM from Sept. 4 – Nov. 20 (no class Oct. 2 and Oct. 23)
Storytime Picnic at Timbrook Library - Thursdays from 11 AM - 1 PM from Aug. 21 - Oct. 30
Babygarten at Patrick Henry Memorial Library - Thursdays from 12 PM - 12:45 PM from Sept. 25 – Oct. 16 and Oct. 30 – Nov. 20
Tot Time at Timbrook Library - Fridays from 10 AM - 10:45 AM from Sept. 26 – Oct. 17 and Oct. 31 – Nov. 21
Preschool Open Gym at Dynamic Gymnastics - Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 AM - 11 AM from Aug. 20 - late May
Preschool Play Group at Daniel's Hill Neighborhood Center - Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 AM - 11:30 AM from Sept. 3 - May 29
Family Swim Fridays at Crosswhite Athletic Club - Fridays from 10 AM - 12 PM
Homeschool Open Gym at Dynamic Gymnastics - Wednesdays and Fridays from 11 AM - 12 PM from Aug. 20 - late May
Monument Terrace Troop Rally - Fridays from 12 PM - 1 PM
Free Music Friday at Loose Shoe Too Brewery - Fridays from 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Glow in the Dark Golf at Tiny Town Golf - Fridays (and Saturdays) from 8 PM - 10 PM
Weekend Activities at Virginia State Parks - Saturdays and Sundays throughout the year
Lynchburg Community Market - Saturdays from 8 AM - 1 PM
Forest Farmers Market - Saturdays from 8 AM - 12 PM
Bedford Farmers Market - Saturdays from 8 AM - 12 PM
Glow in the Dark Golf at Tiny Town Golf - Saturdays from 8 PM - 10 PM
Toddler Time at Get Air Lynchburg - Sundays from 8 AM - 10 AM
Sundays at Amazement Square - Sundays from 1 PM - 5 PM
Stay tuned as more events are added to our calendar regularly!
You'll also find many library events listed on our calendar of events!
Pumpkin Patches and Corn Mazes for 2025 in Central Virginia - see dates and times above and 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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