Looking for some Halloween fun for your family?  Check out our ‘To-Do’ list below.

For a full list of fun around town- visit our full calendar.  Scary options are listed at the bottom.

All Month

Plant Spooky.  King Dominion.  On Saturdays and Sundays from September 26 through November 1, bring the little ones to the all-new Planet Spooky for frightful fun and spooky activities the entire family can enjoy together. It’s all fun and no fear. Activities take place each day from 12pm – 5pm.

Poe: Secrets of a Spirit.  1:30pm.  Science Museum of Virginia.  Meet the Edgar Allan Poe you never knew in this dynamic Carpenter Science Theatre Company production.  Available select dates.   Fee.

Friday, October 17th

Sweet Spot Book Club Meeting. 5:30pm. Read Roald Dahl’s creepy book, The Witches and call 360-7768 to reserve a spot for this chilling event. Free.

Friday Night Movie at the Pumpkin Patch.  7pm movie start time.  Tom Leonard’s Outdoor Haybale Theatre, 4150 Tom Leonard Drive, Glen Allen, VA.  Tonight – ‘Disney’s Adventure of Ichabod & Mr Toad’.  Dress Warm, Hot Chocolate, Warm Cider.  Free.

Saturday, October 18th

Come Trunk or Treat with RichmondMommies. 10 am-12pm. In the parking lot of Grace Covenant Prebyterian Church. There will be pumpkin painting, carnival style games, chili and dessert contests, and cookie decorating. There will be a contest for the best decorated trunk and the best Halloween costume, and donations will be accepted for Safe Harbor. Hosted by RichmondMommies.com.

Harvest Festival.  Noon-4pm.  Meadow Farm Museum/Crump Park.   Visit historic 19th-century Meadow Farm to celebrate the fall season with traditional harvest-time activities. Harvest Festival will feature many hands-on activities and demonstrations depicting typical homemaking and farming tasks of the era. Take a wagon ride as you are pulled by a steam driven tractor and then check out the All-American Lumberjack Show! The whole family will enjoy hand-pressing apples to make cider, dipping string into wax to create your own candle, riding a pony, viewing the vintage carriage display, and meeting sheep at the “Children’s Farm.” Be sure to visit the “Great Pumpkin Patch” where children ages 3-12 can pick out their very own pumpkin to take home! Concessions will be available for purchase. Information: 795-2334.  (Rain date: Sun, Oct 19)

Sunday October 19th

Howl-O-Ween. 1pm-3pm. Stony Point Fashion Park. Dress up your family and your dog & join Stony Point Fashion Park for an afternoon of spooky fun. Events include a dog costume contest and family festivities. Family Activities include pumpkin painting, balloon creations, children’s crafts and a special performance by Richmond Ballet’s Minds In Motion Team XXL.

Tuesday, October 21st

Halloween Party. 7pm-8pm. Varina Library, Henrico County. Calling all ghosts and ghouls! Join us for our annual Halloween Party. We’ll have stories from a witch, a craft and refreshments. Wear your costume! Free.

Thursday, October 23rd

A Spooktacular Halloween Concert.  7:30pm.   Henrico Theatre in Highland Springs.   Join the Henrico Community Band as they present a fun and spooky evening of music for the entire family. The costumed band will play a variety of Halloween music just in time for trick or treat. Bring the kids in costume and everyone walks away with a goody bag of treats! Reservations can be made by phone 328-4491.

Friday, October 24th

Taylor’s SpookieFun Fest.  6pm-9pm.  Poor Farm Park, 13400 Liberty School Rd. Ashland, Va 23005.  Families with children 11 and under, this free fun night is just for you.   Kids, wear your favorite costume and join Taylor and friends for flashlight toy and candy hunts (hunts throughout the evening), trick or treat booths, rides, games and activities. Children can move and groove in Taylors ‘Lil’ Frankenstein’s Monster Mash Bash’ dance area. Concession items and novelty food items will be available for purchase. Be sure to bring a flashlight and bag for all your trick or treat goodies.  Plus, at the conclusion of the last flashlight candy hunt (approximately 7:30 p.m.), your whole family can view the movie Monster House (PG) on the giant inflatable screen from the comfort of your vehicle or feel free to bring lawn chairs and a blanket.

Mad Science Parents Night Out. 6pm-10pm.  Mad Science Laboratory, 5500 Cox Road, Suite H, Glen Allen VA 23060.  Want to get out without bringing the kids too? Enjoy a nice night our while Mad Science entertains your kids. But beware, they may be having so much fun they don’t’ want to go back! The night will include pizza, a fun science activity, take home activities (slime and more), games, and a fun movie! The cost is $30 per child ($25 for additional siblings). Grades K – 5. Check out the website for the list of scheduled topics and to register.

Generation Z – Halloween! 6pm-8pm. Eastern Henrico Recreation Center. For ages 6-12. Drop your kids off for an evening of fun. Kids wear costumes for a spooky night of games, crafts, and activities. Participate in a costume contest, pumpkin bowling, or dance to the monster mash! Parents or legal guardians must sign a liability waiver provided on site at the time of drop off. Space is limited to the first 50 children. Information: 290-0305. Free.

Halloween Bash – Parent’s Night Out.  6:30pm.  Pump It Up, Hanover, VA.  Fee.

Haunted Courthouse Green.  Scheduled tours on the hour, 7 p.m.-10 p.m.    Trinity Church, 10111 Iron Bridge Road.  Spend an evening on the historic Courthouse Green and discover the haunting history of Chesterfield. Take a guided lantern tour of the grounds and hear ghost stories from long ago. Historical vignettes will be set up on the Courthouse Green, in the Chesterfield Museum and 1892 Jail. Talk to Paranormal Investigators at Trinity Church and learn about their recent investigations. This program will be fun for the entire family. Refreshments will be served.  Space is limited, preregistration required in advance.   Fee.

Friday Night Movie at the Pumpkin Patch.  7pm movie start time.  Tom Leonard’s Outdoor Haybale Theatre, 4150 Tom Leonard Drive, Glen Allen, VA.  Tonight – ‘It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown’.  Dress Warm, Hot Chocolate, Warm Cider.  Free.

Saturday, October 25th

Spooky Party 2014.  10am-4pm.  Select Children’s Museum of Richmond locations.  Have some not-so-spooky fun at your favorite CMoR satelite location! Featuring your little one’s favorite princesses, themed games, and give-aways!  This event is free with museum admission.

Kids Fall Fest.  10am-2pm.  Whole Food Short Pump.  Kids can meet Curious George.  Visit the store or call for meet and greet times.  Food proceeds from the Fest will benefit Virginia PTA.

Innsbrook Pumpkin Palooza.  10am-4pm.  Dunk your pumpkin via catapult, trebuchet or cross bow into Lake Rooty at this family-friendly event. And, don’t forget to dress up in your favorite costume to celebrate in a big way with activities that appeal to families as well as goblins of all ages. “Kids Zone”, costume contests, great food and craft vendors. Free to attend. Benefiting American Cancer Society’s Making Strides campaign.  Fun for all ages.

Just Say BOO! A Musical Costume Party!   10am-10:40am.  Melody Magic Music Studio, 3041 Lauderdale Drive.  Come join us for a musical playdate for children ages 0-7 years! This is a perfect fit for this time of year! Feel free to come dressed up as a princess, prince, pirate, superhero, animal, or anything you like! We will move and groove to some favorite Halloween tunes (nothing scary!). Your child will love getting dressed up and using their imagination in this awesome class! Cost is $10/child, and advance registration is required. . Register online at www.melodymagicmusic.com.  Fee.

The Pumpkin Chunk-A-Thon Family Fall Festival.  10am-3pm.  Ashwood Gardens & Nursery, 11374 Ashcake Road, Ashland, VA 23005.  Pumpkin Chunking Contest via the Wooden Trebujet, Midway Games, Pumpkin Decorating, Moon Bounce, Face Painting, Razzle Prizes, Hayrides, and more.  Proceeds benefit Hanover Arc.

POPCORN MOVIE DAY. 10:30am. Main Library, City of Richmond. Celebrate Popcorn Month with us. Children ages 1-7 at 10:30: IT’S THE GREAT PUMPKIN CHARLIE BROWN- 30 MINS. Free popcorn and water.

Scarytown. Noon-5pm. Trick or Treat in Carytown. Look for the “pumpkin” in the merchant’s window that says “come in for Scarytown treats”. They have agreed to participate in Scarytown safe trick or treating. Go early to avoid the Zombies! Free.

Goochland County Fall Festival.  Noon-4pm.  Goochland Sports Complex, 1800 Sandy Hook Road Goochland, VA 23063.  Music, Bounce2Moon, Laughing Place Pony Rides, Broken Road Farm Petting Zoo, Jonathan Austin, Halloween Costume Contest, Touch-A-TRUCK, Carnival Games, Make and Take Activities, Show and Sell Arts and Crafts, Pie Eating Contest, Home Run Derby and more.  Free admission.

Scott’s Addition Pumpkin Festival.  Noon-6pm.  The Boulevard.  Lots of family fun.

Halloween Spooktacular.  1pm-4pm.  Westchester Commons.  Westchester Commons on the Village Green.  Trick or Treating, Pumpkin Painting, Wagon Rides, Costume Contests.  Rain or Shine.  Free.

POPCORN MOVIE DAY. 4pm. Main Library, City of Richmond. Celebrate Popcorn Month with us. Children ages 8-12: GOOSEBUMPS A NIGHT IN TERROR TOWER/STAY OUT OF THE BASEMENT- 80 MINS. Free popcorn and water.

Family Movie Night.  6pm.  Bon Secours Redskins Training Camp.  6pm Doors Open, 6:30pm It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown, 7pm Monsters Inc.  No dogs, no smoking.  Bring your own blankets and lawn chairs.  Free.

Taylor’s SpookieFun Fest.  6pm-9pm.  Pole Green Park, 8996 Pole Green Park Lane, Mechanicsville, Va 23116.   Families with children 11 and under, this free fun night is just for you.  Kids, wear your favorite costume and join Taylor and friends for flashlight toy and candy hunts (hunts throughout the evening), trick or treat booths, rides, games and activities. Children can move and groove in Taylors ‘Lil’ Frankenstein’s Monster Mash Bash’ dance area. Concession items and novelty food items will be available for purchase. Be sure to bring a flashlight and bag for all your trick or treat goodies.  Plus, at the conclusion of the last flashlight candy hunt (approximately 7:30 p.m.), your whole family can view the movie Monster House (PG) on the giant inflatable screen from the comfort of your vehicle or feel free to bring lawn chairs and a blanket.

Fancy Me Mad: Tales from Edgar Allen Poe + Graveyard Tour.  6pm – 8pm.  St. John’s Church, 2401 E. Broad Street Richmond, 23223.  Tales from Edgar Allen Poe followed by a self-guided walking tour of the graveyard.  Among the spirits represented: Edgar’s mother Eliza Poe, George Wythe and his murderous nephew, and Elizabeth Van Lew – Union spy.  Fee.

Family Fright Night.  5pm-8pm.  Bensley Community Building, 2900 Drewry’s Bluff Road.  Bring all the ghost and goblins out for a fun evening of music, carnival games, prizes, trick-or-treating and much more. Prizes will be given away for best costumes. Pre-registration is required. Open to the first 130 participants who register by October 10. Free.

Sunday, October 26th

Goblins and Gourds.  1pm-4pm.  Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens.  Celebrate harvest-time in the Children’s Garden with a concert by the Richmond Indigenous Gourd Orchestra, pumpkin painting, seasonal food tasting, hoop dancing and more! It’s a great chance to get outside, be active and enjoy the beauty of the season.  Regular Garden admission.

Children’s Movie Day. 1pm. Hull Street Library, City of Richmond. This month’s showing is “Frankenweenie.”

Tuesday, October 28th

Squirrel-O-Ween.  4pm-7pm. The Diamond.  Costumes, Candy, Games, Food and Fun.  Free, accept for food purchases.

Halloween Not So Scary Jump.  5:30-8pm.  Pump It Up, Hanover, VA.  Tickets on sale now or at the door.  Fee.

Cinema Classics ParaNorman (PG).  7pm.  Henrico Theatre in Highland Springs.  For all ages. Tickets are only $1 per person and can be purchased at the door. Information: 328-4491.

Halloween Fun. 6pm. Twin Hickory Library, Henrico County. Families make luminaries or watch a holiday-themed movie. Wear your costume to get treats at library service desks! Free.

Just Say BOO! A Musical Costume Party!   6-6:40pm.  Melody Magic Music Studio, 3041 Lauderdale Drive.  Come join us for a musical playdate for children ages 0-7 years! This is a perfect fit for this time of year! Feel free to come dressed up as a princess, prince, pirate, superhero, animal, or anything you like! We will move and groove to some favorite Halloween tunes (nothing scary!). Your child will love getting dressed up and using their imagination in this awesome class! Cost is $10/child, and advance registration is required. . Register online at www.melodymagicmusic.com.  Fee.

Spirited History. 6pm. North Avenue Library, City of Richmond. An evening of Richmond area ghosts and things that go bump in the night with the paranormal investigation team, Spirited History. Using history to trigger otherworldly activities, they will share ghost hunting gadgets and experiences! For ages 13 and older.

Wednesday, October 29th

Halloween Not So Scary Jump.  5:30-8pm.  Pump It Up, Hanover, VA.  Tickets on sale now or at the door.  Fee.

Scare-O-Thon: Escape from Undead Island. 6:30pm. North Park Library, Henrico County. Last year’s victor has gone mad and created a slew of horrific undead mutants. The abominations have escaped their master’s clutches and set off a post-apocalypse apocalypse. If you think zombies are bad news, you aint seen nothin’ yet! Join them for an evening of interactive games, terrifying treats and astounding prizes. Register online or call 290-9700.  Free.

Thursday, October 30th

Rompy’s Halloween Bash.  4pm-5:30pm AND 6p-7:30pm.  All Richmond Romp n’ Roll Locations.  Bring your little pumpkins to Romp n’ Roll for a not-so-scary good time! Join us for a family night of Halloween fun including crafts, games and activities in the gym! We encourage everyone to dress up, but please, no glitter or restricting costumes. No need to be a member; however reservations are required; call 804-364-6363 to register!  ($15 per child for members, $20 per child for non-members).

Monkey Joe’s Spooktacular Fun!  5pm-8pm.  Monkey Joe’s, 11304 Midlothian Turnpike, Midlothian, VA 23235.  Face Painting, Balloon Animals, Constume Contest, Tons of Candy (so bring a bucket),  $6 admission.

Thursday, October 30th – Sunday Nov 2nd

Marvel Universe Live.  Richmond Coliseum.  Marvel Universe LIVE! will captivate audiences with an authentic and original story that brings more than 25 Marvel characters together on one epic quest.

Friday, October 31st

Krispy Skremes.  Krispy Kreme Shops.  Get a free doughnut when you wear your Halloween costume in store on Oct 31st.  No masks please.  Free.

Just Say BOO! A Musical Costume Party!   10am-10:40am.  Melody Magic Music Studio, 3041 Lauderdale Drive.  Come join us for a musical playdate for children ages 0-7 years! This is a perfect fit for this time of year! Feel free to come dressed up as a princess, prince, pirate, superhero, animal, or anything you like! We will move and groove to some favorite Halloween tunes (nothing scary!). Your child will love getting dressed up and using their imagination in this awesome class! Cost is $10/child, and advance registration is required. . Register online at www.melodymagicmusic.com.  Fee.

Spooktacular Sensations. 10am-11:30am. Hunton Community Center. For ages 3-5 with an adult. Join us for a wonderfully spooktacular adventure through our five senses! Journey through the amazing world of hearing, seeing, tasting, touching and smelling through hands-on activities. Pumpkin ice painting, Halloween GAK, and eyeball treats will help us learn in this fun (but not scary!) program your little ones are sure to love. Information: 501-5135. Free.

Halloween Not So Scary Jump.  2pm-4pm.  Pump It Up, Hanover, VA.  Tickets on sale now or at the door. Fee.

Halloween Fun. 3pm-5pm. Main Library, City of Richmond. Have a spooktacular time with us. Games, crafts, contests, and treats. Call to register your little ghoul at 646-4768.

Halloween Hoopla.  4pm-8pm.  Children’s Museum of Richmond – Central.  Adults and children can come dressed in their Halloween best for an evening full of family fun at the ! Enjoy trick-or-treating in our Spooky Village, play fun games, win prizes, and paint pumpkins in The Backyard!  Advance ticket* sales only.  Adults: $4.00 (including members) but children are free (must have ticket).  Tickets can be purchased at any CMoR location or online! Sales start October 1st.

Fall Festival. 5pm to 9pm. West End Assembly of God Church, 401 N. Parham Rd. Richmond, VA 23229 – Fun family carnival that is great for all ages! Activities include small children’s games, inflatable rides, micro reality racing, gyrosphere, petting zoo, horse rides and LOTS of candy! Wristbands for kids allows unlimited fun. $3 for ages 3 and under and $5 for ages 4 and older. Adults are free! Lots of great food between $1 and $4.

Pumpkin Festival.  5pm-7pm.  Gayton Crossing Shopping Center.  Treat or Treat with Gayton Crossing Merchants, Costume Parade with Fire Truck at 5:15pm and more!

Mall Wide Trick or Treating.  5pm-7pm.  Regency Mall.  Dress the kids up and head on over to Regency Square, for a safe, family-friendly mall-wide trick-or-treating! Check the website for a complete list of participating stores.  Free.

Kidgits Halloween Spooktacular. 6pm-8pm.  Virginia Center Commons.  Calling all little ghouls, goblins and boo’tiful princesses to come have a spooktacular time. Kidgits is teaming up with Captain McFinn to recognize October as Bully Prevention Month. A free app called The Bully Free zone will be available for download and you could win a free iPad Air.  Fun activities and giveaways!

Monster Mash.  6pm-9pm.  Dorey Recreation Center.  Dorey will be transformed into a mad science lab to celebrate the hair-raising fun of fall with Frankenstein and Igor at this year’s Monster Mash event! Watch science come to life with performances by Mad Science of Central VA and feel your way through the creepy crafty “Sensational Laboratory.” Outside, take a trip to the pond for the newly designed “Haunted Trail” and sit around the fire to hear spooky stories and drink cider. Concessions will be available for purchase. Information: 270-2161.

Halloween Open House.  6pm-10pm.  Pump It Up, Hanover, VA.  Costumes welcome. $5.

Friday, October 31st  & Saturday, November 1st

HALLOWEEN WEEKEND SPECIAL EVENT. Goochland Drive-In Theater. 6pm. Trunk-or-Treat * Car Decorating Contest * Triple-Feature. Fee.

Saturday, November 1st

Halloween – El Dia de los Muertos.  Noon-4pm.  Glen Allen Cultural Arts Center.  In conjunction with the Latin Ballet of Virginia, The Center invites the community to this celebration with music, dancing, arts & crafts and sweets-and-treats. “Dia de los Muertos” is a Festive Celebration of Life. Join in the festivities by wearing your Halloween costume! This event is free and open to the public.  For all ages!   Free.

Richmond’s Eerie Canal Tours. 6pm-9pm. Canal Turning Basin – Dock and 14th Streets. Venture Richmond hosts a very special night of FREE hauntingly-narrated canal boat tours complete with free candy for the little ones! Special 30-minute tours leave every half hour (on the hour and half hour) from 6:00-9:00 p.m., with the last boat departing at 8:30 p.m. Boats depart from the Canal Turning Basin at 14th and Dock Streets. The Eerie Canal Tours feature haunting tales of Richmond’s past as passengers travel down the historic Kanawha Canal, drifting through the spooky sights and sounds of Richmond’s oldest and most historically haunted districts. The canal is decorated for Halloween like you’ve never seen before, and little ghouls and ghosts in attendance will receive a special candy treat. It’s a Halloween event for the whole family! For more information call 804-788-6466. Free Admission.

Saturday, November 1st and Sunday, November 2nd

Pumpkin Madness Weekend.  Chesterfield Berry Farm.  A grand finale to the pumpkim season.  Bring your old jack-o-lanterns and drop them in the Drop Zone, smash them with the Dozer, impale them on the Spike Wall and squish them with the Squash Squisher.  All other fal activities will be offered as well.  Fee.

For more fun visit our complete calendar!

 

Looking for Something Scary, Perhaps?

Every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday through October 26th

Howl-o-Scream.  6pm-10pm.  Busch Gardens, Williamsburg, VA.  Navigate through Wendigo Woods™, one of five Terror-tories™; brave a darkly entertaining show like Monster Stomp™ on Ripper Row™ or explore six haunted houses waiting for those daring enough to enter the park after dark.  Fee.

Every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday through November 2nd

Halloween Haunt.  King Dominion.  Each weekend night, Kings Dominion transforms into a horror-filled nightmare.  Lots of new attractions for 2014.  From mazes with terrifying creatures around every corner to thrill rides that’ll haunt your dreams, it’s everything you fear and can’t wait to experience. Not for anyone under 13.  Fee.

Every Friday and Saturday Night through November 22nd

Petersburg Haunts Tour.  7pm.   Petersburg Courthouse, Petersburg, VA.   Meet at the Courthouse, 7 Courthouse Ave., 15 minutes before the tour starts at 7pm.  Find out why Petersburg is such a “spirited” city and visit some of the town’s most historic buildings. 90 minute tours are led by costumed, lantern-carrying storytellers. 804-943-8635.  Fee.

Most Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights through October and a few additional select dates

Creepy Hollow Scream Park.  Opens at 7pm.  Creepy Hollow Scream Park is Richmond’s Ultimate Halloween destination, with more monsters, more frights and more fun! Each night we have well over 50 live actors monsters, incredible animatronics, amazing illusions and acres of screams. Join us for Richmond’s legendary Creepy Hollow Hayride and dare to venture into Scream Forest, the most intense haunt in Virginia! Located just 10 minutes from Short Pump and open select nights in October.804.346.FEAR.

Friday & Saturday nights through November 1st

Eerie Nights Ghost Tour.  8pm & 10pm.  Main Street Side of the 17th Street Farmers Market.  Eerie Nights is a theatrical story telling experience where guides in character, special effects make-up and costume tell you the history and paranormal activity associated with several historical and haunted locations.  Fee.

Saturday nights through October

Ghouls Ghost Tours.  9pm.  A Trolley Tour.  Main Street Side of the 17th Street Farmers Market (with Eerie Nights Tours).  Tours are geared towards a mature audience but families are welcome. Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult.

Begins October 3rd

Haunted Evenings.  Ashland Berry Farm.  4 all new haunts: Booger Woods, Morbid Manor, Old Ridge Asylum, and Sinister Sideshow.  Haunted events all month long.  Fee.