Get ready for a spook-tacular time in the Richmond Region and discover the best ways to celebrate spooky season in RVA. Let the Halloween fun begin and mark your calendars for these upcoming events and activities.
Haunts of Richmond Ghost Tours
Now through December, 2024 | Select Nights | Various Locations
Explore the dark side of Virginia's capital city on a Haunts of Richmond Ghost Tour. Dare to embark on an after-dark guided experience including the Haunted Capitol Hill tour, the Shadows of Shockoe tour and more. Prepare for a scare and secure your tickets.
Halloween Haunt
September 20 through November 3, 2024 | Select Nights | Kings Dominion
Terror lurks around every corner at Kings Dominion’s Halloween Haunt. From thrilling rides and haunted mazes to terrifying scare zones and frightening live shows, you’re in for some extreme screams. Hundreds of monsters will descend upon the park for a chilling night you won't forget! Click here for ticket information.
Tricks and Treats
September 21 - November 3, 2024 | Saturdays & Sundays | Kings Dominion
Experience Kings Dominion’s family-friendly Halloween event. Everyone in the family is sure to have a boo-tastic time with Halloween activities, live shows, a costume contest, seasonal food and drinks, and of course, candy! You can also enjoy your favorite rides and attractions throughout the park. Plan your day.
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Ashland Halloween
October 1 - 31, 2024 | Downtown Ashland
The mysteries of Ashland's historic district come alive during this annual Halloween event! Ashland Halloween presents a month of dastardly days and nightmarish nights jampacked with events and promotions in Downtown Ashland. Check out the full calendar of Ashland holiday events.
Terror on the Farm
October 4 - November 2, 2024 | Select Nights | Ashland Berry Farm
Haunts and horror await this season at Ashland Berry Farm during this year's Terror on the Farm event. Enter this haunted farm if you dare and venture through their scariest additions yet including their Booger Woods, Reaper's Revenge 3D and Phobia Manor. Information for special rates, FAQ's and ticket information.
Creepy Hollow Scream Park
October 4 - November 2, 2024 | Select Nights | 14437 Stone Horse Creek Road, Glen Allen, VA
Dare to experience the Scream Forest at Creepy Hollow Scream Park! Wander through Richmond's ultimate Halloween destination, with more monsters, more frights and more fun. Each night will feature live actors, monsters, incredible animatronics, amazing illusions and acres of screams. Click here for ticket information and more details.
Fancy Me Mad! Graveyard Tours of St. John's Church
October 19, 2024 | 6:00 pm | St. John's Church
Embark on a spooky spirits tour at the historic St. John's Church featuring historical characters performing in the graveyard. Learn about the stories of those who lie in this first city cemetery and explore Richmond history, the War for Independence, tragedy, murder and lives cut short. Learn more.
Halloween Lights Tours of Richmond
October 18 - 30, 2024 | Select Locations
Join Discover Richmond for a spooky adventure through Richmond’s best Halloween displays! This customizable, BYOB bus tour offers a fun-filled ride to the creepiest and most over-the-top decorations in town, with public tours available on October 19 and 26. Whether you’re booking a private tour or have an individual ticket, this is the perfect way to experience the spookiest sights with friends, family, or co-workers! Learn more.
Haunted Cozy Cabaret
October 19, 2024 | Blue Bee Cider
Get ready for a spellbinding evening at the Haunted Cozy Cabaret, hosted at the charming Blue Bee Cider! This intimate event will immerse you in the eerie allure of Halloween with captivating burlesque performances, ghostly glamour, and a touch of wicked enchantment. Enjoy an early show that promises to terrify and tantalize with burlesque performances in the round, starring Conejita Luxxe, Ellie Quinn, and Scarlet Starlet. Learn more.
What Lurks When Ghosts Walk at Night?
October 20 - 22, 2024 | Hanover Tavern
Get ready for a spine-chilling adventure at Hanover Tavern’s Ghosts Walk at Night! Tour the haunted Tavern, Historic Courthouse, and Old Stone Jail while hearing eerie tales of real paranormal activity. Will you be brave enough to discover what haunts these historic grounds? Face the spirits.
Eerie Canal Halloween Cruises
October 25 - 27, 2024 | Richmond Canal Turning Basin
Explore Richmond's fascinating history this month with the Eerie Canal boat tours! Journey through the city's mysterious past on a narrated boat tour, uncovering ghostly tales and hidden secrets along the historic canal waterways. Little ghouls and ghosts in attendance will also receive a special candy treat. This special Halloween tour is the perfect activity for the whole family! Book this special tour today.
Trick or Treat at VMHC
October 25, 2024 | Virginia Museum of History & Culture
Join the Virginia Museum of History & Culture and more than 20 local non-profits for some historic Halloween fun at the second annual Trick or Treat at VMHC community event, presented by Mars Wrigley! Participating partners will set up spooky stations throughout the museum for kids to safely trick or treat for candy and other free giveaways, along with tons of family-friendly activities and free museum admission. Get ready to trick or treat.
Ultimate Halloween Bar Crawl
October 26, 2024 | Various Locations
Grab your friends and dress to impress in your best Halloween costumes at the official Halloween Bar Crawl presented by By Crawl with US! No bar crawl is complete without a cover-free, full-access ticket to all of the top-rated venues while dancing to the hottest local DJs and enjoying discounted themed drinks & food specials at 5+ venues. Get ready for a night of cheers, chills, thrills, and spills! Get the details.
Haunted Lantern Tours
October 26, 2024 | Magnolia Grange House Museum
Spend the evening discovering the haunting history of Chesterfield. Take a guided tour of historic Magnolia Grange and experience some of the more documented ghost stories. This program will be fun for the entire family with children's take-home crafts, pumpkin decorating, tattoo and caricature artists. More details.
The Fun Doesn't Stop Here! Looking for More Fall Activities?
READ MORE: RVA FALL FESTIVAL AND EVENT GUIDE
For even more things to do in the Richmond Region this season, check out our full calendar of events!
