Scarecrow Fest Scarecrow Contest
Downtown businesses dress up their storefronts with themed scarecrows for the whole month of October.
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Fredericksburg Moms Event Calendar
Looking for fun things to do in Fredericksburg, VA with kids? Our event calendar is your guide for family-friendly events, local activities, and community happenings in Fredericksburg, Stafford, and Spotsylvania. From festivals and outdoor concerts to library storytimes and weekend events, there’s always something happening. Check back often because we’re constantly updating with new local events for families!
Events for October 31, 2026
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Self-Guided Trek n’ Treat Trail
Pick up a trail pamphlet at the Visitor Center, then hike the upper Long Pond Trail past spooky decorations and fun stops about local history and wildlife.
Free with park parking fee
Duck & Seek Scavenger Hunt on Caroline Street
Thirteen rubber ducks are hiding in shop windows between the 600 and 900 blocks of Caroline Street, and kids can hunt for them all.
Ghostly Hunt at Fauquier County Public Library
Kids can search for ghosts hidden around the Youth Services area and earn a small prize for finding them.
Free
The Hunchback of Notre Dame at the State Theater
Windmore's production of the Disney-scored musical, with a live choir and orchestra and local adult and teen performers, wraps up its run Oct 30 through Nov 1 with evening shows and a Sunday matinee.
Farm Fest: Fall Edition at Gardening Gays Farm
A fall weekend festival at a 27-acre King George farm with local vendors and on-site food trucks.
Ongoing
Snead’s Farm Fall Festival
Snead's Farm is open daily from 9 to 6 (last entry 4:45) through November 1 with hayrides, a corn maze, mountain slides, sunflower picking, a helicopter playhouse, a straw barn with rope swings, the Whispering Pines play forest, sand piles, farm animals, and creekside trails.
$2 – $20
Round Hill Farm Fall Festival (30th Anniversary)
Round Hill Farm celebrates 30 years of fall fun with a tractor-drawn hayride to the pumpkin patch, a six-acre corn maze with a scavenger hunt, rides, farm animals, live entertainment, and food.
$35.00 Custom Homecoming Spray Tans by Sunless Radiance
Homecoming Spray Tan Special – Sunless Radiance Get ready for Homecoming with a custom spray tan from Sunless Radiance in Spotsylvania! For a…
$35.00
Culpeper Goosebumps Halloween Light Tour
Load up the car and follow the map to the spookiest decorated houses around Culpeper, best viewed from 7 to 9 pm nightly.
Free
Haunted Mini Golf at Locust Shade Park
The 18-hole mini golf course at Locust Shade gets a spooky makeover for Halloween weekend, Thursday through Saturday.
Mini golf pricing applies
Trick-or-Treat at the Culpeper Downtown Farmers Market
It is the final market of the regular season, and vendors will have treats for little princesses and ghouls to celebrate Halloween.
Halloween B.A.R.K. Hike at Caledon State Park
Bring the family dog for a Halloween themed, ranger-led hike on the Smoot Trail.
Free
Halloween at the Market
The Fredericksburg Farmers Market goes full Halloween with family games, crafts, a spooky maze, and trick-or-treating among the vendor stalls.
Free
Free Pokemon and Sports Card Show at Fredericksburg Field House
East Coast Card Shows brings more than 300 vendor tables of Pokemon cards, sports cards, sealed products, and collectibles to the Fredericksburg Field House.
Free
Wild Sprouts Nature Club for Preschoolers
Motts Run Reservoir Recreation Area 6600 River Rd, Fredericksburg +1 moreBring your preschooler (ages 3-5) out to Motts Run weekly, with monthly field trips to Alum Spring, to explore, play, and embrace the…
Downtown Costume Stroll
Gather at 8:30 am for pre-stroll fun, then parade down Caroline Street in costume starting at 9:30.
Free
Discover Archery: Halloween Edition at C.M. Crockett Park
Start Halloween with a morning of archery at C.M. Crockett Park, open to first timers and returning archers.
Halloween Parade on Main Street Warrenton
Line up at 9:45 am near Great Harvest, then parade down Main Street to the Courthouse with kids and pets in costume.
Free
Haunted FXBGO! Bus
The city's FXBGO! bus gets a kid-friendly haunted makeover parked at Market Square.
Free
Occoquan Halloween Costume Parade and Contest
The mayor leads a costume parade down Mill Street to River Mill Park, where judges pick the cutest, scariest, funniest, and most original costumes.
Free
Treats on the Streets
Participating downtown shops hand out treats and surprises to costumed kids on Halloween morning.
Free
Halloween at Goolrick’s
Goolrick's, the historic downtown lunch counter and soda fountain that reopened this summer after a four-year restoration, joins Treats on the Streets on Halloween morning with costumed staff handing out candy.
Free
Halloween at Goolrick’s
Goolrick's, the historic downtown lunch counter and soda fountain that reopened this summer after a four-year restoration, joins Treats on the Streets on Halloween morning with costumed staff handing out candy.
Free
Aquia Harbour Preschool Costume Fun Run
Aquia Harbour Preschool hosts a costume-optional run and walk through the neighborhood with photo booths, trick-or-treating stops, dancing, and games.
Old Town Manassas Fall-O-Ween
A spooktacular day on the Manassas Museum Lawn with arts and crafts, Halloween-themed treats, kids' games, fall activities, and entertainment for the whole family.
12th Annual Harvest Festival Fly-In
Historic aircraft, exhibits, food vendors, and aviation-style trick-or-treating with candy drops for kids 12 and under in costume.
Halloween Open House at the Fredericksburg Area Museum
The museum opens its doors for a free, family-friendly Halloween Open House on Halloween day.
Free
Occoquan Halloween Trick-or-Treat and Decor Contest
After the morning costume parade, kids can trick-or-treat their way back through the shops of historic Occoquan starting at 11 am.
Free
Old Bust Head Benefit 5K Walk and Run
A family-friendly Halloween 5K on a rolling course through Vint Hill, benefiting Finley's Green Leap Forward.
$36
Come Fly With Me: Model Rockets at Sky Meadows
Members of the Northern Virginia Association of Rocketry launch model rockets and explain the science and math behind them.
OmniRide Transit and Treats
OmniRide hosts a Halloween bus party at two Route 1 locations with candy, games, face painting, balloon twisting and giveaways.
Free
Touch a Truck and Trunk or Treat at Belmont Farm
Kids can climb aboard fire trucks, sheriff's vehicles and a PHI Air Care helicopter, then trick or treat in costume.
Free
Family Fun Day
Join us this Saturday, October 31st from 12PM to 7PM for an incredible Family Fun Day! Bring the whole family out for games,…
Free
Classic Monster Double Feature at Salem Church Library
Catch classic horror on the big screen with Nosferatu (1922) and The Mummy (1932).
Free
Scary Talented by Axial Dance
Witches, vampires, ghosts and ghouls take the stage in this Halloween dance performance, billed as a few tricks but mostly treats.
$15
Maverick the Corn Snake Meet and Greet at Widewater State Park
Meet Maverick, the park's corn snake ambassador, and learn why snakes are good for the environment.
Downtown Culpeper Trick or Treat
Downtown Culpeper merchants hand out treats along East Davis Street for a safe, festive Halloween evening.
Free
Fireside Folklore: S’mores, Spirits, and Sweets
Wrap up Halloween around the campfire with rangers, roasting s'mores and sharing sweets while hearing the seasonal lore behind the park's native wildlife.
Free with park parking fee
Fall Festival Trunk or Treat at Fredericksburg Church of Christ
Bring the kids in costume for a Halloween night fall festival and trunk or treat along Riverside Drive.
Trunk or Treat Culpeper at Tractor Supply
The Fraternal Order of Eagles Culpeper #4551 hosts its annual Halloween trunk or treat, with local families, businesses and groups decorating trunks and handing out candy.
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