Fall events near Richmond
Fall-season events around Richmond, Virginia: festivals, Halloween, Oktoberfests, corn mazes, pumpkin patches, markets and parades. Oct-Nov 2026.
Fri, Oct 16 to Sun, Oct 18
Fri, Oct 23 to Sun, Oct 25
Friday evening6pFamily Fright Night6:30pCandlelight: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics7:30pFri Sat SunCreepy Hollow Scream Park
Fri, Oct 30 to Sun, Nov 1
Friday evening5pSquirrel-O-Ween at CarMax Park5pFri Sat SunEerie Halloween Canal Cruises6pCocktails in the Conservatory7pBuckwheat Zydeco Jr. and The Legendary Ils Sont Partis Band7:30pFri Sat SunCreepy Hollow Scream Park8:30pCandlelight: Halloween Classics2 more
Open all season Ashland Berry Farm Pumpkin Patch, Garden Glow at Maymont
Friday, October 30, from 5pm
5 to 7:30pmFree
CarMax ParkRichmond Flying Squirrels' annual free Halloween night at the ballpark. Trick-or-treating through the stadium, costume contests, hayrides, and photos with Nutzy and Nutasha. Presented with the Drug Enforcement Administration as a safe family environment.
5 to 9pm, through Nov 1$6
Canal Walk's Turning BasinHalloween boat tours on the historic Richmond canal. Twenty-minute narrated cruises depart every half hour from the Turning Basin with haunted tales from the riverfront. Kids get a candy treat. Best for ages 7 and up.
6 to 9pm
Lewis Ginter Botanical GardenAfter-hours evening in the conservatory with fall cocktails, light bites, live music and horticulturist-led tours.
7pm$45
The Cultural Arts Center at Glen AllenOne-night zydeco and Louisiana roots concert led by Buckwheat Zydeco Jr., carrying on the band and repertoire started by his father.
7 to 10pm, through Oct 31$27
Ashland Berry FarmFour haunted attractions on a working farm after dark, reached by haunted hayride. Bonfire, doughnuts and fries after. Tickets from 6:30pm.
7:30 to 9:30pm, through Nov 1
Virginia Rep's Theatre GymRichmond Shakespeare opens its season with David Catlin's theatrical adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, staged in the intimate Theatre Gym. A five-actor ensemble tells the story of Victor Frankenstein and his Creature through movement and storytelling. Rated PG13 for mature themes, theatrical violence, and horror elements.
7:30 to 11:59pm, through Nov 1$29
Creepy Hollow Scream ParkScream Forest trail, Nightmare Labs, Farrington Asylum and Axl's Dark Carnival with 50+ live actors. Gates open 7pm.
8:30 to 9:30pm$33
John Marshall BallroomsA string quartet performs Halloween favorites by candlelight: Thriller, the Stranger Things theme, Ghostbusters, Beetlejuice, The Addams Family, and classics like Danse Macabre and Night on Bald Mountain. 60-minute concert in the historic John Marshall Ballrooms. Ages 8 and up; under 16 with an adult.
6 to 10pm, through Nov 8$25
MaymontMaymont's largest annual fundraiser turns the estate into an after-dark light show. Walk the illuminated Glow Path, see the Japanese Garden in color, and gather at fire pits in Glow Village with food trucks and Glow Bars. Timed-entry tickets; closed Monday Oct 19. Themed nights include Richmond Symphony Under the Stars (Oct 18) and an adults-only Halloween night (Oct 31).
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