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
Sunday, November 1
9am to 5pm, through Nov 1$15
Lloyd Family FarmsBig Rockville pumpkin patch with a corn maze, hayrides, a straw castle with slides, a jump pad and barnyard animals. Pumpkins are sold by the pound; pony rides and face painting cost extra.
11am to 4pm$25
Berkeley PlantationAnnual commemoration of the 1619 first English Thanksgiving at Berkeley Plantation. Parade with pipes and drums, colonial games and crafts, petting zoo, Chickahominy Tribal Dancers, a shadow box retelling of the first Thanksgiving, a 3pm reenactment of the landing, and a VA250 mobile museum. Nov 1, 11am to 4pm.
11am to 10pm, through Nov 1
DoswellKings Dominion's daytime family Halloween event: trick-or-treating, costume contests, fall activities and shows across the park on select dates. Hours vary by day; check the park calendar. (Oct 1 omitted: park calendar shows closed.)
2 to 4pm, 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.
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.
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.
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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