Fall has arrived, and Halloween is just around the corner. That means the New River Valley area is bursting with spook-tacular family fun! Whether you're searching for the perfect family-friendly pumpkin patch, fall festival, or trunk or treat event, Macaroni KID New River Valley has everything you need to plan your ultimate fall and Halloween in and around the NRV.
Family-Friendly New River Valley Area Fall & Halloween Attractions Open All Season Long |
These local farms, corn mazes, and haunted attractions in the New River Valley area are open multiple weeks during the season, offering the perfect blend of fall fun and Halloween thrills:
- Sinkland Farms
- Address: 3060 Riner Rd. Christiansburg, VA 24073
- Details: Pumpkin Festival ranked 4th in the nation by USA Today 10Best 2025, activities every festival day.
- Festival runs September 25th - November 2rd
- More Info: https://sinklandfarms.com
- Thornspring Pastures Farm Fest 2025
- Address: 5090 Thornspring Road Pulaski, VA 24301
- Festival Runs September 27 - November 1
- More Info: https://thornspringpastures.com
- Turner Family Farms
- Address: 699 Franklin Pike SE Floyd, VA 24091
- Festival Runs September 27 - November 2
- More Info: https://www.turnerfamilyfarmsva.com
- Joe's Trees
- Address: 510 Cumberland Gap Rd Newport, VA 24128
- Festival Runs September 20 - October 30
- More Info: https://joestrees.com/activities-autumn.php
- Richdale Farm
- Address: 396 Richdale Rd. Wytheville, VA 24382
- Festival Runs September 27 - November 1
- More Info: https://www.richdalefarm.com/fall-on-the-farm
- Jeter Farm
- Address: 181 Blue Ridge Blvd. Roanoke, VA 24012
- Festival Runs September 27 - October 26
- More Info: https://jeterfarm.com/fall-festival
- Layman Family Farms
- Address: 1815 Mountain View Rd. Blue Ridge, VA 24064
- Festival Runs September 20 - November 1
- More Info: https://www.laymanfamilyfarm.com
- Dak Lights - Randolph Park Halloween Light Show
- Shows Run October 10 - October 31
- More Info: http://bit.ly/48djYRN
- Address: 5100 Alexander Rd. Dublin, VA 24084
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Halloween and Fall Fun Events in the New River Valley Area |
Please note: Many NRV area fall and Halloween events haven’t been announced yet — and we’ll keep updating this guide as new details come in. Be sure to check back often for the latest!
Know about a 2025 family-friendly fall festival, Halloween event, or trunk-or-treat in the New River Valley that’s not listed? Submit your event here and we’ll add it.
We always recommend confirming details before heading out to an event.
Below you’ll find one-time and short-term events happening in the NRV area this fall and Halloween season in 2025 — from pumpkin festivals to spooky fun for kids. 🎃🍂
🎃🍂 Sept. 25– Oct. 3 Fall & Halloween New River Valley Area Events |
Thursday, September 25th
Saturday, September 27th
Friday, October 3rd
- 👻 A Very Ghostly Tea Party (Blacksburg Library)
- Claytor Crafts: Leaf Ghosts
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Saturday, October 4th
- 🔨 DIY Haunted Candy Box (Home Depot)
- 2025 Farm Festival🌲 (Joe's Trees)
- Fall Festival 🍁 (Huckleberry Park)
- Fall Foliage Hayrides
Sunday, October 5th
Monday, October 6th
- Clay Hand Building Fall Gnome Workshop (Ages 8+) (Christiansburg)
Thursday, October 9th
- 🍂🎨 Legends of the Fall Family Painting Workshop 🎨🍂 (Christiansburg)
Friday, October 10th
- 🎃 Spooky Nail Art (Ages 10+) (Christiansburg Library)
- Claytor Crafts: Pinecone Bats
🎃🍂 Oct. 11 - Oct.17 Fall & Halloween New River Valley Area Events |
Saturday, October 11th
- 🍁 PFUMC Fall Festival (Pearisburg)
- 🎃 Halloween Costume & Cosplay Swap (Blacksburg)
- OSLC Fall Festival🍁 (Christiansburg)
- Christiansburg Police Department Fall Festival🍁
Monday, October 13th
🦇🌕 Bat Moon Rising Family Painting Workshop 🌕🦇 (Christiansburg)
Wednesday, October 15th
- 🎃 Haunted Gingerbread Houses (Shawsville)
Thursday, October 16th
- 🎃 Candy Bingo (Christiansburg Library)
- 🎃 Junior Detectives: Monster Escape (Dublin)
- 🎃 Spooky Storytime (Blacksburg Library)
- School’s Out Art Camp (Christiansburg)
Friday, October 17th
- 🎃 Mini Haunted Houses (Blacksburg Library)
- 🎃 Spooky Scavenger Hunt (Christiansburg)
- 🎨 Kids Paint Party – Baby Groot (Christiansburg)
🎃🍂 Oct. 18 - Oct. 24 Fall & Halloween New River Valley Area Events |
Saturday, October 18th
- 🪲 Hokie BugFest 2025 🦗
- Clay Hand Turkeys Kids Class (Christiansburg)
- 🎃 Saturday Story Time: Monster Mash (Pulaski Library)
- Fall Festival🍁 (Christiansburg)
- 🎃 Halloween Costume Swap! (Floyd)
- Fall Foliage Hayrides
- Spooky Storytelling at the Lake
Monday, October 20th
- 🎃 Spooky Dance Party (Floyd)
Tuesday, October 21th
- 🎃STEM Lab: Spooky Science (Pulaski Library)
Friday, October 24th
🎃🍂 Oct. 25 - Oct. 31 Fall & Halloween New River Valley Area Events |
Saturday, October 25th
- 🎃 Halloween: Haunting Tales & Harvest Traditions
- Town of Narrows Trunk or Treat
- Hocus Pocus & Snacks! (Radford)
- 🍁 Kids Fall Festival (Pulaski)
- 🎃 Trick or Treat Trail @ Warm Hearth Village
- 🎃 7th Annual Jack - O'- Lantern Spectacular (Randolph Park)
- 🍁 Fall Festival & Trunk-or-Treat🎃 (Blacksburg)
- Spider Science & Web Walk
- Fall Foliage Hayrides
Sunday, October 26th
- Child Safety and Fall Festival Day 2025 (Christiansburg)
- Little Big Dog Rescue Fall Festival (Blacksburg)
- Trunk or Treat at Good Shepherd Baptist Church (Christiansburg)
- Lifeline Church Trunk or Treat (Christiansburg)
- Trunk or Treat at Walton Pentecostal (Radford)
- 🍁 Annual Fall Festival (Blacksburg)
- 🎃TIssue Paper Jack O'Lanterns (Floyd)
- 🎃 Trunk or Treat @ Trinity
- 🎃 Trunk or Treat @ Calvary
- 🎃 Trunk or Treat @ BUMC
🎃🍂 Oct. 27 - Nov. 2 Fall & Halloween New River Valley Area Events |
Monday, October 27th
🎃 Christiansburg High School Trunk or Treat
Tuesday, October 28th
- 👻 Tween and Teen ghost Painting (Pulaski)
Wednesday, October 29th
- 🎃 Zombie Dolls (Ages 9+) (Floyd)
- 🦇Claytor Crafts: Pinecone Bats (Ages 5+) (Christiansburg)
- 👻 Ghost Stories for Tweens and Teens (Dublin)
- 🎃 3rd Annual Fall Carnival and Trunk or Treat (Pulaski)
- BHS Trunk or Treat🎃
- Trunk or Treat at Parrott Church of God
- 🎃Trunk or Treat by Community Christian Church - McCoy
Thursday, October 30th
- 🎃 Teen Escape Room: Escape from the Witch's Cottage (Pulaski)
- Spooky Teen Snacks & VR (Radford)
- Halloween Night at the Market (Christiansburg)
- 🎃 Radford Treat Trail (Radford)
- Center for the Barks Howl-o-ween Parade (Blacksburg)
- Halloween Storytime (Radford)
- Halloween Spooktacular VI (Radford)
- 🎃 YA Anime Hangout: Halloween Movie Night (Ages 11+) (Floyd)
- 🎃 Trunk or Treat (Rich Creek)
- 🎃 Memorial Baptist Kingdom Kids Trunk or Treat (Pulaski)
Friday, October 31st
- 🎃 Spooky Storytime (Blacksburg)
- 🎃 Downtown Trick or Treat (Blacksburg)
- 🎃 Trick-or-Treat at the Government Center (Christiansburg)
- 🎃 Halloween Trunk or Treat (Christiansburg)
- 🎃 Treat Trail at the Library (Dublin)
- 🍁 Harvest Festival @ Cambria Baptist (Christiansburg)
- Kids Fall Festival 🍁 (Radford)
- 🎃 2025 Town of Pulaski Treat Trail
- 🎃 Treat Trail at the Library (Pulaski)
- 🎃 Trunk-or-Treat (Christiansburg)
- 🎃 Meadowbrook Courtyard Boo Bash
- Creepy Crawlies at the Lake
- 🎃 Grace Baptist - Trunk or Treat!
- 🎃 Trunk or Treat @ Central Church
- Pearisburg Merchants Association Trick or Treat Trail
- Spooky Street (Floyd)
- ROLC Trick or Treat Train (Dublin)
- How to Catch a Ghost (and Maybe a Friend!)👻
- Trunk or Treat at Scoops Arcade
- 🎃 Community Halloween Indoor Trick-or-Treat (Christiansburg)
Saturday, November 1st
- Fall Foliage Hayrides
- Eastern Montgomery Elementary School PTO Fall Craft/Vendor Fair
- Trunk or Treat with Newport Sports🎃
Sunday, November 2nd
Trick-or-Treating Times in the New River Valley Area |
Looking for what date and time to go trick or treating this Halloween season? Here’s when to go in the NRV and communities nearby:
- Roanoke: October 31st neighborhood trick or treating in Roanoke City and Roanoke County
- Salem: October 31 neighborhood trick or treating,
- Vinton: October 31 neighborhood trick or treating,🎃 Town of Vinton Downtown Trick or Treating
Want to Add More Fall Fun in the New River Valley? |
While Halloween may be the main event, don't forget to enjoy some classic fall activities in the NRV For more ideas on apple picking, leaf peeping, and local fall festivals, check out our content:
- Apple Picking Guide: Orchards near New River Valley
- Best Leaf Peeping in the New River Valley Area
- Custom Fall Bucket List
👉🏽 Bookmark this page and check back often, as we’re adding more New River Valley area Fall and Halloween fun as events are announced!
Please note: We are working hard to keep our Macaroni KID New River Valley Halloween and Fall Fun Guide updated with the latest events. If you know about a family-friendly event not yet listed, submit it here and we'll add it to our list!
