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Halloween in Richmond: haunted houses, trick-or-treat, parties

Haunted houses, trick-or-treat events, costume parties and the rest of October's spooky calendar around Richmond, from the venues holding them.

Updated Sunday at 8:34 PM.

91 listed over the next 45 days, in and around Richmond.

Tomorrow

October 12
9 AMFree
Halloween Costume Swap
North Courthouse Road Library · North Chesterfield
Community · 5 more dates
7 PMFree
Cook & Book: Spooky Cupcake Decorating
Varina Area Library · Sandston
Community

Tuesday

October 13
6 PMFree
Teen Art Studio: Upcycled Spooky Creature Creations
Varina Area Library · Sandston
Kids & family

Wednesday

October 14
3:30 PMFree
Spooky Watercolors
Gayton Branch Library · Henrico
Classes
5 PMFree
Cider and Stories with Haunts of Richmond
Midlothian Library · Midlothian
Food & drink
6:30 PMFree
Ghost Writer Games
Fairfield Area Library · Henrico
Community

Thursday

October 15
Time not listed
A Spooky Night at the (Poe) Museum with Lisa Perrin and Malorie Mackey
Edgar Allen Poe Museum · Richmond
Arts & film

Friday

October 16
4:30 PMFree
Mellow Markers: Spooky Edition
Richmond Public Library · Richmond
Arts & film
7 PM
Dollz Entertainment Halloween Show
Basic City Beer Co. · Richmond
Live music

Saturday

October 17
10:30 AMFree
Spooktacular Science Show
Central Library · Chesterfield
Community
12 PMFree
Costume Swap
Libbie Mill Area Library · Henrico
Community
12 PM
Dollz Entertainment Halloween Show Matinee
Basic City Beer Co. · Richmond
Live music
2 PMFree
Spooky Glow Party
Rockville Branch · Ashland
Kids & family
3 PM
Create Your Own Spooky Succulent Terrarium
Intermission Beer Company · Glen Allen
Food & drink
8 PM
Spooky-ish, Presented by SparkDazzle Entertainment
Gallery5 · Richmond
Live music

Monday

October 19
10 AMFree
Spooky Take & Makes
Rockville Branch · Ashland
Kids & family
6 PMFree
Spooky Game Night: Horrified
Gayton Branch Library · Henrico
Trivia & games
6:30 PMFree
Spooky Jar Lanterns
Montpelier Branch · Ashland
Community

Tuesday

October 20
10 AMFree
Spooktacular Sing-Along
Fairfield Area Library · Henrico
Community
4:30 PMFree
Get Crafty Together: Halloween Plushies
Richmond Public Library · Richmond
Arts & film · 1 more date
6 PMFree
Spooky Game Night: Horrified
North Park Branch Library · Henrico
Trivia & games

Thursday

October 22
4 PMFree
STEAM Team: Halloween Thaumatropes
Belmont Library · Richmond
Community
6 PM$8 – $18
October 2026 Halloween UnHappy Hour
The Poe Museum · Richmond
Food & drink

Friday

October 23
Time not listed
Halloween Candy & Wine Pairing Flights | October 2026
James River Cellars Winery · Glen Allen
Food & drink
4 PMFree
Teen STEAM: Spooky Soap Making
Main Library · Richmond
Kids & family
5 PM
Science After Dark: Spooky Science
Science Museum of Virginia · Richmond
Arts & film
5:30 PM$65
Something New: 250th Ghosts Walk at Night Progressive Dinner!
Hanover Tavern · Mechanicsville
Outdoors
6 PM
[Ticketed] Halloween Cocktail Party
Historic Hopewell · Hopewell
Food & drink

Saturday

October 24
10:30 AMFree
Pre-K Costume Dance Party
Libbie Mill Area Library · Henrico
Kids & family
10:30 AMFree
Spooktacular Science Show
Bon Air Library · Bon Air
Community
12 PM$5
The Answer Brewpub Halloween Raffle
The Poe Museum · Richmond
Arts & film
2 PMFree
Music Bingo: Halloween Edition
Fairfield Area Library · Henrico
Trivia & games
4 PM
SOLD OUT! Special Focus Tour: Spellbound - Superstitions, Witches, and King James I
Agecroft Hall · Richmond
Arts & film
6 PMFree
Monster Mash at the Library
Montpelier Branch · Ashland
Community
6 PM
Winey Witch Paint Day
Intermission Beer Company · Glen Allen
Food & drink
6:30 PM
Haunted Hay Ride and Field of Fright corn Maze
Wind Vineyards · Richmond
Kids & family · 1 more date

Monday

October 26
10:30 AMFree
Belmont Halloween Party for Toddlers and PreK
Richmond Public Library · Richmond
Kids & family
4 PMFree
DIY Costumes-Pipe Cleaner Glasses
Main Library · Richmond
Arts & film
6 PMFree
Spooky Craft Fair
Fairfield Area Library · Henrico
Markets
6 PMFree
Spooky Game Night: Horrified
Glen Allen Branch Library · Glen Allen
Trivia & games

Tuesday

October 27
5:30 PM
Live Spooky I Spy
The Camel · Richmond
Live music
6 PMFree
3D Spooky Creature & Jack-o'-lanterns Design Modeling
Varina Area Library · Sandston
Classes
6 PMFree
Spooky Game Night: Horrified
Sandston Branch Library · Sandston
Trivia & games
7 PM
Maddy Curtis: the Haunted Quartet
Révéler · Richmond
Live music

Wednesday

October 28
2 PMFree
Mad Science: Spooktacular Halloween
Twin Hickory Area Library · Glen Allen
Community
5:30 PM
Haunts ‘n Treats: A FREE Drop-in Halloween Family Event!
Hanover Tavern · Mechanicsville
Kids & family
6 PMFree
Make Your Own Zombie Doll
Twin Hickory Area Library · Glen Allen
Arts & film
6 PM
artoberVA: Branch Halloween Open House
The Branch Museum of Architecture and Design · Richmond
Arts & film

Thursday

October 29
3 PMFree
Halloween Party for Toddlers and PreK
Richmond Public Library · Richmond
Kids & family
6 PMFree
Halloween Magic with Mr. B!
Glen Allen Branch Library · Glen Allen
Community
7 PMFree
Spooky Stories
Main Library · Richmond
Kids & family

Friday

October 30
11 AMFree
Spooky Paw Patrol Party
Mechanicsville Branch · Mechanicsville
Kids & family
11 AM
Trick or Treat at Admin
Goochland Farmers Market · Goochland
Community
4 PMFree
Costume Party and Parade
Atlee Branch · Mechanicsville
Festivals
4 PMFree
Young Adult Film Society: House on Haunted Hill (1959)
Main Library · Richmond
Arts & film
5 PM
Saudé Creek Spooktacular
Saudé Creek Vineyards · New Kent
Food & drink
6 PM
Spooky-Oke Halloween Party | October 30th
James River Cellars Winery · Glen Allen
Trivia & games
6:30 PM$80
Ready! Aim! Fire! at the Shots Heard ‘Round the World Halloween Liquor Pairing Dinner
Hanover Tavern · Mechanicsville
Food & drink
7 PM
Halloween (1978): Friday Oct. 30
Ashland Theatre · Ashland
Theatre & comedy
7 PM
Victims and Villains Costume Fundraiser
Basic City Beer Co. · Richmond
Food & drink

Saturday

October 31
12 PM
RVA Halloween Block Party
Main Line Brewery · Richmond
Food & drink
3 PM
Halloween Spooktacular
Richmond Symphony · Richmond
Live music
3 PM
Halloween Spooktacular
Dominion Energy Center · Richmond
Theatre & comedy
5 PM
Rusted Rabbit: Pumpkin Living Succulent Halloween Edition!
Hardywood Park Craft Brewery · Richmond
Food & drink
6 PM
HALLOWEEN THROWDOWN w/ Alan Same & The Disco
Hardywood Park Craft Brewery · Richmond
Food & drink
7:30 PM
Halloween Party
Révéler · Richmond
Live music
7:30 PM
Halloween Show: Cleophus James (Ween Tribute Set) + Twin Films (Drake Tribute Set) + Sheet Rock (Steely Dan Tribute Set)
The Broadberry · Richmond
Live music
8 PM
Halloween at The Camel!
The Camel · Richmond
Live music
8:30 PM
Rewind: 2000's Halloween Rave (18+)
The Broadberry · Richmond
Live music
10 PM$13
Halloween Havok
Canal Club · Richmond
Live music
All 21 on Saturday

Friday

November 6
Time not listed
Halloween Bonus Weekend
Kings Dominion · Doswell
Community

Thursday

November 19
8 PM
Haunted Hanover Tavern Tour
Hanover Tavern · Mechanicsville
Theatre & comedy

Sunday

November 22
12 PM
River City Witches Presents Norse Market
Basic City Beer Co. · Richmond
Markets

Halloween around Richmond

Halloween around Richmond is spread across the whole month. The libraries and museums run crafts, storytimes and sensory-friendly events for small children through October; the farms add haunted mazes and flashlight nights to their fall weekends; the breweries put on costume parties the weekend before the 31st; and the trick-or-treat events, from shopping districts to parks, land on the last few days of the month.

Places with Halloween events listed right now include The Broadberry, Richmond Public Library and Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden and others.

Haunted houses and scare nights

The scarier events are ticketed and age-rated, at the farms, the theme park north of the city and a few venues. They run on Friday and Saturday nights through the second half of October, with family versions earlier in the evening.

Where to go

46 places

  1. The Broadberry

    Richmond

    Days: SatNext: Tue Oct 13108 listedthebroadberry.com

  2. Richmond Public Library

    Richmond

    Days: Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, SatNext: Tue Oct 13100 listedrvalibrary.org

  3. Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden

    Henrico

    Days: SatNext: Wed Oct 1464 listedlewisginter.org

  4. The Camel

    Richmond

    Days: Tue, SatNext: Mon Oct 1255 listedthecamel.org

  5. Atlee Branch

    Mechanicsville

    Days: FriNext: Tue Oct 1352 listed

  6. Hardywood Park Craft Brewery

    Richmond

    Days: SatNext: Tue Oct 1350 listedhardywood.com

  7. Basic City Beer Co.

    Richmond

    Days: Fri, Sat, SunNext: Tue Oct 1346 listedbasiccityrva.com

  8. Midlothian Library

    Midlothian

    Days: WedNext: Mon Oct 1245 listed

  9. Mechanicsville Branch

    Mechanicsville

    Days: FriNext: Tue Oct 1343 listed

  10. Révéler

    Richmond

    Days: Tue, SatNext: Mon Oct 1243 listedrevelerexperiences.com

  11. Fairfield Area Library

    Henrico

    Days: Mon, Tue, Wed, SatNext: Mon Oct 1240 listed

  12. Montpelier Branch

    Ashland

    Days: Mon, SatNext: Tue Oct 1337 listed

  13. Main Library

    Richmond

    Days: Mon, Thu, FriNext: Tue Oct 1335 listed

  14. Libbie Mill Area Library

    Henrico

    Days: SatNext: Mon Oct 1232 listed

  15. James River Cellars Winery

    Glen Allen

    Days: FriNext: Wed Oct 1431 listedjamesrivercellars.com

  16. The Valentine

    Richmond

    Days: SatNext: Wed Oct 1431 listedthevalentine.org

  17. Twin Hickory Area Library

    Glen Allen

    Days: WedNext: Mon Oct 1231 listed

  18. Bon Air Library

    Bon Air

    Days: SatNext: Mon Oct 1230 listed

  19. Central Library

    Chesterfield

    Days: SatNext: Mon Oct 1230 listed

  20. Agecroft Hall

    Richmond

    Days: SatNext: Tue Oct 1325 listedagecrofthall.org

  21. Saudé Creek Vineyards

    New Kent

    Days: FriNext: Mon Oct 1225 listedsaudecreek.com

  22. North Courthouse Road Library

    North Chesterfield

    Days: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, SatNext: Mon Oct 1224 listed

  23. Ashland Theatre

    Ashland

    Days: FriNext: Mon Oct 1223 listedashlandtheatre.org

  24. Canal Club

    Richmond

    Days: SatNext: Wed Oct 1421 listedthecanalclub.com

  25. Main Line Brewery

    Richmond

    Days: SatNext: Tue Oct 1320 listedmainlinerva.com

  26. Varina Area Library

    Sandston

    Days: Mon, TueNext: Mon Oct 1219 listed

  27. Rockville Branch

    Ashland

    Days: Mon, SatNext: Tue Oct 1318 listed

  28. Richmond Symphony

    Richmond

    Days: SatNext: Thu Oct 1516 listedrichmondsymphony.com

  29. The Poe Museum

    Richmond

    Days: Thu, SatNext: Wed Oct 1416 listedpoemuseum.org

  30. Gallery5

    Richmond

    Days: SatNext: Wed Oct 1415 listedgallery5arts.org

  31. Intermission Beer Company

    Glen Allen

    Days: SatNext: Wed Oct 1415 listedintermissionbeer.com

  32. Wind Vineyards

    Richmond

    Days: SatNext: Fri Oct 1615 listedwindvineyards.com

  33. Ember Music Hall

    Richmond

    Days: SatNext: Wed Oct 1414 listedembermusichall.com

  34. North Park Branch Library

    Henrico

    Days: TueNext: Mon Oct 1214 listed

  35. Gayton Branch Library

    Henrico

    Days: Mon, WedNext: Mon Oct 1213 listed

  36. Dominion Energy Center

    Richmond

    Days: SatNext: Wed Oct 1412 listeddominionenergycenter.com

  37. Glen Allen Branch Library

    Glen Allen

    Days: Mon, ThuNext: Tue Oct 1312 listed

  38. Hanover Tavern

    Mechanicsville

    Days: Wed, Thu, FriNext: Fri Oct 2310 listedhanovertavern.org

  39. Science Museum of Virginia

    Richmond

    Days: Fri, SatNext: Thu Oct 158 listedsmv.org

  40. Sandston Branch Library

    Sandston

    Days: TueNext: Mon Oct 127 listed

  41. Goochland Farmers Market

    Goochland

    Days: FriNext: Sat Oct 244 listedgoochlandva.us

  42. The Branch Museum of Architecture and Design

    Richmond

    Days: WedNext: Thu Oct 154 listedbranchmuseum.org

  43. Belmont Library

    Richmond

    Days: ThuNext: Thu Oct 221 listed

  44. Edgar Allen Poe Museum

    Richmond

    Days: ThuNext: Thu Oct 151 listed

  45. Historic Hopewell

    Hopewell

    Days: FriNext: Fri Oct 231 listedhistorichopewell.org

  46. Kings Dominion

    Doswell

    Days: FriNext: Fri Nov 61 listedsixflags.com

Missing a place? Tell us and we will add it.

Questions

What Halloween events are on in Richmond?
46 places have Halloween parties, haunted houses and trick-or-treating listed over the next 45 days: North Courthouse Road Library, Varina Area Library, Gayton Branch Library, Midlothian Library, Fairfield Area Library and Edgar Allen Poe Museum, and 40 more.
When are Halloween events in Richmond this year?
The listings run from Monday, October 12 to Sunday, November 22, with Saturday, October 31 the busiest day (22 listed). More dates get added as the season goes on.
Are any of them free?
44 of the 91 listings are free, including Halloween Costume Swap at North Courthouse Road Library, Cook & Book: Spooky Cupcake Decorating at Varina Area Library and Halloween Costume Swap at North Courthouse Road Library.
How up to date is this list?
Every day. Events a venue cancels come off the page, and every listing links to the venue’s own page, which has the final word on the day.

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