The boo-tiful fall season is upon us, and you know what that means. Halloween is around is corner!
The nights are getting longer, the jack-o-lanterns are crawling out of their farm caves, and an eerily chill breeze is sweeping across the landscape. As the end of October creeps closer, it’s time to start planning Spooktacular Halloween activities for the whole family.
While you can find scores of magical things to do at home, sometimes you need to go looking for some hair-raising, family-friendly fun. Not sure where to start? We’ve got you covered.
Scarily Fun Halloween Events for Kids Around Charlottesville
Looking for Halloween events for your little ones around Charlottesville? We’ve compiled a few local activities to help you find spooktastic fun that’ll leave your little ghouls grinning and screaming with laughter.
From trick-or-treating to costume competitions, there’s something for kids of all ages.
2nd Annual Strut Your Mutt Halloween Pageant
Think your pup-kin is the cutest one in the patch? Too cute to spook? Showcase your dog’s best costume at the 2nd Annual Strut Your Mutt Halloween Pageant! by Caring For Creatures and The HOWS Project.
This Halloween event is for all dog lovers. Marvel at cute doggo costumes, enjoy live music, grab a trick-or-treat goodies bag for your pup, and mark the memory at the BIG pumpkin photo station. It’s an opportunity for every family member to have a howling good time.
Where: The Shops at Stonefield, Route 29 & Hydraulic Rd, Charlottesville, United States
When: Sat October 22, 2022
Trick-or-Treat at the Dairy Market
Charlottesville’s premier food destination channels the spooky spirit of Halloween with a trick-or-treat event on Friday, October 28.
Dress up your kids in some fang-tastic Halloween costumes and unleash them at the Dairy Market. Merchants will have some yummy treats for them. Bone Appetit!
Keep in mind that entering the event gives the Dairy Market consent to take promotional pictures.
Where: Dairy Market Charlottesville, 946 Grady Avenue Charlottesville, VA 22903 United States
When: Fri, October 28, 2022
Halloween Party
We could all (little ones included) use a spa day where we sit back, breathe, and allow the loads on our shoulders to melt away. But before that, drop your kids at the MxA Collection & Spa for a whimsical Halloween party.
The unique October 30 event features a number of eek-tastic Halloween activities, such as making Googly eye slime, DIY tie-dye candy corn shirts, pumpkin painting, and candy bags.
RSVP by October 24. Charges are $30 per little ghoul.
Where: MxA Collection & Spa, 1600 Rio Road East Charlottesville, VA 22901, United States
When: Sun, October 30, 2022
14th Annual Doggie Howloween and Trick-or-treating
Your pup must love treats every waking day. Well, here’s another excuse to pamper your canine best friend with yummy snacks:
Trot with your doggo down to Pawprints Boutique in Charlottesville Downtown Mall for a trick-or-treating Halloween event. Huff and puff from one participating local business to the next, collecting your bounty of dog treats.
And when your treat bag is full, join a costume parade followed by a contest. Registration is a $15 donation to the Cat Action Team.
Where: Pawprints Boutique, 201 East Main Street #ste b Charlottesville, VA 22902 United States
When: Fri, October 28, 2022
Howl-O-Ween Dog Fest
Replace barks with boos on Saturday, October 29. There is a Halloween pawty by the Animal Connection – All Natural Store for Healthy Pets. The Howl-O-Ween Dog Fest is dubbed “Cville’s Most Fun Halloween Party for Pets & Kids!”
It’s a great Halloween event for your little ones to experience the wicked awesome spirit of the season in a setting that is more adorable than spooky. Some of the publicized activities include a costume contest (over $500 up for grabs), spooky goodies, adoptable pets, and trick-or-treating.
Where: Animal Connection,933 2nd St SE, Charlottesville, VA 22902, United States
When: Sat October 29, 2022
Downtown Safe Halloween Festival
If you need plans for Saturday, October 29, all roads lead to the Ting Pavilion this Halloween for the Downtown Safe Halloween Festival by Charlottesville Parks & Recreation.
The event features a ton of activities—including costume competitions for kids aged 1-12, pumpkin bowling, AirRaid juggling, inflatables, make & take crafts, fun games, tick-or-treating at participating stores on the Downtown Mall, and performances by Brushwood’s School of Dance.
Where: Ting Pavilion, 700 E Main St, Charlottesville, VA 22902, United States
When: Sat October 29, 2022
Trick or Treat at Anthology
Looking for a fun Halloween event for your little ones around Charlottesville? Set your sails and chart a course to the Anthology of Charlottesville. The senior living community is hosting a trick-or-treating event throughout their boo-tiful common areas—where residents will have candy for your kids.
PS: Masks are required in this socially-distanced event.
Where: Anthology of Charlottesville,343 Archer Ave, Charlottesville, VA 22911,
When: Fri October 28, 2022
Halloween at Bellair
Ready to have a wicked time? Dress your little ones in their best spooky costumes and head off to the Bellair Farm. You’ll have a ghoulish family day out. There’s plenty of fun, from carving your own pumpkin to hay riding and wandering through a spooky sorghum maze.
The event is free and open to the public.
Where: Bellair Farm CSA, 5375 Bellair Farm, Charlottesville, United States
When: Sat October 29, 2022
Ready for Scarily Fun Adventure with the Little Ones?
It’s the spookiest time of the year. And if your little ones like a little bone-chilling fun and scare, there are plenty of crawly Halloween activities around Charlottesville to excite them.
Check out some of these events for frightfully good family fun this Halloween.
