🎃 EXPLORE HALLOWEEN IN NOVA 🎃
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Everything, Plotted
A real, zoomable map with the Halloween events in this guide. Click a pin for details and directions. Use the category toggles here, then use the county and week filters directly below the map to narrow the list. Scarier attractions are clearly separated for older visitors.
Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF
The classic nationwide program is back. Collect spare change alongside candy while trick-or-treating, and every dollar goes toward UNICEF's work for kids around the world. No local RSVP needed, just an orange box and a good route.
unicefusa.org/trick-or-treat →Know of a local Halloween food drive, costume swap, or charity trunk-or-treat we are missing? Let us know →
Town trick-or-treat hours, shopping-center events, and trunk-or-treats at parks, rec centers and churches across the region.
Official trick-or-treat time pages by county
- Loudoun County: Individual towns (Leesburg, Purcellville, Middleburg, Hamilton, Lovettsville) each set their own hours. · Official site →
- Fairfax County: Check your specific town or HOA. Fairfax County itself doesn't set a single countywide time. · Official site →
- Fauquier County: Old Town Warrenton typically posts its own hours separately from the rest of the county. · Official site →
- Clarke County: Berryville and the smaller villages each post their own hours. · Official site →
- Frederick County: City of Winchester and Frederick County post hours separately. · Official site →
Main Street costume parades and town-square parties.
Family Halloween days at working farms, nature centers and county parks: hayrides, scavenger hunts, guided hikes and not-so-scary fun. Costumes welcome.
Pool parties, mini golf, bowling, fun runs, zoo nights and other family Halloween programs across the region.
Scarier Haunts & Ghost Tours(0)
Better suited to older kids, teens and adults. Haunted attractions, ghost tours and lantern walks are collected here, and the section stays collapsed until you open it, so families looking for lighter Halloween fun can easily skip it. Family-friendly daytime farm and pumpkin events are on fall.joyinnova.com.