In autumn, Virginia becomes a playground for spine-tingling adventures and harvest celebrations galore. With ghost tours, sprawling corn mazes, and pumpkin patches, the Commonwealth’s unforgettable seasonal experiences blend rich history with fall festivity.
- Fredericksburg: Fredericksburg Haunting Tours—With more history, battles, and ghosts than any other U.S. city, this candlelight tour of FXBG combines history and mysterious tales of the still-lurking dead. Sept. 6-Oct. 26. Fxbg.com
- Historic Triangle: Colonial Virginia Haunted Wine Trail Tour—Smack in the middle of one of the spookiest areas in the country, this haunted tour around Williamsburg, Yorktown, and Jamestown includes Bacon’s Castle along with a boat tour on the James River. Oct. 25. FruitAndWineTours.com
- Kenbridge: Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze at Parrish View Farms—plus food trucks, hayrides, and photo ops galore. Opens Sept. 28; check website for events schedule. ParrishViewFarms.com
- Richmond: Richmond Ghosts—From the Poe Museum to Lumpkin’s Slave Jail, this tour of River City will have you marveling at the bloodcurdling tales hidden in plain sight. RVaGhosts.com
- Staunton: Ghosts of Staunton—Step into the haunted past of the Shenandoah Valley’s Queen City and tour the most haunted streets in town, complete with tales of restless spirits, unexplained activity, and true ghost stories. GhostsOfStaunton.com
White Star Mills, reputedly rife with paranormal activity, is a part of the Ghosts of Staunton tours.
- Petersburg: Petersburg Haunts—Guided by a lantern-carrying, costumed host, explore Petersburg’s haunted High Street. Fridays and Saturdays, Oct. 8–31. 907-310-5093
- Harrisonburg: Virginia Pumpkin Festival at Back Home on the Farm—with pumpkin pie sundaes, a corn maze, a bazillion pumpkins, and more, Oct. 11–12, 18–19. BackHome-OnTheFarm.com
- Somerset: Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch at Liberty Mills Farm—now home of the largest corn maze in the country with 12 miles of trails. Plus a gigantic pumpkin patch and family fun. Corn Maze opens Sept. 14, Pumpkin Patch opens Sept. 28. LibertyMillsFarm.com
This article originally appeared in the October 2025 issue.
