🎃 Things To Do This Weekend in the Roanoke Valley
Friday, October 23 – Sunday, October 25, 2026
Explore 67 unique event listings across Vinton, Roanoke, Salem, Bedford, Franklin County and surrounding communities. From fall festivals and haunted attractions to live music, sports and family activities, there’s something for everyone.
FRIDAY · 8 PM
TFOX’s The House Party
Rosie’s Gaming Emporium, Vinton
Featuring the Fox City Dancers.
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SATURDAY · 11 AM–5 PM
Dr Pepper Day Festival featuring The Tot Box
Dr Pepper Park, Roanoke
Free festival with music, vendors and loaded tater tots from The Tot Box food truck.
SATURDAY · 8 PM
That 80’s Show
Rosie’s Gaming Emporium, Vinton
A night of throwback live entertainment.
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D-Day, Omaha Beach Traveling Exhibit🕒 Sat 10 AM–5 PM
📍 National D-Day Memorial · Bedford
Haunted History: A Fincastle Ghost Tour🕒 Fri–Sat tours 6–8 PM departures every 30 min
📍 Downtown Fincastle (meeting point provided to ticket holders) · Fincastle
Jeter Farm Fall Festival🕒 Sat 9 AM–6 PM; Sun noon–6 PM
📍 Jeter Farm · Bonsack / Roanoke
Layman Family Farms Fall Activities🕒 Sat 10 AM–6 PM; Sun 11 AM–6 PM
📍 Layman Family Farms · Montvale
Sinkland Farms Pumpkin Festival🕒 Fri 4–8 PM; Sat–Sun 10 AM–5 PM
📍 Sinkland Farms · Christiansburg
Terror Manor Haunted House🕒 Fri–Sat (Confirm Time With Venue)
📍 805 Norfolk Ave SW · Roanoke
Zoo Boo🕒 Sat–Sun, 10 AM–5 PM (last entry 4 PM)
📍 Mill Mountain Zoo · Roanoke
Downtown Roanoke Ghost Tour🕒 7 PM and 7:30 PM tours
📍 Meets at Olde Salem Brewing Company · Downtown Roanoke
FFTnT🕒 5 PM
📍 Sweet Donkey Coffee · Roanoke
Halloween Murder Mystery🕒 6–9 PM
📍 Olde Towne Social House · Rocky Mount
Haunted History Lantern Tours🕒 6:30–7:30 PM; preregistration required
📍 Natural Bridge State Park · Natural Bridge
Joel McGolthin — Live Music🕒 6–9 PM
📍 Atheling Meadworks · Roanoke
Live Music: Jeff Miller🕒 5:30–8:30 PM
📍 Parkway Brewing — Downtown Roanoke · Roanoke
Mac’s Trick-or-Treat Trail & Hocus Pocus🕒 6 PM; movie 7:30 PM
📍 Carilion Clinic Field / Salem RidgeYaks · Salem
Morning Muse: Modernism in American Made🕒 8–9 AM
📍 Taubman Museum of Art · Roanoke
Movies in the Market: Hocus Pocus🕒 6 PM activities; movie at dusk
📍 Market Square · Downtown Roanoke
Rhythms for a Reason — Latin Dance Fundraiser🕒 6:30–10 PM
📍 Kazim Shriners Center · Roanoke
Saving Abel with Scotty Austin🕒 6 PM (gates)
📍 Dr Pepper Park at The Bridges · Roanoke
Simply Fitness by Diane — Grand Opening🕒 6 PM
📍 Simply Fitness by Diane · Roanoke
Spooky Pumpkin Fun🕒 6 PM
📍 Pure Grass Farm · Troutville
Spooky S’mores & Fireside Tales🕒 6 PM
📍 Waid Park · Rocky Mount
TFOX’s The House Party — Fox City Dancers🕒 8 PM
📍 Rosie’s Gaming Emporium · Vinton
15 Peaks Vineyard Wine Tasting🕒 4 PM
📍 Gladheart Roanoke · Roanoke
28th Blue Ridge Festival of Bands🕒 Confirm Time With Venue
📍 William Byrd High School Stadium · Vinton
540 Card Show🕒 9 AM
📍 Salem Civic Center · Salem
Acting Up Improv🕒 6 PM
📍 Atheling Meadworks · Roanoke
Beale’s Fall Fest🕒 Noon–10 PM
📍 Beale’s Brewery · Bedford
Bedford YMCA Haunted Trail🕒 7–9 PM
📍 Bedford Area Family YMCA · Bedford
Blue Ridge Folklife Festival🕒 10 AM–5 PM
📍 Ferrum College / Blue Ridge Institute & Museum · Ferrum
Breast Cancer Awareness Day🕒 Noon
📍 Twisted Track Brewpub · Roanoke
Creepy Cottage Class🕒 10:30 AM–12:30 PM
📍 Taubman Museum of Art · Roanoke
Dr Pepper Day Festival🕒 11 AM–5 PM
📍 Dr Pepper Park at The Bridges · Roanoke
Early Learning Center Open House🕒 4 PM
📍 YMCA of Virginia’s Blue Ridge · Roanoke
Forest Farmers Market🕒 8 AM–noon
📍 Behind Forest Library · Forest
GAL-OWEEN🕒 6–10 PM
📍 Starr Hill Roanoke Pilot Brewery · Roanoke
Grandin Chillagefest🕒 3:30–10 PM
📍 Grandin Village / Grandin Rd between Memorial & Westover · Roanoke
Halloween Spooktacular🕒 4–6 PM
📍 Falling Creek Park · Bedford
Live Music & Food Truck at Fables & Feathers🕒 2–5 PM
📍 Fables & Feathers Winery · Goodview
Live Music at Harvest Moon Marketplace🕒 1–5 PM
📍 Harvest Moon Marketplace · Moneta
Mini Games & Treats🕒 1 PM
📍 Angelles Place · Roanoke
Movie: Ghostbusters🕒 7 PM
📍 Big Lick Brewing Company · Roanoke
Mt. Olivet Baptist Church Fall Festival🕒 2–4 PM
📍 Mt. Olivet Baptist Church · Bedford
Old Southwest Halloween Lantern Parade & Festival🕒 5:30–9 PM
📍 Alexander Gish House / Highland Park · Roanoke
Parents Night Out: Creepy Crawlies🕒 5:30 PM
📍 Science Museum of Western Virginia · Roanoke
Rail Yard Dawgs vs. Athens Rock Lobsters — Howl-O-Ween🕒 7:05 PM
📍 Berglund Coliseum · Roanoke
Roanoke Ballet Theatre: Dracula🕒 2 PM & 7 PM
📍 Jefferson Center · Roanoke
Roanoke College Football vs. Averett🕒 2 PM
📍 Salem Football Stadium · Salem
Sedalia Center Chili Cook-Off🕒 11 AM–6 PM
📍 Sedalia Center · Big Island / Bedford County
Spooktacular Saturday🕒 11 AM–4 PM
📍 Explore Park · Roanoke County
Spooky October: The Witch🕒 (Confirm Time With Venue)
📍 Grandin Theatre · Roanoke
Spooky Sprint 5K🕒 9 AM
📍 River’s Edge North Park · Roanoke
Things That Go Bump in the Night Hike🕒 6:30–7:30 PM; $3/person
📍 Natural Bridge State Park · Natural Bridge
Visit Polly Wood’s Ordinary🕒 1–4 PM
📍 Polly Wood’s Ordinary, Blue Ridge Parkway MP 85.9 · Bedford County
That 80’s Show🕒 8 PM
📍 Rosie’s Gaming Emporium · Vinton
14th Annual National Juried Exhibit🕒 11 AM–3 PM
📍 Bower Center for the Arts · Bedford
Live Music at Portside Grill & Bar🕒 Noon–9 PM (venue hours; confirm performance time)
📍 Portside Grill & Bar · Moneta
A Celebration of The Lost & Found🕒 7 PM
📍 Floyd Country Store · Floyd
Brad Williams: The Tall Tales Tour🕒 7 PM
📍 Berglund Performing Arts Theatre · Roanoke
Center in the Square Chili Cook-Off🕒 11 AM–4 PM
📍 Market Square Plaza · Downtown Roanoke
Drag Bingo and Brunch🕒 11 AM–2 PM
📍 Starr Hill Roanoke Pilot Brewery · Roanoke
Geoff the Fiddler🕒 2–4 PM
📍 Big Lick Brewing Company · Roanoke
Harvest Festival / Trunk-or-Treat🕒 All day (Confirm Time With Venue)
📍 21st St NW between Kessler and Eastgate · Roanoke
Murder in the Mansion🕒 1–4 PM
📍 Historic Fishburn Mansion · Roanoke
Roanoke Valley Holisticon🕒 10 AM–5 PM
📍 Salem Civic Center · Salem
Samhain Gathering: Remembering Our Ancestors🕒 4–6 PM
📍 Happy Hollow Gardens Park · Roanoke County
Sips & Sparkles🕒 1 PM
📍 Smiley Tea Cafe · Roanoke
Sunday Yoga at the Taubman🕒 10:30 AM
📍 Taubman Museum of Art · Roanoke
