VINTON VOICE EVENT CALENDAR
Things To Do This Weekend in the Roanoke Valley
Friday, October 23 – Sunday, October 25, 2026
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Looking for something to do this weekend? Here’s our Vinton Voice roundup of 64 unique local event listings in Roanoke, Vinton, Salem and the surrounding area. Events are grouped by day and starting time; recurring multi-day activities appear once in the All Weekend section. Always confirm changes directly with the organizer.
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🥤 Dr Pepper Day Festival — Featuring The Tot Box!
Saturday, Oct 24 · 11 AM–5 PM
📍 Dr Pepper Park at The Bridges, Roanoke
FREE ADMISSIONEnjoy live music, vendors and family fun, plus loaded tater tots from local favorite food truck The Tot Box!
🕵️ Halloween Murder Mystery
Friday, Oct 23 · 6 PM
📍 Olde Towne Social House, Rocky Mount
Jump Into Mystery presents an interactive Halloween murder mystery. Additional tickets were announced; check with the organizer for availability.
🎺 Blue Ridge Festival of Bands
Saturday, Oct 24 · ~2 PM (estimated)
📍 William Byrd High School, Vinton
CHECK START TIMEMarching bands from around the region; cash-only admission.
🎶 Rosie’s Vinton Free Shows
Friday & Saturday · 8–11 PM
📍 Rosie’s Gaming Emporium, Vinton
FREE SHOWS • 21+Friday: TFOX’s The House Party. Saturday: That 80’s Show.
🍂 All Weekend & Multi-Day Events
Sinkland Farms Pumpkin Festival | Fri 4–8 PM; Sat–Sun 10 AM–5 PM
📍 Sinkland Farms — Christiansburg
Community Flea Market | Sat–Sun 7 AM–2 PM • Weekend hours supplied; confirm with organizer
📍 5135 Hildebrand Rd, Roanoke, VA — Just off Williamson Rd
Jeter Farm Fall Festival | Sat 9 AM–6 PM; Sun noon–6 PM
📍 Jeter Farm — Bonsack / Roanoke
D-Day, Omaha Beach Traveling Exhibit | Fri–Sun 10 AM–5 PM
📍 National D-Day Memorial — Bedford
Layman Family Farms Fall Activities | Sat 10 AM–6 PM; Sun 11 AM–6 PM
📍 Layman Family Farms — Montvale
Zoo Boo | Sat–Sun 10 AM–5 PM (last admission 4 PM)
📍 Mill Mountain Zoo — Roanoke
Grandin Theatre Weekend Film Screenings | Fri–Sun, multiple daily showtimes
📍 Grandin Theatre — Roanoke
Haunted History: A Fincastle Ghost Tour | Fri–Sat tours 6–8 PM departures every 30 min
📍 Botetourt County Historical Society / 26 E Main St — Fincastle
Terror Manor Haunted House | Fri–Sat evening — confirm hours • Check venue for details
📍 Terror Manor, 805 Norfolk Ave SW — Roanoke
📅 Friday, October 23
Morning Muse: Modernism in American Made | 8–9 AM
📍 Taubman Museum of Art — Roanoke
Jolly Company: Porch Gallery Workshop | 2–4 PM
📍 Eleanor D. Wilson Museum, Hollins University — Roanoke
14th Annual National Juried Exhibit — Awards Reception | 5–7 PM
📍 Bower Center for the Arts — Bedford
Live Music: Jeff Miller | 5:30–8:30 PM
📍 Parkway Brewing — Downtown Roanoke — Roanoke
Halloween Murder Mystery | 6 PM start (end time unconfirmed)
📍 Olde Towne Social House — Rocky Mount
Live Music: Joel McGlothlin | 6–9 PM • Check venue for details
📍 Atheling Meadworks — Roanoke
Mac’s Trick-or-Treat Trail & Hocus Pocus | 6 PM; movie 7:30 PM
📍 Carilion Clinic Field / Salem RidgeYaks — Salem
⭐ Movies in the Market: Hocus Pocus | 6 PM activities; movie at dusk
📍 Market Square — Downtown Roanoke
⭐ Saving Abel with Scotty Austin | 6 PM (gates)
📍 Dr Pepper Park at The Bridges — Roanoke
Campfire & S’mores Social | 6:30–8 PM
📍 Camp Roanoke — Roanoke County
Haunted History Lantern Tours | 6:30 PM and 8 PM tours
📍 Natural Bridge State Park — Natural Bridge
Rhythms for a Reason — Latin Dance Fundraiser | 6:30–10 PM
📍 Kazim Shriners Center — Roanoke
Downtown Roanoke Ghost Tour | 7 PM and 7:30 PM tours
📍 Meets at Olde Salem Brewing Company — Downtown Roanoke
Hank, Pattie & The Current with Redbud | 7:30 PM
📍 The Spot on Kirk — Roanoke
Sinatra & The American Songbook | 7:30 PM
📍 Salem Civic Center — Salem
⭐ TFOX’s The House Party with the Fox City Dancers | 8–11 PM
📍 Rosie’s Gaming Emporium — Vinton
📅 Saturday, October 24
Spooky Sprint 5K | 9 AM (check-in/costume 8:30)
📍 River’s Edge North Park — Roanoke
⭐ Blue Ridge Folklife Festival | 10 AM–5 PM
📍 Ferrum College / Blue Ridge Institute & Museum — Ferrum
Fall Craft Show & Vendor Fair | 10 AM–2 PM
📍 Raleigh Court United Methodist Church — Roanoke
Creepy Cottage Class | 10:30 AM–12:30 PM
📍 Taubman Museum of Art — Roanoke
⭐ Dr Pepper Day Festival — Featuring local favorite food truck The Tot Box! | 11 AM–5 PM
📍 Dr Pepper Park at The Bridges — Roanoke
Sedalia Center Chili Cook-Off | 11 AM–6 PM • Check venue for details
📍 Sedalia Center — Big Island / Bedford County
⭐ Spooktacular Saturday | 11 AM–4 PM
📍 Explore Park — Roanoke County
Visit Polly Wood’s Ordinary | 1–4 PM
📍 Polly Wood’s Ordinary, Blue Ridge Parkway MP 85.9 — Bedford County
⭐ 28th Blue Ridge Festival of Bands | 2 PM (estimated start) • Check venue for details
📍 William Byrd High School Stadium — Vinton
Mt. Olivet Baptist Church Fall Festival | 2–4 PM
📍 Mt. Olivet Baptist Church — Bedford
⭐ Roanoke Ballet Theatre: Dracula | 2 PM and 7 PM
📍 Jefferson Center — Roanoke
Roanoke College Football vs. Averett | 2 PM
📍 Salem Football Stadium — Salem
Southeast Trunk-or-Treat Block Party | 2–4 PM • Check venue for details
📍 Riverdale Village / Star City Center for the Arts area — Southeast Roanoke
⭐ Grandin Chillagefest | Afternoon–evening — confirm gate time • Check venue for details
📍 Grandin Village / Grandin Rd between Memorial & Westover — Roanoke
⭐ Old Southwest Halloween Lantern Parade & Festival | 5:30–9 PM
📍 Alexander Gish House / Highland Park — Roanoke
Things That Go Bump in the Night Hike | 6:30–7:30 PM
📍 Natural Bridge State Park — Natural Bridge
Free Movie: Ghostbusters Afterlife | 7 PM
📍 Big Lick Brewing Company — Roanoke
⭐ Rail Yard Dawgs vs. Athens Rock Lobsters — Howl-O-Ween | 7:05 PM
📍 Berglund Coliseum — Roanoke
Dent May | 8 PM • Check venue for details
📍 The Spot on Kirk — Roanoke
The Witch — After Hours Screening | Around 10 PM — confirm exact time • Check venue for details
📍 Grandin Theatre — Roanoke
📅 Sunday, October 25
Roanoke Valley Cars & Coffee | 8–11 AM • Check venue for details
📍 Lowe’s of Salem — Salem
Sunday Yoga at the Taubman | 10:30 AM
📍 Taubman Museum of Art — Roanoke
⭐ Center in the Square Chili Cook-Off | 11 AM–4 PM
📍 Market Square Plaza — Downtown Roanoke
Live Music at Harvest Moon Marketplace | 1–5 PM • Check venue for details
📍 Harvest Moon Marketplace — Moneta
Murder in the Mansion | 1–4 PM
📍 Historic Fishburn Mansion — Roanoke
Live Music at Portside | 2–4 PM • Check venue for details
📍 Portside Grill & Bar — Moneta
Samhain Gathering: Remembering Our Ancestors | 4–6 PM
📍 Happy Hollow Gardens Park — Roanoke County
A Celebration of The Lost & Found | 7 PM
📍 Floyd Country Store — Floyd
Brad Williams: The Tall Tales Tour | Evening — confirm start time • Check venue for details
📍 Berglund Performing Arts Theatre — Roanoke
Harvest Festival / Trunk-or-Treat | Time not published • Check venue for details
📍 21st St NW between Kessler and Eastgate — Roanoke
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Live music, festivals, food trucks, fundraisers, church events, yard sales and community gatherings are welcome.
Visit the Vinton Voice Facebook Page and add your event in the comments on our Weekend Event Calendar post.
Live music, festivals, food trucks, fundraisers, church events, yard sales and community gatherings are welcome.