Salem Halloween 2025

What to Expect This Halloween in Salem!

Salem halloween festivities mingle with Roanoke River scenery and Salem Civic Center autumn gatherings. Find ghost walks, haunted theatre nights and harvest fairs in downtown Salem and near Salem Museum.

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Salem Halloween Events

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📍 Salem, VA, US

(0.4 mi from Salem)

Ghost Walk of Old Salem

Annual Ghost Walk in historic East Hill Cemetery

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Thursday, October 2, 2025

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💰 Budget: $

🎃 Family Friendly: 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

⚡ Energy: Moderate

Event Description

Step back in time with the annual Ghost Walk through East Hill Cemetery. This unique event brings Salem's history to life as "ghosts" share captivating tales of notable characters and surprising local narratives. These family-friendly walking tours offer an informative and fun glimpse into over 200 years of Salem's rich past, making history an engaging experience for all.

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⭐ Best For: History enthusiasts and families

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Near Salem

Roanoke Halloween Events

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Roanoke

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Walk to End Alzheimer's - Roanoke, VA

Community walk to end Alzheimer's disease.

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 FREE 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 5.5 miles from Salem

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A carved, glowing jack-o'-lantern sits on the ground amidst fallen autumn leaves, with a dark wooden background.

Roanoke

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Terror Manor Haunted Attraction

Roanoke's largest haunted house with over 40 rooms

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 $$ 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 5.6 miles from Salem

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Blacksburg Halloween Events

A terrifying demonic creature with horns and armor lunges towards three terrified people running away in a dimly lit, smoke-filled room with red and green lighting.

Elliston

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Hexed Haunted Attraction

Six distinct, terrifying attractions with one ticket price.

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 $$ 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 13.0 miles from Salem

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A miniature diorama depicts a quaint street scene with toy figures walking on a cobblestone path. The figures include two young girls, a boy, and an elderly man with a white beard, all set against a backdrop of colorful, toy buildings.

Blacksburg

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Haunted History Tour

Guided ghost tour with historical lore

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 $$ 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 20.3 miles from Salem

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Christiansburg Halloween Events

A young boy and girl sit in a wagon filled with pumpkins at a pumpkin patch, with autumn leaves decorating the wooden canopy above them.

Christiansburg

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Sinkland Farms Pumpkin Festival

The "Granddaddy of All Festivals" celebrating 34 years.

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 $$ 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 25.7 miles from Salem

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Three silhouetted figures walk down a dark, eerie forest path lined with gnarled, ancient trees. The atmosphere is mysterious and slightly unsettling, with dense foliage and a misty background.

Christiansburg

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The Dark Woods Haunted Trail

Mile-long outdoor haunted trail through a menacing grove

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 $$ 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 26.1 miles from Salem

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Lewisburg Halloween Events

Three smiling friends, two men and one woman wearing a straw hat, are gathered around a campfire at night, with a brightly lit carnival tent in the background.

Lewisburg

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Miller's Nightmare Haunted Farm

New 'Cabin in the Woods' mini escape room experience

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 $$ 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 48.5 miles from Salem

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West Lynchburg Halloween Events

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Lynchburg

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Fright Night @ CVCC

FREE community Halloween event with haunted trail

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 FREE 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 48.0 miles from Salem

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Lynchburg

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Thomas Road Baptist Church Kids Karnival

Family-friendly carnival with abundant candy for kids.

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 FREE 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 48.5 miles from Salem

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Lynchburg Halloween Events

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Lynchburg

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Lynchburg Walking Ghost Tour

Award-winning ghost tour led by paranormal investigators

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 $ 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 50.9 miles from Salem

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Last updated: 10/9/2025