Halloween Haunts & Happenings in the DC Metro Area

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• Poe In Alexandria at the Lyceum October 30: Actor David Keltz returns to The Lyceum to re-create Edgar Allan Poe’s visit to Virginia in 1849, shortly before he died. Keltz performs varying selections each year, but the program always includes a chilling story or two such as “The Black Cat,” “The Cask of Amontillado,” or “The Tell-Tale Heart,” along with well-known poems “The Raven” and “El Dorado.”
• Death Visits Carlyle House October 30: In the fall of 1780, Death visited Carlyle House and claimed the life of town founder John Carlyle. Step back in time and be part of his historic funeral as you learn about mourning practices in early America. Admission includes a ghost tour of Old Town Alexandria, during which participants will visit the candlelit Carlyle House to view the coffin and pay respects to surviving family members. At 9:00 pm, join the funeral procession as the pallbearers carry the coffin from Carlyle House and proceed south on Fairfax Street to the Old Presbyterian Meeting House Cemetery. A short, 18th-century graveside service will be held by lantern-light at John Carlyle’s grave.

• Pumpkin Glow Night This spectacular display of over 1500 carved and lighted jack-o-lanterns carved by local school children is simply amazing. The magical moment when we cut the lights will take your breath away!  Bring your carved Jack-o-lantern to enter in our carving competitions. Jack-o-lanterns are judged for Best in Glow, Scariest and Funniest. Warm yourself by the bonfire and roast some marshmallows.

• Spirits of Historic Brentsville Step into the past of Brentsville during this unique historic “ghostly” experience. Along your guided tour you will meet the spirits of people that once lived, worked and faced execution in Brentsville during the 1800s. These candlelit vignettes will give detailed insight into the past of Prince William County.

• Fields of Fear Cox Farms scary night-time adventure!

• Air & Scare October 23: Discover the spooky side of air and space at the Udvar-Hazy Center’s sixth annual Air & Scare! Arrive in costume for safe indoor trick-or-treating. Participate in creepy crafts, spooky science experiments, and other Halloween-themed activities. Bring the tiniest visitors by the Tot Zone to play dress-up and hear a story. Don’t forget to stop by the face painting station or pose for a photo with your favorite Star Wars character! FREE admission; parking $15 until 7 PM.

• The Clifton Haunted Trail Once a year spooky event that winds through the 8 acre Buckley Park and will include 15 new and improved skits including re-enactments, popular scary movie scenes and plenty of freighting lighting and props. The event also features Monster Movies Under the Stars. Hot apple cider, cookies and snacks will be available for sale and all proceeds will go towards Save Clifton Elementary Project.

• Halloween Haunt at Kings Dominion

• Oatlands After Five: Paranormal Tour Our tour guides will share exciting ghost legends and personal tales of unexplained happenings on the property.  Guests will also learn about the findings of the ongoing paranormal investigations at Oatlands.
• Virginia Scaregrounds Today, Paxton Manor has been transformed into a Haunted Mansion providing you with an abundance of paranormal, bizarre and frightful experiences. Note this: if you decide to visit you will be helplessly afraid. THIS IS NO JOKE! A visit to Paxton Manor is not for the faint of heart – this is a PG13 event unlike anything you have ever witnessed. Without a doubt, this is the best haunted experience in all of the Mid-Atlantic States. So join us if you dare…

• Darkwood Manor DarkWood Manor is a haunted house attraction located in down town Luray, VA. We are not your typical haunted house. We combined detailed sets, movie quality make-up, and talented actors to create a scary and unique haunted house experience.
  

• The Un-Lucky Inn “Where guests check in, but they don’t check out…”

• Halloween Woods “Northern Virginia’s scariest Haunted Halloween attraction! Haunted Houses are for sissies! Can you face the Haunted Forest at Halloween Woods?”
• Terror After Dark Dulles Town Center in front of Macy’s

• Vienna Halloween Parade October 27 at 7pm

• Haunted Hollow “We recommend children under 13 have an adult to cling on to.”

• Fright Fest at Six Flags

• Spooky Hollow Haunted Trail: As the sun sets and darkness invades the forest, our hardier guests can venture out onto the Haunted Trail. They will wander through about 20- 25 minutes of ghoulish frights and terrifying delights. Nighttime at the Haunted Trail is guaranteed to be screaming fun. Spooky Hollow is an exciting time designed for all ages. Spooky Hollow features food vendors, carnival games, fortune tellers, contests, nightly entertainment, and more. Our guests can embark on a fun filled hayride to a pumpkin patch or be transformed into a Halloween creature at our face painting booth.

• Markoff’s Haunted Forest “Choose from 2 terrifying trails and while you wait, indulge in a dozen other spine tingling events from zip-lines to ghost hunts. The Markoffs have been freaking patrons out for the past 17 years, and every year it gets a little crazier! Don’t be a chicken, come walk through our woods.”

• Greenbelt Pumpkin Walk

• Bennet’s Curse “New amazing scenes and scares! An army of horrifying new characters!”

• Field of Screams “3 awesome Halloween events in one place! The 30-min Haunted Trail, HaverGhast Haunted House and Haunted Hayride await. FOS is 40 acres of the best thrills in the Washington DC/Northern VA area with bonfires, fried twinkies, funnel cakes, and the best hot chocolate around!”

• Haunted Train Ride at Cabin John

• Silver Spring Zombie Walk

• Haunted Train Ride

• Night of the Living Zoo
• Boo at the Zoo
• DC Challenge Haunted History Race & Costume Bash
• Kennedy Center: NSO Family Concert Spooky Sounds & Scary Tales
• Fright at the Museum: National Museum of Crime & Punishment
• DC Ghost Tours “Conspiracies, crimes of passion, duels and assassinations are just a few reasons Washington’s Lafayette Park is known as “Tragedy Square.” Washington DC Ghost Tours features professional tour guides who will show you a Washington DC road map of the paranormal. Dressed in Victorian costumes, our “spirit” guides will lead you by lantern light to discover the true hauntings of the 6 apparitions witnessed at St. John’s Church, the poltergeist of the Hay-Adams Hotel and haunted accounts of Lincoln’s ghost within the White House.”

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