Creepy and kooky, mysterious and spooky! Find your favorite haunt at local fall events!
Celebrate autumn with local fall festivals and enjoy frightful fun with upcoming Halloween happenings. Here's what's happening so far!
Friday, Oct. 20
Trunk or Treat
Friday, Oct. 20 - 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Washington County Sheriff's Office
500 Western Maryland Parkway
Hagerstown
Free hamburgers and hotdogs, pumpkin decorating, games and crafts while supplies last. Cotton candy for sale. Costume contest at 6:30 p.m.
Haunted Studio: Alice in the Underworld
Friday and Saturday, Oct. 20-21 and Oct. 27-28 - 7 p.m.
ACT Black Box Studio
43 S. Potomac St.
Hagerstown
Downtown Hagerstown's live-action haunted house. The Mad Hatter is up to his old tricks, hosting tea parties for friends and foes alike ... and you're invited to join. Advanced online general admission tickets, $18; advanced online line hopper ticket, $25; tickets at the ticket booth, $25; line hopper ticket at ticket booth, $35. Go to onthestage.tickets/authentic-community-theatre-inc
The Addams Family
Friday, Oct. 20, through Sunday, Oct. 29 - 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2:30 p.m. Sundays
The Old Opera House
204 N. George St.
Charles Town, W.Va.
Musical comedy. Rated PG. $22 adults, $19 ages 65 and older, $15 younger than age 18. Go to oldoperahouse.org/upcoming-shows/the-addams-family, email ooh@oldoperahouse.org or call 304-725-4420.
Saturday, Oct. 21
Walking Tour of Rose Hill Cemetery
Saturdays, Oct. 21 and Nov. 4, and Friday, Oct. 27 - 7 to 9 p.m. (gather inside the cemetery's front gate)
Rose Hill Cemetery
600 S. Potomac St.
Hagerstown
Hosted by the Washington County Historical Society. Cemetery Director Colleen Rafferty shares spine-chilling stories of unsolved mysteries, front-page tragedies and other untimely deaths of those buried at Rose Hill. Park on Potomac Street. Only 50 tickets available for each date. $20 ($15 for WCHS members). To register, go to https://ow.ly/mv0N50PC3CY, email info@washcohistory.org or call 301-797-8782.
Greenbrier Spooky Trail
Saturday, Oct. 21 - 4 to 6 p.m. (meet at the visitor center)
Greenbrier State Park
21843 National Pike
Boonsboro
Take a spooky Halloween-themed walk (0.8 miles, moderate/easy difficulty). Crafts, activities, games, prizes. Registration required. Go to https://forms.gle/mDvTAbfkbeit8MaYA, email elizabeth.filkins@maryland.gov or call 301-791-4767.
Fall Festival & Trunk or Treat
Saturday, Oct. 21 - 1 to 4 p.m.
Hagerstown Church of the Brethren
15 S. Mulberry St.
Hagerstown
Puppet show, children's carnival games, moon bounce, face painting, balloon man, cake walk, bingo, crafts for children, food, snow cones, cotton candy, popcorn and trunk or treat. Children should wear costumes for the costume parade. Free.
Pumpkins & Pippins Fall Festival
Saturday, Oct. 21 - noon to 4 p.m.
Pine Hill Recreation Area
12684 Mentzer Gap Road
Waynesboro, Pa.
Live music by High Octane. Pony rides, kids' zone with games, Sugar Hollow Farm alpacas, trebuchet pumpkin launch, StoryWalk with hike and activity, bake sale, pie walk, pumpkin patch, craft vendors. Vote for your favorite decorated pumpkin (decorate pumpkins in advance; winner receives $100). Food trucks, Maddie Anne's Peroiges and J&M BBQ. $15 per car (cash only). This is a fundraiser for The Institute. Call 717-762-0373 or go to NatureAndCultureInstitute.org.
Harvest Hoedown
Saturday, Oct. 21 - 12 to 4 p.m.
Fairgrounds Park
351 Cleveland Ave.
Hagerstown
Pony rides, scarecrow making, pumpkin and hand painting, balloon giveaways, pony rides, petting zoo and vendors! The first 1,000 children ages 12 and younger get a free pumpkin. Go to https://www.hagerstownmd.org/HarvestHoedown
Haunted Symphony
Saturday, Oct. 21. Four performances: 5, 5:30, 6 and 6:30 p.m.
Charles Washington Hall
100 W. Washington St.
Charles Town, W.Va.
The Charles Washington Symphony Orchestra and Charles Town Now present a unique Haunted Symphony experience with the world premiere of "A Cavern Adventure" by Andrea Diggs. Admission is free. Costumes encouraged, but not required. Go to cwsymph.org
Sunday, Oct. 22
A Spooktacular Recital
Sunday, Oct. 22 - 7 p.m.
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
601 Washington Ave.
Hagerstown
A haunting evening of organ music performed by members of the Cumberland Valley and Chambersburg (Pa.) chapters of the American Guild of Organists. Costumes welcome. Reception with light refreshments to follow. Free parking available across the street and adjacent to Girls Inc. Call 301-733-7550.
5th Annual Halloween Havoc: Skateboarding, Art & Music Festival
Sunday, Oct. 22 (rain date Oct. 29) - noon to 6 p.m.
Hagerstown Skatepark at Fairgrounds Park
Skateboard Jam/Best Trick Challenges, live Haunted Art Wall, local artists and vendors, raffles, zombie head toss, costume contest, trunk-or-treating, food trucks, live music.
Tuesday, Oct. 24
3rd Annual Maryland State Police Hagerstown Barrack 'O' Trunk or Treat
Tuesday, Oct. 24 - 6 to 8 p.m.
Maryland State Police Barrack
18345 Col Henry K Douglas Drive
Hagerstown
Don’t forget your costume!
Thursday, Oct. 26
Trick or Treat Drive Through
Thursday, Oct. 26 - 3 to 8 p.m.
Fairgrounds Park
351 Cleveland Ave.
Hagerstown
Friday, Oct. 27
Halloween Block Party
Friday, Oct. 27 - 5 to 8 p.m.
South Potomac Street
Hagerstown
Everything from trick-or- treating at downtown businesses to costume contests, arts and crafts activities, music, games and pumpkin carving.
Ghost Tours
Oct. 27 - 7 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Jonathan Hager House Museum
110 Key St. (in the City Park)
Hagerstown
Learn the haunting tales that keep this 18th century residence of town founder Jonathan Hager at the top of Maryland's most haunted sites. One-hour tour. $15. Advance registration is strongly recommended. Hosted by Hagerstown Parks & Recreation. Go to hagerstownmd.org/1129/Ghost-Tour or call 301-739-8577 ext. 170.
Saturday, Oct. 28
Howl-O-Ween Dog Costume Parade
Saturday, Oct. 28 - 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Hagerstown Dog Park
Fairgrounds Park
351 N. Cleveland Ave.
Hagerstown
Dress up your pooch for Halloween. Pet-friendly treats and vendors. Prizes. Hosted by Hagerstown Parks & Recreation. $15 to participate in parade with one dog. Call Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., 301-739-8577 ext. 170 or email parksandrec@hagerstownmd.org.
96th Alsatia Mummers Parade
Saturday, Oct. 28 - 6 p.m.
Potomac Street
Hagerstown
Hagerstown's biggest single annual event! To purchase tickets for arranged seating, go to the Maryland Theatre box office at www.ticketmaster.com/event/15005F049567303D
ONGOING
Haunted Morgan Cabin Tours
Saturdays through Oct. 28 - 6 p.m.
Morgan Cabin
2913 Runnymeade Road
Gerrardstown, W.Va.
Justin Stevens tells stories of the tragic history that has been a part of the Morgan Cabin for centuries. See outside view of the Cool Spring Presbyterian Church cemetery, a tour of the Morgan Chapel church cemetery and Morgan Morgan's family's graves.
Pick Your Own Pumpkin (and more)
Through Sunday, Oct. 29 - from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, and from 2 to 6 p.m. on Fridays
Antietam Pumpkins
4410 Harpers Ferry Road
Sharpsburg
Free admission to pumpkin patch, food trucks, market area and live music. Admission to activity area is $7 (free for ages 2 and younger). Activities include corn maze, hayride, rolling racers, corn bins, slides, hay mountain, wooded play area, sand mountain and more. Go to antietampumpkins.com
Hagerstown Corn Maze at Celebration Farm
Through October - Fridays, 6 to 10 p.m.; Saturdays, 1 to 10 p.m.; Sundays, 1 to 5 p.m.
Celebration Farm
17638 Garden View Road
Hagerstown
Adults and Teens, $6; children 5-12 years, $3; children 4 and under, free. $1 discount for groups of 25 or more. Day groups and special events by appointment. Call Kathy at 301-491-6956 for more information. All profits from the Hagerstown Corn Maze are donated to local faith-based nonprofits. Last ticket sold 30 minutes before closing. Bring your flashlight to enjoy the moonlight maze.
The Haunting of Historic Fort Ritchie
Fridays and Saturdays through Oct. 14; Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays Oct. 19-28; Friday, Nov. 3 and Saturday, Nov. 4. Multiple times times available.
24930 Reservoir Road
Cascade
Distorted Dreams haunted attraction. For tickets and information, go to distorteddreamshaunt.com. Call 717-446-7700.
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