Family-Friendly Frights in Ashland Halloween

Photo credit: New Community Church Candypalooza

Ashland Halloween is brewing up a cauldron of fun for little goblins! Plan your long weekend full of family-friendly fun with these eerie-sistible events.

Trick-or-Treats
Kids Trick-or-Treat and Scavenger Hunt with Downtown Ashland Association
Tuesday, October 31

Truck or Treat at Patrick Henry Family YMCA
Friday, October 27

Candypalooza Lane with New Community Church

Tuesday, October 31

Ashland Moose Lodge Trunk or Treat
Tuesday, October 31

Halloween at the Hanover Arts and Activities Center
Tuesday, October 31

Scare Views

Hocus Pocus at the Ashland Theatre
Saturday, October 28

Jack and the Beanstalk at the Ashland Theatre
Saturday, October 28

The Nightmare Before Christmas at St. James the Less Episcopal Church
Sunday, October 29

Edu-spook-tion

Halloween at the Ashland Museum
October 27 - 29

Bats at the Library
Saturday, October 28

Spirits of Railroad Ave with Ashland Haunted History Tours

October 27 - 29

Boo Bites

Ashland Farmers Market
Saturday, October 28

Farmview Creamery at Jessica Robertson’s Studio
Saturday, October 28

📍Enchiladas Halloween at @Casa Herradura Family Mexican Restaurant

October 27 - 31

What is Next for Secretariat?

Yes! Secretariat is coming home to Ashland. NO! Fundraising is not over…

Thanks to the generous donations made by hundreds of supporters, the Ashland Museum can officially purchase Jocelyn Russell’s beautiful bronze monument - “Secretariat Racing Into History.” But Secretariat for Virginia’s fundraising isn’t over the finish line yet.

What is next for Virginia’s equestrian champion? Before the sculpture’s return to the Center of the Universe, the whole project has to be bought and paid for. Installation, landscaping, benches, donor plaques, and informational signage must be constructed.

If fundraising is completed, a dedication ceremony will be held in the Center of the Universe in the spring of 2024. Randolph-Macon College campus has been selected as the location of the Secretariat sculpture - just across from the Ashland-Hanover Visitors Center beside Ashland’s Amtrak Station.

For additional information on the Secretariat monument project and to make your donation, visit www.SecretariatforVirginia.com and www.ashlandmuseum.org.

Off the Rails Craft Beer Festival: Brews, Boos & BBQ

👻Ashland goes Off the Rails at the Brews, Boos & Barbecue Craft Beer Festival! The Hanover Arts and Activities Center has all the beer necessities to make your hops and dreams come true October 28 3-7pm. 👇

Drinks

🍺Beer Tasting Tents 

with Center of the Universe Brewing Company

and Origin Beer Lab

🍷Wine Tent 

with James River Cellars

Food
🐷Barbecue 

by Bourne Rogue Events

🍔Hamburgers

🌭Hot Dogs

🍽️Grilled Sausages 

by Ashland Rotary Club

Entertainment
🎵Live music 

by Buckville Hootenanny

☀️Cornhole

🏸Lawn Games

Costume Contests:

🎭Rocky Horror Picture Show Contest

🏆Win tickets to the Ashland Theatre’s shadow cast screening

💁‍♀️Taylor Swift Eras Tour Fits Contest

🏆Win tickets to the Eras Tour Movie at the Ashland Theatre

🧟‍♂️All Costume Contest

🏆Win prizes from RED VEIN Escape Room

Tickets
🎫 $15 entry (online tickets)

🎫 $7 full beer pours

🎫 $4 half beer pours

🎫 $8 full wine pours 

🎫 $25 per wine bottle
Buy online at the Hanover Arts and Activities Center

Autumnal Adventures for Adults at Ashland Halloween

Tricks aren’t just for kids. Treat yourself to a weekend’s worth of autumnal adventures for adults during Ashland Halloween: Oct 27-31.

Spooky Spirits
Halloween Margaritas

12 PM all spooky season at Casa Herradura Family Mexican Restaurant

Hard Cider on Tap

12 PM all spooky season at Center of the Universe Brewing Company

Wine Tasting
5 PM Friday, October 27 at Caboose Market and Cafe

Adult Trick-or-Treat Bar Crawl

6 PM Friday, October 27 throughout Downtown Ashland

Off the Trails Craft Beer Festival

3 PM Saturday, October 28 at the Hanover Arts & Activities Center

Eerie Entertainment

Phobia Escape Room Challenge
1 PM all spooky season at RED VEIN Escape

Walking Ghost Tour

7:30 PM Friday, Saturday, and Sunday all spooky season with Ashland Haunted History Tours

Main Street Station in Concert

8 PM Friday, October 27 at Huddle Up Sports Bar

The Rocky Horror Picture Show - with a shadow cast!

8 PM Saturday, October 28 at the Ashland Theatre

HonkyTonk Heroes in Concert

8 PM Saturday, October 28 at Huddle Up Sports Bar

Ashland Halloween’s Wicked Long Weekend of Events

🎃Trick or treat yo’ self to a wicked long weekend of eerie-sistible events this Ashland Halloween.👇 See our highlight list below, and access the full calendar here.

Friday, October 27

🍹 Halloween Margaritas at Casa Herradura Family Mexican Restaurant
🍷 Wicked Wine Tasting at Caboose Market & Cafe
🍻 Adult Trick-or-Treat Bar Crawl with Iron Horse Restaurant, Origin Beer Lab, The Caboose Market & Cafe, and Trackside Kitchen and Wine
👻 Spirits of Railroad Avenue by Ashland Haunted History Tours

Saturday, October 28

🍺 Off the Rails Craft Beer Festival at the Hanover Arts and Activities Center
🌻 Ashland Farmers Market
🐮 Farmview Creamery at Jessica Roberston’s Studio
🧙‍♀️ Hocus Pocus at the Ashland Theatre
🎃 Halloween at the Ashland Museum
🦇 Bats at the Library in the Ashland Branch Library
🎭 The Rocky Horror Picture Show with a shadow cast at the Ashland Theatre

Sunday, October 29
🍳 Harvest Brunch at The Depot
🥂 Hard Cider on Tap at Origin Beer Lab
😱 Phobia at RED VEIN Escape
💀 The Nightmare Before Christmas screening at St. James the Less Episcopal Church

Monday, October 30
🍹Halloween Margaritas at Casa Herradura Family Mexican Restaurant
🍗 Eerily Cool Special on Hot Wings at Ashland Sports Page
🍁 Sale on Antique and Vintage Fall Decor at Hickory Creek Antiques
🎥 Halloween screening at the Ashland Theatre

Tuesday, October 31

🗺️ Kids Trick-or-Treat and Scavenger Hunt hosted by Downtown Ashland Association
🍬 Candypalooza Lane hosted by New Community Church in the Caravati’s Architectural Salvage parking lot
🎃 Halloween at the Center