Know what's really scary? Missing out on Halloween treats at these local haunts!
Celebrate autumn with local fall festivals and enjoy frightful fun with upcoming Halloween happenings. Here's what's happening so far!
Sunday, Oct. 29
4th Annual Chambersburg Fall Food Truck Fest
Sunday, Oct. 29 - 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Downtown Chambersburg, Pa. (Main Street and Lincoln Highway)
More than 30 local food vendors. Free admission. Proceeds benefit ..'s mission of revitalizing downtown Chambersburg. Go to facebook.com/DowntownCburg or email dci@chambersburg.org.
Fall/Halloween Party
Sunday, Oct. 29 - follows worship in church social hall at 10:45 a.m.
Emmanuel United Methodist Church
802 Summit Ave.
Hagerstown
For all ages. Food, fun, candy, caramel apples. Call 301-733-4720.
Hagerstown Church of the Nazarene's Annual Trunk or Treat
Sunday, Oct. 29 - 5 to 7 p.m.
Hagerstown Church of the Nazarene
141 N. Edgewood Drive
Hagerstown
Call 301-797-4524.
Onstage — Wait Until Dark
Thursday, Oct. 26, through Saturday, Oct. 28 - 7 p.m.; and Sunday, Oct. 29 - 2 p.m.
Ice House
138 Independence St.
Berkeley Springs, W.Va.
Classic thriller. Morgan Arts Council's theater project. $1 to $25, by donation. For tickets, go to www.macicehouse.org or call 304-258-2300.
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.
The Addams Family
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.
Hagerstown Corn Maze at Celebration Farm
Sunday, Oct. 29, 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.
Tuesday, Oct. 31
Community Halloween Party
Tuesday, Oct. 31 - 6 to 8 p.m.
St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church
13025 Greensburg Road
Smithsburg
Call 240-405-2173 or go to https://www.facebook.com/StPaulsGreenburgMD.
Trunk & Treat
Tuesday, Oct. 31 - 6 p.m.
Emmanuel United Methodist Church
802 Summit Ave.
Hagerstown
Hot dogs, candy. Free.
Movie Night - M3GAN
Tuesday, Oct. 31 - 6 p.m.
Community Room
Smithsburg Library
66 W. Water St.
Smithsburg
Horror/Sci-Fi. Rated PG-13. Free. To register, call 301-824-7722.
Saturday, Nov. 4
Walking Tour of Rose Hill Cemetery
Saturday, Nov. 4 - 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. $20 ($15 for WCHS members). To register, go to https://ow.ly/mv0N50PC3CY, email info@washcohistory.org or call 301-797-8782.
Recycled Jug Lantern Make-N-Take
Saturday, Nov. 4 - 1 to 3 p.m.
Bolivar-Harpers Ferry Public Library
151 Polk St.
Harpers Ferry, W.Va.
Transform a plastic jug into a colorful lantern to carry in the Bolivar Lantern Parade at 6:30 p.m. Call 304-535-2301 or go to bolivarharpersferrylibrary.com.
ONGOING
The Haunting of Historic Fort Ritchie
Friday, Nov. 3 and Saturday, Nov. 4. Multiple times available.
24930 Reservoir Road
Cascade
Distorted Dreams haunted attraction. For tickets and information, go to distorteddreamshaunt.com. Call 717-446-7700.
Cryptid Cave Escape Room
Wednesday, Nov. 1, and Thursday, Nov. 2 - 6 to 10 p.m.; Friday, Nov. 3 - 4 to 10 p.m.; and Saturday, Nov. 4 - 2 to 10 p.m.
The Marinoff Theater
Shepherd University
62 W. Campus Drive
Shepherdstown, W.Va.
Solve mysteries and work puzzles to get out of a room. Four to six audience members at a time will be able to enter the cave to try to free the cryptids — and themselves. Admission is $15 general; $10 Shepherd employees and alumni; free Shepherd students with valid Rambler ID. Hosted by the Shepherd University theater department.
This article originally appeared on The Herald-Mail: Fall and Halloween events listing for Oct. 29
