We scoured 30 disparate community calendars (yes, 30) so you didn’t have to. From live music to theatre, lectures to drag shows, we’ve got you covered. We encourage folks to contact the venue directly to learn of any last minute changes or cancellations.

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This weekend

• Wednesday, 10/29 to Friday, 10/31 — Roanoke Ghost Tour hosted by the American Advertising Federation starting at Olde Salem Brewing Company (315 Market St., Roanoke). Join us for this guided walking tour (60–75 minutes) exploring Roanoke’s haunted history. Covers about a mile. ($)
• Friday, 10/31 through Saturday, 11/1 — Closing weekend: Terror Manor (805 Norfolk Ave. SW, Roanoke). Nestled in the heart of the city, this spine-chilling attraction boasts over 40 meticulously designed rooms that promise an extended experience of sheer terror. ($)
• Friday, 10/31 through Saturday, 11/1 — Nights of the Living Groove at 202 Social House (202 Market St., Roanoke). Outdoor bar with themed cocktails, DJs inside and out with the iHeart Radio party truck. Big prizes for the best couples' costumes and best overall costume both nights. ($)
• Through Sunday, 11/2 — Closing weekend: Sinkland Farms 34th Annual Pumpkin Festival (3060 Riner Rd., Christiansburg). 5-acre corn maze, hayrides, pumpkin patch, vendors, kids' activities, live music. Saturdays and Sundays always provide plenty of entertainment such as blacksmith demonstrations, watching pig races, A Capella groups from Va Tech, visits with the Scarecrow, PumpkinTron, and the Fairytale Princess. ($)
• Through Sunday, 11/2 — Closing weekend: “In the Company of Animals” by Lisa Acciai at LinDor Arts (306 1st St. SW, Roanoke). A phenomenal animal and bird artist presents her favorites for the season, all in one collection. 

Wednesday, Oct. 29

• 4 to 8 p.m. — 611 Homecoming Celebration at the Virginia Museum of Transportation (303 Norfolk Ave. SW, Roanoke). Meet the crew, tour the cab, and blow the whistle. Enjoy delicious food and participate in lawn games throughout the evening as we welcome this legendary locomotive back home. ($)
• 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. — Live music: Mercy Creek at Parkway Brewing Company (739 Kessler Mill Rd., Salem).
• 5:45 to 9 p.m. — Ladies Only Halloween Pinball Tournament hosted by Belles & Chimes Roanoke at Big Lick Brewing Co. (409 Salem Ave. SW, Roanoke). This is an IFPA Women’s Ranked Tournament played in Fair Strikes format – the perfect mix of competition and fun. Costumes encouraged. Whether you’re a seasoned player or brand new to the game, this event is all about community, competition, and celebrating Halloween in style. ($)
• 6 p.m. — Silent Book Club at Ursula’s Cafe (511 S. Jefferson St., Roanoke). No assigned reading. No pressure.
• 6 to 9 p.m. — Jazz Nights hosted by Brian Mesko at Six and Sky Rooftop Grille (1 Market Sq., Roanoke). 
• 6:30 p.m. — Open Mic Comedy Night at Big Lick Brewing (409 Salem Ave. SW, Roanoke). 
• 7 to 11 p.m. — Open Mic at The Front Row (356 Salem Ave., Roanoke). Whether you're a poet, musician, comedian, or just have something to say, this is your chance to shine. 
• 10 p.m.  —  Live music: Ben Trout Band at Martin’s Downtown Bar and Grill (413 1st St., Roanoke). 

Thursday, Oct. 30

• 9 a.m. to noon — Open Art Studio Space at Wellness on Melrose (2502 Melrose Ave. NW, Roanoke). Work on your own project or get inspiration from a resource artist. Use our supplies or bring your own. All artistic levels are welcome. Repeats weekly.
• 4 p.m. — Gaymer Day at Roanoke Diversity Center (425 Campbell Ave. SW., Roanoke). Hang out with other local young adults in the lounge, watch the latest music videos, play board games, chat and mingle. Bring your controllers and play your friends with our Nintendo Switch or Playstation, or start an RPG, card games and board games.
• 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. — Festival of Light Workshop: Bridging the Gap Between Earth and Sky at Morningside Urban Farm (917 Morgan Ave. SE, Roanoke). One man’s trash, another man’s treasure. Join in every Thursday in October for FREE workshops focused on making art projects in preparation for the Fall Harvest Festival of Light on Nov. 1.
• 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. — Kendall Street Company at Parkway Brewing Company (739 Kessler Mill Rd., Salem). Ticketed Show. Purchase tickets in advance or at the door. ($)
• 6 p.m. — Live music: Cupcake & Wine Pairing at Well Hung Vineyard (402 S. Jefferson St., Roanoke). ($)
• 7 to 11 p.m. — Karaoke Night at The Front Row (356 Salem Ave., Roanoke). Whether you're a poet, musician, comedian, or just have something to say, this is your chance to shine.
• 7:30 p.m. — Live music: The Ambassador & The Chosen Few Hallowed Eve Boo Bash at the Grandin Theatre (1310 Grandin Rd. SW, Roanoke). Costume Contest with  Prizes, giveaways, merch and more. ($)
• 9:30 p.m. — Live music: The Band Paul at Martin’s Downtown Bar and Grill (413 1st St., Roanoke). 

Friday, Oct. 31 — Halloween

• 2 to 10 p.m. — Live music: Katy Guillen & the Drive with Kayla Renee at Halloween at Big Lick Brewing (409 Salem Ave. SW, Roanoke). Dust off your broomsticks, shine up those fangs, and get ready for a frightfully fun night at the brewery.
• 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. — Live music: The Kind’s Annual Halloween Masquerade Ball 2025 at Parkway Brewing Company (739 Kessler Mill Rd., Salem). Return of the costume contest. No cover.
• 6 p.m. — Live music: Friday Food Truck and Tunes at Sweet Donkey (2108 Broadway Ave., Roanoke).
• 6 p.m. — K92’s Boo Bash with live music by Jake Bradley at Sidewinder’s (16 Campbell Ave. SE, Roanoke). The Legendary Boo Bash features a huge Halloween costume contest and the hottest dance music on the planet upstairs. 21+ event. ($)
• 6 to 10 p.m. — Halloween Hootenanny at Twisted Track Brewpub (523 Shenandoah Ave., Roanoke). Are you ready to boot, scoot, and oogie boogie?!
• Line dancing (and more!) instruction starting at 6:30 p.m.
• 6 p.m. — Halloween Murder Mystery at Stoney Brook Vineyards (516 Stoney Battery Rd, Troutville. Play a character, solve clues, and interrogate all of the suspects. Everyone will get their character role at this adults-only murder mystery event, so be sure to arrive by 5:45. Wear your favorite Halloween costume and join us! Purchase advance tickets. ($)
• 7 p.m. — Halloween Murder Mystery Party: Shadow in the Stacks at the Bibliopub (416 Campbell Ave. SW, Roanoke). A murder has shaken the library… and it’s up to you to uncover the truth. Gather your sharpest friends (or make a few there!), your best theories, and join in for an unforgettable night of intrigue. Purchase advance tickets. ($) 
• 7:30 p.m. — Live music: Halloween Spooktacular featuring Dan & Adonna with stEVILjuice at the 3rd Street Coffee House (305 Mountain Ave. SW, Roanoke).
• 8 p.m. — Live music: The Dead Reckoning at 5 Points Music Sanctuary (1217 Maple Ave. SW., Roanoke). ($)
• 8 p.m. — Wicked Halloween Weekend at Corned Beef & Co. (107 S. Jefferson St., Roanoke). Black lights with glow-in-the-dark jello shots, blood bags, and Halloween cocktails. Wear your costume for a chance to win prizes and giveaways for best dressed. ($)
• 8 p.m. — Live music: Creed Fisher at the Harvester Performance Center (450 Franklin St., Rocky Mount). ($)
• 9 p.m. — Haunted Hothouse Party at Golden Cactus Brewing (214 Fifth St., Roanoke). This year we’re turning the brewery into a ghostly lil’ green house. Think carnivorous plants, poisonous mushrooms, creepy crawlers, mossy swamp spirits, zombie botanists- you name it. Dig into your Halloween box, hit the thrift stores, and fire up that glue gun because this theme is imaginatively broad and we can’t wait to see what you come up with. 
• 9 p.m. to midnight — Live music: Karlee Raye Band at Pok-E-Joe’s (105 E. Washington Ave. Vinton). 
• 10 p.m.  — Live music: Gak! Halloween Party at Martin’s Downtown Bar and Grill (413 1st St., Roanoke). Purchase tickets here. ($)

Saturday, Nov. 1

• 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. — Monster Flea Market at the Berglund Special Events Center (710 Williamson Rd., Roanoke). This event will have over 200 vendors that will be selling many different types of items. These items range from gently used to brand new. Get ready to score some amazing deals on one-of-a-kind items.
• 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. — Holiday Open House at Black Dog Salvage (902 13th St. SW, Roanoke). Celebrate the season with door prizes, tours, and refreshments. Meet our marketplace artisans & vendors. 
• 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. — Longshot Comic & Toy Show at the Salem Civic Center (1001 Roanoke Blvd, Salem). ($)
• 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. — Art and Architecture Walking Tour: The Heart of Downtown led by Taubman Museum of Art Research Fellow and historian James Moser starting at the Taubman Museum of Art (110 Salem Ave. SE, Roanoke). Registration required. ($)
• Noon to 6 p.m. — Yuletide Market at Virginia Mountain Vendors (4204 Old Fincastle Rd., Fincastle).
• 2 p.m. — Football: Roanoke College vs. Guilford Quakers at Salem Football Stadium (1002 Texas St., Salem). ($)
• 4 to 6:30 p.m. — Fall Harvest Festival of Light at Morningside Urban Farm (917 Morgan Ave. SE, Roanoke). This event will feature creative activities and performances centered around light as a symbol of hope and healing. Join in a shared ceremony of release and renewal with the Burden Boat, an interactive art piece by Kurt Steger that will travel from Carilion's Roanoke Memorial Hospital to the farm.   
• 5 to 11 p.m. — Festival of the Green Demon presented by Electric Pickle Co. outside bloom Restaurant & Wine Bar (1109 Main St. SW, Roanoke). Local restaurants and breweries team up to present a terrifyingly tasty evening with dinner, drinks, disco and dancing in the streets. Music by: Femme Fatales Vinyl Club featuring: Melody Mundaca and Maggie Moser; Tomas C (Magic City Discos/ Miami); and from the swamp lands of South Florida, DJ Boomerang. Art installations by: Daisy Art Parade. ($)
• 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. — Live music: Rachael Hester and the Tennessee Walkers at Parkway Brewing Company (739 Kessler Mill Rd., Salem).
• 7:30 p.m. — Live music: John Fogerty at the Salem Civic Center (1001 Roanoke Blvd, Salem). ($)
• 8 p.m. — Halloween Hoedown at Sidewinder’s (16 Campbell Ave. SE, Roanoke). 21+ event. ($) 
• 8 to 11 p.m. — Karaoke Night featuring DJ Gary Scott at Pok-E-Joe’s (105 E. Washington Ave. Vinton). 
• 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. — Longshot Comic & Toy Show at the Salem Civic Center (1001 Roanoke Blvd, Salem). ($)
• 10 p.m.  — Live music: Deep 6 Pearl Jam Tribute at Martin’s Downtown Bar and Grill (413 1st St., Roanoke). Purchase tickets here. ($)

Sunday, Nov. 2

• 11 a.m. to Noon — Yoga at Parkway Brewing Company (739 Kessler Mill Rd., Salem). ($)
• 1 to 4 p.m. — A Festival of Remembrance: Celebrate Día de los Muertos at the Taubman Museum of Art (110 Salem Ave. SE, Roanoke). 
• 1 to 4 p.m. — Live music: Seph Custer at Parkway Brewing Company (739 Kessler Mill Rd., Salem).
• 1:30 p.m. — Open mic: Roots, Reminders & Reflections presented by Star City Poets’ Society at Big Lick Brewing (409 Salem Ave. SW, Roanoke). 
• 2 to 5 p.m. — Live music: Star City Ceili Band in the historic tavern cellar at Twin Creeks Brewpub at Explore Park (1 Old Salem Turnpike, Roanoke). 
• 5 to 8 p.m. — Live music: Kerosene Willy at Parkway Brewing Company (739 Kessler Mill Rd., Salem).
• 7 p.m. — Live music: The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra at the Harvester Performance Center (450 Franklin St., Rocky Mount). ($)

Monday, Nov. 3

• 6:30 p.m. — Live music: Irish Music Session at Big Lick Brewing Co. (409 Salem Ave. SW, Roanoke). 

Tuesday, Nov. 4 — Election Day

• 4 to 7 p.m. — Open Art Studio Space at Wellness on Melrose (2502 Melrose Ave. NW, Roanoke). Work on your own project or get inspiration from a resource artist. Use our supplies or bring your own. All artistic levels are welcome. Repeats weekly.
• 4 to 8 p.m. — Happy Hour for All at A Few Old Goats Brewing –– Roanoke (515 8th St. SW, Suite 228, Roanoke). 
• 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. — Free Class: Food & Mood at Wellness on Melrose Community Room (2502 Melrose Ave. NW, Roanoke). Do you know how food affects your brain? Join us to learn more about the “gut-brain” link in this class. Discover specific foods and eating patterns that support mental and emotional well-being. Learn to improve your mood through food. 
• 6 p.m. — Silent Book Club at Twin Creeks – Vinton (111 S. Pollard St., Vinton). No assigned reading. No pressure.
• 9:30 p.m. — Live music: The Request Line with Jared Stout at Martin’s Downtown Bar and Grill (413 1st St., Roanoke). 

Wednesday, Nov. 5

• 5 to 9 p.m. — Cigar 101 at Bison Head Cigar Lounge (20 Campbell Ave. SE, Roanoke). Learn the whole process of cigar making, from the time the seed is planted till the tobacco is rolled. Our special guest will also be teaching how to smoke a cigar properly as well as cigar etiquette.
• 6 to 9 p.m. — Jazz Nights hosted by Brian Mesko at Six and Sky Rooftop Grille (1 Market Sq., Roanoke). 
• 6:30 p.m. — Open Mic Comedy Night at Big Lick Brewing (409 Salem Ave. SW, Roanoke). 
• 7 to 11 p.m. — Open Mic at The Front Row (356 Salem Ave., Roanoke). Whether you're a poet, musician, comedian, or just have something to say, this is your chance to shine. 
• 10 p.m.  —  Live music: Karaoke Night at Martin’s Downtown Bar and Grill (413 1st St., Roanoke). 

Looking ahead

• Nov. 8 — Black Friday Gone Wrong: A Murder Mystery at Explore Park (56 Roanoke River Parkway, Roanoke). Play a character, solve clues, and interrogate all of the suspects. Everyone will get their character role at this adults-only murder mystery event, so be sure to arrive by 5:45. Wear your favorite Halloween costume and join us! Purchase advance tickets. ($)
• Nov. 12 — Screening: “We Are Fugazi from Washington, D.C.” at the Grandin Theatre (1310 Grandin Rd. SW, Roanoke). Created to commemorate the 20 years that have passed since DC-based post-hardcore band Fugazi’s last live appearance (November 4, 2002, at The Forum in London)... This unique archival assemblage celebrates the fans and their cameras, as much as the band itself — a collision/ collusion of the ephemeral moment on stage, and the moments captured on camera. ($)
• Nov. 15, 5:30 to 7 p.m. — “Can You Spot a Lie?’” storytelling competition at The June Bug Center (251 Parkway Ln. S., Floyd). Part of Tellabration!™, a worldwide storytelling celebration. 

Ongoing

• Through Dec. 12 — “Curator Off Duty” Exhibition at Olin Hall Galleries at Roanoke College (240 High St. Salem). This is an open exhibition for any and all artists living in Virginia. This exhibition invites artists and creators of all ages, skill levels, and backgrounds to submit a work of art to be shown at Olin Hall Galleries. The only curatorial criteria is that each submission must fit within one cubic foot. Curator Off Duty aims to unite the Virginia visual arts community through diversity and inclusion. Open through December 12.
• Saturdays through Dec. 27 — Downtown Roanoke Food & Cultural Tour starting at 11:15 a.m. from Hotel Roanoke (110 Shenandoah Ave., Roanoke). A walking tour that connects Roanoke's local food scene with the city's colorful history. Visit six food-tasting locations within the historic and vibrant downtown historic district. Delicious samplings, enough for a hearty meal for most, are served from locally-owned eateries at iconic historic locations. ($)
• Every Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. — VA Works Assistance presented by the Virginia Department of Workforce Development and Advancement in Meeting Rooms B and C at the Roanoke City Main Library (706 S. Jefferson St., Roanoke). Do you need help with your job search? Looking for temporary income support or transition and training services? Visit the workforce experts at their satellite desks at the Main Library in downtown Roanoke.