LYNCHBURG, Va. Liberty Universitys annual Halloween event will not happen in 2020. The three-weekend event began in 1972 and draws visitors from every state east of the Mississippi River, according to the university. Scaremare presents fun-house rooms and scenes of death in order to confront people with the question, What happens after I die?This event has offered more than 300 Liberty students an opportunity to serve and see an eternal impact. As part of Fridays announcement, the university said, it is our desire to keep the health, well-being, and safety of our students, staff, and patrons our utmost priority.The university believed that by now, Phase 3 restrictions would be lifted; however since thats not the case and Scaremare draws more than 25,000 people to Lynchburg each year, Liberty is canceling the event. The university plans to continue Scaremare in 2021.

Now that we're just a week away from Halloween, the Hill City is getting spookier by the day. Head over to Halloween Town at Liberty Lake Park in Bedford. We'd love to start sharing your beautiful pictures of the Hill City each week in Hill City Scene. Want to know what else is happening in the Hill City? Unfortunately, the weekend is going to be a bit wet in the Hill City.

LYNCHBURG, Va. - This is your last weekend to get your scares in at Scaremare in Lynchburg. Liberty University's Scaremare is one of the largest, longest-running fall attractions in Central Virginia. For 48 years this attraction has been a Halloween tradition for the community, whether they like to be scared or participate in the scaring. Scaremare is open Thursday through Saturday starting at 7:30 p.m. For ticket information click here. 10 News reporter Megan Woods spent time behind the scenes of Scaremare as crews prepare for their last weekend of the season.

As we quickly approach Halloween, our attention shifts to spookier and spookier events in and around the Hill City. The 29th annual Virginia Wine and Garlic Festival takes place at Rebec on Saturday, beginning at 10 a.m. Make the trip to City Stadium to enjoy the sights and sounds of the 45th annual Lynchburg Classic Band Competition. We'd love to start sharing your beautiful pictures of the Hill City each week in Hill City Scene. Want to know what else is happening in the Hill City?