Get those costumes ready – Halloween is approaching!
To help you plan, we’ve compiled a list of some local events on and around Halloween.
Related: Trick-or-treat rules and regulations
Hampton Roads
CHESAPEAKE
Oct. 7 – Oct. 29: Zombie Thrill Ride – shoot paintballs at zombies. Pricing and more info here.
Oct. 29, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.: 8th Annual Touch-a-Truck. Click here for more information.
HAMPTON
Oct. 7 – Oct. 29: Zombie Thrill Ride – shoot paintballs at zombies. Pricing and more info here.
Oct. 21 – Oct. 31, 7 p.m. – 10 p.m.: Zombie Contagion haunted attraction and escape room. More info here.
Oct. 29, 6 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.: Downtown Hampton Halloween Block Party – FREE. Details here.
Oct. 31, 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.: Treat Street – trick-or-treating at Peninsula Town Center. More info here.
NEWPORT NEWS
Oct. 29, 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.: Halloween Breakfast at Sage Kitchen (reservations required). Click here for more information.
Oct. 29, 12 p.m. – 4 p.m.: Trunk or Treat at NNFD Training Center. More details here.
Oct. 29, 4:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.: Night of the Living Museum at the Virginia Living Museum. More info here.
Oct. 30, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.: Safe Trick or Treating for Kids at Whole Foods Market. More information on their Facebook page.
NORFOLK
Oct. 21, 28, 29, 30, 7 p.m. – 10 p.m.: Haunted Ship: Alien Terror at Battleship Wisconsin. Full details here.
Oct. 29, 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. Mysteries of the Museum tour at The Hermitage Foundation – family friendly. More info here.
Oct. 31, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.: Halloween the Chrysler Way at the Chrysler Museum of Art – FREE. Click here for more.
PORTSMOUTH
Oct. 29, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.: Portsmouth Museum Madness at Children’s Museum of Virginia, Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center and Lightship Portsmouth. More info here.
Oct. 29, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.: Tots, Cops, Engines & Deputies trick-or-treat – FREE. Click here for details.
Oct. 30, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.: Hoffler Creek Fall Festival – crafts, games, hay bale maze, hayrides. Click here for more info.
SUFFOLK
Oct. 29, 10 a.m – 3 p.m.: Nansemond River Pilot Club’s 11th Annual Fall Fair – FREE. Click here for details.
Oct. 29, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.: Touch a Truck, Train & Trick or Treat at Seaboard Station Railroad Museum. More details here.
Oct. 31, 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.: Chills & Thrills at Whaleyville Community Center – snacks, candy, bounce house, games for ages 3-17. More info here.
VIRGINIA BEACH
Every weekend in Oct., Saturdays from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Sundays from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. – Virginia Beach Pumpkin Festival. Click here for more information.
Oct. 29, 9 a.m. – Mutt Masquerade 5K and 1 Mile walk for the animals hosted by VBSPCA. Details here.
Oct. 29, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. – Halloween Extravaganza at Joint Use Library. More information here.
WILLIAMSBURG
Fri. – Sun. through Oct. 30 at 6 p.m.: Busch Gardens Howl-O-Scream. More info here.
Friday-Monday, Oct. 28-31, 5 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. – Haunting on DoG St.: Blackbeard’s Revenge. Click here for info.
North Carolina
DARE COUNTY
Oct. 27 – Oct. 29: Halloween International Film Festival at RC Theatres. Click here for more information.
ELIZABETH CITY
Oct. 7 – Oct. 29: Zombie Thrill Ride – shoot paintballs at zombies. Pricing and more info here.