Seven Fall Events in Hampton Roads

Published October 18, 2019

Howl-O-Scream

Busch Gardens

1 Busch Gardens Blvd, Williamsburg, VA 23185

Busch Gardens® Howl-O-Scream® returns as one of the best Halloween-themed events on the east coast.  A heightened scare factor will creep into six ghastly haunted houses, six nightmarish Terror-tories™, hair-raising escape rooms and frightening shows. 

The haunts happen every Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and select Wednesdays and Thursdays through November 3.

Event is free with park admission. For more information, visit buschgardens.com/va.

Townebank Presents The Stockley Gardens Fall Arts Festival

Corner of Stockley Gardens and W. Olney Rd. in historic Ghent

Norfolk, VA 23507

Saturday, October 19, 10:00 AM-5:00 PM

Sunday, October 20, 12:00 PM-5:00 PM

The 2019 Stockley Gardens Fall Arts Festival includes over 130 artists, featuring pieces in various media including painting, glass, sculpture, photography, and jewelry. There will also be an Emerging Artist Exhibit, musical performances all weekend long, children’s activities, and a variety of food vendors serving everything from popcorn to pitas to crab cakes and more. The festival will run from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM on Saturday, October 19, and from noon to 5:00 PM on Sunday, October 20. The artist award ceremony and after-hours party will take place Saturday evening from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM. The award ceremony and party are also free and open to the public. All proceeds from the festival will benefit Hope House Foundation. For more information about the 2019 Stockley Gardens Fall Arts Festival, visit StockleyGardens.com or call (757) 625-6161. Hope House Foundation is the only organization in Virginia to provide support for adults with disabilities exclusively in homes of their own.

Fall Harvest Festival

Hunt Club Farm

2388 London Bridge Rd

Virginia Beach, VA 23456

Saturday, October 19 - Sunday, October 20, 10:00 AM-6:00 PM

Saturday, October 26 - Sunday, October 27, 10:00 AM-6:00 PM

Hunt Club Farm's Fall Harvest Festival features Virginia Beach's largest pumpkin patch, petting farm, hayrides, pony rides, inflatable amusements and all-new carnival rides - including a ferris wheel! Hunt Club Farm's market has all of your fall needs - from pumpkins to gourds to cornstalks, straw, mums, pansies and everything in between! Bring the whole family out for a day of farm fun! Hunt Club Farm is the place to be this fall!

Admission: $13 for kids, $9 for adults

Corn Maze at Bergey’s Breadbasket

Bergey’s Breadbasket

2207 Mount Pleasant Road

Chesapeake, VA 23322

Friday, October 18, 12:00 PM-6:30 PM

Saturday, October 19, 10:00 AM-6:30 PM

Friday, October 25, 12:00 PM-6:30 PM

Saturday, October 26, 10:00 AM-6:30 PM

Friday, November 01, 12:00 PM-6:30 PM

Saturday, November 02, 10:00 AM-6:30 PM

Come enjoy our A-MAIZE-ING corn maze! In-maze photo ops, wagon rides, petting zoo, and corn cob shooter. For younger children we have sorghum maze, straw maze, straw slide and pedal tractors. A perfect day of fun for all families!

We have special options for groups of 15 or more, outside of our normal open hours. These special options require a reservation. Please call for details.

You won't be able to pass by our family-run bakery without stopping for a treat! Choose from homemade cinnamon rolls, breads and pies, sandwiches, and made on-site ice cream. A variety of produce and fresh-cut flowers grown right on our farm are also available.

Admission: Ages 5 and up - $10, Ages 4 and under - Free

Old Towne Portsmouth Ghost Walk

Trinity Episcopal Church

500 Court Street

Portsmouth, VA 23704

Friday, October 25, 7:00 PM-9:00 PM

Based upon the popular Jack-The-Ripper walks in London, guides take visitors to the haunted houses and mansions of Olde Towne. Costumed actors tell the legends of ghostly visits and things that go bump in the night.  The 45-minute tours depart the Trinity Episcopal Church graveyard at 7:00, 8:00 & 9:00 p.m. and end at Middle Street Park with cider and entertainment. Tickets are $10 per person.

$10 per person. Children under 5 free.

Night of the Living Museum at the Virginia Living Museum

Virginia Living Museum

524 J. Clyde Morris Boulevard

Newport News, VA 23601

Friday, October 18, 2019 - SAT, OCT 19, 2019 5:30 PM-8:30 PM

Are you ready for a “wild” night of spooky animals, trail walks, pumpkin carving, pirates and princesses?

Night of the Living Museum returns to the Virginia Living Museum for its 20th year on Friday, October 18 and Saturday, October 19. This not-too-spooky Halloween event is for families with kids ages 12 and under.

Come dressed as your favorite character or wild animal. Trick-or-treat throughout the Museum as you walk through themed galleries filled with characters and decorations! Make creepy crafts and play Halloween games.

Enjoy live animal shows featuring fierce and not-so-fierce Halloween critters. See some of your favorite superheroes and dance the night away on our dance floor.

Learn the ways of spiders large and small as well as other creepy crawlies in the lab.

Visit the tooth fairy and other princess favorites. Venture into the cave to seek out pirates and their treats for young trick-or-treaters. Plus, take a nighttime hike along the outdoor boardwalk and see the Dinosaur Discovery Trail by night!

Explore fun science with “Not the Mythbusters” and be sure to look for the large inflatable characters.

See a family-friendly version of the spook-tacular laser show “Fright Light” for an additional fee.

Admission: $15, plus optional laser show for non-members

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

The American Theatre

125 E Mellen St.

Hampton, VA 23663

Thursday, October 31, 2019 8:00 PM-10:00 PM

A Hampton Halloween tradition returns! Grab your fishnets, and pelvic thrust your way to The American Theatre’s annual creature feature presentation of The Rocky Horror Picture Show!

Audiences will time warp back to the 1970s and shimmy the night away to the voices of Magenta, Dr. Frank-N-Furter and Riff Raff on the Theatre’s silver screen. Dust off your gold sequin top hat for some harmless musical fun — a delightful spoof of Hollywood horror movies and Old Dark House melodramas! Featuring a live shadow cast performance by Fishnet Inc.

Tickets starting at $10. Additional fees may apply.