Autumn is upon us, so we’ve comprised this handy list of family friendly fall festivals throughout Hampton Roads happening now through October 31st, 2024!
Virginia Beach:
Haunted Hunt Club Farm
When: Select nights between now and October 31st, 2024, opens at 7PM
Located at 2388 London Bridge Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23456.
Highlights:
A Scream Park of Halloween thrills, Terrifying Haunts, Live Entertainment, Midway Concessions, Vendors and More!
Click here to learn more.
Virginia Cupcake Festival
Saturday, October 12th, 2024, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Located in Mt. Trashmore Park at 310 Edwin Dr. Virginia Beach, VA
Highlights: Prepare to embark on a wondrous journey where fairy tales intertwine with the heroic sagas of champions from distant realms. In this fantastical realm, bravery, elegance, and boundless imagination converge to create an electrifying and unforgettable celebration for the whole family.
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Harvest Fair at the Virginia Beach Farmers Market
Saturday, October 12, 2024 from 10:00 AM until 4:00 PM.
Located at the Virginia Beach Farmers Market at 3640 Dam Neck Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23453.
Highlights: Featuring a craft show, farm animals, live music and more!
Click here to learn more.
Norfolk:
The NEON Festival 2024
Thursday, October 17 and Friday, October 18, 2024 from 6-10pm
Located at the Norfolk Arts District in Norfolk, VA 23510.
Highlights: The 9th Annual NEON Festival is coming back to Norfolk! This free festival welcomes everyone to experience the NEON District through art exhibitions, local and national performances and mural tours.
The festival celebrates the energy in NEON and draws from the passion and creativity in Downtown and the region. Anchored by the Chrysler Museum of Art and Harrison Opera House and extending to The Plot on Granby Street, the NEON District includes many creative small businesses and arts partners that contribute to the festivities.
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36th Annual Town Point Virginia Fall Wine Festival
Saturday, October 19, 2024 and Sunday, October 20th, 2024 from 11:00 AM until 6:00 PM.
Located at Town Point Park, Downtown Norfolk Waterfront, Virginia
Year after year, the Fall Town Point Virginia Wine Festival is one of Hampton Roads’ most anticipated wine festivals of the fall season. This year, the Fall Wine Festival takes places on Saturday & Sunday, October 19 & 20, 2024 at Town Point Park along the Downtown Norfolk Waterfront. Wine Enthusiast Magazine named Virginia one of the 10 best wine travel destinations in the world and the Fall Town Point Virginia Wine Festival encapsulates this recognition in grand fashion with more than 25 of the Commonwealth’s top wineries showcasing over 200 fine wines.
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Spooky Acres Haunted House
When: Select Dates Now Thru Nov. 3rd, 2024, Open till 10PM Most Nights
Where: MacArthur Center Mall, 300 Monticello Ave. Norfolk, VA
$20 CASH Admission
Overview: Come celebrate 30 years of haunting with the March of Dimes Annual Spooky Acres Haunted House. Young and old alike are sure to have a frighteningly good scare or two at Spooky Acres! We are 100% wheelchair friendly!!!! Parents don’t need to find a babysitter in order to come out and have fun. Somewhere when you least expect it, you run into some of your worst nightmares. Perhaps in an autopsy room, or the electric chair, or worse, lost in a maze. Even the walls are determined to get you! Young and old alike are sure to have a frighteningly good scare or two at Spooky Acres!
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Newport News:
Fall-o-ween at Newport News Park
October 5th & 6th, 2024 from 10:00AM to 5:00 PM
Located at Newport News Park, Jefferson Ave., Newport News, VA
Highlights: Enjoy live music artists, crafters, farmers and bakers bring their wares. Free kids craft area and hayrides.
Art & Sculpture Festival
Saturday, October 12, 2024 from 10:00 AM until 6:00 PM and Sunday, October 13, 2024 from 10:00 AM until 5:00 PM.
Located at 3100 William Styron Square North, Newport News, VA 23606.
Highlights: Enjoy live music, exquisite food, family activities and artist demonstrations… all at the Port Warwick Art & Sculpture Festival!
Click here to learn more.
Hampton:
Phoebus Fall Festival
Saturday, October 12, 2024 from 10:00 AM until 6:00 PM.
Located at Downtown Phoebus at W. Mellen Street, Hampton, VA 23663.
Highlights: Historic Phoebus will transform into a vibrant outdoor street festival featuring handmade arts and crafts, community exhibits, food trucks, live music and craft beer.
Click here to learn more.
Chesapeake:
Bergey’s Barnyard Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze
September 14, 2024 – October 31st, 2024 from 4:30 PM until 6:30 PM.
Location: 2207 Mt Pleasant Rd, Chesapeake, VA
Test your skills at one of the largest mazes in our area. Then stop at the pumpkin field to pick a future Jack-o-lantern. Check their website for prices.
Click here to learn more.
A Haunting at Green Briar Farm
Weekends Through October 31st, 2024
Location: 225 Sign Pine Rd. Chesapeake, VA
Great Bridge Pumpkin Patch & Terror Woods
Now through October 31st, 2024 from 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Located at 900 N Battlefield Blvd., Chesapeake, VA 23322
Highlights: There is something for everyone at the Pumpkin Patch. Family friendly attractions during the day and scary haunted mazes at night. Visit the eerie evening tour of Terror Woods for the fright of your life.
Click here to learn more.
Williamsburg:
Busch Gardens Howl-O-Scream
Location: 1 Busch Gardens Dr., Williamsburg, VA
Open select nights and weekends through November 3rd, 2024
Highlights: With 5 haunted houses, an array of shows and thrill rides, there is plenty here to get your heart racing. Bring the family during the day, but at night be warned – this is a scary place to play. Make sure you visit their site for updates to park policies for 2024.
Click here to learn more.
Suffolk:
Bakers Acres Pumpkin Patch, Corn Maze, and Sunflower Field
Open weekends through October 31st until 6PM
Located at 1500 Box Elder Rd., Suffolk, VA
Highlights: Bring your family out to the Pumpkin Patch or pick some sunflowers then try your skills at the scavenger hunt in the corn maze. There is something for all ages at this fun, fall event.
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46th Annual Suffolk Peanut Festival
October 10th – 13th, 2024, Admission is $10, 12 & Under are free
Located at the Suffolk Executive Airport at 1410 Airport Road, Suffolk, VA 23434.
Highlights: Traditional festival fun continues with the annual Demolition Derby, Swamp Roar Motorcycle Rally, Peanut Cup Race, Monster Truck Rides, plus a full carnival complete with amusement rides, games and fest food. Special features include the World’s Only Peanut Butter Sculpting Competition, Suffolk Ruritan Club Shrimp Feast, fireworks, ArtVentures’ Imagination Station, Clogging Jamboree, a Touch-A-Truck interactive exhibit, straw maze, petting zoo and pony rides, plus a cornhole tournament, hot wing eating contests, two Princess Meet & Greet Sing-Alongs, etc.
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Yorktown:
Yorktown Market Days and Fall Festival Celebration
Saturdays in October, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Located at Riverwalk Landing at 425 Water Street, Yorktown, VA 23690.
Highlights: In addition to the usual array of fresh produce, meat and seafood, baked goods, specialty cut flowers, quality art, and entertainment, fall festival activities include hayrides, face painting, children’s games and activities, pumpkins and mums.
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