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16 haunted houses, pumpkin patches, family events and festivals around Virginia Beach / Norfolk (Hampton Roads), VA, each checked against its own official site for 2026 dates. Scare levels and ages are our suggestions; always check the venue's own guidance.
All-indoor walkthrough haunt known for gory, graphic scenes and relentless live actors in tight rooms. One of the most extreme haunts in Hampton Roads.
Guided evening walk through historic Fort Monroe mixing real stories of lesser-known residents with the fort's traditional ghost tales.
Hour-long walking tours from the history museum through downtown Hampton's grisly past, including the St. John's Church graveyard.
A hayride or hearse ride across 100 acres of farmland leads to a barn full of themed horror rooms. Proceeds benefit a horse rescue.
Virginia Beach farm's fall fair with a big pumpkin patch, petting farm, farm-tour hayrides, a treewalk and a giant straw pile, plus food and a DJ on weekends.
Family farm between Williamsburg and Richmond with a pumpkin patch and corn maze, opening for its 16th fall season in mid-September.
The living-history museum turns into a not-so-scary Halloween night for kids, with trick-or-treating, crafts, face painting, gentle haunted houses and spooky ships.
Evening Halloween party at the aquarium with costumed scuba divers in the tanks, hands-on spooky science, bubble shows, candy and a costume parade.
Downtown Hampton's historic carousel gets a Headless Horseman makeover with spooky decorations, gentle frights and free candy.
Daytime, not-scary Halloween weekends in the park's Sesame Street area, where young kids come in costume for family activities and characters.
The whole park goes dark and scary on select nights, with haunted houses, open-air scare zones and Halloween shows layered on top of the rides.
Dog-friendly fall festival in downtown Hampton with games for pups and a costume contest for pets alone or pets with their people.
Halloween pub crawl through downtown Norfolk bars on two Saturdays, with wristband entry, themed drink specials and an after-party.
Suffolk's big four-day fall festival honoring its peanut heritage: carnival rides, concerts, a demolition derby, contests, a kids' area with a straw maze, and fireworks.
Costumed Halloween bar crawl through Virginia Beach bars with drink vouchers and a costume contest. Check-in at The Bunker Brewpub.
Yorktown's waterfront fall festival with pumpkins, mums, kettle corn and caramel apples from 40-plus vendors, plus a petting zoo for kids.
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BooMap lists 16 Halloween events near Virginia Beach / Norfolk (Hampton Roads) with 2026 dates confirmed on their official sites: 4 haunted houses, 2 pumpkin patches and corn mazes, 5 family events and 5 fall festivals.
The most intense haunts in this guide are Frightmare Haunted House and The Haunted Barn and Hayride, rated 4 to 5 of 5 ghosts on our scare scale. Check each venue's own age guidance before you go.
The earliest opening in this guide is Frightmare Haunted House on September 11, 2026. Each haunt's full 2026 dates are listed on this page.
Harvest Fair at Hunt Club Farm and Holly Fork Farm Fall Season. Dates, hours and prices for each are on this page.
Not-scary picks suggested for all ages include Barktoberfest, Halloween Spooktacular at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Harvest Fair at Hunt Club Farm, Holly Fork Farm Fall Season, Suffolk Peanut Fest, and 3 more.
None of the 8 towns we track around Virginia Beach / Norfolk (Hampton Roads) has announced official 2026 trick-or-treat hours yet. Most announce in early to mid October, and we add them to this page as they do.
These usually run every year, but we couldn't confirm 2026 dates on their official sites yet. Check with the venue before you go. Seen one open, or know the dates? Tell us and we'll check it.
Official hours set by each town. Most towns announce in early to mid October; we update this page as they do.
| Chesapeake | Not announced yet |
| Hampton | Not announced yet |
| Newport News | Not announced yet |
| Norfolk | Not announced yet |
| Portsmouth | Not announced yet |
| Suffolk | Not announced yet |
| Virginia Beach | Not announced yet |
| Williamsburg | Not announced yet |
Every event here was found through local guides and then confirmed on the venue's or organizer's own website, with dates for 2026. We check each one for closures. Events we couldn't confirm yet are listed separately and clearly marked, and we recheck them every week. Scare levels (1 to 5 ghosts) and suggested ages are our read of what the venue says. Dates and hours can change, so check the official site before you go.
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