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6 family Halloween events near Virginia Beach / Norfolk (Hampton Roads) with 2026 dates confirmed on their official sites, across 5 towns. The earliest to open is Halloween Spooktacular at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, on September 19.
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.
Dog-friendly fall festival in downtown Hampton with games for pups and a costume contest for pets alone or pets with their people.
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.
Yorktown's waterfront fall festival with pumpkins, mums, kettle corn and caramel apples from 40-plus vendors, plus a petting zoo for kids.
Barktoberfest, Halloween Nights at the Virginia Aquarium, Halloween Spooktacular at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Haunted Horse Rides at the Hampton Carousel, Suffolk Peanut Fest and Yorktown Market Days Fall Festival. Each has its 2026 dates, hours and prices on its own page.
The earliest in this guide is Halloween Spooktacular at Busch Gardens Williamsburg on September 19, 2026.
Barktoberfest, Halloween Spooktacular at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Suffolk Peanut Fest and Yorktown Market Days Fall Festival are rated 1 of 5 ghosts: not scary.
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