Let's Get Spooky, Downtown Norfolk
There's something creepy in the air. Downtown's crawling with goblins and ghouls. Candy is literally everywhere. It must be time for Halloween!
Whether you are in it for the treats or you want to be a trickster, Downtown Norfolk is the place to be for Halloween fun. There's something to suit everybody's tastes, fiendish or friendly. Let Downtown Norfolk show you a hauntingly good time.
If you're in it for the Treats:
Start your Halloween weekend with fun for the whole family at Haunticus at Nauticus on Saturday from 10am-5pm! Let the kids wear their favorite costume, because children up to age twelve in costume get in for free. Once there, they can enjoy storytelling, crafts, face painting and more. One thing's for sure: there will be plenty of (not too) scary activities for everyone!
If you are a kid, or a kid at heart, Selden Market Trick or Treat on Saturday is right up your alley. If you show up in costume, you'll also get special treats from their unique and eclectic shops. While you're there, be sure to check out Velvet Witch (appropriate for the holiday), go by Doughminion Dounuts and Vessel Coffee to grab an awesome breakfast (or second breakfast...or lunch...really is there a bad time for a donut?), and get your craft on during the Hot Chocolate and Holiday Coasters event (featuring pumpkin spice hot chocolate)! And what kid (or kid at heart) can resist all the awesome stuff at POP Kids Store??
With all this fun, you're going to want a good photo. On Sunday, take your little monster (or princess or ghost or Storm Trooper, etc.) to the Live 360° Studio at MacArthur Center for Halloween Family Photos, Pet Photos and Pumpkin Pie Decorating. Family photos will be from 3pm-6pm & pet photos from 6:30pm-8:30pm (that's right, even Fido can get in on the Halloween fun!). Photos will be in front of a beautiful pumpkin patch backdrop.
One rule: no full facial masks or toy weapons, please.
On the big day itself, take the kids out to Chrysler Museum's Halloween Costume Bash, where the Museum's Gallery Hosts turn into living works of art! From 10am-4pm, you can tour the galleries on a scavenger hunt in search of these hosts. Find at least 5, and you'll get special prize! And stick around, because from 4pm-8pm your kids can trick or treat at the museum, enjoy lawn games and Halloween crafts, or go on a ghoulish gallery flashlight tour -- spooky!
If you're all about the Tricks:
For these events, you might want to leave the kiddos at home....
On Thursday night, creep through Waterside District at the City Social Devils Crawl and get access to all district venues, featuring some frighteningly good food and drink specials during happy hour. We're talking $1 Cogan's pizza slices, $1 Rappahannock oysters, $1 Luk Fu ramen noodle bowls, PLUS your own personal set of devil horns. And every 20 minutes, a lucky guest will come up to the stage for a special giveaway. Muahahahaha!
The Barrel Room is hosting not just one, but FOUR nights of haunting Halloween fun! Show up dressed as your favorite Departed Rocker Friday night, enter the costume contest for a chance to win over $400 in cash and prizes Saturday night, be there for the Invasion of the Bar People Sunday night, all leading up to the Halloween Night of Horror on Tuesday!
For some spine-chilling fun on Friday night, check out Granby Theater's Nightmare on Granby Halloween Party starting at 9pm, featuring top 40 hits, costume contests, raffles, and more. Sweet dreams!
Laugh until it hurts on Friday night with The Pushers Halloween Spooktacular and Costume Contest. And be sure to dress up for this one -- showing up in costume will save you $5 on your ticket!
Dress up, have fun, and support charity by buying a ticket for HalloChive at Bearded Bird. Try to win the costume contest, take part in the silent auction, and enjoy the start to your Saturday night.
Starting at 8pm on Saturday night, do some good this Halloween at the Children of the Corn Halloween Event at Grain, where proceeds go to the Virginia Gentlemen, which benefits Camp Grom, a camp for wounded warriors, children and adults with disabilities. Entry is $10, and costumes are encouraged (the costume contest starts at 10pm with prizes worth over $500).
In the grand tradition of The Twilight Zone and Tales from the Crypt comes The 666 Project: A Horror Anthology Show! The Push Comedy Theater has gathered six writers, six directors and six actors to bring you six rib-tickling, tales of terror. You're not going to want to miss this one, so come out to the NEON District on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday at 8pm. Be sure to get your tickets before they sell out!
What's better than one epic Halloween party? How about FIVE great parties all under one roof?? Trust us, you're going to want to be at the Wicked Waterside Costume Party on Saturday night starting at 9pm. All the effort you put into your costume is really going to pay off this year, because this is Hampton Roads' Biggest Costume Party featuring $10,000 in cash & prizes. So get out there and start planning something that's one-of-a-kind!
Get your ghoul on with Granby Theater's 12th Annual Halloween Bash! State of the art lighting effects, surreal stage designs, and crazy costumes are sure to make this one devilishly good party for ghosts and goblins alike.
Head over to the NEON District for Commune's inaugural Day of the Dead Party starting at 10pm, featuring music by The Cemetery Boys and a dance party with DJ JoFroxi. Show up in your best Day of the Dead costume and you could be walking out a winner!
Top off your Saturday night with the biggest Halloween Bash in Downtown Norfolk with Baxter's 4th Annual Granby Street Halloween Block Party. Admission is free until 8pm, when the tent opens with live music and satellite bars outside. Get your Monster Mash on inside on the dance floor, shoot some pool or watch a game inside. It'll be a graveyard smash.
On Halloween night Tuesday, show off your smarts at Brick Trivia Live Halloween Edition at Brick Anchor Brew-House. Wear your costume, enjoy some ghoulishly good specials, win great prizes; a Happy Halloween, indeed.
Get wild on Halloween night at the Pourhouse of Norfolk's Halloween Party featuring Voodoo Pies and 3 of the best punk/hardcore bands from Hampton Roads.