Seasonal Events

Busch Gardens® Howl-O-Scream® returns giving victims something to scream about with all-new scares and screams to the extreme, on select dates from September 8 through October 31. Your fate awaits with five newly-reimagined haunted houses, leaving no tale of terror left unturned. There’s no escaping the frights with five terror-tories™ and four sinister shows throughout the park.

Every Wednesday 5-9pm, enjoy a whole smoked beer can chicken (using beer from Precarious Beer Project, of course!), two seasonal sides and biscuits with jams and butter. Bring a date, or crush it on your own! Full menu is also available, Reservations are encouraged!

Every Friday 5-9pm, enjoy a seasonal catch in Chef's legendary sourdough beer batter, shoestring fries and white truffle tartar sauce — PLUS a 16oz pour of Cheapbeer from Precarious Beer Project. Full menu also available. Reservations are encouraged!

Spring has sprung and Live Music SZN Returns! We're back to beats in the Beer Garden EVERY FRIDAY from Spring thru Fall. Welcome some of our favorite big bands and bold sounds EVERY Friday! 

Performing LIVE from 6-9 p.m. Brewery opens at Noon with 16 taps flowing, first-looks for Full-Time Friends, Frontline Friday Draft Specials, and a food truck dishing all day.

Have you ever wanted to walk through the streets of a historic town at night and discover its hidden secrets? 

Then allow our expert storytellers to guide you on a candlelit walk through Colonial Williamsburg, while they share many strange stories and other-worldly happenings that have occurred over the years.

With 35 years of experience, we are Virginia's #1 and oldest Ghost Tour and have accumulated the best tales and local legends passed down through the years.

Busch Gardens® Howl-O-Scream® returns giving victims something to scream about with all-new scares and screams to the extreme, on select dates from September 8 through October 31. Your fate awaits with five newly-reimagined haunted houses, leaving no tale of terror left unturned. There’s no escaping the frights with five terror-tories™ and four sinister shows throughout the park.

Enjoy spectacular views of the York River, live music at select markets, food trucks, and a variety of vendors!

Shop for seasonal produce, fresh seafood and meats, breads, fresh-cut flowers, handmade soaps and candles, honey, gourmet dog treats, and a beautiful display of work from local artists and artisans. Come see what makes us an award-winning market and one of the favorites on the Peninsula!

EBT/SNAP cards are accepted on qualifying purchases.

Celebrate not-too-spooky daytime family fun at Busch Gardens’ Halloween Spooktacular in the Sesame Street® Forest of Fun™. On Saturdays & Sundays from Sept. 23 - Oct. 29, kids (ages nine and under) are invited to dress up in their favorite costumes and enjoy our ALL-NEW Trick-or-Treat Trail in the Wild Reserve. Plus, join in the fun with the Countdown to Halloween Show, dance parties, a festive hay maze, and a costume parade alongside favorite Sesame Street friends.

Spring has sprung and Live Music SZN Returns!

We're back to beats in the Beer Garden EVERY SATURDAY from Spring thru Fall. Duos, Trios, & Big Bands - LIVE in the Beer Garden from 4-7 p.m. or 5-8 p.m.

Brewery opens at Noon with 16 taps flowing, brand new can releases, and a food truck dishing all day.

Every Wednesday 5-9pm, enjoy a whole smoked beer can chicken (using beer from Precarious Beer Project, of course!), two seasonal sides and biscuits with jams and butter. Bring a date, or crush it on your own! Full menu is also available, Reservations are encouraged!

Have you ever wanted to walk through the streets of a historic town at night and discover its hidden secrets? 

Then allow our expert storytellers to guide you on a candlelit walk through Colonial Williamsburg, while they share many strange stories and other-worldly happenings that have occurred over the years.

With 35 years of experience, we are Virginia's #1 and oldest Ghost Tour and have accumulated the best tales and local legends passed down through the years.

This is where you get to shop from a curated collection of fourteen local makers + intentional brands, all while giving toward the anti human-trafficking + freedom-giving work of FreeKind right here in Virginia. There will be fall foods, cider, and fair trade coffee to share while walking our street of makers and learning about how you can be an advocate for freedom right here in our hometown.

Busch Gardens® Howl-O-Scream® returns giving victims something to scream about with all-new scares and screams to the extreme, on select dates from September 8 through October 31. Your fate awaits with five newly-reimagined haunted houses, leaving no tale of terror left unturned. There’s no escaping the frights with five terror-tories™ and four sinister shows throughout the park.

Celebrate not-too-spooky daytime family fun at Busch Gardens’ Halloween Spooktacular in the Sesame Street® Forest of Fun™. On Saturdays & Sundays from Sept. 23 - Oct. 29, kids (ages nine and under) are invited to dress up in their favorite costumes and enjoy our ALL-NEW Trick-or-Treat Trail in the Wild Reserve. Plus, join in the fun with the Countdown to Halloween Show, dance parties, a festive hay maze, and a costume parade alongside favorite Sesame Street friends.