Halloween Events & Festivities in Williamsburg, VA

Get into the Halloween spirit with some chilling and thrilling haunted happenings—from frightfully delightful celebrations to supremely spooky ghost tours to trick-or-treating fun, you’ll fall for all of Williamsburg’s Halloween events.

🎃 Major Events

Halloween favorite Busch Gardens® Howl-O-Scream® transforms the famous theme park into fright-filled “Terror-Tories” with jump-scares around every corner. Brave five haunted houses and ride roller coasters in eerie darkness for extra thrills. Try the Busch Gardens® Halloween Spooktacular for kid-friendly fun, or check out Family Frights at Jamestown Settlement for spooky décor, games, face painting, trick-or-treating, and more. 

👻 Ghost Tours & Haunted History

The Haunted Williamsburg candlelit walking tour in Colonial Williamsburg features true stories from 18th-century history, tales of creepy modern-day encounters, and explorations inside haunted sites. Paranormal investigators guide Yorktown Ghost Walks, while the Colonial Ghosts Haunted Pub Crawl (21+) pairs ghost stories with local brews. Other tours also promise spine-tingling encounters. You can even serve on the jury of a mock witchcraft trial during Cry Witch, a unique exploration of a famous Virginia witchcraft case. 

🍭More Halloween-Themed Fun

Face your fears in the treetops at Go Ape Zipline and Adventure Park, which offers creepy nighttime climbs and daytime Halloween activities. Indulge in the sweeter side of Halloween at the Wythe Candy & Gourmet Shop, or seek out all things pumpkin around town. Browse below to find more Halloween-themed happenings in Williamsburg and the Historic Triangle.