What's on this October in Virginia

Swannanoa Palace Public Historical Tour · May 1 to Nov 30

2nd Sunday & 4th Saturday monthly, May-November · $35/adult, children 12 and under free

Weekend Guided Tour · April 1 to Nov 30

Historic House Tour · March 21 to Dec 30

Twilight Ghost Tour with Lantern Walk · Oct 16, Oct 23

October 16 & 23, 2026 · $24.95/person

Ranger-Led Battlefield Walks · March 15 to Oct 12

Seasonal: spring through fall

Spirit Tours and Stroll of Lost Souls · Oct 1 to Oct 31

Seasonal; check venue website

The Devil Walked Old Town · Year-round

Daily, year-round, rain or shine · 16+

The Echoes of Alexandria Tour · Year-round

Daily, year-round, rain or shine · All Ages

The Dead Don't Forget Tour · Year-round

Daily, year-round, rain or shine · 16+

The Ghosts of Richmond Tour · Year-round

Daily, year-round, rain or shine · All Ages

Self-Guided Cemetery Walk · Year-round

Seasonal Ghost Tour Programming · Oct 1 to Oct 31

Docent-led tour of the Moses Myers House · Year-round

Ranger-Led Nelson House Tour · Year-round

Seasonal; check NPS Colonial National Historical Park schedule

US Ghost Adventures Virginia Beach Tour — Norwegian Lady Stop · Year-round

All Hallows Eve Evening Tour · Oct 24

Annual Olde Towne Ghost Walk · Oct 30

One night annually, the Friday before Halloween

Ranger-Led Programs · Year-round

Historic Church and Churchyard Tour · Year-round

Hampton Horror Tours — Evening Ghost Walk · Oct 25 to Oct 31

Haunted History of Richmond Tour · Year-round

Nightly, 8:00pm, rain or shine · All Ages

Hollywood Cemetery Tour · Year-round

Daily, 2:00pm · All Ages

The Original Ghost of Williamsburg Candlelight Walking Tour · Year-round

Year-round, 8:00pm primary showtime; additional times seasonal · All Ages

Alexandria Ghosts Ultimate Dead of Night Haunted Ghost Tour · Year-round

Nightly at 8 PM, year-round · All Ages

Phantoms of the Potomac: Old Town Alexandria Ghost Tour · Year-round

Daily, rain or shine, year-round · All Ages

Chains, Coffins, & Curses: Charlottesville Ghost Tour · Year-round

Nightly, year-round · All Ages

Hampton Ghost Tour · Year-round

Nightly, year-round · All Ages

Hampton Ghosts Extended Tour · Year-round

Nightly, year-round · All Ages

Norfolk Nightmare Ghost Tour: Menace, Murder, & Mystery · Year-round

Nightly, year-round · All Ages

Hollywood Cemetery Tour: Richmond Lore and Civil War · Year-round

Daily, year-round, rain or shine · All Ages

Richmond Ghost Tour: Sinister Secrets of Shockoe Bottom · Year-round

Nightly at 8pm, year-round, rain or shine · All Ages

Roanoke Ghost Tour: The Rogue, Restless and the Ruined · Year-round

Nightly, year-round · All ages

Sinister Sorrow & Shadows of Staunton Ghost Tour · Year-round

Nightly, year-round · All ages

Buried Beneath the Boardwalk: Phantoms of Virginia Beach Ghost Tour · Year-round

Nightly, year-round, rain or shine · All Ages

The Curse of Cornwallis: Bayonets & Banshees Yorktown Ghost Tour · Year-round

Nightly, year-round · All Ages

Neptune Ghosts Virginia Beach Walking Tour — Old Coast Guard Station Stop · Year-round

Berkeley Plantation Paranormal Investigation (Haunted Rooms America) · Oct 9

$129/person · 18+ (16 with adult)

Haunted Depot Spirit Box Tour · Sept 5 to Oct 31

Select dates in October

Alexandria Booze and Boos Tour · Year-round

Nightly, year-round, per the operator's booking calendar · 21+

Boos and Booz Haunted Pub Crawl · Oct 1 to Oct 31

October only · 21+

The Murder Tour and Pub Crawl · Year-round

Seasonal, 7:00pm; tour times vary by season · 21+

Alexandria Ghosts Spirits and Spirits Haunted Pub Crawl · Year-round

Nightly, year-round · 21+

Richmond Ghosts Boos and Booze Haunted Pub Crawl · Year-round

Daily, year-round, rain or shine · 21+

Neptune Ghosts Boos and Booze Haunted Pub Crawl · Year-round

Nightly, year-round, rain or shine · 21+

Gadsby's Tavern Museum · Year-round

Tuesday–Saturday 10am–5pm; Sunday–Monday 1–5pm (closed Wednesday year-round in fall/winter)

Self-Guided Village Walk · Year-round

Daily, closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day

Self-Guided Museum Visit · Year-round

Self-Guided Battlefield Drive and Trails · Year-round

Daily

Museum & Mansion Tour · Year-round

Self-Guided Battlefield Touring · Year-round

Daily

Self-Guided Museum Visit · Year-round

Museum Tour — June Tolliver House & Folk Art Center · Year-round

Henry Hill Loop Trail · Year-round

Daily during park hours

Second Manassas Driving Tour · Year-round

Yorktown Battlefield Self-Guided Walk · Year-round