With fall now in full swing, some resident families and visitors alike are beginning to look for fall events to enjoy.
Southside Daily has compiled a list of fall-themed events and festivals throughout Eastern Virginia this year, from Richmond, to the Middle Peninsula, to the Southside, to the Eastern Shore.
Here are the events from Virginia’s official tourism website through the end of November, listed by locality:
Richmond area
- Oct. 11-13: Richmond Folk Festival
- Oct. 12: Richmond Mac and Cheese Festival
- Oct. 16: VCU Health System Orchestra Presents Spooktacular!
- Oct. 19: Scott’s Addition Pumpkin Festival
- Oct. 20: Goblins and Gourds
- Oct. 26: Oktoberfest at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
- Oct. 27: Haunted History at Tuckahoe
- Nov. 3: Virginia Thanksgiving Festival at Berkeley Plantation in Charles City County
Middle Peninsula
- Oct. 12: Urbanna’s Wine & Oyster Stroll
- Nov. 1-2, Nov. 6-7: Urbanna Oyster Festival
Newport News
- Oct. 11-13: Harvest Faire at Endview Plantation
- Oct. 18-19: Night of the Living Museum returns to the Virginia Living Museum
- Oct 18-19, Oct. 26: Fright Light Laser Show
- Oct. 25: City Center Oyster Roast
- Nov. 27: Turkey Pardoning at the Virginia Living Museum
Hampton
- Oct. 12: Barktoberfest Dog Walk & Festival
- Oct. 19-20: Bluebird Gap Farm Fall Festival
- Oct. 31: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Historic Triangle
- Oct. 12: Jamestown Settlement’s American Indian Intertribal Powwow
- Oct. 25-26: Family Frights at Jamestown Settlement
- Oct. 26: A special lecture: Witchcraft in Early Virginia at Jamestown Settlement
- Oct. 26: Tales of All Hallows Eve at Historic Jamestowne
- Nov. 2: Breakthrough Worship Center Fall Bazaar in Yorktown
- Nov. 28-30: Food Feasts of Colonial Virginia at Jamestown Settlement
Norfolk
- Oct. 13: Barks & Brews
- Oct. 17-18: Neon Festival
- Oct. 19-20: Annual Town Point Virginia Wine Festival
- Oct. 19-20: Towne Bank presents the Stockley Gardens Fall Arts Festival
Virginia Beach
- Oct. 12: Battle of the Beers
- Oct. 19-20: Virginia Craft Beer & Wine Festival
Eastern shore
Oct. 12: Annual Chincoteague Island Oyster Festival at Tom’s Cove Park
