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All Month Long-
Plant Spooky. King Dominion. On Saturdays and Sundays from September 26 through November 1, bring the little ones to the all-new Planet Spooky for frightful fun and spooky activities the entire family can enjoy together. It’s all fun and no fear. Activities take place each day from 12pm – 5pm.
Visit the bottom of the page for scary fun all month long…
Today – October 12th
Butterflies Live! Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens. Butterflies LIVE! is an indoor exhibit in the Conservatory geared for all ages. Get up close and personal as hundreds of tropical butterflies feed, flutter and take flight all around you. Explore their origins, preferred habitats and lifecycles. Free with garden admission.
Today – Saturday, October 18th
Bethia UMC is holding online registration for basketball and cheerleading (ages K5-6th grade). Registration/Evaluations/
Today – Friday, October 31st
Poe: Secrets of a Spirit. 1:30pm. Science Museum of Virginia. Meet the Edgar Allan Poe you never knew in this dynamic Carpenter Science Theatre Company production. Available select dates. Fee.
Thursdays, October 2nd thru December 4th 2014
A Fresh Start For Single Mothers And Their Children. Thursday Evenings From 6:00pm -8:00pm. Velocity Church, 3300 Church Road, Henrico, Virginia 23233. Other locations are available. Attention Single Mothers! A Fresh Start Is Designed To Accept, Support and Empower Single Mothers In Their Daily Lives. Some topics covered: Managing Your Budget, Health and Wellness / Stress Management, Effective Employment & Interviewing Strategies, Domestic Violence Awareness/ Child Protection, Parenting On Your Own / Keeping Family Traditions, Car Care Essentials, Beauty Out Of Ashes and much more. Dinner And Childcare / Youth / Teen Mentoring. All Are Provided At No Cost. Weekly meetings consist of dinner for mothers/dinner and snacks for kids, informational guest speaker and small group discussion time, fellowship and fun! Free Goodies and prizes for the moms to take home each week!! Visit the website for registration information. For questions contact info@whatsnextfreshstart.org.
Monday, October 6th
Garden Art Studio. 1pm-3pm. Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens. Work alongside staff artist, Katelyn Coyle, in the colorful Garden Art Studio located beside the Hidden Tunnel. Drop-in and unfold your creative energy. Use provided materials to collaborate, explore and reflect on your own Garden experience. Free with Garden admission.
Crafting Like Crazy. 6pm-8pm. Eastern Henrico Recreation Center. For ages 8-17. They are crafting like crazy on the first Monday of each month! Dip into paint in October, design with paper (think origami!) in November, and mold fun fabric creations in December. Information: 225-2056. Free.
Tuesday, October 7th
Kids Club. 9:30am – 10:30am Chesterfield Towne Center Food Court. Plenty of fun and light refreshments. Entertainment this month – Mickey’s Magic Show with Jack The Bunny. Free.
Young @ Art: Doodle Bug Basics. 11am-Noon. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Art Education Center. For ages 2 ½ – 5. Learn about the parts of art — lines, shapes, colors, and textures — and learn how to make what you imagine! Fee.
Happy in Two Homes. Noon. Delivered by Commonwealth Parenting. Fee.
Wednesday, October 8th
Mommy and Me. 10am-11:30am. Willow Lawn – Outside on the Plaza. Join The Shops at Willow Lawn on the second Wednesday of every month as they host a free morning out with live entertainment and activities designed to enhance parents´ interaction with their children. This month – Hope Harris and the Cousins Jamboree. Free.
Drop in and Dig! 1pm. Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens. Families with children are invited to drop-in and participate in simple, easy to learn gardening tasks under the guidance of Children’s Garden staff and volunteers. These family-oriented gardening experiences can easily be enjoyed at home. Free with Garden admission.
Young @ Art: Doodle Bug Basics. 11am-Noon. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Art Education Center. For ages 2 ½ – 5. Learn about the parts of art — lines, shapes, colors, and textures — and learn how to make what you imagine! Fee.
Parenting Your ADHD Child. 7-9:30pm. CPR Office, 8500 Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville, VA 23116. The perfect companion to “When It’s Your Child”, this evening is when strategy becomes the focus. Knowing how to set appropriate expectations, communicate, reward, provide consequences, etc. are all parenting skills critical to the success of the child with ADHD. You will leave this class with these skills, a plan and renewed hope! Fee.
Thursday, October 9th
Challenging Behaviors; Positive Solutions. 6:30pm. Delivered by Commonwealth Parenting. Fee.
Friday, October 10th
Family Camp-Out: Spooky Spectacular. 6pm. Maymont Grounds. Fee.
Friday Night Movie at the Pumpkin Patch. 7pm movie start time. Tom Leonard’s Outdoor Haybale Theatre, 4150 Tom Leonard Drive, Glen Allen, VA. Tonight – ‘Sesame Street – A Magic Halloween’. Dress Warm, Hot Chocolate, Warm Cider. Free.
Friday, October 10th – Saturday, October 12th
Richmond Folk Festival. Downtown Richmond’s historic riverfront. Families can enjoy music on seven stages. Don’t mis the Genworth Financial Family Stage and The Genworth Financial Family Area brought to you by the generous contribution of Genworth Financial and produced by the Children’s Museum of Richmond. Free.
School of the Musketeer at Henricus. Henricus Historical Park. Experience an entire weekend learning about military and civilian life as the first Colonists in the New World. Instructors and other support personnel provide an interactive environment in 17th-century life and culture; overnight experience included. Fee is $30 and is all inclusive. Registration required and additional information is available at: www.kingdomoflucerne.com
Friday, October 10th – Sunday, November 9th
Charlotte’s Web! Virginia Rep’s Children’s Theatre at Willow Lawn. Visit the website for show times and fees.
Saturday, October 11th
Liberty Christian School’s Fall Festival. 9am to 3pm. Liberty Christian School, 8094 Liberty Circle, Mechanicsville, VA 23111. Huge Indoor Yard Sale starting at 7am, There will be inflatables and games for the kids. Silent Auction, Bake Sale, Food and More.
Build a Haunted House. 10am. Local Lowe’s Stores. Halloween’s right around the corner. Get your kids in the spirit by bringing them into Lowe’s to build their own spooky Haunted House! Preregistration required. Free.
Family Movie Night. 5:30pm-9:30pm. Chesterfield County Fairgrounds, 10300 Courthouse Rd. Bring your family and enjoy a movie under the stars! Watch Frozen on a 26 ft. portable projector screen. Bring a chair and blanket. Come early and visit with our sponsors. Concessions will be available. Visit our online registration page, www.chesterfield.gov/parks and click the REGISTER NOW link to get started. Saturday, Oct. 11 (Rain date: Sunday, Oct. 12). Gates open at 5:30 p.m. Movie Starts at 7:30 p.m. Free.
Art Without Limits. 1pm-4pm. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Art Education Center. For ages 6 – 9. Experiment with nontraditional applications in drawing and painting. Activities include gesture drawings, abstract renderings, and a variety of other ways to use creativity. Fee.
Hanover Hawk Marching Invitational. 2pm-9pm. Hanover High School, 10307 Chamberlayne Rd., Mechanicsville, VA 23116. The event will feature marching bands from across the state performing in competition and including brass, woodwinds, percussion and color guard. Rain or shine. Price: Admission is $6 for adults, $4 for children (age 3-12) and seniors (55+) and free for children 2 and under. Concessions will be available.
Romp n’ Roll Midlothian Kids Night Out. 6pm-9pm. 11541 Busy Street, Midlothian VA 23236. Every kid deserves a special night out…and so do you! Parents get an evening to themselves while the children get to run and play with our energetic instructors and enjoy a pizza party dinner at Romp n’ Roll! No need to be a member; register by calling 804-893-3142. ($20 for one child, $35 for two children, $40 for three children; no discounts apply, children must be siblings to qualify for pricing).
KIDZ BOP Kids – Dream Big, Sing Loud Tour. 6pm. Carpenter Theatre. KIDZ BOP, the #1 music brand for kids, is bringing the “Dream Big, Sing Loud!” tour to Richmond! The KIDZ BOP Kids are taking the stage to perform kid-friendly versions of today’s biggest hits in this high-energy and interactive show. Fee.
Saturday, October 11th & Sunday, October 12th
The Apple Harvest Celebration. 8am-7pm. EVERY Saturday and Sunday in October. Carter Mountain Orchard, 1435 Carters Mountain Trail, Charlottesville, VA. Music, food, hayrides, wine tastings, pumpkins, apple picking, apple butter, apple cider, apple cider donuts, apple pie, and all things apple.
Rose Fest. Noon – 3pm. Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens. Regular Garden admission; free admission for Garden Members. In the event of rain, activities will move inside.
Sunday, October 12th
KidzTown Kounty Fair. 7:30pm. Faith Landmarks Ministries, 8491 Chamberlayne Road, Richmond, VA 23227. Hayride, Face Painting, Moon Bounces, Games, Movie, a Snack and more!
Scary stuff all month long..
Every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday through October 26th
Howl-o-Scream. 6pm-10pm. Busch Gardens, Williamsburg, VA. Navigate through Wendigo Woods™, one of five Terror-tories™; brave a darkly entertaining show like Monster Stomp™ on Ripper Row™ or explore six haunted houses waiting for those daring enough to enter the park after dark. Fee.
Every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday through November 2nd
Halloween Haunt. King Dominion. Each weekend night, Kings Dominion transforms into a horror-filled nightmare. Lots of new attractions for 2014. From mazes with terrifying creatures around every corner to thrill rides that’ll haunt your dreams, it’s everything you fear and can’t wait to experience. Not for anyone under 13. Fee.
Every Friday and Saturday Night through November 22nd
Petersburg Haunts Tour. 7pm. Petersburg Courthouse, Petersburg, VA. Meet at the Courthouse, 7 Courthouse Ave., 15 minutes before the tour starts at 7pm. Find out why Petersburg is such a “spirited” city and visit some of the town’s most historic buildings. 90 minute tours are led by costumed, lantern-carrying storytellers. 804-943-8635. Fee.
Most Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights through October and a few additional select dates
Creepy Hollow Scream Park. Opens at 7pm. Creepy Hollow Scream Park is Richmond’s Ultimate Halloween destination, with more monsters, more frights and more fun! Each night we have well over 50 live actors monsters, incredible animatronics, amazing illusions and acres of screams. Join us for Richmond’s legendary Creepy Hollow Hayride and dare to venture into Scream Forest, the most intense haunt in Virginia! Located just 10 minutes from Short Pump and open select nights in October.804.346.FEAR.
Friday & Saturday nights through November 1st
Eerie Nights Ghost Tour. 8pm & 10pm. Main Street Side of the 17th Street Farmers Market. Eerie Nights is a theatrical story telling experience where guides in character, special effects make-up and costume tell you the history and paranormal activity associated with several historical and haunted locations. Fee.
Saturday nights through October
Ghouls Ghost Tours. 9pm. A Trolley Tour. Main Street Side of the 17th Street Farmers Market (with Eerie Nights Tours). Tours are geared towards a mature audience but families are welcome. Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
Begins October 3rd
Haunted Evenings. Ashland Berry Farm. 4 all new haunts: Booger Woods, Morbid Manor, Old Ridge Asylum, and Sinister Sideshow. Haunted events all month long. Fee.
