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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.

Charlotte’s Web!  Virginia Rep’s Children’s Theatre at Willow Lawn.  Visit the website for show times and fees.  Through Nov 9th.

Where to pick your own pumpkins and apples.  Click the hyperlinks for more details.

Visit the bottom of the page for scary fun all month long…

Monday, October 20th

Mini Mozarts: Music for Your Little One. 10am-11am. Bon Secours Love and Learn, 4121 Cox Rd Suite 115, Glen Allen, VA 23060. Hosted by Melody Magic Music Studio. Music is one of your baby’s favorite things – AND it’s one of the best things for your baby’s developing mind. This class will help parents of young babies understand the importance of music. Babies and parents will enjoy participating in musical activities with Ms. Katherine, the owner of Melody Magic Music Studio, in a calm, baby-safe environment. Ages 0-18 months, with a caregiver. Advance registration required online: www.melodymagicmusic.com. Fee.

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.

Tuesday, October 21st

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.

The Negotiation Years for Parents (Caregivers of Children Ages 4-11). 6:30pm. Delivered by Commonwealth Parenting. Fee.

Halloween Party. 7pm-8pm. Varina Library, Henrico County. Calling all ghosts and ghouls! Join us for our annual Halloween Party. We’ll have stories from a witch, a craft and refreshments. Wear your costume! Free.

Wednesday, October 22th

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.

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.

Bullying Must Stop (for Parents/Caregivers of Children Ages 4-11). 7pm. Delivered by Commonwealth Parenting. Fee.

Wednesday, October 22th – Sunday, October 26th

CIRQUE DU SOLEIL – DRALION.  John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, VA.

Thursday, October 23rd

Greek Creations.  4:15pm-6pm.  Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Art Education Center. For ages 5 – 8.  Use an ancient Greek amphora, created centuries ago, for inspiration to create your own original vase with air-dry clay and paint.  Fee.

Tweeners.  7-9:30pm.  CPR Office, 8500 Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville, VA 23116.   If you have a child between the ages of 9 and 13, you will love this class. Chocked full of information, you will be amazed at what you learn about this roller coaster ride we call “puberty”. Fear not, “Tweeners” is not about armpit hair and pimples. It’s about the fully loaded change your “baby” is engaged in as she/he transitions from childhood and how all of that changes “who” your child becomes at home and at school.  Fee.

A Spooktacular Halloween Concert.  7:30pm.   Henrico Theatre in Highland Springs.   Join the Henrico Community Band as they present a fun and spooky evening of music for the entire family. The costumed band will play a variety of Halloween music just in time for trick or treat. Bring the kids in costume and everyone walks away with a goody bag of treats! Reservations can be made by phone 328-4491.

Friday, October 24th

Taylor’s SpookieFun Fest.  6pm-9pm.  Poor Farm Park, 13400 Liberty School Rd. Ashland, Va 23005.  Families with children 11 and under, this free fun night is just for you.   Kids, wear your favorite costume and join Taylor and friends for flashlight toy and candy hunts (hunts throughout the evening), trick or treat booths, rides, games and activities. Children can move and groove in Taylors ‘Lil’ Frankenstein’s Monster Mash Bash’ dance area. Concession items and novelty food items will be available for purchase. Be sure to bring a flashlight and bag for all your trick or treat goodies.  Plus, at the conclusion of the last flashlight candy hunt (approximately 7:30 p.m.), your whole family can view the movie Monster House (PG) on the giant inflatable screen from the comfort of your vehicle or feel free to bring lawn chairs and a blanket.

Mad Science Parents Night Out. 6pm-10pm.  Mad Science Laboratory, 5500 Cox Road, Suite H, Glen Allen VA 23060.  Want to get out without bringing the kids too? Enjoy a nice night our while Mad Science entertains your kids. But beware, they may be having so much fun they don’t’ want to go back! The night will include pizza, a fun science activity, take home activities (slime and more), games, and a fun movie! The cost is $30 per child ($25 for additional siblings). Grades K – 5. Check out the website for the list of scheduled topics and to register.

Generation Z – Halloween! 6pm-8pm. Eastern Henrico Recreation Center. For ages 6-12. Drop your kids off for an evening of fun. Kids wear costumes for a spooky night of games, crafts, and activities. Participate in a costume contest, pumpkin bowling, or dance to the monster mash! Parents or legal guardians must sign a liability waiver provided on site at the time of drop off. Space is limited to the first 50 children. Information: 290-0305. Free.

Halloween Bash – Parent’s Night Out.  6:30pm.  Pump It Up, Hanover, VA.  Fee.

Haunted Courthouse Green.  Scheduled tours on the hour, 7 p.m.-10 p.m.    Trinity Church, 10111 Iron Bridge Road.  Spend an evening on the historic Courthouse Green and discover the haunting history of Chesterfield. Take a guided lantern tour of the grounds and hear ghost stories from long ago. Historical vignettes will be set up on the Courthouse Green, in the Chesterfield Museum and 1892 Jail. Talk to Paranormal Investigators at Trinity Church and learn about their recent investigations. This program will be fun for the entire family. Refreshments will be served.  Space is limited, preregistration required in advance.   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 – ‘It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown’.  Dress Warm, Hot Chocolate, Warm Cider.  Free.

Saturday, October 25th

Multiples Family Day at Kings Dominion.   16000 Theme Park Way, Doswell, VA.  Twins, triplets, quads (etc) and their friends and family can get a discounted ticket price ($34 dollars, ages 2 and under are free).   (IncludesPlanet Spooky for the little ones & Halloween Haunt for the fearless).  Hosted by Virginia Commonwealth University’s Mid-Atlantic Twin Registry (MATR).   Tickets available online only. Promotional Code:  KDMATR.  For more information: Call the MATR at 1-800-URA-TWIN (1-800-872-8946) or email matr@vcu.edu.  Fee.

Call FCU Marathon Jr. A fun running event for ages 4 to 14 taking place in Byrd Park. Costumes are welcome for the 1/2 and one-mile races. Fee.

Boot Camp for New Dads.  9am-Noon.  Locations vary.  Delivered by First Things First of Greater Richmond.  A unique father-to-father community-based workshop prepares and equips expectant dads to become confidently engaged with their infants, support their mates, and navigate their transformation into dads.  Fee.

Spooky Party 2014.  10am-4pm.  Select Children’s Museum of Richmond locations.  Have some not-so-spooky fun at your favorite CMoR satelite location! Featuring your little one’s favorite princesses, themed games, and give-aways!  This event is free with museum admission.

Kids Fall Fest.  10am-2pm.  Whole Food Short Pump.  Kids can meet Curious George.  Visit the store or call for meet and greet times.  Food proceeds from the Fest will benefit Virginia PTA.

Innsbrook Pumpkin Palooza.  10am-4pm.  Dunk your pumpkin via catapult, trebuchet or cross bow into Lake Rooty at this family-friendly event. And, don’t forget to dress up in your favorite costume to celebrate in a big way with activities that appeal to families as well as goblins of all ages. “Kids Zone”, costume contests, great food and craft vendors. Free to attend. Benefiting American Cancer Society’s Making Strides campaign.  Fun for all ages.

Just Say BOO! A Musical Costume Party!   10am-10:40am.  Melody Magic Music Studio, 3041 Lauderdale Drive.  Come join us for a musical playdate for children ages 0-7 years! This is a perfect fit for this time of year! Feel free to come dressed up as a princess, prince, pirate, superhero, animal, or anything you like! We will move and groove to some favorite Halloween tunes (nothing scary!). Your child will love getting dressed up and using their imagination in this awesome class! Cost is $10/child, and advance registration is required. . Register online at www.melodymagicmusic.com.  Fee.

The Pumpkin Chunk-A-Thon Family Fall Festival.  10am-3pm.  Ashwood Gardens & Nursery, 11374 Ashcake Road, Ashland, VA 23005.  Pumpkin Chunking Contest via the Wooden Trebujet, Midway Games, Pumpkin Decorating, Moon Bounce, Face Painting, Razzle Prizes, Hayrides, and more.  Proceeds benefit Hanover Arc.

POPCORN MOVIE DAY. 10:30am. Main Library, City of Richmond. Celebrate Popcorn Month with us. Children ages 1-7 at 10:30: IT’S THE GREAT PUMPKIN CHARLIE BROWN- 30 MINS. Free popcorn and water.

Scarytown. Noon-5pm. Trick or Treat in Carytown. Look for the “pumpkin” in the merchant’s window that says “come in for Scarytown treats”. They have agreed to participate in Scarytown safe trick or treating. Go early to avoid the Zombies! Free.

Goochland County Fall Festival.  Noon-4pm.  Goochland Sports Complex, 1800 Sandy Hook Road Goochland, VA 23063.  Music, Bounce2Moon, Laughing Place Pony Rides, Broken Road Farm Petting Zoo, Jonathan Austin, Halloween Costume Contest, Touch-A-TRUCK, Carnival Games, Make and Take Activities, Show and Sell Arts and Crafts, Pie Eating Contest, Home Run Derby and more.  Free admission.

Scott’s Addition Pumpkin Festival.  Noon-6pm.  The Boulevard.  Lots of family fun.

Chinese Prints & Plants.  1pm-4pm.  Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Art Education Center.   Learn how to design a lino block inspired by stunning Chinese plant symbols and characters and create a series of prints.  Fee.

Halloween Spooktacular.  1pm-4pm.  Westchester Commons.  Westchester Commons on the Village Green.  Trick or Treating, Pumpkin Painting, Wagon Rides, Costume Contests.  Rain or Shine.  Free.

POPCORN MOVIE DAY. 4pm. Main Library, City of Richmond. Celebrate Popcorn Month with us. Children ages 8-12: GOOSEBUMPS A NIGHT IN TERROR TOWER/STAY OUT OF THE BASEMENT- 80 MINS. Free popcorn and water.

Family Movie Night.  6pm.  Bon Secours Redskins Training Camp.  6pm Doors Open, 6:30pm It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown, 7pm Monsters Inc.  No dogs, no smoking.  Bring your own blankets and lawn chairs.  Free.

Taylor’s SpookieFun Fest.  6pm-9pm.  Pole Green Park, 8996 Pole Green Park Lane, Mechanicsville, Va 23116.   Families with children 11 and under, this free fun night is just for you.  Kids, wear your favorite costume and join Taylor and friends for flashlight toy and candy hunts (hunts throughout the evening), trick or treat booths, rides, games and activities. Children can move and groove in Taylors ‘Lil’ Frankenstein’s Monster Mash Bash’ dance area. Concession items and novelty food items will be available for purchase. Be sure to bring a flashlight and bag for all your trick or treat goodies.  Plus, at the conclusion of the last flashlight candy hunt (approximately 7:30 p.m.), your whole family can view the movie Monster House (PG) on the giant inflatable screen from the comfort of your vehicle or feel free to bring lawn chairs and a blanket.

Fancy Me Mad: Tales from Edgar Allen Poe + Graveyard Tour.  6pm – 8pm.  St. John’s Church, 2401 E. Broad Street Richmond, 23223.  Tales from Edgar Allen Poe followed by a self-guided walking tour of the graveyard.  Among the spirits represented: Edgar’s mother Eliza Poe, George Wythe and his murderous nephew, and Elizabeth Van Lew – Union spy.  Fee.

Union First Market Bank LolliPops.  11am.  Richmond Symphony: Beethoven Lives Upstairs.  The world-famous production of Beethoven Lives Upstairs features a lively exchange of letters between young Christoph and his uncle. Audiences are captivated by more than 25 excerpts of the master’s music, including the Moonlight Sonata, Für Elise, and the great Fifth and Ninth Symphonies.  The performance includes a pre-concert festival with a musical instrument petting zoo and other activities for young audiences. Pre-concert festivals take place in Rhythm Hall one hour prior to concert.  Fee.

Family Fright Night.  5pm-8pm.  Bensley Community Building, 2900 Drewry’s Bluff Road.  Bring all the ghost and goblins out for a fun evening of music, carnival games, prizes, trick-or-treating and much more. Prizes will be given away for best costumes. Pre-registration is required. Open to the first 130 participants who register by October 10. Free.

Saturday, October 25th – Sunday, October 26th

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.

Central Virginia Celtic Festival and Highland Games.  Richmond Raceway Complex.  Heavy Athletics & Hurling, Rugby, Highland Dance, Music, Piping & Drumming Competitions, Harp competitions, & a British Car Show.  Rain or shine.  Fee.

Sunday, October 26th

Goblins and Gourds.  1pm-4pm.  Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens.  Celebrate harvest-time in the Children’s Garden with a concert by the Richmond Indigenous Gourd Orchestra, pumpkin painting, seasonal food tasting, hoop dancing and more! It’s a great chance to get outside, be active and enjoy the beauty of the season.  Regular Garden admission.

Children’s Movie Day. 1pm. Hull Street Library, City of Richmond. This month’s showing is “Frankenweenie.”

 

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.