How do you celebrate Halloween colonial-style? With witches, ghosts, serial killers, and sing-a-longs! Whether you live for goose bump-inducing stories or have been known to hide your eyes during the “scary scenes,” we’ve got you covered with a week full of supernatural activities. Take your pick with our Colonial Williamsburg-approved top six spooky Halloween must-sees.
When the sun goes down, Williamsburg has a haunted history to tell. Enter some of the haunted buildings and sites, and encounter some who have lived to tell of their supernatural experiences.
2. Witchcraft in Colonial Virginia
Don’t believe in ghosts? Come learn about the strange happenings that led the colonists to conduct a series of witchcraft inquiries. Expert historian Carson Hudson presents the facts at the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg.
After you’ve learned the facts, be the judge! Join this candlelit inquiry into “The Virginia Witch.” If the subject matter doesn’t spook you, the cloaked-in-darkness Capitol courtroom will.
Looking for something spooky the whole family can get behind? Learn of the ghosts that still haunt the taverns and historic buildings of the Revolutionary City with this family-friendly program, suitable for all ages.
5. Things that Go Bump in the Night
Join us for a spooky Halloween concert of songs and tales about ghosts, hauntings, and other uncanny happenings from the time of Jamestown to the present day.
6. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Showing
Gather a group of friends and head to the Kimball Theatre for a viewing of this cult-classic horror film. Warning: this film is rated R and not suitable for children (or scaredy-cats).
Looking for even more fun things to do this fall? Try our list of Five Fall things to do in the Revolutionary City.
What are your favorite Halloween traditions? Do you like scary movies?
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