Halloween
Your online portal to a fun and safe Hampton Roads Halloween
Upload your Halloween night photos
All the spooky dress-up fun may be over for 2009, but most everyone shares their Halloween shots and stories around the water cooler through the first few days of November.
We plan to do the same, but with one small twist. We want to see your photos too. The best Halloween photo posted this week (the first week of November) gets one final chance to win a DVD or two.
Top 10 Viewed Halloween Events
Check out the Halloween events most viewed by visitors to our site over the past week:
- Spooky Acres Haunted House, ends Oct. 31
- Haunted Hunt Club Farm & Halloween Festival, ends Oct. 31
- Olde Towne Portsmouth Ghost Walk, Oct. 30.
- Pumpkin Patch and Horse Drawn Hayrides at Wrangler Farms, ends Nov. 1.
- Haunted Hayride, Oct. 30
- Evil Dead: The Musical, ends Nov. 8
- Halloween on the Waterside, Oct. 31
- Halloween Party at The Norva, Oct. 30
- Dracula, ends Oct. 31
- Howl-O-Scream, ends Nov. 1
Find more Halloween events here.
Special features
The most read Halloween-related stories posted in the past week.
Share your photos
Upload your best Halloween photo in the Halloween photo gallery. Each week we'll pick a favorite for a prize.
This week's winner... "Pipi Who?" uploaded by Kimberly Thornton of Virginia Beach:
This week's winner... "Pipi Who?" uploaded by Kimberly Thornton of Virginia Beach:
HALLOWEEN PHOTO TIPS:
How to take petrifying portraits
How to take petrifying portraits
More Halloween Contests
Poll
What is your Halloween costume style?
More polls from PilotOnline.com
- Disclaimer: This is an unscientific sampling of site visitors.
Top Viewed Halloween Stories
Now playing: Halloween Garden
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Go Bowling for Cats below! The goal is to knock down as many cats as you can. To play, watch the arrow. When it points in the right direction, click your spacebar to roll your pumpkin bowling ball. Good luck!
Other Halloween Sites
- WHRO's Halloween Haunts - Podcasts of WHRV 89.5 and WHRO 90.3 FM's series of short vignettes highlighting some of Virginia's enduring ghosts and ghostly legends.
- Yahoo! Halloween 2009 - Costume ideas and related Halloween searches.
- Halloween on History.com - Origins of Halloween, jack-o-lanterns and more.
- PBS Kids Halloween - Cartoons, ideas and other treats.
25 Songs & Sounds for Halloween
Click the play button to see and hear the list
TO HAVE A SWEET TIME, remember trick-or-treating is for ages 12 and under on Halloween night (Oct. 31). Trick-or-treating hours for each city is as follows:
• Norfolk, until 8 p.m.
• Virginia Beach, dusk to 8 p.m. • Portsmouth, 6 to 8 p.m. • Chesapeake, 6 to 8 p.m. • Suffolk, 6 to 8 p.m. • Hampton, dusk till 8 p.m. • Newport News, until 8 p.m. • James City County, 6 to 8 p.m. |
FOR SAFETY, keep these things in mind:
• Take along a flashlight.
• Walk on the sidewalks when possible. • Costume should be of a flame-retardant material. • Costumes should be light-colored or be reflective. • Stay clear of open fires and candles. • No running. • Bring along an adult. • Have fun, but be safe. • Have an adult inspect your treats. More Halloween driving tips for adults |
Share photos of your Halloween fun | ||
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| Nov 11, 2009 | Cosmic Putt Cafe Salutes Veterans | Cosmic Putt Cafe |
| Nov 15, 2009 | 11th Annual Fantasy Shopping Night | MacArthur Center |
| Nov 21, 2009 | 25th Annual Grand Illumination Parade (Downtown Norfolk) | 25th Annual Grand Illumination Parade |
| Nov 21, 2009 - Nov 22, 2009 | Indian River Christmas Craft Show | Indian River High School |
| Nov 22, 2009 | Free Thanksgiving Dinner | Hickory Middle School |
| Nov 26, 2009 | Traditional Thanksgiving Dinner | The Founders Inn and Spa, Swan Terrace |
| Nov 26, 2009 | After the Thanksgiving Parade, Join us for Thanksgiving Brunch | Renaissance Portsmouth Hotel |
| Nov 26, 2009 | Thanksgiving Dinner | Lesner Inn Catering Club |
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