Grab your costumes and candy bags — Town & Treat is just around the corner! Join us on Saturday, October 25th from 11 am to 2 pm! Stop by for free trick-or-treating at Town Center businesses, activity stations, roaming characters, games, music, cotton candy, costume contests, and more! Dress in your finest Halloween costume to win a special prize. There will even be a special appearance by Barbie!
Schedule of Events
11:00 AM – 2:00 PM | Trick-or-Treating
Candy is available on a first come, first serve basis. If you would like to participate in trick-or-treating, we highly recommend that you begin at 11 am. Trick-or-treating location maps will be available at the Town Center Information Station on the day of the event. If a participating business runs out of candy before 2 pm, they will hang an “Out of Candy” sign on their door.
- Stay on the lookout for a full list of participating businesses
11:00 AM – 2:00 PM | Free Family-Friendly Entertainment
- Music and dance contests
- Face painting
- Mad Science of Hampton Roads activity stations
- Balloon artistry
- Free Halloween prizes and giveaways
- Kids’ life-sized games
- Woody From Toy Story stilt walker
- Movie and cartoon characters including Bluey, Spiderman, and more
- Free cotton candy while it lasts
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM | Children’s & Dog Costume Contest
Calling all ghouls and goblins! Show off your festive attire in one of the three categories in our Town and Treat Costume Contest. Children 12 and under can enter one of three categories: “Cutest”, “Scariest”, and “Most Creative”. Families of all sizes can enter the best family costume contest. Leashed, well-behaved dogs are permitted to enter the “Best Dressed” Dog Costume Contest. This year, we have added a “Best Family Costume” contest too!
Know Before You Go
- Parking is free, all the time, in Town Center. We recommend garage parking for this event.
- The entire event is free and open to the public. Items are all on a first come, first serve basis.
- In inclement weather, all outdoor entertainment will be cancelled. Trick-or-treating will be moved inside each participating store.
- Visitors are encouraged to follow @towncenterofvirginiabeach on Facebook and Instagram and @VBTownCenter on Twitter and tag your experience with #towncenterofvirginiabeach
This event is provided for your enjoyment by the businesses of Town Center of Virginia Beach, Armada Hoffler, and the City of Virginia Beach and produced by the Central Business District Association.