Get ready for a fantastic harvest season in Hampton! A spectacular variety of events will take place throughout the city at various venues, neighborhoods, attractions, and facilities this fall. Whether you’re a sports fan, a music lover, or a horror enthusiast, you won’t want to miss out on the exciting events that are coming to the area. So mark your calendars and get ready to have some fun! These events offer a great opportunity to experience seasonal offerings and things to do in the city.

Fall Themed Events Coming Up in Hampton:

Barktoberfest

Oct. 5, 2024 at Mill Point Park in Downtown Hampton

There will be live music, craft brew tastings, food trucks, costume contests for pets & people and much more!

Historic Phoebus Fall Festival

October 12, 2024 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on Mellen Street in Phoebus | FREE

Phoebus will transform into a vibrant outdoor street fair for the Historic Phoebus Fall Festival on October 12 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Attendees can purchase handmade arts and crafts, explore community exhibits and live music, and more, as well as enjoy food and beer. The festival is sponsored by the Partnership for a New Phoebus.

Hampton Roads Philharmonic: October Classics

October 20, 2024 at The American Theatre

Under the baton of Music Director Steven Brindle, the Hampton Roads Philharmonic showcases the extraordinary orchestral musical talents of our community in four exciting programs each year. HRP concerts welcome familiar and new composers alike, and actively commission new works that will move your spirit! A diverse orchestra, HRP showcases active and retired military, music teachers, students, senior citizens, and youth musicians.

Bluebird Gap Farm Fall Festival

October 26 & 27, 2024 at Bluebird Gap Farm | FREE Admission

The colors of autumn abound in the City of Hampton with the annual Bluebird Gap Farm Fall Festival. Bring the whole family to this two-day event offering a variety of experiences and activities including: hayrides, storytelling, ax throwing, live bands, games, photo ops, great seasonal foods ($) and a pumpkin patch ($).

Can’t make it for the festival? Bluebird Gap Farm is open daily with free admission!

Bodacoius Bazaar – Fall

November 8-10, 2024 at the Hampton Roads Convention Center

This is the perfect way to start checking off your Christmas list, as you will be able to find everything you need and welcome back our vendors. We can’t wait to see you all!    

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Hampton Cup Regatta

September 21 & 22, 2024 at Fort Monroe

North America’s oldest continuously run hydroplane boat race is back for its 97th year! Enjoy a children’s area, food vendors, Bay Education, and environmental exhibits. East Mercury Bridge at Fort Monroe.

Phoebus Jazz Festival

September 27-29, 2024 at the American Theatre

The Phoebus Jazz Festival is a three-day jazz festival featuring some of Hampton Roads’ best jazz performers and fantastic national jazz stars!

Crawlin’ Crab Half Marathon & 5K

October 4-6, 2024 at the Hampton Roads Convention Center

Scurry to Hampton and see why Runner’s World dubbed the Crawlin’ Crab Half Marathon a must-run half marathon. Complete with a snappy fast & flat course on the water, ample room for friends & family to cheer you on, and a pumped-up & picturesque post-race SHELLebration!

Ghost Walk at Fort Monroe

Oct. 18 – 20, 2024 at Fort Monroe

Join us for a walking tour to explore some of the unexplainable phenomena surrounding historic Fort Monroe. The Fort Monroe Ghost Walk has returned to share with you the haunting tales that accompany the very real history of Fort Monroe. Chairs that rock by themselves, a soldier in an attic, the very real and odd pirate history of Fort Monroe are just a few of the mysterious tales you will experience when you join us for this year’s Fort Monroe Ghost Walk, Where History Meets Mystery. 

Hampton Horror Tours

October 26 & 29 – 31, 2024 at Hampton History Museum

There are new stories, new personages to meet from the mists of time and plenty of surprises in store! Leaving from the museum, these 60-minute tours include eerie tales of old Hampton and the Coastal Virginia area. Each tour will include the grisly side of Hampton history, the spooky St. John’s Church graveyard, and other points of fright along Queen Street and around Downtown Hampton.

Harrison Phoebus Day

November – TBA | FREE

A vibrant all-day block party and street festival that celebrates the town’s namesake and other founding figures in in Historic Downtown Phoebus. Enjoy a full day of live music, entertainment, family-friendly activities, a special one-day pop-up history museum, delicious local street food, and a beer garden featuring local & regional breweries, and more!

Jazz Legacy Foundation Annual Gala

Nov. 6-10, 2024 at the Hampton Roads Convention Center

Join Jazz Legacy Foundation for an exciting weekend of music and fun. Mission is to transform lives by enhancing the appreciation and reservation of the Art of Jazz, America’s only true original art form.