# Things to do with kids in Virginia Beach this weekend > 10 family events on Fri, Oct 30 – Sun, Nov 1 in the Virginia Beach–Chesapeake–Norfolk area. Times are Eastern Time. Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/this-weekend Towns with listings: Virginia Beach (5), Norfolk (2), Williamsburg (2), Newport News (1). ## Fri, Oct 30 – Sun, Nov 1 ### Virginia Beach (5) - [Build A Bat at First Landing State Park](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/build-a-bat-at-first-landing-state-park--listing-82c7617ffd5358273038de51) — Sat, Oct 31 · 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM · First Landing State Park (Trail Center) · With admission · checked Oct 24. A Halloween-morning nature craft with the rangers at First Landing State Park's Trail Center. Children learn how bats help the ecosystem through pest control, pollination and… - [Día de los Muertos: Calaveras y Comics](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/dia-de-los-muertos-calaveras-y-comics--listing-db5487ee3c03f48b732efc0a) — Sat, Oct 31 · 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM · Kempsville Area Library · Ages 5–11 · Free · checked Oct 24. A bilingual Day of the Dead program for elementary-age children at the Kempsville Area Library. Kids learn the holiday's symbols and what they mean through the comics of Raúl the… - [Bay Lab Exploration at First Landing State Park](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/bay-lab-exploration-at-first-landing-state-park--listing-8b0a2e782f96f3a161d1996d) — Sat, Oct 31 · 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM · First Landing State Park (Bay Lab, Main Visitor Center) · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. An open-house afternoon in the Bay Lab inside First Landing State Park's Main Visitor Center, where families learn about the Chesapeake Bay through the animals that live in it… - [Family Karaoke at Central Library](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/family-karaoke-at-central-library--listing-74bcad226761826eccfc4a08) — Sat, Oct 31 (+1 more date) · 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM · Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library · Ages 5+ · Free · checked Oct 24. Two Saturday afternoons of family karaoke in a meeting room at the Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library. On Halloween the Retro Edition features hits from past decades, and on… - [Halloween Night Hike at False Cape State Park](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/halloween-night-hike-at-false-cape-state-park--listing-9b187a7350c74354caef69a4) — Sat, Oct 31 · 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM · False Cape State Park (meet at Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge parking lot) · From $10 · checked Oct 24. A ranger-led Halloween night hike that swaps neighborhood sidewalks for sandy trails. The group sets out after sunset from the Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge parking lot and… ### Other towns in the Virginia Beach–Chesapeake–Norfolk area (5) - [Night of the Living Museum](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/night-of-the-living-museum--listing-1373a7c98115bb7a6f9b34bf) — Fri, Oct 30 · 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM · Virginia Living Museum, Newport News · From $17 · checked Oct 24. A family-friendly, not-scary Halloween evening at the Virginia Living Museum in Newport News. Children in costume follow a trail of treat stations through the museum after dark… - [Autumn Hayride at York River State Park](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/autumn-hayride-at-york-river-state-park--listing-c7e023a7c62af633bac3a0d4) — Sat, Oct 31 · 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM · York River State Park (Visitor Center), Williamsburg · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. Rangers at York River State Park take families on a hayride down the Backbone Trail and talk about why leaves change color, which Virginia animals hibernate and the many ways… - [Norfolk Admirals Wizards and Witches Night](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/norfolk-admirals-wizards-and-witches-night--listing-99ebfb7e8c0fe14ab556b779) — Sat, Oct 31 · Scope Arena, Norfolk · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 24. A Halloween-night pro hockey game at Norfolk Scope, part of the Norfolk Admirals' 2026-27 promotional schedule. The Admirals theme the evening around wizards and witches, so… - [Community Days at the Virginia Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/community-days-at-the-virginia-zoo--listing-dd8b5567cc4ea29f1e79968a) — Sun, Nov 1 (+10 more dates) · 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM · Virginia Zoo, Norfolk · All ages · From $12.50 · checked Oct 24. For its 125th anniversary the Virginia Zoo is offering Community Days on eleven November dates, when Hampton Roads residents can buy general admission for $12.50 instead of the… - [Fossil Frenzy at York River State Park](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/fossil-frenzy-at-york-river-state-park--listing-0b8d912a3588dd4d10d36208) — Sun, Nov 1 (+2 more dates) · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · York River State Park (Amphitheater), Williamsburg · With admission · checked Oct 24. A ranger-led fossil hunt at York River State Park. More than 6 million years ago, before the York River existed, a shallow sea covered this area, and early whales, porpoises… More for families in Virginia Beach: https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach.md