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Top Events for the Weekend!

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This Weekend's Calendar Highlights

Free Outdoor Movies on the Lawn of Huzzah’s Eatery - Thurs. Oct 10th at 7:30 pm

Bring your blanket or chair and meet your friends and family outside Huzzah’s Eatery for a movie on the big screen. Colonial Williamsburg Resorts will show a FREE movie on the Lawn. Open to the public. Show is The Addams Family & The Addams Family 2....more info...

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Good Shot Judy is the last band of the Rhythms on the Riverwalk FREE concert series in Yorktown - Fri., Oct., 11 at 6:30 pm

You just gotta come! It's free, it's fun and it is GOOD SHOT JUDY!  They are closing the season of the Rhythm on the River Walk Concert Series!  Head to the Riverwalk Landing in historic Yorktown bring a lawn chair or blanket and get ready to enjoy the night.  There are restaurants to grab dinner or bring a cooler.  Perfect for a fall evening! Learn more...

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Parents Night Out at The WISC Fri., Oct 11th- 6pm- 10pm

What could be more fun? Kids run around and burn off some energy with pizza for dinner and parents can go squeeze in a date night...or run an errand!  Learn more

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Fall Festival is this Sat., at the Yorktown Market Days on the Riverwalk Landing from 8 am - 3 pm

Yorktown Market Days extends its hours for this Sat., Fall Festival with free fun for the whole family. There will be face painting and other children’s activities, including hayrides, a hay maze, inflatables, alpacas, pumpkin painting, games, and fun family photo opportunities.

Visitors of all ages are invited to guess the weight of a massive pumpkin for fun prizes donated by participating farmers market vendors! Speaking of seasonal favorites—vendors will be set up selling not just pumpkins, but gourds, mums, kettle corn, and caramel apples. More details...

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Super Science Saturday at School Crossing with Thames & Cosmos - Sat, Oct 12, 2.pm – 5 pm

School Crosing is going to have a hands on day of fun!  Check out the robotic hedgehog that kids build then play with, the gumball machine that teaches physics and the wall climber! They will have demos, snacks of crickets and giveaways!  Head over there Saturday!!!   More info

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Fall Fun Weekends at Yankee Candle Village - Oct., 12th-14th

Join Yankee Candle for FALL FUN! Activities include photo’s with Santa, Hay Rides, paint a pumpkin with Mrs. Claus, and more!  For specific times and details visit here

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Williams Sonoma Junior Chef Class: Halloween Cookie Party Sat., Oct 12th at 10am

Calling all ghosts and goblins! Let’s have a Halloween party and bake some frightfully fun and delicious cookies. They’re a snap to prepare using our cookie stamps. Registration and More info

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Williamsburg Farmers Market - Sat., Oct 12th from 8 am - noon

Sweet potatoes, winter squash, and apples are in season alongside delicious summer favorites! Greens have returned! It’s still the grilling weather, so stock up on steaks and sausage! You can also pre-order your Thanksgiving turkey! Check out the vendor list here...

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Run for the Hills 5k | 10K | 1 Mile Fun Run & Fall Fest! - Sat., Oct 12th

This run has something for everyone!  Choose fro a 5K, 10 K or join the 1 mile fun run.  Stay after for the super family friendly Fall Fest!  This run supports Here for the Girls.  Learn more and register!

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The Mariners’ ARRRtober Festival Trails, Ales and Pirate Tales Sun., Oct 13th from 1 – 5 PM

This family friendly festival will feature a marathon and relay on the Noland Trail, then pirate encampments and storytelling, Pirate Costume Contest, pumpkin painting, games, hayrides, craft beer, food trucks, live music, and much more.  See all the day's events here  Learn more

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Williamsburg Fire Department’s Annual Open House on Sat., Oct 12, from 9am – 1pm.

You are invited to the Williamsburg Fire Department’s Annual Open House on Saturday, October 12, from 9am – 1pm. The theme this year is “Not Every Hero Wears a Cape.” We ask you to bring the whole family as we share information about planning and practicing escape plans in your home to prepare for emergencies.

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Count's Spooktacular Oct 12 & 13 at Busch Gardens

The Count’s Spooktacular is for kids 9 years old - they can wear a Halloween costume, trick or treat...but let us break it down for you …here are your top 6 reasons to take the little ones to The Count’s Spooktaular this year…

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2nd Sundays Art & Music Festival - Sun, Oct. 13

2nd Sundays monthly Street Art & Music Festival is back this weekend! Come out and enjoy 4 blocks of unique arts, handcrafts and live music in a fun, family friendly atmosphere! Details

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Fall Afternoon Tea is Thurs.,– Sat., from 2:00 – 3:30 pm at the Williamsburg Inn

Be inspired by afternoon tea at the Williamsburg Inn and enjoy a variety of Mighty Leaf Teas, delicious deserts, and scones made from scratch from the Williamsburg Inn’s pastry chefs.   Teatime is not just for those in Downton Abbey; come and experience an Fall Afternoon Tea right in Williamsburg.  Learn more...

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A Giant Leap: Exploration Beyond the Moon at the Virginia Living Museum Oct. 12 & 13

This fulldome program, narrated by Tim Allen, looks back at the history of lunar exploration and then at some of the teams racing to land a robotic spacecraft on the moon and win the Google Lunar XPRIZE. See a successful launch, landing and tour of the lunar surface, and a visualization of a future settlement on the moon....Learn more

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American Indian Intertribal Powwow Oct. 12 & 13, 2019, at Jamestown Settlement 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Jamestown Settlement, a museum of 17th-century Virginia history and culture, will once again present an American Indian Intertribal Powwow on Saturday and Sunday, October 12 & 13, featuring song and dance by members of American Indian tribes, storytelling and children’s activities. Festivities from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. include:

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Live Music at the Social Terrace Fri. & Sat., 6 - 9 pm

If you haven't been to the Terrace...What are you waiting for?  It is hip, beautiful, relaxing, with great drinks and food... and this weekend look who is playing....

Fri., Oct. 11 - Guitarist/Singer – Mike DeMoss – 6:00-9:00pm

Sat. Oct 12 - Guitarist/Singer  – Jocelyn Oldham –  6:00-9:00pm

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Howl-O-Scream is open Friday thru Sunday - Check out the insider details before you go!

Howl-O-Scream is open on weekends and select Thursday in Oct... but what is new this year?  We we have got all the latest updates for you in our Howl-O-Scream review - read it here

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Looking for Live Music, Outdoor Concerts and More....

Tis' the season for live outdoor music!  Check out our big list of area outdoor and indoor live music events that will take you thru the summer and into the fall....

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You know how these work - grab it while it's here because when it's gone...it's gone!  Single Day Pass to Howl-O-Scream is only $46.99 So if you are going once or have friends and family coming - this is your day!   Grab this GROUPON

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Fall Fun Cards are out! And Howl-O-Scream is in full effect!

Plan to go more than once to Busch Gardens this Fall? Why not get Fall 2019 FREE? Buy your 2020 Fun Card NOW & get this fall, including Howl-O-Scream, for FREE! PLUS UNLIMITED SPRING & SUMMER VISITS IN 2020.  Learn more here

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- CONTESTS -

Win a Family 4 pack to Blue Talon Bistro Turkey Trot

Win 4 tickets to the Blue Talon Bistro Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning! This will be the place to be on November 28th! An excellent opportunity for families to come out and kick off their Thanksgiving Day with fun, fitness and festivity while also supporting local charities in our community.

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Win 4 tickets to W&M Theatre & Dance DANCEVENT

Do you have a tiny dancer? Enter to win these tickets to see William & Mary Dance faculty members showcase original works performed by Orchesis modern dance company, featured guest artists, and the dance faculty themselves.

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Looking for sports & classes?

Looking for classes for your kids or yourself? Check out our Sports & Classes page

Find Sports programs and Classes registering now for Spring. Kids and Adults activities!  Learn more

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Looking for a good book?

Reading Material Needed? Looking for your next favorite book? We have a list of books for you...

From fiction to non-fiction we are bringing you a list of curated books that may be just what you were looking for...  Check out the link below to see this week's picks

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