Portsmouth Halloween & Things to Do 2026
Your complete guide to the best halloween in Portsmouth and surrounding areas
Portsmouth delivers Halloween 2025 across the historic district with macabre entertainment and seasonal scares near the waterfront. Visitors find eerie tours, harvest festivals, and frightful celebrations including lantern walks, pumpkin events, and community fright nights.
Find the best Portsmouth Halloween happenings this year!
Browse Halloween Near Portsmouth by Category
Family-Friendly Fall Activities
Spooky exhibits with haunting lights and mysterious sounds
Food, Drink, and Parties
Epic Halloween bash with $10k costume contest prize
Haunted Experiences
Five haunted houses and six terror-tories™
Movies, Theater, and Entertainment
Live string quartet performing Halloween classics by candlelight.
Unique & Unusual
Haunting tales from costumed actors in historic Olde Towne.
Editor's Picks
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Twisted Fairytales Halloween
(Norfolk)
Epic Halloween bash with $10k costume contest prize
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Busch Gardens Howl-O-Scream
(Williamsburg)
Five haunted houses and six terror-tories™
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Fins & Frights
(Virginia Beach)
Spooky exhibits with haunting lights and mysterious sounds
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Olde Towne Portsmouth Ghost Walk
Haunting tales from costumed actors in historic Olde Towne.
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Portsmouth Halloween Safe Trunk or Treat
Haunted house by the Police Department
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Haunted Norfolk Tour
(Norfolk)
Adult-themed exploration of Norfolk's haunted history and paranormal tales.
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