Town Center of Virginia Beach invites you to come dressed in your best costume for our annual “Town and Treat” event on Saturday, October 28th 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.

11:00 AM – 2:00 PM | Free Family-Friendly Entertainment

  • Music by DJ PonFetti
  • Activity stations by Mad Science of Hampton Roads
  • Face painting by Merman
  • Free Halloween prizes and gift bags
  • Balloon artists
  • 360 photo booth
  • Stilt walkers
  • Dance contests with prizes
  • Free cotton candy (while supplies last)

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.

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.