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The spooktacular Halloween and Fall Festival returns Saturday, October 26, 2024 from 4 to 10 p.m. at the Virginia Museum of Natural History! Fire performances, magic shows, stilt walkers, carnival games, costume contests, food trucks, a beer garden, and more await you during Bonez & Booz! Costumes encouraged!
Stilt walkers will add to the festivities at this year's Bonez & Booz!What to Experience
- Fire & LED Performances
- Magic Shows
- Stilt Walkers
- Carnival Games
- Costume Contests
- Exhibit Gallery Scavenger Hunt
- Balloon Art
- Caricature Art
- Face Painting
- Halloween Photo Booth
- DJ
- Food Truck Alley
- Beer Garden
- Spooky Scientific Specimens
- Bonez & Booz Souvenirs
- Pumpkin Sales
Time-Specific Shows & Activities
Carnival Games
4 to 8 p.m.
Magic Shows
5 to 5:30 p.m.
9 to 9:25 p.m.
Fire & LED Performances
7 to 7:25 p.m.
8 to 8:25 p.m.
Costume Contests
See below
** Be sure not to miss a special spooktacular performance by Visitor Services & Events Manager Robbie Hendrix-Wirt and the Ray Hollingsworth Dancers at 8:30 p.m.! **
VMNH Herpetology showing off specimens during a previous Bonez & Booz!Costume Contests
The ever-popular Bonez & Booz costume contests will be offered again in 2024! Contests are limited to 25 participants per age group and pre-registration is REQUIRED at least 30 minutes prior to each age group's start time. Pre-registration is on a first-come, first-served basis and will take place at the souvenir T-shirt station located near the general admission gate. Age groups and times are as follows:
- Ages 0 to 5 (5:30 p.m.)
- Ages 6 to 9 (6:00 p.m.)
- Ages 10 to 13 (6:30 p.m.)
- Ages 14 to 17 (7:30 p.m.)
- Ages 18+ (9:30 p.m.)
On-site Food Trucks
- Birrieria La Vaca
- Bahama Sno-Shack
- Buckin' Good Eats & Lemonade
- D's Hot/Ice
- Factory Roast
- Ga-te Shoken FoodTruck
- Jen's Cakes with Personality
- Kona Ice
- Palumbo's Hoagie House
Admission is only...
- $10/Ages 18-59
- $5/Ages 3-17, Seniors 60+, and College Students
- FREE for children under 3
- FREE for VMNH Members
- FREE for members of ASTC Passport participating institutions
- FREE for EBT card holders who present their EBT card and official photo ID
- Groupons are accepted!
* Free admission for EBT cardholders is valid for the cardholder (from any state) and up to 5 immediate family members living within the same household as the cardholder. Members of ASTC Passport participating institutions must provide their membership card to receive free admission.
Know Before You Go
- Admission is available at the gate.
- This is primarily an outdoor event.
- Parking will be available off-site. (Parking Information)
- The museum will be CLOSED this day during normal Saturday operating hours (which are 10am to 4pm) due to preparation for this event.
- All listed offerings, activities, times and information may be subject to change.
- All costumes must be family-friendly.
- The museum is a tobacco and vape-free campus.
Bonez & Booz is made possible by:
