YVETTE SMITH REALTOR IN WILLIAMSBURG VA WILLIAMSBURG VIRGINIA HOMES FOR SALE

Looking for something to do with the children this fall? Or do you need political relief and want to have some fun? Well, don't you know that there's always plenty to do in Williamsburg! The seasons change in Williamsburg, but the FUN doesn't stop!!

October 1-31 Halloween with Virginia's James River Plantation. Take haunted tours and have candlelit dinners. There are ghostly and spirited activities to suit every taste.

On the October 4,11,18,24-25, you can experience an evening of spiritied tale telling in Williamsburg's James River Plantation country on the James River Plantation Progressive Ghost Feast Tour & Dinner. Hear Legend of Rippons Run, visit the Harweek graveyard and hear of the Beechwood Tragedy. Each house tour is alternated with a to-die for dinner course.

October 17-18 If you want something not so scary, visit the Night of the Living Museum at the Virginia Living Museum in Newport News (which is about 25 minutes away from Williamsburg). This is a non-scary Halloween celebration for familiies with children ages 12 and under. They'll be live animal shows and a lantern walk through the night forest. Explore the haunted World of Darkness, meet the Storytelling Witch, Pumpkin Lady, Museum Wizard, Spider Lady and fortune-telling Gypsies. Search for gold in the maze; wear a costume and join in the Halloween parade. There will also be creepy crafts and kids' games too!

Ongoing on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays thru October 26 is Howl-O-Scream!!! I love it! Sad that summer is over & you can't go to Busch Gardens? Well, think again!! You can go to Howl-O-Scream for thrills and chills. You can be spooked and puked (roller coasters make me a little queasy!) all in one place.

October 27 HAUNTED FOREST 6-9:30 at Upper County Park in James City County Williamsburg VA. Journey through the forest for $1 or half price if you wear a costume. Go out after dark to experience a walk through the Haunted Forest for fun & fright and the things that go bump in the night!! For children 6 and younger, they can enjoy Goblinville with its moonwalks, playgroung equipment and a pumpkin patch hayride that travel through a maze of pumpkin faces & nursery rhume characters. Go pumpkin bowling, do some arts & crafts, play games, have lots of fun!!! Parking is free and a shuttle will be provied from Toano Middle School to the park. Call 757-259-5414 for more info.

Did you know that 15 million Americans visit a pumpkin patch or go on a hay ride each year? I'm one those Americans. I just love this time of year! Be Safe & Enjoy!!

Courtesy of Yvette Smith, SRES® REALTOR®
WILLIAMSBURG REAL ESTATE
757-753-7472
5350 Discovery Park Blvd
Williamsburg Virginia 23188
YvetteSmith@lizmoore.com

Electricity 1-888-667-3000

Natural Gas 1-888-229-3578

Telephone

Residential 757-954-6222

Business 757-954-6888

Water/Sewer 757-253-6800

Trash Collection

BFI 757-898-5488

Waste Mangement 1-800-877-7531

Suburban 757-220-2846

Cable TV 757-224-1111

Motor Vehicles 757-253-4811

952 Capitol Landing Road Williamsburg

Voter Registration 757-253-6868

Tax Information 757-253-6650

Public Library 757-259-7720

Newspaper

Daily Press 757-247-4800

Virginia Gazette 757-220-1736 (local Williamsburg newspaper)

Police 757-253-1800 (911 for emergenices)

Fire Department 757-220-0626 (911 for emergencies)

Real Estate Taxes

James City County $.77 Per Hundred (100% of Appraised Value)

Tax Assessor 757-253-6650

Courtesy of Yvette Smith, SRES® REALTOR®
WILLIASMBURG REAL ESTATE
757-753-7472
5350 Discovery Park Blvd
Williamsburg Virginia
YvetteSmith@lizmoore.com

Here are some more special days in October:

1 Balloons Around the World Day

2 Guardian Angels Day

8 International Top Spinning Day (Also Bring Your Teddy Bear to Work and School Day)

14 Be Bald and Free Day

15 National Grouch Day

19 Evaluate Your Life Day

24 International Bandanna Day

30 National Candy Corn Day

31 Frankenstein Friday and of course, HALLOWEEN!