Things That Go Bump in the Night

Things That Go Bump in the Night at Henricus invites visitors to step into the darkness and journey through colonial Virginia’s shadowy legends and folklore. This annual event casts the living history site in a new light—one of mystery, storytelling, and the unseen echoes of the past. Guided night tours lead guests through historically re‑created spaces, where interpreters bring to life tales of witches, ghosts, goblins, and uncanny happenings rooted in early English folklore. Visitors may cross paths with spectral figures or hear whispered legends of the land’s earliest settlers as they stroll along candlelit paths.