Bonez & Booz 2025
Schedule
Sat Oct 25 2025 at 04:00 pm to 10:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Virginia Museum of Natural History | Martinsville, VA
The spooktacular Halloween and Fall Festival rises from the grave Saturday, October 25, 2025 with a hauntingly incredible lineup of fire and LED performances, magic shows, stilt walkers, carnival games, costume contests, food trucks, a beer garden, and much more! Costumes encouraged! Fun required!!WHAT TO EXPERIENCE...
* Carnival Games (4-8 p.m.)
* Magic Shows (5-5:30 p.m. & 9-9:25 p.m.)
* Fire & LED Performances (7-7:25 p.m. & 8-8:25 p.m.)
* Stilt Walkers
* Exhibit Gallery Scavenger Hunt
* Spooky Scientific Specimens
* Balloon Art
* Caricature Art
* Face Painting
* Halloween Photo Booth
* DJ'd Music
* Food Truck Alley ($)
* Beer Garden ($)
* Bonez & Booz Souvenirs ($)
[($) denotes offerings that require an extra fee beyond admission. Admission rates are listed below. Admission is FREE for EBT cardholders and VMNH Members!]
BONEZ & BOOZ COSTUME CONTESTS!
Every year, Bonez & Booz attendees impress with their costume creativity and we can't wait to see what you have in store for us this year! Costume 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. Family-friendly costumes only, please! Age groups and start 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 OPTIONS INCLUDE...
* Bahama Sno-Shack
* D's Hot/Ice
* Factory Roast
* Jen's Cakes with Personality
* Kona Ice
* Malloy Dogz
* Palumbo's Hoagie House
BONEZ & BOOZ TAKES PLACE AT...
Virginia Museum of Natural History
21 Starling Avenue
Martinsville, VA 24112
ADMISSION IS ONLY...
* $15/Ages 18-59
* $10/Ages 3-17 and College Students
* $10/Seniors 60+
* 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
[Admission is at the gate. 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...
* All listed offerings, schedules, and information may be subject to change.
* This event takes place indoors and outdoors.
* Parking will be available off-site and free of charge.
* A parking map/directions will be published prior to the event.
* All costumes must be family-friendly.
* Service animals are allowed, but pets are not.
* The museum is a tobacco and vape-free campus.
* The museum will be CLOSED during normal Saturday operating hours (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) on this day in preparation for the event.
BONEZ & BOOZ IS MADE POSSIBLE BY...
* Atlantic Union Bank
* Bassett Furniture Industries
* Boxley Materials Company
* Carter Bank
* Hooker Furnishings
* The Helen S. and Charles G. Patterson, Jr. Charitable Foundation Trust
SPECIAL THANKS TO...
The Institute of Museum and Library Services, Hooker Furnishings, Carter Bank, and Community Foundation Serving Western Virginia for helping make admission free for EBT cardholders through the "Museums for All" program!
