The Hunt for Dead October 2012

On Friday evening, October 26, from 6-9pm, HRNM will host our family-friendly Halloween program, "The Hunt for Dead October." This is a yearly program that is always FREE of charge!

One participant at last year's event has her face painted and her skeleton scavenger hunt completed!

We will have a number of craft activities to do, including: make a ship wheel inside a giant inflatable whale; take part in the skeleton scavenger hunt; create your own puppet; and much more. In addition, this year we are featuring the Blue Jacket Puppet Play, "The Revenge of Bartholomew." See below for the first trailer for this puppet show.

Questions about the program? Contact Laura at laura.l.orr@navy.mil or 757-322-3108. We hope to see you at HRNM on October 26 for this fun program!

The Brig is Near-One Night Only, October 21

For one night only, the Hampton Roads Naval Museum will present the "Brig of Bartholomew" puppet show. This grand event will take place during the museum's Hunt for Dead October special event. The Hunt begins on October 21 from 6 to 9 p.m. Free admission!

The Hunt for Dead October Halloween Event: Puppet Shows

A few months ago, we received a grant from the Tidewater Officers' Spouses' Association to create and conduct puppet shows for visitors and military families around Hampton Roads.  Thanks to their generosity, we have created a variety of fun and educational programs, including one for our signature Halloween event, The Hunt for Dead October.  The event will take place on October 21st, starting at 6pm.  Kids will be able to do everything from searching for skeleton parts in a scavenger hunt to playing inside a full size inflatable whale!

As an early treat for our readers, we have included a few movie inspired advertisements for our Halloween puppet play, "The Brig of Bartholomew."  We will be conducting the family friendly puppet show at 6:30, 7:00, and 7:30 that evening.  See if you can guess what film they came from.  Enjoy!