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Pirates, Gypsies and Highwaymen — Gabe Stone, Wayne Hill and Stephen Christoff share songs and stories about Blackbeard, Robin Hood and other glamourized outlaws. 4:30-5:30 p.m., Saturday. Hennage Auditorium, 326 W. Francis St. Included in museum admission.

“Hocus Pocus” — The outdoor movies on Prince George Street returns for a night with a screening of “Hocus Pocus.” 7 p.m., Friday. Outside Blue Talon Bistro. Free.

Halloween Concert — Features Camille Saint-Saens’ “Danse Macabre,” Modest Mussorgsky’s “Khovantchina Overture” and “Night on the Bald Mountain,” André Caplet’s “The Masque of Red Death” and Joseph Holbrooke’s “The Raven, op.25.” 8 p.m., Friday. Commonwealth Auditorium, Sadler Center. $10/public, $3/students.

Ghost Trails — Take a spooky hayride through the woods of York River State Park to discover its haunted past through storytelling. 6:30-10 p.m., Saturday. 9801 York River Park Road. $3/person, call 757-566-3036 for reservations.

Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 — Virginia Symphony Orchestra performs a Beethoven classic, Prokofiev’s Classical Symphony and Mozart’s Bassoon Concerto, feat. guest conductor and soloist Daniel Matsukawa. 8 p.m., Thursday. Crosswalk Community Church, 7575 Richmond Road. Tickets start at $25, call 757-892-6366.

Magnificent Melodies — Local sopranos Jennifer Phillips, Sarah Frook Gallo and Claudia Kessel join pianist Jane Alcorn for a performance of opera arias, Broadway tunes and more to benefit “Elliot’s Song” outreach program. 4 p.m., Saturday. Williamsburg United Methodist Church, 500 Jamestown Road. Free.

Tack Faculty Lecture Series — Bruce Campbell, prof. of German studies at William and Mary, shares intriguing aspects of German pulp fiction in his lecture “The Detective is (not) a Nazi.” 7 p.m., Thursday. Commonwealth Auditorium, Sadler Center. RSVP requested, wm.edu/sites/facultylecture.

Williamsburg Fall Greek Festival — A family friendly celebration of Greek culture, this bi-annual festival features food, vendors and dancing. 11 a.m.-8 p.m., Friday-Sunday. St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, 4900 Mooretown Road. Free.

WISC Trunk or Treat — Features a parking lot full of decorated vehicle trunks filled with candy. Also includes face painting, games, hayrides, costume contest and more. 4:30-6:30 p.m., Saturday. 5700 Warhill Trail. $5/child.

Haunting on DoG Street — Colonial Williamsburg’s popular Halloween programming follows a new storyline with “The Curse of the Sea Witch,” including a haunted house, interactive performances and more. 8 p.m., Friday-Monday. 326 W. Francis St. $25, colonialwilliamsburg.com/haunting.