Freedom Park Night Hike: Experience the sights and sounds of Freedom Park after dark on a guided nature walk. Children must be accompanied by an adult. 7-8:30 p.m. Friday at 5537 Centerville Road. Free.
Choral Evensong: The Tidewater Chapter of the American Guild of Organists opens its season alongside the Bruton Parish choir 5:30 p.m. Sunday at Bruton Parish Episcopal Church. Free.
Rhythms on the Riverwalk: Yorktown’s fall concert series continues with Tailgate Down 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday at Riverwalk Landing. Free.
Stories from Ocean to Ocean: Storytellers fexplore cultural differences and similarities across the nation. 6 p.m. Saturday at the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg. $12.
Black Settlement Presentation: A descendant of those who resided at Freedom Park’s Free Black Settlement gives a presentation about that history alongside a book signing. 3-4 p.m. Saturday at Freedom Park, 5537 Centerville Road. Free.
‘Pictures at an Exhibition’: The Virginia Symphony Orchestra performs Modest Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition,” Johannes Brahms’ “Academic Festival Overture” and Danny Elfman’s 2017 “Violin Concerto.” 8 p.m. Friday at the Ferguson Center for the Arts, 1 Avenue of the Arts, Newport News. Tickets start at $25, available at virginiasymphony.org.
William and Mary’s Monumental Moment: The college’s Lemon Project hosts a conversation about what, how and why we memorialize the past and how it affects our future. 5-6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Sadler Center, 200 Stadium Drive. Free.
‘Shakespeare in Love’: The Williamsburg Players present a fictionalized account of William Shakespeare writing “Romeo and Juliet” and falling in love during the process. 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday at the James-York Playhouse, 200 Hubbard Lane. Tickets are $20 for adults, $12 for students, available at williamsburgplayers.org or by calling 229-0431.
An Occasion for the Arts 50th anniversary Celebration: Leading up to the return of Williamsburg’s biggest arts event in October, this event celebrates co-founder and artist Carlton Abbott alongside hors d’oeuvres, beer and wine, live music and a silent auction of one of Abbott’s original pieces. 6-9 p.m. Saturday at the Stryker Building. Tickets are $75 at aofta.org.
Howl-O-Scream: Busch Gardens celebrates 20 years of Halloween thrills with haunted houses, scare zones, escape rooms and more. 6-10 p.m. Friday through Sunday at Busch Gardens. Included with park admission.
