News Flash

Unfortunately, the carousel will not be operating for at least a couple more days as we await delivery of a part to complete repairs. We will post to this page when we are up and running for Haunted Horse Rides. We apologize for the inconvenience, and appreciate your patience. Thank you!

“Trick or Treating with the Headless Horseman” and free candy are part of the fun of “Haunted Horse Rides,” returning to the historic Hampton Carousel this Halloween season.

The carousel and its finely carved and painted horses will be decorated, and carousel staff will be in costume.  But beware--one of the carousel horses will be occupied by the infamous Headless Horseman!

Take a frightful spin with us Tuesday-Sunday, October 1 through November 3 between 11 am and 8 pm. Rides are only $1 and candy is free! 

Hampton Carousel
Built in 1920, the carousel is completely restored to its original beauty and housed in its own weather-protected pavilion at Carousel Park on the city’s downtown waterfront. It is one of only 170 antique wooden merry-go-rounds still existing in the U.S. Hand crafted by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company for the Buckroe Beach Amusement Park, Hampton's Carousel is a whirling tribute to the skill of its creators.

After untold numbers of young and old enjoyed the carousel over its 65-year tenure, it was put in storage with the closure of Buckroe Beach Amusement Park in the mid-1980s. It was moved and restored at its current location in Carousel Park on Settlers Landing Road in Downtown Hampton in 1991. It still boasts its original mirrors and oil paintings, as well as 48 intricately decorated horses. Rising and falling to the strains of the original band organ, many of these carousel horses are so finely carved that the veins in their necks and legs are visible. 

The Carousel is closed on Mondays.

The Hampton Carousel is located in Carousel Park, 602 Settlers Landing Road, Downtown Hampton. For more information call the Hampton Visitor Center at 757-727-1102.