April 2020
Opening Day at the Hampton Carousel
The Hampton Carousel is reopening for the season! Come out and enjoy a ride on this historic carousel for just $1. 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…
Find out more »July 2020
Hampton Carousel Birthday
Join us in celebrating the centennial of the historic Hampton Carousel, a restored highlight of the beloved Buckroe Beach Amusement Park. Enjoy a free spin back in time on one of the carousel’s beautifully hand carved horses. Try your skill at nostalgic amusement park games and enjoy carnival food from a variety of vendors.
Find out more »October 2020
Haunted Horse Rides on the Hampton Carousel
“Trick or Treating with the Headless Horseman” and free candy are part of the fun in store for visitors to “Haunted Horse Rides” at the historic Hampton Carousel this Halloween. Operated by the Hampton History Museum, the Hampton Carousel will be decorated for the season of ghosts and goblins, with costumed carousel staff giving candy to visitors. The finely carved and painted horses will also be decorated, with one of the horses occupied by the infamous Headless Horseman.
Find out more »November 2020
Winter Whimsy at the Historic Hampton Carousel
Make new holiday memories while enjoying festively adorned horses and the historic Hampton Carousel decked out for the season, along with special carousel organ-type Christmas music. Free Candy Canes! Closed Mondays, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Get your carousel fix before we close for the season! Winter Whimsy runs November 3-December 31.
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