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The Official Tourism Page For The City of Petersburg.

We invite you to experience our wonderful historic districts and sites, museums, dining, shopping, recreation, and much more!

11/01/2026

🍂 Fall has arrived at historic Blandford Cemetery.

Golden maples, crimson leaves, and soft autumn light bring a quiet beauty to one of Petersburg’s oldest and most treasured places. Its history dates back to the early 1700s, and its pathways are a peaceful place to reflect, learn about our city’s past, and honor the generations who rest here.

The colors won’t last long, so take a moment to visit while they’re here. Stroll respectfully, enjoy the stillness and stop by the historic Blandford Church to see its famous Tiffany stained-glass windows.

10/31/2026

👻 Happy Halloween, Petersburg! 🎃

We’re wrapping up our ghost sign tour with a final roundup of the spirits haunting our city’s walls: Harlow-Hardy Furniture, Royster Fertilizer, Dixie Supply Co., Minton’s Seafood, Anderson’s Automotive and more. Each one is a faded reminder of the businesses that helped build Petersburg.

We know we didn’t catch them all! Plenty more ghost signs are hiding in plain sight around town. Grab a friend, explore our historic streets and see how many you can find. If you spot one we missed, share it in the comments! 👇

Have a safe and spooktacular Halloween, everyone! Watch out for little trick-or-treaters on the roads tonight. 🍬

10/30/2026

Get ready for Cindy's Haunting for Treats in Old Towne! 🎃 October 31st from 4 - 6 PM. Come for an afternoon exploring the area, visiting your favorite downtown businesses, and collecting candy or surprises. Costumes are encouraged! Begin at the corner of Bank St. and Market St. at the Art Beat Market. Contact Cindy for more details: [email protected].

10/30/2026

👻 Ghost signs, back from the dead!

Not every ghost sign is left to fade away. Some have been lovingly restored, so their bold letters look almost as crisp as the day they were first painted.

Chas. Leonard Hardware Co. Inc. once called out to shoppers looking for tools and supplies, and Raftery’s Poultry Market sold chickens “live & dressed,” meaning customers could buy a bird still clucking or one already cleaned and ready to cook. 🐔

Thanks to these restorations, Petersburg’s past is still easy to read on our historic streets. Come back tomorrow for one final Halloween sighting! 🎃

10/29/2026

👻 Our ghost sign tour continues, and today’s spirits are bubbly! 🥤

These two Coca-Cola signs haunt the sides of the building at Sycamore and Wythe streets, once home to Totty’s Pharmacy. “At Our Fountain” is a reminder of the days when the neighborhood drugstore was also the local hangout, where people stopped in for a prescription and stayed for a cold Coke at the soda fountain.

That’s fitting, since Coca-Cola was invented by a pharmacist and first sold at a drugstore soda fountain in 1886.

More ghostly sightings coming tomorrow! 🎃

10/28/2026

👻 Ghost sign sightings continue! This time we found a pair haunting Bank Street.

Faded letters for Robinson & Purdy Corp. advertise “Cotton & Tobacco” and “Peanuts,” and right next door, the Barnhart Mercantile Co. sign reads “Peanut Factory, Virginia Branch.” Construction on these warehouses began in 1911. They once stored to***co, peanuts and other goods that moved through Petersburg by rail, when the city was a major hub for both crops. In the 1930s, T.W. Mayton bought most of the connected warehouses for his moving and storage business, and his family ran it there for more than 70 years.

Today the buildings have a new life as the Mayton Transfer Lofts apartments, but their past is still written on the walls. 🥜

More ghostly sightings coming tomorrow! 🎃

10/27/2026

👻 It’s Halloween week, and Petersburg is full of ghosts... ghost signs, that is!

Ghost signs are the faded, hand-painted ads on the sides of old brick buildings. Long before billboards, businesses painted their names right onto the walls, and many of those signs refuse to fade away.

This one advertised sales and service for Nash, an American car brand that disappeared from showrooms in the 1950s. The cars are long gone, but their spirit lives on in Old Towne! Keep an eye out, because we’ll be sharing more ghostly sightings all week long! 🎃

10/26/2026

Poplar Grove National Cemetery Hosts Annual Luminary Program Nov. 14. Petersburg National Battlefield will honor veterans, past and present, during its annual Luminary Program at Poplar Grove National Cemetery on Saturday, Nov. 14. From 5:30 to 8 p.m., visitors are invited to walk among more than 6,000 luminaries illuminating the graves of those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to their country.

The Luminary Program offers visitors an opportunity to learn about the individuals laid to rest at Poplar Grove National Cemetery. Throughout the evening, park rangers will share stories of those
buried there, helping visitors better understand the lives and sacrifices of those honored at this historic site.

More event information is available on the park’s calendar of events. If You Go: Parking will not be available at Poplar Grove National Cemetery during the program. Petersburg National Battlefield will provide a free shuttle from Richard Bland College, 11301 Johnson Road, Petersburg, Va. Shuttles will run between the college and cemetery from 5 to 8:30 p.m.

The park is also seeking volunteers to assist with the event. Shuttle buses will transport volunteers from Richard Bland College to Poplar Grove National Cemetery beginning at 3:30 p.m. To volunteer, email [email protected].

10/26/2026

🎃 Your Halloween weekend plans start in Petersburg!

From festive markets and local art to seasonal treats, Petersburg has plenty to offer this October 30–November 1.

🍂 Trick or Treat at River Street Market
🎨 Art Beat! Nothing So Strange!
🍦 A sweet stop at Alter Ice Cream

Make a day of it! Enjoy historic streets, locally owned shops, and a little Halloween fun along the way.

📍 Petersburg, Virginia | October 30–November 1

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Petersburg, VA
23803

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Sunday	10am - 4pm

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