A vampire-themed bar crawl through Richmond's Arts District during First Fridays, with themed cocktails, photo ops, a best-dressed contest, and a blood token quest.

Post via @afterdarkrva

Kick off RVA's Halloween season Oct. 2nd with a night of fangs, blood and after-dark mischief at Richmond’s VAMPIRE BAR CRAWL (21+), invading the @richmondartsdistrict during @rvafirstfridays !

Unleash your inner creature of the night and roam between @black.iris.social.club (Registration), @gallery5arts , @thecobracabanarva , @barsolitarva and @gwarbarrva at your own pace where you can expect exclusive vampiric-themed cocktails, photo ops, crawl challenges and a "Best Dressed Vampire" contest!

New this year is the "Blood Token Quest" — an interactive social experience where attendees challenge each other for their “blood,” and compete for prizes including tickets to the Nov. 13 Richmond VAMPIRE BALL (at the @hofheimerbuilding ) or a GOLDEN PARTY PASS good for a year of free After Dark RVA events!

The crawl itself runs 6 to 10:30pm, with registration at Black Iris from 6 to 9:30 PM. Your crawl badge also gets you into the BLOODSUCKERS AFTER-PARTY from 9:30pm to 1 am.

The Vampire Bar Crawl also happens during the 25th Anniversary of RVA First Fridays, so the Arts District should be especially alive on Oct. 2nd with the @rvamoonmarket also happening along with the @carnivalof5fires with @party_liberation_foundation

Come alone, bring your coven, dress up, drink something bloody, meet some fellow creatures of the night, and help us turn downtown Richmond into vampire territory for the evening.

📸 Original image from the 2025 Vampire Ball Crawl (edited)