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Tuesday, October 27, 2026
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Lumina Theater in Southern Village: All Tuesday tickets are $6.25 | All Day | $6.25 | The Lumina Theater, Chapel Hill |
| Tuesday Toss: Roll the dice to decide your $5 draft fate | All Day | Discounted | Der Nachbar Bottleshop & Taps, Durham |
| KFC: 13 days of scary good deals | All Day | Discounted | KFC, participating locations |
| Sculpture in the Garden (free with $5 suggested donation) | 9:00 am to 5:00 am | FREE | North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill |
| North Hills Kids: Mini Monster Mash | 9:30 am to 11:00 am | FREE | The Commons at North Hills, Raleigh |
| Computer Refresher for Mature Adults -- free course (registration is required and space is limited) | 10:30 am to 11:30 am | FREE | W.D. Hill Recreation Center, Durham |
| Wake County Sheriff's Office: Trunk or Treat | 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Triangle Town Center |
| Trunk or Treat at Gladwell Orthodontics Rolesville | 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Gladwell Orthodontics, Rolesville |
| OGMBC Expungement and Driver License Restoration Clinic | 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Orange Grove Missionary Baptist Church, Durham |
| Durham Chess Enthusiasts | 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Der Nachbar Bottleshop & Taps, Durham |
| Free line dancing class | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | The Snow Approach, Hillsborough |
| Plant-y Hour Plant Swap | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Hi-Wire Brewing at Golden Belt, Durham |
| Run, Sweat, Beers RUN CLUB | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Growler Grlz, Durham |
| Adult Coloring Night | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Hi-Wire Brewing at Golden Belt, Durham |
| Poker Night | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | KōMANA Brewing Company, Cary |
| Bond Brothers Run Club | 6:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Beer Company |
| Artist in Residence Series at JB Duke Hotel: Live artmaking | 6:00 pm | FREE | JB Duke Hotel, Durham |
| Chess Club | 6:00 pm | FREE | Bearded Bee Brewing Company, Wendell |
| Board Game Night | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Bearded Bee Brewing Company, Wendell |
| Craft and Draft Tuesdays | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Crank Arm Brewing Company, Raleigh |
| Beer & Banjos in Raleigh | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Bowstring Pizza and Brewyard, Raleigh |
| Bounce and Brews DJ Night | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Durham |
| Jeopardy! Bar League Trivia | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Edit Beer Co., Raleigh |
| Beer & Banjos Carrboro | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Speakeasy, Carrboro |
| Karaoke Night | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Boxcar Bar + Arcade, Durham |
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| KFC: 13 days of scary good deals | All Day | Discounted | KFC, participating locations |
| Sculpture in the Garden (free with $5 suggested donation) | 9:00 am to 5:00 am | FREE | North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill |
| Holly Springs Small Business Network | 9:00 am to 10:30 am | FREE | Bombshell Beer Company, Holly Springs |
| Fall Into Play with New Friends -- free sensory play and meet and greet | 9:30 am to 11:30 am | FREE | W.G. Pearson Center, Durham |
| Chapel Hill Food Distribution Event | 9:30 am | FREE | Eubanks Road Park and Ride Lot, Chapel Hill |
| Total Tot Time: free play program for kids up to age 5 | 10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | W.D. Hill Recreation Center, Durham |
| Storytime in the Pumpkin Patch | 10:30 am | FREE | Highland United Methodist Church, Raleigh |
| Centennial SoundBites | 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | FREE | 321 Coffee, NC State Centennial Campus |
| Board Game Night | 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Durham |
| Market Bunch Kids' Activities | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Carrboro Farmers’ Market |
| Trunk or Treat with Lowe's Grove American Legion Post 416 | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Lowe’s Grove American Legion Post 416, Durham |
| Free Sensory Friendly Playtime and Movie at Marbles Kids Museum | 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Marbles Kids Museum, Raleigh |
| Trunk or Treat and hot dog dinner | 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Highland United Methodist Church, Raleigh |
| Trunk or Treat | 5:30 pm | FREE | Binkley Baptist Church, Chapel Hill |
| Free Acro Yoga at Pullen Park | 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Pullen Park, Raleigh |
| Trunk or Treat at Holton Center | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Holton Career and Resource Center, Durham |
| Five Points Fall Festival | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Emmanuel Baptist Church, Raleigh |
| Improv at Fair Game | 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Fair Game Beverage Co., Pittsboro |
| Play chess with Durham Chess Club (all ages and levels) | 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Durham Food Hall |
| Dr. M.T. Pope House Presents: Evelyn's Book Club | 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Pope House, Raleigh |
| Bring Your Own Craft Night | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Raleigh Brewing, Raleigh |
| Crank Arm Durham Wednesday Night Ride | 6:30 pm | FREE | Crank Arm Brewing, Durham |
| Bluegrass Jam (pay what you can) | 7:00 pm to 11:00 am | Sonark Farms, Hillsborough | |
| Raleigh Drum Circle and Hoop Jam | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Pullen Park, Raleigh |
| Ballroom Dancing Social with Pullen Dance | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $5.00 | Pullen Community Center |
| Music Bingo | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Growler Grlz, Durham |
| Wednesday Singer/Songwriter Sessions | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Speakeasy, Carrboro |
| Stitch N' Bitch Craft Night | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Steel String Brewery, Carrboro |
| DSSOLVR Durham Bingo Night | 7:00 pm | FREE | DSSOLVR Durham |
| Trivia Night | 7:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Beer Garden |
| UNC Jazz Band with Jean Caze | 7:30 pm | FREE | Hill Hall at UNC Chapel Hill |
| Salsa Night: Dance Lessons and Social | 7:30 pm to 11:30 pm | $10.00 | KōMANA Brewing Company, Cary |
| Weekly Skee Ball Tournament | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Boxcar Bar + Arcade, Durham |
| Live Music: Tan & Sober Unplugged | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Yonder: Southern Cocktails & Brew (Hillsborough) |
| City Soul Cafe Open Mic | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $10.00 | Terminal 8 Bar & Lounge, Raleigh |
| Open Mic Night | 8:00 pm | FREE | Abbey Road Cary |
| Beer Pong Tournament | 8:30 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Boxcar Bar and Arcade, Raleigh |
Thursday, October 29, 2026
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stammtisch (German community night) with steins of German beers for pint prices | All Day | Der Nachbar Bottleshop & Taps, Durham | |
| KFC: 13 days of scary good deals | All Day | Discounted | KFC, participating locations |
| Sculpture in the Garden (free with $5 suggested donation) | 9:00 am to 5:00 am | FREE | North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill |
| Live at Lunch: Mysti Mayhem | 11:30 am to 1:30 pm | FREE | Downtown Cary Park |
| Fall Festival: trick or treating, live music, more... | 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Park West Village, Morrisville |
| Parktown Food Hub Open Distribution Day | 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm | FREE | Parktown Food Hub, Durham |
| Nocturnal Animals | 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | Crowder County Park, Apex |
| Cary Police Department's Trunk or Treat at Cary Downtown Park | 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Downtown Cary Park |
| high.low: high taste, low pressure after-work kickback | 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Sips & Sounds at 1619, Durham |
| Lake Lynn Trunk or Treat | 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Lake Lynn Park |
| Morrisville Boo Bash | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Morrisville Community Park |
| Witches Night Out on the roof of The Durham | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Durham Hotel |
| Durham Community Concert Band: Spooktacular Fall Concert and Trunk or Treat | 6:00 pm | FREE | Durham Central Park |
| Durham Beer and Banjos | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Old Mill Farm, Durham |
| Vinyl Nights | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Durham |
| Live Music | 6:00 pm | FREE | Bearded Bee Brewing Company, Wendell |
| Spirits of Wake Forest: ghost walks in Downtown Wake Forest (multiple start times) | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | $20.00 | Wake Forest Town Hall |
| Carolina Gayniacs Hurricanes Hockey Watch Parties | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | The Glass Jug Downtown Durham Taproom |
| Music Bingo | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Fortnight Brewing, Cary |
| Opinionation | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Raleigh |
| Panthers Watch Party | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Tap Yard, Raleigh |
| UNC Harp Ensemble Fall Concert | 8:00 pm | FREE | Person Recital Hall at UNC Chapel Hill |
| Air Hockey Tournament | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Boxcar Bar + Arcade, Durham |
| Jazz: The Session | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Eastside, Cary |
| Cosmic Cantina Karaoke | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Cosmic Cantina, Chapel Hill |
| Skee Ball Tournament | 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Boxcar Bar and Arcade, Raleigh |
| Karaoke hosted by Empress | 9:00 pm | FREE | Speakeasy, Carrboro |
Friday, October 30, 2026
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durham Fringe Festival (multiple free and ticketed performances, art installations, and more, around Durham) | All Day | Various Locations, Durham | |
| Krispy Kreme: Free doughnut if you wear a costume | All Day | FREE | Krispy Kreme — Multiple locations |
| All Onyx World | All Day | FREE | Various Locations, Durham |
| KFC: 13 days of scary good deals | All Day | Discounted | KFC, participating locations |
| Sculpture in the Garden (free with $5 suggested donation) | 9:00 am to 5:00 am | FREE | North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill |
| Park Tales: If You're a Monster and You Know It | 10:00 am | Historic Yates Mill County Park | |
| Tasting at Ten -- free coffee tasting at Counter Culture Coffee | 10:00 am | FREE | Counter Culture Coffee Headquarters and Training Center, Durham |
| CARI Food Pantry Free Food Giveaway | 10:30 am to 11:30 am | FREE | Church of the Apostolic Revival International, Durham |
| The Witch's Haunted Barn (No actor version) | 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | $13.00 | Firefly Farm, Hillsborough |
| Howling Cow Fall Fest (free admission, charge for some activities) | 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Randleigh Dairy Heritage Musuem, Raleigh |
| Foodees Fest | 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Triangle Town Center |
| Mill History Tour | 2:30 pm | FREE | Historic Yates Mill County Park |
| UNC Jazz Combos with guest Jean Caze | 3:00 pm | FREE | Hill Hall at UNC Chapel Hill |
| EgyptFest | 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Cathedral |
| Skate Night at Dix Park (free, but registration is required) | 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Chapel at Dix Park |
| Free Wine Tasting with Michael Bostick of 3 Keys Dist. | 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Taylor’s Wine Shop |
| Fridays on the Front Porch | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Carolina Inn, Chapel Hill |
| Haunted Hill Trunk or Treat Festival | 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Chapel Hill Community Center Park |
| Amplify Health's Monster Bash | 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm | Poe Center for Health Education | |
| Halloween Carnival in Carrboro | 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Carrboro Town Commons |
| First Responders Unified Softball Showcase – Police vs. Fire, plus Truck or Treat | 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm | $0-10.00 | Durham Athletic Park |
| Trunk or Treat and Community Open House at Carolina Collegiate High School | 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Carolina Collegiate High School, Durham |
| Last Fridays Makers Market | 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Old Courthouse–Hillsborough |
| Hillsborough Arts Council's Live on the Lawn | 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Old Courthouse–Hillsborough |
| Last Fridays Art Walk in Hillsborough | 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Hillsborough |
| Morehead Planetarium: Scare-o-lina Skies | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | $14.95-16.95 | Morehead Planetarium, Chapel Hill |
| Trunk or Treat at Covenant Christian Church | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Covenant Christian Church, Cary |
| Kick or Treat the Trail | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Knightdale Station Park |
| The Capital Church's Trunk or Treat in Garner | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | The Capital Church, Garner |
| Community Trunk or Treat at St. Paul's Christian Church | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | St. Paul’s Christian Church, Raleigh |
| Orange County Artist Guild Studio Tour Preview Show - Opening Reception | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hillsborough Gallery of Arts |
| Vinyl Night | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Sneaky Penguin Brewing Company, Raleigh |
| Oak & Ink Bookish Boutique | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Tap Yard, Raleigh |
| Bearded Bee's Annual Halloween Party | 6:00 pm to 11:45 pm | FREE | Bearded Bee Brewing Company, Wendell |
| Raleigh Halloween Bar Crawl (price varies) | 6:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Downtown Raleigh | |
| Final Friday Cary Art Loop | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | |
| Live Music | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Raleigh |
| Front Porch Friday at Haven Farm | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Haven Farm, Knightdale |
| Nightmare on Churton Street | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Watson, Hillsborough |
| Duke Homestead's Halloween Phantasmagoria | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | $15.00 | Duke Homestead |
| Spirits of Wake Forest: ghost walks in Downtown Wake Forest (multiple start times) | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | $20.00 | Wake Forest Town Hall |
| Dance with Raleigh International Folk Dancers | 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Glen Eden Pilot Park, Raleigh |
| Deadford Manor -- animatronic singing skeleton show in a Raleigh front yard | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Deadford Manor, Raleigh |
| Edward's Battle Haunted House -- free walk-thru attraction raises money for critically ill children | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Edward’s Battle Haunted House, Raleigh |
| Friday Fright Movie Night | 7:00 pm | FREE | Durham Beer Garden |
| Halloween Silent Disco | 7:30 pm | $10.00-15.00 | Hi-Wire Brewing at Golden Belt, Durham |
| Haunted at the Pines | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $5.00 | Carolina Pines Community Park, Raleigh |
| Scaryaoke and Halloween Costume Contest | 10:00 pm | FREE | West 94th Street Pub, Durham |
| Pub Karaoke | 10:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | West 94th Street Pub, Durham |
Saturday, October 31, 2026
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halloween Food Deals and Freebies | All Day | ||
| Baskin Robbins: 31% off scoops | All Day | Discounted | Baskin-Robbins, multiple locations |
| Durham Fringe Festival (multiple free and ticketed performances, art installations, and more, around Durham) | All Day | Various Locations, Durham | |
| KFC: 13 days of scary good deals | All Day | Discounted | KFC, participating locations |
| Krispy Kreme: Free doughnut if you wear a costume | All Day | FREE | Krispy Kreme — Multiple locations |
| Carrboro Farmers' Market: Vendor Halloween Costume Contest ($1 per vote) | 7:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Carrboro Farmers’ Market |
| Howl-Ween Market and Touch-a-Truck | 8:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | South Durham Farmers’ Market at Hub RTP |
| Durham Farmers' Market's Fall Fest | 8:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Durham Central Park |
| Boos & Brews -- craft beer tasting, pumpkin decorating, costume parade, more... | 8:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Midtown Farmers Market |
| Durham Craft Market | 8:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Durham Central Park |
| Day of the Dead 5K and street festival (cost is for the 5K; the street festival is free) | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm | $40.00-45.00 | Centro Mexican Restaurant, Raleigh |
| Sculpture in the Garden (free with $5 suggested donation) | 9:00 am to 5:00 am | FREE | North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill |
| Free petting zoo at Pittsboro Feed | 10:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Pittsboro Feed |
| Owloween with American Wildlife Refuge | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | American Wildlife Refuge, Clayton |
| HollyFest | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Jefferson L. Sugg Farm at Bass Lake Park |
| Trick or Treat at North Hills | 10:00 am | FREE | North Hills, Raleigh |
| Millbrook United Methodist Church Food Pantry | 10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Millbrook United Methodist Church, Raleigh |
| Visit Cow Sanctuary | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | $0-25.00 | Brajboro Cow Sanctuary, Chapel Hill |
| Open Farm at Sunrise Community Farm Center | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | $8.00 | Sunrise Community Farm Center, Chapel Hill |
| Trick or treating before Duke Football game (ticket required, starts at $10.31 for Durham residents) | 10:30 am to 12:00 pm | $10.31-15.50 | Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium, Duke University, Durham |
| Halloween Tour and Explore | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | $5.00-40.00 | Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge, Pittsboro |
| EgyptFest | 11:00 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Cathedral |
| Foodees Fest | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | FREE | Triangle Town Center |
| Halloween at the Hammock | 11:00 am to 10:00 pm | FREE | Crooked Hammock Brewery, Raleigh |
| Halloween Tour of Maplewood Cemetery | 11:00 am | $0-15.00 | Maplewood Cemetery, Durham |
| Historic Raleigh Trolley Tours (1-hour long; 4 start times) | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | $6.00-10.00 | Mordecai Historic Park, Raleigh |
| Free Guided Tour of N.C. State Capitol (three start times: 11 a.m., 1 p.m., and 3 p.m.) | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina State Capitol, Raleigh |
| The Witch's Haunted Barn | 11:00 am to 7:00 pm | $13.00 | Firefly Farm, Hillsborough |
| Maul-O-Ween: Halloween Celebration and Gouge Wrestling | 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Rebus Works, Raleigh |
| Halloween Harvest Festival -- Trick or Treat | 12:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Triangle Town Center |
| Halloween Party | 12:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Boxcar Bar and Arcade, Raleigh |
| Durham Day at Duke Football game (Deeply discounted tickets for Durham residents) | 12:00 pm | Discounted | Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium, Duke University, Durham |
| Book or Treat with Book Harvest: free books and Halloween fun | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Book Harvest, Durham |
| Not So Scary Trunk or Treat | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Hope Valley Farms YMCA, Durham |
| Halloween Tour of Maplewood Cemetery | 1:00 pm | $0-15.00 | Maplewood Cemetery, Durham |
| Mill Open House | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Historic Yates Mill County Park |
| Pub Pumpkin Carving Contest | 2:00 pm | FREE | West 94th Street Pub, Durham |
| Halloween Village | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Lafayette Village Raleigh |
| Trick-or-Treat the Trail at White Deer Park in Garner | 3:00 pm to 5:30 pm | FREE | White Deer Park, Garner |
| Trunk or Treat and Pumpkin Parlor | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | John P “Top” Greene Park |
| Raleigh Halloween Bar Crawl (price varies) | 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Downtown Raleigh | |
| $6 Boorito if you wear a costume | 3:00 pm | $6.00 | Chipotle, participating locations |
| Halloween Night School of Rock | 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Compass Rose Brewery, Raleigh |
| Halloween At The Plant in Pittsboro: Costume contest, Night Market, parade, live music, more... | 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | The Plant, Pittsboro |
| Morehead Planetarium: Scare-o-lina Skies | 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm | $14.95-16.95 | Morehead Planetarium, Chapel Hill |
| Trunk or Treat at Elizabeth Street UMC | 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Elizabeth Street United Methodist Church, Durham |
| Aversboro Trunk or Treat | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Aversboro Road Baptist Church, Garner |
| Halloween Night | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Oak City Brewing Company, Knightdale |
| Halloween Costume Party | 5:00 pm | FREE | Sneaky Penguin Brewing Company, Raleigh |
| Live Music | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Raleigh |
| Live Music Saturdays | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Durham |
| Fall Fest and Trunk or Treat (registration required) | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Baptist Grove Church, Raleigh |
| Family Fall Fest and Trunk or Treat at Rawls Baptist Church in Fuquay-Varina | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Rawls Baptist Church, Fuquay-Varina |
| Live Music | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Fortnight Brewing, Wake Forest |
| Beer Garden Concert Series | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | The Glass Jug Beer Lab, RTP |
| Texas Exes College Football Watch Party: Texas vs. Mississippi State | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Edit Beer Co., Raleigh |
| TSB Thrillah Block Party | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | CCB Plaza, Durham |
| Durham Beer Garden's Halloween Party, featuring Covered in Jam | 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Durham Beer Garden |
| Bombshell Halloween Party | 7:00 pm | FREE | Bombshell Beer Company, Holly Springs |
| Deadford Manor -- animatronic singing skeleton show in a Raleigh front yard | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Deadford Manor, Raleigh |
| Edward's Battle Haunted House -- free walk-thru attraction raises money for critically ill children | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Edward’s Battle Haunted House, Raleigh |
| Karaoke | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Crank Arm Brewing, Durham |
| Live Music | 7:00 pm | FREE | Bearded Bee Brewing Company, Wendell |
| Sacred Grounds Coffeehouse Concert | 7:30 pm | FREE | Sacred Grounds Coffeehouse, Durham |
| Ghouls' Night Out 5th Annual Halloween Party | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Longleaf Hotel |
| Deep Creeps Halloween Party, with homemade costume contest | 8:00 pm | $15.00 | Kingfisher & Queeny’s, Durham |
| CRANKENSTEIN Halloween Bash and Costume Contest | 8:00 pm | FREE | Crank Arm Brewing Company, Raleigh |
| Halloween Dance Party and Costume Contest | 8:30 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Yonder: Southern Cocktails & Brew (Hillsborough) |
