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IHOP: Scary Face Pancake for kids Oct 29

POSTED BY
Jody Mace

Kids 12 and under get a free Scary Face Pancake at participating IHOP restaurants on Friday, October 29th, 2021, from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Hungry on Halloween? Check out our list of Halloween food freebies and deals!

Kids can create their own scary (or not scary) face on their pancakes with toppings like candy corn and whipped cream.

Fall is looking great around the Triangle, whether you’re looking for something spooky or totally kid-friendly! Check out our HUGE list of fall festivals, as well as our list of pumpkin patches, haunted trails and corn mazes! We have also put together a big list of Halloween events and Trick or Treat events!

IHOP Locations in the Triangle

There are several locations in the Triangle. For locations nationwide, click here.

Here are the Triangle locations:

3009 Capital Blvd
Raleigh, NC 27604

1450 US Hwy 70 W
Garner, NC 27529

7471 Six Forks Road
Raleigh, NC 27615

6707 Knightdale Blvd
Knightdale, NC 27545

1301 Kildaire Farm Road
Cary, NC 27511

1150 Beaver Creek Commons Drive
Apex, NC 27502

7304 GB Alford Hwy
Holly Springs, NC 27540

1821 N. Pointe Drive
Durham, NC 27705

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More Halloween Events in the Triangle

Check out our big list of Halloween events and ideas in the Triangle, or see a quick list here:

Friday, October 1, 2021

Carving Pumpkins with Goats at Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

Spirits of Wake Forest: ghost walks in Downtown Wake Forest

6:30 pm | $12.00-15.00 | Wake Forest Town Hall

Granville Haunt Farm: Drive-Through Haunted Trail

7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $10.00 | Granville Haunt Farm

Spirits of Wake Forest: ghost walks in Downtown Wake Forest

8:00 pm | $12.00-15.00 | Wake Forest Town Hall

Saturday, October 2, 2021

Pumpkin patch, touch-a-truck, hayrides, more, at Shotwell Landfill in Wendell

9:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Meridian Waste Shotwell Landfill, Wendell

Pumpkin Patch Express at Museum of Life + Science

9:30 am to 4:30 pm | $15.00 | Museum of Life+Science, Durham

The Witch's Haunted Barn

10:00 am to 5:00 pm | $5.00 | Firefly Farm, Hillsborough

Carving Pumpkins with Goats at Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

Spirits of Wake Forest: ghost walks in Downtown Wake Forest

6:30 pm | $12.00-15.00 | Wake Forest Town Hall

Granville Haunt Farm: Drive-Through Haunted Trail

7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $10.00 | Granville Haunt Farm

Spirits of Wake Forest: ghost walks in Downtown Wake Forest

8:00 pm | $12.00-15.00 | Wake Forest Town Hall

Sunday, October 3, 2021

Pumpkin Patch Express at Museum of Life + Science

9:30 am to 4:30 pm | $15.00 | Museum of Life+Science, Durham

Carving Pumpkins with Goats at Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

Tuesday, October 5, 2021

Carving Pumpkins with Goats at Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

Wednesday, October 6, 2021

Carving Pumpkins with Goats at Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

Thursday, October 7, 2021

Carving Pumpkins with Goats at Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

Pumpkin Painting with Chapel Hill Parks & Rec - price includes pumpkin (2 sessions)

6:15 pm to 8:30 pm | $10.00-12.00 | Hargraves Community Center

Spirits of Wake Forest: ghost walks in Downtown Wake Forest

6:30 pm | $12.00-15.00 | Wake Forest Town Hall

Spirits of Wake Forest: ghost walks in Downtown Wake Forest

8:00 pm | $12.00-15.00 | Wake Forest Town Hall

Friday, October 8, 2021

Carving Pumpkins with Goats at Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

Spirits of Wake Forest: ghost walks in Downtown Wake Forest

6:30 pm | $12.00-15.00 | Wake Forest Town Hall

Granville Haunt Farm: Drive-Through Haunted Trail

7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $10.00 | Granville Haunt Farm

Spirits of Wake Forest: ghost walks in Downtown Wake Forest

8:00 pm | $12.00-15.00 | Wake Forest Town Hall

Saturday, October 9, 2021

Pumpkin patch, touch-a-truck, hayrides, more, at Shotwell Landfill in Wendell

9:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Meridian Waste Shotwell Landfill, Wendell

Pumpkin Patch Express at Museum of Life + Science

9:30 am to 4:30 pm | $15.00 | Museum of Life+Science, Durham

The Witch's Haunted Barn

10:00 am to 5:00 pm | $5.00 | Firefly Farm, Hillsborough

Carving Pumpkins with Goats at Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

Spirits of Wake Forest: ghost walks in Downtown Wake Forest

6:30 pm | $12.00-15.00 | Wake Forest Town Hall

Granville Haunt Farm: Drive-Through Haunted Trail

7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $10.00 | Granville Haunt Farm

Spirits of Wake Forest: ghost walks in Downtown Wake Forest

8:00 pm | $12.00-15.00 | Wake Forest Town Hall

Sunday, October 10, 2021

Pumpkin Patch Express at Museum of Life + Science

9:30 am to 4:30 pm | $15.00 | Museum of Life+Science, Durham

Carving Pumpkins with Goats at Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

Triangle Barkitecture -- pet architecture and design competition, plus a pet costume contest

12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Bowstring Pizza and Brewyard, Raleigh

P&C Holiday Lights Halloween Haunt

6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | P&C Holiday Lights, Chapel Hill

Monday, October 11, 2021

P&C Holiday Lights Halloween Haunt

6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | P&C Holiday Lights, Chapel Hill

Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Carving Pumpkins with Goats at Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

P&C Holiday Lights Halloween Haunt

6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | P&C Holiday Lights, Chapel Hill

Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Carving Pumpkins with Goats at Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

P&C Holiday Lights Halloween Haunt

6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | P&C Holiday Lights, Chapel Hill

Thursday, October 14, 2021

Carving Pumpkins with Goats at Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

Boo & Brew Ghost Tour in Downtown Sanford

5:00 pm | FREE | The Chocolate Cellar, Sanford

P&C Holiday Lights Halloween Haunt

6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | P&C Holiday Lights, Chapel Hill

Light up the ROCK! (2 separate sessions)

6:30 pm to 9:15 pm | $15.00-17.00 | Chapel Hill Community Center

Spirits of Wake Forest: ghost walks in Downtown Wake Forest

6:30 pm | $12.00-15.00 | Wake Forest Town Hall

Edward's Battle Haunted Yard returning in 2021 -- free drive-by attraction raises money for critically ill children

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Edward’s Battle Haunted House, Raleigh

Spirits of Wake Forest: ghost walks in Downtown Wake Forest

8:00 pm | $12.00-15.00 | Wake Forest Town Hall

Friday, October 15, 2021

Carving Pumpkins with Goats at Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

Boo & Brew Ghost Tour in Downtown Sanford

5:00 pm | FREE | The Chocolate Cellar, Sanford

Fright Night with Durham Parks and Recreation

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Edison Johnson Recreation Center (Durham)

P&C Holiday Lights Halloween Haunt

6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | P&C Holiday Lights, Chapel Hill

Spirits of Wake Forest: ghost walks in Downtown Wake Forest

6:30 pm | $12.00-15.00 | Wake Forest Town Hall

Edward's Battle Haunted Yard returning in 2021 -- free drive-by attraction raises money for critically ill children

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Edward’s Battle Haunted House, Raleigh

Granville Haunt Farm: Drive-Through Haunted Trail

7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $10.00 | Granville Haunt Farm

Spirits of Wake Forest: ghost walks in Downtown Wake Forest

8:00 pm | $12.00-15.00 | Wake Forest Town Hall

Saturday, October 16, 2021

Pumpkin patch, touch-a-truck, hayrides, more, at Shotwell Landfill in Wendell

9:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Meridian Waste Shotwell Landfill, Wendell

Track or Treat: Halloween Express Train Ride (4 departure times)

All Day | $16.00 | New Hope Valley Railway

Krispy Kreme: Buy a dozen doughnuts, get another doughnut for $1

All Day | $1.00 | Krispy Kreme — Multiple locations

Pumpkin Patch Express at Museum of Life + Science

9:30 am to 4:30 pm | $15.00 | Museum of Life+Science, Durham

The Witch's Haunted Barn

10:00 am to 5:00 pm | $5.00 | Firefly Farm, Hillsborough

Carving Pumpkins with Goats at Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

Falling for Local at Dix Park: live music, free hayrides, free pumpkins, more...

11:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Dorothea Dix Park

Autumn Market and Concert in the Square: Songs From the Road Band

4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Angier Depot Square

Boo & Brew Ghost Tour in Downtown Sanford

5:00 pm | FREE | The Chocolate Cellar, Sanford

P&C Holiday Lights Halloween Haunt

6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | P&C Holiday Lights, Chapel Hill

Skate Night Spooktacular (3 separate sessions)

6:30 pm to 10:45 pm | $10.00-12.00 | Southern Community Park

Spirits of Wake Forest: ghost walks in Downtown Wake Forest

6:30 pm | $12.00-15.00 | Wake Forest Town Hall

Edward's Battle Haunted Yard returning in 2021 -- free drive-by attraction raises money for critically ill children

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Edward’s Battle Haunted House, Raleigh

Granville Haunt Farm: Drive-Through Haunted Trail

7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $10.00 | Granville Haunt Farm

Spirits of Wake Forest: ghost walks in Downtown Wake Forest

8:00 pm | $12.00-15.00 | Wake Forest Town Hall

Sunday, October 17, 2021

Pumpkin Patch Express at Museum of Life + Science

9:30 am to 4:30 pm | $15.00 | Museum of Life+Science, Durham

Carving Pumpkins with Goats at Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

P&C Holiday Lights Halloween Haunt

6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | P&C Holiday Lights, Chapel Hill

Edward's Battle Haunted Yard returning in 2021 -- free drive-by attraction raises money for critically ill children

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Edward’s Battle Haunted House, Raleigh

Monday, October 18, 2021

P&C Holiday Lights Halloween Haunt

6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | P&C Holiday Lights, Chapel Hill

Edward's Battle Haunted Yard returning in 2021 -- free drive-by attraction raises money for critically ill children

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Edward’s Battle Haunted House, Raleigh

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Carving Pumpkins with Goats at Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

P&C Holiday Lights Halloween Haunt

6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | P&C Holiday Lights, Chapel Hill

Edward's Battle Haunted Yard returning in 2021 -- free drive-by attraction raises money for critically ill children

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Edward’s Battle Haunted House, Raleigh

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Carving Pumpkins with Goats at Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

P&C Holiday Lights Halloween Haunt

6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | P&C Holiday Lights, Chapel Hill

Edward's Battle Haunted Yard returning in 2021 -- free drive-by attraction raises money for critically ill children

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Edward’s Battle Haunted House, Raleigh

Thursday, October 21, 2021

Carving Pumpkins with Goats at Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

Halloween Boo Bash in Wake Forest

4:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | E. Carroll Joyner Park

Trick or Treat at Lowe's (limited space)

5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Various locations

Boo & Brew Ghost Tour in Downtown Sanford

5:00 pm | FREE | The Chocolate Cellar, Sanford

P&C Holiday Lights Halloween Haunt

6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | P&C Holiday Lights, Chapel Hill

Spirits of Wake Forest: ghost walks in Downtown Wake Forest

6:30 pm | $12.00-15.00 | Wake Forest Town Hall

Edward's Battle Haunted Yard returning in 2021 -- free drive-by attraction raises money for critically ill children

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Edward’s Battle Haunted House, Raleigh

Spirits of Wake Forest: ghost walks in Downtown Wake Forest

8:00 pm | $12.00-15.00 | Wake Forest Town Hall

Friday, October 22, 2021

Pumpkin Painting at Millbrook Exchange Park

10:00 am to 12:00 pm | $6.00 | Millbrook Exchange Park, Raleigh

Carving Pumpkins with Goats at Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

Boo & Brew Ghost Tour in Downtown Sanford

5:00 pm | FREE | The Chocolate Cellar, Sanford

P&C Holiday Lights Halloween Haunt

6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | P&C Holiday Lights, Chapel Hill

Spirits of Wake Forest: ghost walks in Downtown Wake Forest

6:30 pm | $12.00-15.00 | Wake Forest Town Hall

Haunted Trolley at Mordecai Park (3 tours nightly)

6:45 pm to 9:45 pm | $10.00 | Mordecai Historic Park

Edward's Battle Haunted Yard returning in 2021 -- free drive-by attraction raises money for critically ill children

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Edward’s Battle Haunted House, Raleigh

Haunted Carwash

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00-30.00 | Car Wash Lodge, Garner

Granville Haunt Farm: Drive-Through Haunted Trail

7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $10.00 | Granville Haunt Farm

Zombiepalooza at The Cary Theater

7:00 pm | FREE | The Cary Theater

Haunted Car Wash at Splash Car Wash in Raleigh

8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $20.00 | Splash Car Wash, Raleigh

Spirits of Wake Forest: ghost walks in Downtown Wake Forest

8:00 pm | $12.00-15.00 | Wake Forest Town Hall

Zombiepalooza at The Cary Theater

9:00 pm | FREE | The Cary Theater

Saturday, October 23, 2021

Pumpkin patch, touch-a-truck, hayrides, more, at Shotwell Landfill in Wendell

9:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Meridian Waste Shotwell Landfill, Wendell

Track or Treat: Halloween Express Train Ride (4 departure times)

All Day | $16.00 | New Hope Valley Railway

Krispy Kreme: Buy a dozen doughnuts, get another doughnut for $1

All Day | $1.00 | Krispy Kreme — Multiple locations

Pumpkin Patch Express at Museum of Life + Science

9:30 am to 4:30 pm | $15.00 | Museum of Life+Science, Durham

Pumpkin Painting at Millbrook Exchange Park

10:00 am to 12:00 pm | $6.00 | Millbrook Exchange Park, Raleigh

The Witch's Haunted Barn

10:00 am to 5:00 pm | $5.00 | Firefly Farm, Hillsborough

Carving Pumpkins with Goats at Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

Fall festival at Parkside Town Commons, with pumpkin patch, inflatables, trackless train, more

11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Parkside Town Commons, Cary

Pups & Pints at Waverly Place Cary: Live music, pet costume contest, lawn games, more...

1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Waverly Place, Cary

Trunk or Treat & Fall Festival at The Block on Main in Holly Springs Oct 23

3:30 pm to 5:30 pm | FREE | The Block on Main, Holly Springs

Boo & Brew Ghost Tour in Downtown Sanford

5:00 pm | FREE | The Chocolate Cellar, Sanford

Enchanted Forest

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $2.00 | Durant Nature Preserve, Raleigh

P&C Holiday Lights Halloween Haunt

6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | P&C Holiday Lights, Chapel Hill

Spirits of Wake Forest: ghost walks in Downtown Wake Forest

6:30 pm | $12.00-15.00 | Wake Forest Town Hall

Haunted Trolley at Mordecai Park (3 tours nightly)

6:45 pm to 9:45 pm | $10.00 | Mordecai Historic Park

Edward's Battle Haunted Yard returning in 2021 -- free drive-by attraction raises money for critically ill children

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Edward’s Battle Haunted House, Raleigh

Haunted Carwash

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00-30.00 | Car Wash Lodge, Garner

Granville Haunt Farm: Drive-Through Haunted Trail

7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $10.00 | Granville Haunt Farm

Annual Raleigh Zombie Walk

7:00 pm | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh

Haunted Car Wash at Splash Car Wash in Raleigh

8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $20.00 | Splash Car Wash, Raleigh

Spirits of Wake Forest: ghost walks in Downtown Wake Forest

8:00 pm | $12.00-15.00 | Wake Forest Town Hall

Sunday, October 24, 2021

Pumpkin Patch Express at Museum of Life + Science

9:30 am to 4:30 pm | $15.00 | Museum of Life+Science, Durham

Not So Scary Spiders

10:00 am to 11:30 am | $3.00 | Thomas G. Crowder Woodland Center

Carving Pumpkins with Goats at Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

Howl-O-Ween with Animal Protection Society of Durham -- trick or treating for kids and pets

1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Animal Protection Society of Durham

Trunk or Treat and Hot Dog Dinner at First Presbyterian Church of Raleigh (RSVP for dinner)

5:00 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | First Presbyterian Church, Raleigh

Pure Life Theatre Fall Festival

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $5.00 | Pure Life Theatre, Raleigh

P&C Holiday Lights Halloween Haunt

6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | P&C Holiday Lights, Chapel Hill

Edward's Battle Haunted Yard returning in 2021 -- free drive-by attraction raises money for critically ill children

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Edward’s Battle Haunted House, Raleigh

Haunted Car Wash at Splash Car Wash in Raleigh

8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $20.00 | Splash Car Wash, Raleigh

Monday, October 25, 2021

Howling Halloween

3:30 pm to 4:30 pm | $8.00 | Hill Street Community Park, Raleigh

Fall Drive-Thru

6:30 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Carolina Pines Community Park, Raleigh

P&C Holiday Lights Halloween Haunt

6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | P&C Holiday Lights, Chapel Hill

Edward's Battle Haunted Yard returning in 2021 -- free drive-by attraction raises money for critically ill children

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Edward’s Battle Haunted House, Raleigh

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

Carving Pumpkins with Goats at Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

P&C Holiday Lights Halloween Haunt

6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | P&C Holiday Lights, Chapel Hill

Edward's Battle Haunted Yard returning in 2021 -- free drive-by attraction raises money for critically ill children

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Edward’s Battle Haunted House, Raleigh

Spooky Stories from the State Archives of North Carolina

7:00 pm | FREE | Virtual

Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Carving Pumpkins with Goats at Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

Fall Festival: trick or treating, hay maze, costume contests, more...

4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Park West Village

P&C Holiday Lights Halloween Haunt

6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | P&C Holiday Lights, Chapel Hill

Edward's Battle Haunted Yard returning in 2021 -- free drive-by attraction raises money for critically ill children

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Edward’s Battle Haunted House, Raleigh

Thursday, October 28, 2021

Carving Pumpkins with Goats at Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

Clayton Harvest Festival, including Trunk or Treat

5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Horne Square (Clayton)

Boo & Brew Ghost Tour in Downtown Sanford

5:00 pm | FREE | The Chocolate Cellar, Sanford

Selma Trunk or Treat

5:30 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Selma Town Hall

Halloween Fall Festival at Laurel Hills Park

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Laurel Hills Park, Raleigh

Dark Raleigh Walking Tours with City of Raleigh Museum

6:00 pm to 8:30 pm | $20.00-25.00 | City of Raleigh Museum

Fall Festival at John Chavis Memorial Park

6:30 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | John Chavis Memorial Park (Raleigh)

P&C Holiday Lights Halloween Haunt

6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | P&C Holiday Lights, Chapel Hill

Spirits of Wake Forest: ghost walks in Downtown Wake Forest

6:30 pm | $12.00-15.00 | Wake Forest Town Hall

Edward's Battle Haunted Yard returning in 2021 -- free drive-by attraction raises money for critically ill children

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Edward’s Battle Haunted House, Raleigh

Moonlight Frights: Campfire Stories of the Carolinas

7:00 pm | $6.00 | Fuquay-Varina Arts Center

Spirits of Wake Forest: ghost walks in Downtown Wake Forest

8:00 pm | $12.00-15.00 | Wake Forest Town Hall

Friday, October 29, 2021

Family Scarecrow Walk

9:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Powell Drive Park, Raleigh

Carving Pumpkins with Goats at Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

Book-o-Ween -- trick or treat for candy and books

2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Learning Together, Raleigh

Pumpkin Flotilla at Bond Park

4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Fred G. Bond Metro Park

Trunk or Treat and Costume Cardio Dance Party

5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Ignite Fitness and Nutrition, Raleigh

Wendell Treat Trail

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Wendell Community Park

Boo & Brew Ghost Tour in Downtown Sanford

5:00 pm | FREE | The Chocolate Cellar, Sanford

Trunk or Treat at WakeMed Cary Hospital, with fire truck and DJ

5:30 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | WakeMed Cary Hospital

Halloween Music Bingo

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Southern Community Park

Dark Raleigh Walking Tours with City of Raleigh Museum

6:00 pm to 8:30 pm | $20.00-25.00 | City of Raleigh Museum

Hillsborough Downtown Business Trick or Treat

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Hillsborough

Trunk or Treat at Bridge Fellowship Church in Raleigh: Candy, games, snacks, raffle prizes

6:30 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Bridge Fellowship Church, Raleigh

P&C Holiday Lights Halloween Haunt

6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | P&C Holiday Lights, Chapel Hill

Duke Homestead's Halloween Phantasmagoria

6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | $10.00-15.00 | Duke Homestead

Spirits of Wake Forest: ghost walks in Downtown Wake Forest

6:30 pm | $12.00-15.00 | Wake Forest Town Hall

Haunted Trolley at Mordecai Park (3 tours nightly)

6:45 pm to 9:45 pm | $10.00 | Mordecai Historic Park

Herbert's Haunted House

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $4.00 | Herbert C. Young Community Center

Edward's Battle Haunted Yard returning in 2021 -- free drive-by attraction raises money for critically ill children

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Edward’s Battle Haunted House, Raleigh

Haunted Carwash

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00-30.00 | Car Wash Lodge, Garner

Orange County Feargrounds -- Haunted Barn & Hayride (3 nights only)

7:00 pm to 10:30 pm | $8.00-20.00 | Lloyd’s Dairy Barn, Efland

Granville Haunt Farm: Drive-Through Haunted Trail

7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $10.00 | Granville Haunt Farm

Moonlight Frights: Campfire Stories of the Carolinas

7:00 pm | $6.00 | Fuquay-Varina Arts Center

The Haunted at the Pines

8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $5.00 | Carolina Pines Community Park, Raleigh

Haunted Car Wash at Splash Car Wash in Raleigh

8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $20.00 | Splash Car Wash, Raleigh

Spirits of Wake Forest: ghost walks in Downtown Wake Forest

8:00 pm | $12.00-15.00 | Wake Forest Town Hall

Saturday, October 30, 2021

Pumpkin patch, touch-a-truck, hayrides, more, at Shotwell Landfill in Wendell

9:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Meridian Waste Shotwell Landfill, Wendell

Track or Treat: Halloween Express Train Ride (4 departure times)

All Day | $16.00 | New Hope Valley Railway

Krispy Kreme: Buy a dozen doughnuts, get another doughnut for $1

All Day | $1.00 | Krispy Kreme — Multiple locations

Boos and Brews at Midtown Farmers' Market

8:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Midtown Farmers Market

Treat of Agriculture Trail at Pace Family Farms in Clayton

9:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Pace Family Farms, Clayton

Family Scarecrow Walk

9:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Powell Drive Park, Raleigh

Pumpkin Patch Express at Museum of Life + Science

9:30 am to 4:30 pm | $15.00 | Museum of Life+Science, Durham

Batty for Bats

10:00 am to 11:30 am | $3.00 | Thomas G. Crowder Woodland Center

Gladwell Orthodontics 2nd Annual Trunk or Treat

10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Gladwell Orthodontics, Wake Forest

Special Olympics Fundraiser at Chick-Fil-A: get free dessert card and a treat bag

10:00 am to 2:00 pm | Chick-Fil-A of Fuquay-Varina

Spellbound Square -- family Halloween event at Moore Square

10:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh

Rolesville Fall Funfest

10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Redford Place Park, Rolesville

Halloween at Pullen Arts Center

10:00 am to 4:00 pm | $0-5.00 | Pullen Arts Center

BooFest at Museum of Life and Science

10:00 am to 4:00 pm | $0-23.00 | Museum of Life+Science, Durham

The Witch's Haunted Barn

10:00 am to 5:00 pm | $5.00 | Firefly Farm, Hillsborough

Carving Pumpkins with Goats at Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

Trunk or Treat at Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Raleigh

10:30 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Raleigh

Pet Carnival at Animal Hospital at Brier Creek

11:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Animal Hospital at Brier Creek

Fall Festival at John Chavis Memorial Park

11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | John Chavis Memorial Park (Raleigh)

Fall Festival at Woodcrest Farm (price is per vehicle)

11:00 am to 3:00 pm | $15.00-20.00 | Woodcrest Farm & Forge, Hillsborough

Goodies for Goblins -- trick or treating at shops in Downtown Wake Forest

11:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | White Street in Wake Forest

Frankenfest -- free Halloween event in nearby Franklinton

12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Franklinton

Haunted Festival at Mordecai Historic Park

12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Mordecai Historic Park

Halloween Fun and Concert at Peach Road Park

1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Peach Road Park, Raleigh

Cary’s Great Pumpkin Carve

2:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Old Cary Community Library

Halloween Carnival with UNC Moment of Magic

3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | 208 N. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill

Allergy-friendly, sensory-friendly trunk or treat with Oak City Soccer

4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | 200 Regency Forest Drive, Cary

Halloween at Bass Pro Shops: trick or treating, costume parades, games and crafts

4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Halloween at Cabela's: trick or treating, costume parades, games and crafts

4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Cabela’s

Moonlight Frights: Campfire Stories of the Carolinas

4:00 pm | $6.00 | Fuquay-Varina Arts Center

Colonial PumpkINN Carving Event (free event, cost for pumpkins)

4:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | The Colonial Inn, Hillsborough

Walk-thru Trunk or Treat at Athens Drive Baptist Church, Raleigh

5:00 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | Athens Drive Baptist Church, Raleigh

Sanderford Trunk or Treat

5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Sanderford Road Park, Raleigh

Trunk or Treat, including a hot dog dinner

5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Christ the King Community Church, Durham

Boo & Brew Ghost Tour in Downtown Sanford

5:00 pm | FREE | The Chocolate Cellar, Sanford

Monster Mash in Fuquay-Varina: Trunk or Treat, costume contest, Thriller performance, more...

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Studio Five Dance Company, Fuquay-Varina

Halloween Spooky (Bike) Ride

6:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Crank Arm Brewing Company

Hillsborough Glow Walk

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | The Colonial Inn, Hillsborough

Halloween at Crossroads Plaza: trick or treating and free pumpkins

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Crossroads Plaza (Cary)

Second lighting of Pumpkin Flotilla

6:00 pm | FREE | Fred G. Bond Metro Park

P&C Holiday Lights Halloween Haunt

6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | P&C Holiday Lights, Chapel Hill

Spirits of Wake Forest: ghost walks in Downtown Wake Forest

6:30 pm | $12.00-15.00 | Wake Forest Town Hall

Haunted Trolley at Mordecai Park (3 tours nightly)

6:45 pm to 9:45 pm | $10.00 | Mordecai Historic Park

Herbert's Haunted House

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $4.00 | Herbert C. Young Community Center

Fall Fest at Grace Church of Durham -- drive-in movie, trunk or treat, more

7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Grace Church of Durham

Edward's Battle Haunted Yard returning in 2021 -- free drive-by attraction raises money for critically ill children

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Edward’s Battle Haunted House, Raleigh

Haunted Carwash

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00-30.00 | Car Wash Lodge, Garner

Orange County Feargrounds -- Haunted Barn & Hayride (3 nights only)

7:00 pm to 10:30 pm | $8.00-20.00 | Lloyd’s Dairy Barn, Efland

Granville Haunt Farm: Drive-Through Haunted Trail

7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $10.00 | Granville Haunt Farm

Halloween Bash, featuring Creedence Clearwater Revival tribute

7:30 pm | FREE | Lorraine’s Coffee House & Music

Haunted Car Wash at Splash Car Wash in Raleigh

8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $20.00 | Splash Car Wash, Raleigh

Spirits of Wake Forest: ghost walks in Downtown Wake Forest

8:00 pm | $12.00-15.00 | Wake Forest Town Hall

Sunday, October 31, 2021

Krispy Kreme: Free doughnut if you wear a costume

All Day | FREE | Krispy Kreme — Multiple locations

Family Scarecrow Walk

9:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Powell Drive Park, Raleigh

Pumpkin Patch Express at Museum of Life + Science

9:30 am to 4:30 pm | $15.00 | Museum of Life+Science, Durham

Carving Pumpkins with Goats at Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

Heavy Metal Halloween Festival -- free show with 4 bands, plus a music swap meet

12:00 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | The Maywood, Raleigh

Malloween: trick or treating, photo ops, music and games

1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Triangle Town Center

Costumed dog parade and pageant -- part of Hayes Barton Centennial Celebration

1:30 pm to 3:30 pm | FREE | Hayes Barton Baptist Church

Halloween at Cabela's: trick or treating, costume parades, games and crafts

3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Cabela’s

Halloween at Bass Pro Shops: trick or treating, costume parades, games and crafts

3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Trunk or Treat at Sanderson High School (RSVP required)

3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Sanderson High School, Raleigh

Festival 31 -- Trunk or Treat

4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | First Baptist Church Cary

Halloween at Crabtree Valley Mall: Trick or treat, costume contest, arts and crafts, more

5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Crabtree Valley Mall

$5 Boorito at Chipotle on Halloween

5:00 pm | $5.00

FANG-tastic Halloween Drop-In at Powell Drive

5:30 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Powell Drive Park, Raleigh

Aversboro's Trunk or Treat Harvest Fest (Garner)

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Aversboro Road Baptist Church, Garner

32nd Annual Hallow-Eno: celebrate Halloween at West Point on the Eno

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | West Point on the Eno, Durham

P&C Holiday Lights Halloween Haunt

6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | P&C Holiday Lights, Chapel Hill

Edward's Battle Haunted Yard returning in 2021 -- free drive-by attraction raises money for critically ill children

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Edward’s Battle Haunted House, Raleigh

Orange County Feargrounds -- Haunted Barn & Hayride (3 nights only)

7:00 pm to 10:30 pm | $8.00-20.00 | Lloyd’s Dairy Barn, Efland

Granville Haunt Farm: Drive-Through Haunted Trail

7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $10.00 | Granville Haunt Farm

Haunted Car Wash at Splash Car Wash in Raleigh

8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $20.00 | Splash Car Wash, Raleigh

Monday, November 1, 2021

Halloween candy buy-back: kids get money for candy

All Day | FREE | Various locations

Various locations

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