All Day

Scarecrow Row

Apex Community Park 2200 Laura Duncan Road, Apex

Visit Apex Community Park's Scarecrow Row the week of Halloween and check out all the community-decorated scarecrows! Bring a flashlight ...

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Ongoing

Clayton Harvest Festival

Downtown Clayton 100 W Main St, Clayton

Get ready for four days of fun at the annual Clayton Harvest Festival, one of the largest events in Johnston County! ...

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Free

Handcrafted Holiday Market

North Carolina State Fairgrounds 1025 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh

Triangle Pop-Up is SO excited for their biggest Holiday Market yet at the NC State Fairgrounds. Join us on a ...

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Free – $5
2025 N.C. State Fair

2025 N.C. State Fair

North Carolina State Fairgrounds 1025 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh

The N.C. State Fair's mission is to showcase and promote the state's agriculture, agribusiness, arts, crafts and culture through the ...

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$5 – $13
Ponies & Pumpkins

Ponies & Pumpkins

My Little Farmer 8794 NC-751, Durham

Pumpkin carving with miniature ponies. The visit includes a pumpkin, pumpkin carving, mini pony snuggles, photo ops and more.

$35
Book Babies

Book Babies

North Regional Library (Durham) 221 Milton Road, Durham

Please join us for special bonding time with your little one (aged 0-24 months)! At this lapsit-style storytime, we will spend ...

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Free
Baby Storytime

Baby Storytime

Fuquay-Varina Community Library 271 Bramblehill Drive, Fuquay-Varina

A lapsit program for babies and caregivers that incorporates books, music, rhymes, and movement.

Free
Family Storytime

Family Storytime

Leesville Community Library 5105 Country Trail, Raleigh

An interactive program with books, music, rhymes, and movement to nurture pre-reading skills.

Free
Family Storytime

Family Storytime

Southeast Regional Library 908 7th Ave, Garner

An interactive program with books, music, rhymes and movement to nurture pre-reading skills.

Free
Family Storytime

Family Storytime

Oberlin Regional Library 1930 Clark Ave., Raleigh

Young children and their caregivers are invited to participate in an interactive program that incorporates stories, music, and movement to ...

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Free

Garden Storytime

JC Raulston Arboretum 4415 Beryl Road, Raleigh

Bring your family and join us for a morning of outdoor garden fun! Garden Storytimes are a great way for ...

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$5
Paint Paper PLAY!

Paint Paper PLAY!

Paint Paper Paste - Sunshine Studio 9113 Leesville Rd, Suite 102,, Raleigh

🌈Get ready for a world of colorful and wonderfully messy fun!  Each Paint Paper PLAY class will feature themed opportunities ...

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$5

Homeschool Visit

Triangle Rock Club Durham 1010 Martin Luther King Jr Pkwy, Suite 400, Durham

Our Homeschool Visits are two-hour guided climbs that bring together homeschool families from the area! Each visit is led by ...

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$15
Total Tot Time

Total Tot Time

Walltown Park Recreation Center 1308 W Club Blvd, Durham

Come and play with your children in the gym! The emphasis of this program is placed on socialization with parent ...

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Free – $9
Fun Friday

Fun Friday

Durham County Main Library 300 N Roxboro St., Durham

Come hangout at the library in the Children's Programming Room. We'll have out toys and games out for the kids ...

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Free
Baby Time

Baby Time

Chapel Hill Public Library 100 Library Drive, Chapel Hill

15-20 minutes a short story or two and lots of songs and rhymes that help babies learn language. For ages ...

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Free
Baby Storytime

Baby Storytime

Wendell Community Library 207 S. Hollybrook Road, Wendell

A lapsit program for babies and caregivers that incorporates books, music, rhymes, and movement.

Free
Baby Time

Baby Time

Chapel Hill Public Library 100 Library Drive, Chapel Hill

15-20 minutes a short story or two and lots of songs and rhymes that help babies learn language. For ages ...

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Free
Baby Playdate

Baby Playdate

Oberlin Regional Library 1930 Clark Ave., Raleigh

Join us for a Baby Playdate for children from birth to crawling and their caregivers. Little ones can experience a ...

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Free

Trick-or-Treat Downtown

Downtown Fuquay-Varina Fuquay-Varina

No tricks, just treats for everyone who loves costumes, candy, and having a Happy Halloween! This free annual event is ...

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Free

The Bunny Hive Raleigh Halloween Party

The Bunny Hive Raleigh 711 W Lane St, Raleigh

For Little Ghosts & Their Favorite Grown-Ups Get ready for a frightfully fun time at our boo-rific Halloween Party — ...

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$20 – $40
Teen Game Day!

Teen Game Day!

North Regional Library (Durham) 221 Milton Road, Durham

Board Games, Table Top Games, Video Games. Let's play games!

Free
Ponies & Pumpkins

Ponies & Pumpkins

My Little Farmer 8794 NC-751, Durham

Pumpkin carving with miniature ponies. The visit includes a pumpkin, pumpkin carving, mini pony snuggles, photo ops and more.

$35

Pumpkin Flotilla at Bond Park

Bond Park Boathouse 801 High House Road, Cary

Celebrate the season with us at Bond Park’s annual Pumpkin Flotilla, a glowing lakeside tradition that lights up the night ...

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Free

Fridays at the Farm

Old Mill Farm 8913 NC-751, Durham

Join us for live music, food trucks, local beer & wine & farm fun every Friday night from March through ...

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$22 – $30
K-5th Adventures

K-5th Adventures

Leesville Community Library 5105 Country Trail, Raleigh

Read, create, discover and explore through hands-on activities! Join us for our K-5 Halloween Hoot on 10/31.

Free
Learning with LEGO

Learning with LEGO

Southgate Community Library 1601-14 Cross Link Road, Raleigh

Build, learn, play with LEGO. Hosted by the library’s Teen Leadership Corps. For kids in grades Preschool-5th

Free

Deer Tracking

A.L. Wilkerson Nature Preserve 5229 Awls Haven Dr, Raleigh

Where do deer go when we can’t see them? What are some of the signs you can find to tell ...

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$4

Halloween Fall Fest & Trunk or Treat

The Loving Miracle Bilingual Preschool 4020 MITCHELL MILL RD, Raleigh

We’re excited to invite you to our Halloween Fall Fest & Trunk or Treat!  Enjoy an afternoon filled with fun, ...

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Free

Boo Bash with Special Events

Piney Town Playhouse 1520 N Broad St, Fuquay-Varina

🎃 Boo Bash: The Ultimate Fall Costume Party! 🎃 **Please note this event is for all ages. We do have ...

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$28.96

The Great Pumpkin Decorating Contest

Chapel Hill Community Center 120 South Estes Drive, Chapel Hill

Let’s have fun and make some Boo-tiful Pumpkins. Enter your original creation in the Great Pumpkin Decorating Contest for a ...

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Free

Music and Stories Under the Stars

Weaver Street Lawn 101 E Weaver St, Carrboro

Join us for an evening of music and stories. Music will begin at 5:00pm. There will be a costume contest, ...

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Free

Haunted Hill: Trunk or Treat

Chapel Hill Community Center 120 South Estes Drive, Chapel Hill

Grab a costume and join us at Haunted Hill for a Trunk-or-Treat, fun games, and activities! Friday, October 24 | ...

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Free

Boo ‘n’ Brew

North Carolina Railway Museum 3900 Bonsal Road, New Hill

A kid-friendly train ride complete with scenes of flying witches, smoking cauldrons, pumpkin people, Count Dracula and other friendly creatures ...

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$18.61 – $217.70

Spooky Family Fun Night

Zebulon Community Center 301 S. Arendell, Zebulon

Costumes are encouraged! - Enjoy some Halloween-themed family fun time on Friday night at the Zebulon Community Center. Play games, ...

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Free

Northwest Cary YMCA Trunk or Treat

Northwest Cary YMCA 6903 Carpenter Fire Station Road, Cary

Join us for Trunk-or-Treat on Friday, Oct. 24 from 5:30 -7:30 p.m. at the Northwest Cary YMCA in our upper, ...

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Free

North Raleigh Trunk or Treat

Gladwell Orthodontics 13271 Strickland Rd. Suite 100, Raleigh

Join us for a spook-tacular evening of family fun at Gladwell Orthodontics’ Trunk or Treat! Our parking lot will be ...

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Free

Kids Costume Karaoke

KōMANA Brewing Company 1020 Ryan Rd, Cary

Our fan-favorite Kids Karaoke night is back — and this time, it’s spooktacular! 👻✨ Get ready for a night of ...

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$15 – $20
Open Gym

Open Gym

Knightdale Gymnastics 540 Hinton Pond Rd, Knightdale

Open gym is a great way for kids to run off some energy while parents get a couple of hours ...

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$10

Haunted House Hangout

Hello Yellow Art Studios 200 Park at N Hills St Suite 120, Raleigh

🎃👻 Join us for our 4th Annual Haunted House Hangout! 📣Drop off the kids for a night of spooky fun ...

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$60

Parents’ Night Out

Pump It Up! 10700 World Trade Blvd Ste 112, Raleigh

Parents' Date Night Out held select Friday evenings throughout the month. Includes playtime in our arenas, games, a movie, pizza, ...

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$30

Boo Bash

Clayton Community Center 715 Amelia Church Rd, Clayton

Clayton Parks and Recreation invites you to a spooktacular night of family fun at Boo Bash, a Halloween celebration packed with ...

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Free

Fourth Friday Fire

West Point on the Eno 5253 N Roxboro Street, Durham

Sitting next to a crackling fire with your friends and family in West Point on the Eno park with Durham ...

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Free

Teen Science Cafe: Healing Lahaina

Morehead Planetarium 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill

Please join us at Morehead Planetarium and Science Center for October’s Teen Science Cafe! In this session, we’ll be screening ...

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Free

Family Craft Night

The Backyard Bar 2901 US-64, Apex

Join @cozypandaeventco and @thebackyardbarnc on Friday, October 24th from 6-8pm for a night full of glowing fun and spooky cheer! ...

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Free

Kick or Treat the Trail

Knightdale Station Park 810 N First Ave, Knightdale

Put on your best costume and join us with Neuse River Futbol Alliance for a night of spooky fun! Enjoy ...

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Free

“Creepy Halloween Eats” Kids Night Out

Flour Power Cary Parkside 1128 Parkside Main Street, Cary

EEK! Let’s stir up creepy, fun and edible Halloween recipes. We’ll be creating Puff Pastry Intestines, a Bowl of Dirt ...

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$49

Kooky Spooky Halloween Party

Marbles Kids Museum 201 East Hargett Street, Raleigh

Come in costume for a ghoulish good time! Experience the magic of Marbles after dark at this family-friendly Halloween spooktacular. ...

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$22
HYPERWEEN at Hyper Kidz

HYPERWEEN at Hyper Kidz

Hyper Kidz Durham 105 W North Carolina 54 suite 237B, Durham

The ultimate indoor playground is turning into a not-so-scary Halloween party and you’re invited! 🪩 Here’s what’s happening: 👗 Costume ...

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$7.99 – $25.99

Children’s Entrepreneur Market

Downtown Clayton 100 W Main St, Clayton

Bring the whole family to Clayton’s Harvest Festival: Family Night At Town Square!  Join us for trunk or treat, an ...

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Free

Zombiepalooza

Downtown Cary Park 327 S Academy St, Cary

Zombiepalooza is The Cary’s annual ZOMBIE SHORT FILM competition that takes place every October in downtown Cary, NC. Submissions are only ...

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Free

Sensory Friendly Trunk or Treat

Bloomwell Autism Therapy 2910 Sumner Road, Suite 101, Raleigh

Join us for a FREE sensory-friendly Trunk-or-Treat at our Raleigh clinic on Friday, October 24 at 6:30 PM!  Bring your friends ...

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Free

Ghostly Spooktacular

Green Road Park 4201 Green Road, Raleigh

Looking for somewhere to bring your ghouls and goblins? Well, look no further! Bring them to Green Road Community Center. ...

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Free

Family Open Gym Night

Rock Solid Warrior: Fuquay-Varina 6109 NC-55 #125, Fuquay-Varina

Bring the whole crew for a night of fun and movement! 🏃‍♂️🤸‍♀️ Our Family Open Gym Night is the perfect ...

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$15

Halloween Phantasmagoria at Duke Homestead

Duke Homestead 2828 Duke Homestead Road, Durham

Phantasmagoria, noun: a bizarre or fantastic combination, collection or assemblage; a dreamlike state where real and imagined elements blur together; ...

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$15

Trunk or Treat Car Meet

Carolina Dent Pros 3215 Wellington Ct, Raleigh

Join us for our annual Trunk or Treat car meet! Where: 3215 Wellington Court, Raleigh, NC This family-friendly event will ...

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Free