Halloween weekend in Charlotte: the free Safe Trick or Treat Zone at Revolution Park, the ImaginOn Teen Loft Halloween Bash and the last pumpkin patch days.

Halloween falls on Saturday this year, so Charlotte’s weekend runs from Ray’s Haunted Tour on Friday to the county’s Safe Trick or Treat Zone at Revolution Park on Saturday night.

Last checked Oct. 25, 2026. Dates and times come from each organizer’s own page, or from Charlotte Center City Partners’ Uptown calendar where we say so; this page is rebuilt every Thursday.

Neither the city nor the county has set trick-or-treat hours; see our trick-or-treat hours page. Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, so set clocks back an hour.

Friday, Oct. 30

  • Drop-In Arts: Creepy Crafts, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Plaza Midwood Library; free. Drop-in Halloween crafts. Library listing.
  • Horror Fan Club: Spooky STEAM, 2 to 4 p.m., Hickory Grove Library; free. Library listing.
  • Ray’s Haunted Tour and Halloween Carnival, 6 to 9 p.m., Ray’s Splash Planet, 215 N. Sycamore St.; fee. A haunted tour and Halloween carnival run by the county. County listing.
  • Jackiem Joyner, 6 and 8:30 p.m., Middle C Jazz: the smooth jazz saxophonist plays two sets Friday and two Saturday, as listed on the Uptown calendar.

Saturday, Oct. 31

  • Saturday Morning Halloween Cartoons, 9 a.m. to noon, ImaginOn Teen Loft, 300 E. Seventh St.; free. Library listing.
  • Boo Bash! Halloween Storytime, 10:30 a.m., Independence Regional Library; free. Library listing.
  • Halloween Costume Party Storytime, noon, Allegra Westbrooks Regional Library; free. Library listing.
  • Teen Loft Halloween Bash, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., ImaginOn; free, ages 12 to 18, with a costume contest and trivia. Library listing.
  • Safe Trick or Treat Zone, 5 to 9 p.m., Revolution Park football field; free. The county’s sixth annual trick-or-treat night in the park. County listing.
  • sCarolina: sCarrie Prom, 6 p.m., Carolina Theatre : a Halloween prom for the 50th anniversary of “Carrie,” as listed on the Uptown calendar.
  • NoDaWeen house decorating contest, all day in NoDa: decorated homes compete for a $200 prize. NoDaWeen page.

Sunday, Nov. 1

  • A Night of Artistic Renewal: Hope, Healing and Triumph, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., Booth Playhouse; one performance, as listed on the Uptown calendar.
  • Young Miko, 8 p.m., Spectrum Center, as listed on the Uptown calendar.

All weekend

  • Hodges Family Farm pumpkin patch, 3780 Rocky River Road East, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday (gate closes 5:30 p.m.); Saturday, Oct. 31, is the last day. No admission; $5 a car parking and $5 hayrides on Saturday. Farm page.
  • Rural Hill Corn Maze, 4431 Neck Road in Huntersville, Friday and Saturday, the last two days of the season. Maze page.
  • SCarowinds, on select nights through Nov. 7; check the park calendar for this weekend. Not recommended for children under 13. Carowinds’ SCarowinds page.
  • Exhibitions at the Mint Museum Uptown and Randolph: see our arts and exhibitions page.

Regular weekend fixtures

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Frequently asked questions

What is there to do in Charlotte this weekend?

Halloween is Saturday, Oct. 31. Mecklenburg County runs a free Safe Trick or Treat Zone at Revolution Park from 5 to 9 p.m., the library’s Teen Loft Halloween Bash is 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. at ImaginOn, and Hodges Family Farm’s pumpkin patch has its last day. Ray’s Haunted Tour and Halloween Carnival is Friday, Oct. 30.

What is free in Charlotte this weekend?

The Safe Trick or Treat Zone at Revolution Park, the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library’s Halloween storytimes and Teen Loft Halloween Bash, and the Plaza Midwood library’s Creepy Crafts drop-in are all free. Hodges Family Farm charges no admission, though weekend parking is $5 a car.

Are there official trick-or-treat hours in Charlotte?

No. As of Oct. 25 neither the City of Charlotte nor Mecklenburg County had set trick-or-treat hours for Saturday, Oct. 31. Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 1.