Two-night Halloween rave Queen’s Carnival brings 30 DJs to Charlotte
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DJ Domi (pictured here) will be performing at the festival. Photo: Emma Way/Axios
Charlotte’s getting wild this weekend with dozens of Halloween parties across the city.
The big picture: In Halloween’s past Charlotte’s biggest parties have centered on all-day bar crawls and Uptown clubs, but a new player has emerged: Queen’s Carnival.
What to expect: Now in its second year, Queen’s Carnival will span two nights and two stages at Greenhouse, a plant-filled Tulum-style events venue in Wesley Heights.
- Expect largely house and techno music with acts like Elohim, Evan Giia and Le Youth, plus local DJs like Johnny Cupcvke, Pico and Domii.
- In all, you’ll be dancing for 14 hours from Friday, Oct. 28 to the wee hours of Sunday, Oct. 30.
Plus: Queen’s Carnival will have local vendors, stilt walkers, art installations, and catering from the famed Plaza Midwood restaurant Soul Gastrolounge, which closed its brick-and-mortar location earlier this year.
- The event is organized by Preston Abernathy of Yopresto Projects, the company also behind a number of popular music series at Music Yard and Black Box.
- Abernathy tells Axios he expects about 2,000 people in attendance.
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Tickets: Single-day general admission starts at $45.
- Two-day GA is $70.
- VIP tickets range in cost from $65 for a single day to $2,500 for premium bottle service for 12 people.
1 secret to go: If you don’t want the party to stop at 2am, you can find details on afters here. (It’ll probably go until at least 5am so wear your dancing shoes.)
[Related Axios guide: Top 17 Halloween parties in Charlotte in 2022]