Weekender: 31 things to do in Charlotte this Halloween weekend

Friday, Oct. 31

🪓 Dress up in a costume with friends to go axe throwing and try your arm in archery at BATL Grounds after you enjoy a complimentary drink. | $15-$20 | 5-11pm | Details

💃 Put on your best roaring '20s costume to dance the night away to music from a DJ and themed cocktails at Sneak Clt. | Free | 8pm | Details

🎶 Vibe to Taylor Swift songs in a Halloween version of "The Life of a Show Ghoul" at Vaulted Oak Brewing. | Free | 6pm | Details

🎶 Hear vocalist Brandon Stevens sing hits from the '80s at Middle C Jazz. | $33.05-$40.40 | Times vary | Details

🩰 See Charlotte Ballet's contemporary fall showcase at Knight Theater. | Prices vary | Runs through Saturday | Details

😱 Face your fears at SCarowinds as you walk through the theme park to see more than 500 monsters, ghosts and goblins roaming, plus haunted attractions and shows. | $49.99+ | Runs through Nov. 2 | Details

🍻 Slip on your costume to hop around in a Halloween Bar Crawl trying discounted drinks from 20+ spots in South End. | $29.73+ | Runs through Saturday | Details

🎤 Sing karaoke songs in your costume with friends at Seoul Food Meat Co. and stick around for a chance to win a cash prize for a costume contest.| Prices vary | 9pm-2am | Details

🍸 Stop by The Union for a Harry Potter-themed pop-up bar with cocktails and more. | Prices vary | Times vary | Details

🍿 See a film screening of "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" at Triple C Brewing Company. | Free | 6pm | Details

🧠 Test your knowledge of Halloween trivia at The Suffolk Punch. (If you come dressed up in a costume you'll have a chance to win a cash prize.) | Free | 7-9pm | Details

👀 Watch the film "Halloween" at The Carolina Theater. | $0-$24 | 7pm | Details

🎤 See Jesse & Joy live in concert for their El Despecho Tour at Ovens Auditorium. | $61.80+ | 8pm | Details

Saturday, Nov. 1

🚘 Take a drive to South Carolina to experience the Everything Outdoor Fest for fishing, hiking, mountain biking, demos, exhibits, live music, frisbee dog showcase and more. | $12-$20 | Runs through Sunday | Details

🍪 Learn how to decorate fall cookies at Sweet Spot Studio. | $70 | 4pm | Details

🎃 Bring your leftover pumpkins to smash at BATL Grounds Plaza Midwood and LoSo locations. | Prices vary | 12-5pm | Details

🤣 Test your jokes on an audience in an improv comedy session at Charlotte Comedy Theater. | $5 | 4pm | Details

🤭 See the latest students of Charlotte Comedy Theater share their jokes with the audience and laugh the night away. | $10 | 6pm | Details

🪦 Run through scenic paths of Charlotte's Historic Elmwood Pinewood Cemetery as a part of the Drop Dead 5K and stick around for food trucks. | $0-$50.14 | 9am | Details

🏰 Take the family to the 32nd annual Carolina Renaissance Festival in Huntersville (16445 Poplar Tent Road). | Prices vary | Runs through Nov. 23, Saturdays and Sundays, 9:30am-5:30pm | Details

🎊 Attend the Day of the Dead Festival at Camp North End for traditional foods, folkloric arts and crafts, community altars, traditional dances and children's activities. | Free | 12-8pm | Details

🏀 Cheer on the Hornets as they take on the Minnesota Timberwolves at Spectrum Center. | $26+ | 6pm | Details

🎤 Hear GIVEON live in concert as he makes his tour stop at Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre. | $115+ | 8pm | Details

🛍️ Stop by Happy Camper for their Hazy Daze Market with local vendors, food trucks, giveaways and more. | Free | 2-6pm | Details

☕️ Start your morning vibing to a morning coffee shop DJ set at Lottie's in Uptown. | $6.49 | 11am-2pm | Details

👯 Party to music from a DJ in your costume on the rooftop of Queen City Quarter. | $0-$12.59 | 5-10pm | Details

💪 Grab a weighted backpack and take a three-mile ruck down the rail trail with Queen City Rucks.| Free | 9am |Details

Sunday, Nov. 2

⛹️ Watch the Charlotte Hornets play the Utah Jazz at Spectrum Center. | $23+ | 6pm | Details

🛍️ Stroll and shop from 100+ small businesses in South End at Front Porch Sunday. | Free | 10:30am-4:30pm | Details

🍷 Sip on wines while you listen to poetry in an open mic at The Auto Pour. | $15.70 | 5:30pm | Details

🤘 Rock out to music from Steel Panther at The Fillmore. | $35 | 8pm | Details

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