Events in Charlotte, NC: Don’t Miss a Thing
Looking for fun, kid-friendly events in Charlotte, NC? We’ve got them! Our Kidding Around Charlotte Events Page is where you’ll find fun family events in Charlotte, NC, any day, this weekend, and beyond! If you want to feature your event, contact us about advertising opportunities.
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- Theatre shows and sports
- Seasonal and holiday events
- Events for all ages
- Weekend events near Charlotte
- Family-friendly festivals
We do our best to keep details accurate, but always check the event’s website for current pricing, times, and weather-related updates. Details may change!
FREE Community Halloween Celebration at Naomi Drenan Recreation Center! Families are invited to wear costumes and enjoy an evening of Halloween fun featuring games, a cake walk, spooky challenges, treats, music, and our mini haunted walk through.
Enjoy stories, songs, and movement activities that support early literacy skill development. This seasonal storytime kicks off our Fall Festival! Come for this 30-minute program, then stay afterwards for craft, game and candy stations throughout ImaginOn from 11-12. We’ll also have a sensory-friendly area, complete with crafts and treats, set up in The Round. Best for ages 5 and under. Family-friendly costumes are welcome!
📍 Location: ImaginOn, 300 East Seventh Street, Charlotte, NC 28202
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🧒 Ages: 0-5
A fun event to start to Halloween festivities! We will be having a rendition of musical chairs, a bag toss, and a DIY Boo Bag just in time for trick-or-treating. The best part is that we encourage costumes from all ages! Anyone that comes dressed in a costume the is 16 or younger will receive a free cinnamon bun coupon.
Join The Learning Experience – Ballantyne for a fun-filled evening of treats, smiles, and fun! Bring the whole family and let the little ones show off their costumes while trick-or-treating around the center.
📍 Location: The Learning Experience – Ballantyne, 11625 Providence Road West, Charlotte, NC
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October 29th
King Canary Brewing in Mooresville, NC
Downtown Concord’s Candy Crawl is BACK and sweeter than ever! Bring the kiddos downtown on Friday, October 30, from 3–5 PM for a fun, family friendly afternoon.
Trick-or-treat at local shops, fill your candy bags, and enjoy a spooktacular time together!
It won’t change any traditional trick-or-treating plans for Saturday, October 31. This event doesn’t replace Halloween.Come dressed in your favorite costume and hand out treats to their shelter animals! KONA Ice will be here at 3pm to make waiting for the door to open a little bit sweeter! Bring an unopened bag of bite-sized treats to hand out to the shelter dogs, and bring a small bag to collect treats for yourself!
🎟️ Cost: Free.
📍 Location: Iredell County Animal Services, 430 Bristol Dr, Statesville, NC 28677
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Candy Crawl + Monster Market 2026 at Urban District Market — vendors, music, games, kids activities, and trick-or-treating! Costumes highly encouraged.
📍 Location: Urban District Market, 2315 N Davidson St, Charlotte, NC
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Come join us for a fun-filled day of candy hunting and shopping for spooky goodies at the Candy Crawl + Monster Market 2026!
Join us at Tricks-N-Treats at The Arboretum from 4PM-6PM! 
Get ready for an evening of spooktacular fun! We’ll have free pumpkins, tons of candy, and exciting Halloween activities that the whole family can enjoy!
FREE pumpkins (while supplies last)
Plenty of candy for the trick-or-treaters
Halloween costume fun—don’t forget to dress up!
Spooky activities for kids and families!
This event is free and open to everyone, so grab your friends and family, put on your best costumes, and join us for a spooktacular evening!
Come enjoy an afternoon of Halloween fun in a welcoming environment where kids can participate in the way that feels best for them. Families can expect trunk-or-treating, games and activities, a food truck, quiet/sensory break areas, local community resources and organizations, and treats and more! Element’s clinical team will each be hosting a trunk, alongside community partners and organizations from across the Charlotte area.
📍 Location: SouthPark Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 6650 Park South, Charlotte, NC
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Freeland Park Loso hosts a Trunk or Treat Fun Night in the parking lot at Skyland Restaurant on South Boulevard.
📍 Location: Skyland Restaurant, 4544 South Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28209
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Get ready for a night full of spooky fun, music, dancing, delicious food, and more at Gatito Night Market!
TRICK OR TREAT WITH VENDORS! Bring the family dressed in their favorite costumes and enjoy trick-or-treating with our amazing vendors!
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM | Bachata in the Park
Show us your SPOOKY dance moves! 
8:00 PM | La Muerte CLT
Get ready for a special spooky appearance from La Muerte CLT! 
9:00 PM | BEST COSTUME CONTEST
MONSTER TRUCK COMPETITION! 
Got a truck with a killer look? Register your ride and compete for BEST MONSTER TRUCK! 
Join the Historic Paradise Foundation (HPF) for Trunk or Treat in Paradise! We welcome everyone to participate.
🎃 HPF Trunk or Treat in Paradise — Volunteer Registration
Date: Friday, October 30, 2026
Time: 5:15 PM–6:00 PM
Location: 600 Steele Street, Fort Mill, SC 29715
Event Description
Join the Historic Paradise Foundation (HPF) for Trunk or Treat in Paradise! We welcome students, community members, families, businesses, churches, civic organizations, and other community partners to help create a safe, fun, and memorable Halloween experience for our youth.
Grammy Award-Winning Family Hip Hop + Trunk-or-Treat
Last year’s event drew more than 2,500 people — and we’re doing it again.
Secret Agent 23 Skidoo delivers high-energy, family-friendly hip hop that gets kids and parents moving together. The evening begins with our Trunk-or-Treat celebration, followed by a live concert the whole family can enjoy.
Join the Local Shoppe for Local Shoppe’s first-ever Halloween Trunk-A-Treat—fun treats, spooky cars, and good vibes!
📍 Location: Local Shoppe, 2519 Beatties Ford Rd, Charlotte, NC
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Movie Begins: 6:30 PM
The Johnston YMCA
FREE Admission + FREE Food + FREE Parking
It’s almost time for Spooky Season and our Ghost Tours are back! Due to the popular demand last season, we will have four tours every Friday night in October (2nd, 9th, 16th and 23rd) – two at 7:00pm and two at 8:00pm!
It is $5 for members and FREE for under 13’s and $15 for non-members adults. Tickets sell out fast so don’t wait! Make sure you get your spot for a hauntingly good experience on the Dallas Historic Town Square, where you’ll hear about the ghosts and ghouls that haunt Dallas and the county! And this year will feature something a little different – as we step INSIDE the most haunted building on the Square – the 1852 Hoffman Hotel!
Join us for our 3rd annual Trunk or Treat, a fun event for everybody! We will have decorated trunks with candy, games, and food. Participants will vote for their favorite trunk.
If you register to host a trunk or to volunteer in another area, Tracy will contact you with more information.
Trunk or Treat with food, games, candy and a “favorite trunk” contest.
🎟️ Cost: Free
📍 Location: Light of Christ United Methodist Church, 9106 Bryant Farms Road, Charlotte, NC
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Kick back, relax & enjoy movie night in The Plaza!
Film classics will take over our jumbo screen on select Saturdays.
Event Details: Seating is first come, first serve. Attendees are encouraged to bring additional blankets & chairs. No outside food or beverage is permitted, but takeout from our onsite restaurants is encouraged. Click here for options & hours! Coolers are prohibited. Events are subject to cancellation pending weather conditions.
Parking is available in all parking decks and surface lots. Valet is also available.
Come take a spin and see what you can win!
Show up in your Halloween costume and get a FREE NEW COMIC!
Shop, hang out, and enjoy some spooky favorites while you’re here!
– FREE SWAG BAGS
– FREE COMICS FOR COSTUMES
– SPIN-THE-WHEEL GIVEAWAYS
– HALLOWEEN MOVIES ALL DAY
11229 E Independence Blvd B
Matthews, NC 28105
A classic car show combined with a morning trunk-or-treat experience for kids at Gateway Classic Cars. Confirmed on the official 2026 Caffeine and Chrome schedule as “October 31st – Trunk or Treat.”.
🎟️ Cost: Free.
📍 Location: Gateway Classic Cars, 7045 Aviation Blvd NW, Concord, NC 28027
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Get ready for a full day of Halloween fun at Speedway Harley-Davidson! the Speedway Harley-Davidson is packing the day with a Halloween ride, kids activities, biker games, costume contests, Trunk or Treat, Tourpack or Treat, music, prizes and plenty of spooky fun for the whole family.
📍 Location: Speedway Harley-Davidson, 10049 Weddington Rd, Concord, NC 28027
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*Food will be available
*Car clubs are welcome
*Costumes are encouraged
*DJ playing music
*Visitors can ride the trolley to visit AutoBarn Classic Cars
*No fee to enter
*Prize drawings
*Costume contest
*Prize for best trunk or treat decorated car
*50/50 drawing to benefit a local non-profit