Charlotte goes big for Halloween—and so should you!
Our 2025 guide to the best Halloween events in Charlotte NC covers it all: safe spots for trick or treating in Charlotte, spooky haunted attractions, and plenty of free Halloween events in Charlotte. With 100+ ways to celebrate, you’ll find something for every ghost and goblin.
It’s Halloween 2025 in Charlotte!
What Halloween Events are you looking for? Charlotte is completely loaded with Halloween fun from spooky to family-friendly cute and crafty. Use the buttons below to find exactly what you’re looking for!
If you’re thinking WOW! This is too much info! Just click below for a quick list organized by date.
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2025 Trick-or-Treating & Trunk-or-Treat Events: Charlotte
Where is all the candy? Right here! We will be adding to this list all season long with all of the coolest trunk-or-treat and trick-or-treat events in Charlotte, NC. Bookmark this list and check back soon. Many of the local events won’t be announced until the end of September.
When is Trick-or-Treating in Charlotte?
Trick-or-treating in Charlotte area neighborhoods is always October 31st! If you’d like to attend a trick-or-treat event, use the list above to find one at a convenient time for you!
Halloween Activities in Charlotte, NC
Go beyond the candy with these Halloween activities like movie nights, theater programs, and more.
Haunted Houses and Trails
Ready to be scared? We have a whole guide just for haunted houses in Charlotte.
Halloween Travel and Day Trips
Ready to make this Halloween season extra special? Check out these super cool travel and day trip ideas.
Kidding Around® Halloween Travel Guide
This guide includes travel options all over the Southeast in South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, and North Carolina, including a list of haunted hotels and cabins where you can spend the night!
We also have our Halloween Guide to Greenville, SC and Trick or Treating in Columbia, SC.
Halloween at Carowinds
Scarowinds
It’s one of Charlotte’s most popular Halloween destinations, Scarowinds at Carowinds. And, we got to go! Find out all about Scarowinds 2025 in our Kidding Around Scarowinds Review!
New this year, Scarowinds is no longer a separately ticketed event. If you go to the park on a Scarowinds day, you an enjoy the rides all day long and stay for Scarowinds in the evening!
Scarowinds offers spooky live shows, haunted trails and mazes, night rides, scare zones, and lots more!
Scarowinds runs select nights from September 12th to November 2nd, 2025. Get Scarowinds tickets.
Tricks & Treats at Carowinds
The NEW family-friendly Halloween event at Carowinds is called Tricks & Treats. It runs weekends September 13th through November 2nd, 2025. Enjoy spooky midway games, shows, all the rides, and event trick or treating! Come in costume! Get all the details on Tricks & Treats. This fall event is included with regular admission.
2025 Halloween Events: Charlotte, NC
Here’s your quick and easy local Halloween events in Charlotte list, organized by day.
