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For a place that was dubbed the Holy City, there sure are a lot of sinister and ghoulish activities during the Halloween season. Check out what Charleston has to offer below (be sure to visit the extensive EVENTS page for ALL activities).
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Multi-Day Events Through 10/31 (unless noted otherwise):
- Putt Putt Pumpkin – Blackbeard’s Cove, Daily
- Boone Hall Pumpkin Patch – Boone Hall, M-Sat: 9 am-6 pm & Sun, 12pm-6 pm
- Boone Hall Fright Nights – Boone Hall Plantation, Fridays and Saturdays: Dark – 12 am, All other days: Dark – 10 pm
- Underwater Pumpkin Carving (Starts 10/26) – SC Aquarium, 10/26, 3 pm, 10/27, 3 pm, 10/28, 3 pm, 10/29, 3 pm, 10/30, 3 pm & 10/31, 11 am
- Pumpkin Partch & Corn Maze – Legare Farms (Every weekend in October), Fri: 5 pm-9pm, Sat: 10 am-9pm, Sun: 1 pm-6 pm
- A Haunted Night of Poe Show and Tour Package – Dock Street Theatre, Oct. 19, 20, 24-27, 31 and Nov. 1-3 at 7:30 pm, Oct. 21, 28 and Nov. 4 at 3 pm
- Dead of the Night – PURE Theatre, Fridays, Saturdays, 8 pm and Wed, Oct. 31, 8 pm
- Ghost Hunt – Old City Jail, Thursdays-Saturdays, 12 am – 2 am and Wed, Oct. 31, 12 am – 2 am
- Haunted Pub Crawl – Various, Thursdays-Saturdays, 6 pm – 8:30 pm
- Ghost and Graveyard Walking Tours from Bulldog Tours – Various, Daily
- Ghosts of the South – Various, Daily
- West Farm Corn Maze – West Farm (Moncks Corner), Fridays, 5 pm – 10 pm, Saturdays, 12 pm – 10 pm, and Sundays, 1 pm – 8 pm (Through Nov. 4).
Here are the one-off events:
Saturday, 10/20/12
10 am – Legare Farms Haunted Maze – Legare Farms, Johns Island
1 pm – The Inaugural Pumpkin Classic – Monster Music & Movies
2 pm – Halloween Party with Ticklebuddy Clown – Village Branch Library
5 pm – Halloween in the BOOroughs – Fuel
6 pm – 4th Annual Family Fright Nights – Magnolia Plantation
7:30 pm – Dracula – Charleston Music Hall
7:30 pm – Halloween in the Swamp – Cypress Gardens
7:30 pm – nevermore – Dock Street Theatre
8:30 pm – Lowcountry Nightmare – Round O
9 pm – Dracula AfterPARTY – Rue De Jean
9 pm – Halloween Burlesque Show – The Mill
Sunday, 10/21/12
2 pm – Zombie Make-up Class – SpaceCraft Studios, Avondale
3 pm – nevermore – Dock Street Theatre
4:30 pm – Charleston Zombie Walk – Marion Square
8 pm – Tin Roof Open Mic: Spooky! Edition – Tin Roof
Wednesday, 10/24/12
6 pm – Pumpkin Carving – Tin Roof
6 pm – The Great Pumpkin Tapping – Closed for Business
Thursday, 10/25/12
7 pm – The Monster Dash – Joe Riley Park
7 pm – 4th Annual Red Party – Old City Jail
7 pm – Pumpkin Carving Party – SpaceCraft Studios, Avondale
7 pm – Pumpkin Carving Contest with the Larry David Project – Poe's Tavern, Sullivan's Island
7:30 pm – nevermore – Dock Street Theatre
Friday, 10/26/12
5 pm – Manhattan's Halloween Smash– Manhattan's, Mt. Pleasant
5:30 pm – Tour De Graves – Magnolia Cemetery
6 pm – Halloween Night Climb – James Island County Park
7:30 pm – nevermore – Dock Street Theatre
8:30 pm – Hunley's Tavern Halloween Party & 80s Costume Contest – Hunley's, West Ashley
8:30 pm – Lowcountry Nightmare – Round O
9 pm – O-Ku Halloween Party – O-Ku
10 pm – 2nd Annual Halloween Masque-rave with Skitch & Maiki – King Street Grille, North Charleston
1o pm – Loggerhead's Halloween Party & Midnight Costume Contest – Loggerhead's
1o pm – Halloween Party with DJ Hush – The Sparrow
10 pm – Mad River Best Individual Costume Contest – Mad River
Saturday, 10/27/12
ALL DAY – Trick or Treat Weekend – GloZone
8 am – SUPer Scary Stand Up Paddleboard – Sunset Cay Marina
12 pm – Pet Helpers Pet Costume Contest – Palmetto Grand Theater, Town Centre Mt. Pleasant
12 pm – Trick or Treat at Towne Center – Mt. Pleasant Towne Center
2 pm – Taco Boy Costume Contest – Taco Boy, Downtown
3 pm – rUNdead 5k – Old Towne Creek Park
4:30 pm – Night of Living Roller Girls – Memminger Auditorium
5 pm – Goose Creek Halloween Carnival & Outdoor Movie – Goose Creek Community Center
6 pm- 4th Annual Family Fright Nights – Magnolia Plantation
6 pm – Castaways Halloween Party – Castaways, James Island
6 pm – Ghost Walk – The Meeting Place, North Charleston
6 pm – Halloween Party & Costume Contest – Taco Boy, Downtown
6:30 pm – Murder at the Monster Bash Mystery Dinner Theater – Atlanta Bread Company, Summerville
7 pm – 2012 Skinful Halloween – Brick House Kitchen
7 pm – Big John's Halloween Party & Costume Contest – Big John's Tavern
7:30 pm – nevermore – Dock Street Theatre
8 pm – Cha Cha's Halloween Costume Contest – Cha Cha's, James Island
8 pm – Rooftop Halloween Party & Costume Contest – Rooftop Bar at Vendue Inn
8 pm – Skinful Pre-Party with Dante's Camaro – Tin Roof
8 pm – Wild Wing Halloween Party – Wild Wing, North Charleston
8:30 pm – Lowcountry Nightmare – Round O
9 pm – Montreux Halloween Party & Costume Contest – Montreux, Summerville
10 pm – The Halloween Midnight Massacre with Bitch Please – Boone's Bar
1o pm – Mad River Best Group Costume Contest – Mad River
Sunday, 10/28/12
ALL DAY – Trick or Treat Weekend – GloZone
3 pm – nevermore – Dock Street Theatre
6 pm – Halloween Cover Party – Tin Roof
Monday, 10/29/12
8 pm – Tin Roof Movie Night: Halloween Edition – Tin Roof
TBA – Nevermore Masquerade – Dock Street Theatre
Tuesday, 10/30/12
12 pm – Halloween in the Old Village – The Darby Building, Mt. Pleasant
6:30 pm – Sugar Skull Decorating – SpaceCraft Studios, Avondale
7:30 pm – Halloween Trivia – Tin Roof
Wednesday, 10/31/12
3:30 pm – Trick or Treating at Miller-Motte Technical – Miller-Motte Technical College
4:30 pm – Moncks Corner Halloween Festival – Unity Park
5 pm – Halloween Carnival – IOP Recreation Center
5 pm – Spokey Halloween Open House – Palmetto Brewing, Huger Street
5:30 pm – Masquerade Wine Stroll – Middleton Place
6:30 pm – Folly Beach Halloween Carnival – Folly Beach
7 pm – Halloween Boos and BBQ Cruise with Hitman – Charleston Maritime Center
8 pm – Big John's Fantasy Fest – Big John's Tavern
8 pm – Halloween Show with Megan Jean and the KFB – Tin Roof
8 pm – J.Paul.z Fireballin Halloween – J.Paul’z (Both James Island and Mt. Pleasant)
8 pm – Nightmare On The Harbor 2 – South Carolina Aquarium
8 pm – The Rocking Dead Halloween – The Mill
9 pm – Halloween Party with Water Dog – Charleston Beer Works
9 pm – Halloween Show with Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band – The Pour House
10 pm – Mad River Sexiest Costume Contest and the Dave Higgins Band – Mad River
Friday, 11/2/12
6 pm – Afterween Bash – GloZone
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