Shadow Season

Back for a second year, Charlotte’s monthlong Shadow Season celebration will transform the city into a Halloween oasis, offering spine-tingling fun for the whole family. Activities include a haunted pub crawl Saturday (Oct. 11), featuring scary stories and a signature drink at each stop; a spooky charcuterie board competition Oct. 18, sponsored by Love4Charlotte; a monster masquerade ball, also on Oct. 18, offering a bonfire, yard games, music, oddities vendors, dark stories, finger food and a themed bar; a jack-o’-lantern carving contest, a glow-in-the-dark 5K and a trivia-heavy pub crawl Oct. 24; a kids’ Halloween party Oct. 25, featuring games, crafts and snacks; trick-or-treating at downtown businesses Oct. 27; and citywide trick-or-treating Oct. 31. Some events require fees or pre-registration. For more information, visit shadowseason.org.