Gather your little goblins — and even your four-legged furry friends — for lots of Halloween fun across Western Wake!
Activities abound for tricks and treats, from costume contests to a pet parade. We’ve compiled this by-the-town list to point you toward the thrills:
CARY
Reel-y Scary Cary
Oct. 23-25, 6 p.m. nightly, Booth Amphitheatre. Tickets are $10 for ages 13 and older, and include a movie and one visit through the Haunted House; additional Haunted House visits are $2 each. (Haunted House not recommended for children under 12.) Blankets, lawn chairs and picnics permitted; concessions also available. boothamphitheatre.com
Movie schedule:
Thursday, Oct. 23, 8 p.m., Stephen King’s Pet Sematary (R)
Friday, Oct. 24, 8 p.m., Monsters University (G)
Saturday, Oct. 25, 8 p.m., The Conjuring (R)
Cary’s Great Pumpkin Carve
Oct. 25: 2 to 8 p.m., Downtown Cary. (919) 469-4061. Free; pumpkins available for $3. Pumpkin carving instructions, pumpkin lighting and ribbons for scariest and funniest pumpkins. (919) 469-4061
Haunted Twilight Tour of Downtown Cary
Oct. 25, 6, 6:20, 6:40 and 7 p.m., Page-Walker Arts & History Center, presented by Cary Players. Tickets are $15. (919) 460-4963, caryplayers.org
Halloween Pet Parade
Oct. 25, 2 p.m., Garden Supply Co., 1421 Old Apex Road. Dress your furry friends in their spooky, silly best; prizes will be awarded. (919) 460-7747
Tricks & Treats Halloween Bash
Oct. 25, 5 to 7 p.m., Herbert C. Young Community Center. Family-friendly carnival for ages 3 to 8; $1 per person. (919) 460-4965
Run Dig Rodeo 5K/1 Mile
Oct. 25, 8 a.m. to noon, Bond Park at the Kiwanis Picnic Shelter. Annual food and fun festival hosted by Hope Chapel of Apex. Race in your costume, and try treats by area food trucks. (919) 673-4685
Haunted Carolina
Oct. 26, 2 to 3 p.m., West Regional Library. Explore ghosts and haunts of North Carolina with Curt House of Triangle Paranormal Investigations; free, registration recommended. (919) 463-8500
Witches Tea for ages 55+
Oct. 29, 2 to 4 p.m., Cary Senior Center. Costumes welcome but not required; $10 per person. (919) 469-4081
Safe-N-Sane Halloween Celebration
Oct. 31, 6 to 8 p.m., Cary Town Center. Wear your costume and trick-or-treat around the mall, plus sing-a-longs, magic show, and costume contest. (919) 771-1295
APEX
Witches on Salem Street
Oct. 24, 5 to 9 p.m., Downtown Apex. Wear your witch’s hat to shop and dine at a discount! trickortreatonsalemstreet.com
Trick or Treat on Salem Street
Oct. 25, 4 to 6 p.m., Downtown Apex. Businesses and restaurants hand out candy to costumed children. trickortreatonsalemstreet.com
Goblins Groove Family Dance
Oct. 25, 7 to 9:30 p.m., The Halle Cultural Arts Center. A parent-child dance featuring contests, costumes, punch and snacks. $5 per couple, $2 per additional child. thehalle.org
MORRISVILLE
Spooktacular Trail Walk
Oct. 25, 6 to 10 p.m., Morrisville Community Park. Family-Friendly Trail from 6 to 8 p.m., and Guided Haunted Trail for ages 10 and up from 8 to 10 p.m. Sound and lighting effects, spooky creatures, food trucks; costumes welcome. Free. ci.morrisville.nc.us
HOLLY SPRINGS
Fall Festival
Oct. 24, 4:0 to 8:30 p.m., New School Montessori Center, 5617 Sunset Lake Road. Performances, games, food and fair rides, to raise money for the care and release of sick and injured sea turtles. Tickets are $15. (919) 303-3636
Haunted Hayride
Oct. 25, 7 to 11 p.m., Jefferson L. Sugg Farm at Bass Lake, 2401 Grigsby Ave. Werewolves, zombies, witches and Michael Jackson’s Thriller performed by the Holly Springs School of Dance! Cost is $5 per person, cash only. (919) 557-2496
War of the Worlds
Oct. 29-31, 7:30 p.m., Holly Springs Cultural Center. Holly Springs Reader's Theatre Troupe presents "The War of the Worlds," a re-creation of the classic radio drama, with audience participation. Cost is $8 for adults, $5 for students and seniors. (919) 567-4000, hollyspringsnc.us
FUQUAY-VARINA
Coffee & Cocoa in the Dog Park
Oct. 25, 9 to 11 a.m., Downtown Dog Park, 110 Woodland Drive. Free coffee or cocoa for you, goodies for your dog! Pooch costumes welcome. fuquay-varina.org
Teen Halloween Costume Party
Oct. 25, 3 to 5 p.m., Fuquay-Varina Community Center. Costume contest and pizza; free. fuquay-varina.org
Halloween Puppet Show
Oct. 29, 11 a.m., Fuquay-Varina Community Center. Free show performed by Carolina Puppet Theater. fuquay-varina.org
Trick or Treat Downtown
Oct. 31, 2 to 5 p.m. Look for the signs at downtown businesses that say Trick or Treat Here. fuquay-varinadowntown.com
GARNER
Trick or Eat Food Truck Rodeo
Oct. 26, noon to 4 p.m., Downtown Garner. Garner's first-ever food truck event, with 12 local food trucks, craft breweries, musicians and entertainment. downtowngarner.com
Trick-or-Treat the Trails
Oct. 31, 3 to 6 p.m., White Deer Park. Put on your costume and trick-or-treat your way around this 1-mile loop trail. Children must be accompanied by an adult; parking available across the street at Lake Benson Park. garnernc.gov
RALEIGH
Kooky Spooky Halloween Party
Oct. 25, 6 to 8:30 p.m., Marbles Kids Museum. Ghoul School, Mad Scientist Lab and more. Tickets start at $8 for members and $10 for non-members. Free. marbleskidsmuseum.org
Halloween Fun Night
Oct. 30, 5 to 8:30 p.m., N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences. Games, live animals, creepy labs, contests, and make-your-own apple juice. naturalsciences.org
