Halloween Events
Reel-ly Scary Cary Film Series
Tue Oct 23 – Sat Oct 27
Location: Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Horror movie enthusiasts are invited to attend this REEL-LY SCARY event. The towering pines at the Booth provides the perfect setting for spine tingling chills as patrons thrill to some of the most frightening classics on the big screen. Moonlight sets the stage for the horror to begin at the region’s most popular venue. For a mere $3, kids under 12 are free, patrons can bring a blanket or chair as the spacious lawn at Booth Amphitheatre is transformed in to an outdoor movie theatre. Please log on to www.boothamphitheatre.com for rating information and movie night details.
Haunted Twilight Tour of Downtown Cary (age 13 & up)
Fri Oct 26 from 6:30-8 p.m. / 7-8:30 p.m. / 7:30-9 p.m.
Location: Page-Walker Arts & History Center
Tickets: $15
Join the Cary Players for a macabre walking tour of historic downtown Cary. Your tour guides will share spooky legends and tales of yesteryear, guaranteed to send a chill up your spine. In the event of heavy rain, the tour will remain inside Page-Walker Arts & History Center.
Downtown Harvest Day
Sat Oct 27 from 2-5 p.m.
Ashworth's Village - Downtown Cary
Sponsored by the Heart of Cary Association
Day Bring the whole family for fall games, food, and live music by Tom Teachout throughout Ashworth Village from 2 p.m.-5 p.m. by the Heart of Cary Association. Activities to include Corn Hole, Candy Corn Toss, Witch Pitch, and more family fun games plus shopping at the local boutiques and art galleries in Ashworth Village. One child's wristband for $3 allows you to play all afternoon, and then continue on to the Tricks and Treats Halloween Bash, with more games and story-time at Cary Elementary from 5-7 p.m, sponsored by the Cary Teen Council. Adults are free from 2p.m. - 5 p.m. for Downtown Harvest Day, and can purchase $1 adult wristbands (which includes hayride) for the Tricks and Treats Halloween Bash at either event that day.
Tricks & Treats Halloween Bash
Sat Oct 27 from 5-7:30 p.m.
Featuring a family-friendly carnival in THREE locations sponsored by Cary Teen Council. Not So Scary Storytelling, The Hey Brothers bluegrass band and trick-or-treating through Ashworth’s Village.
At Cary Elementary School:
Fees: Carnival admission $1
In Downtown Cary: **this has been canceled due to the threat of severe weather**
• 5 -7:30 p.m. Trick or Treating in Ashworth Village
• 5:30-7:30 Hayride shuttle between Cary Elementary and Ashworth’s Village (ticket may be obtained at entrance for Tricks & Treats)
• 6-8 p.m. The Hey Brothers Bluegrass BandAt Cary Arts Center:
8th Annual Haunted House
Sat Oct 27 at 6-9 p.m.
Location: Cary Arts Center
Brought to you by Applause! Cary Youth Theatre’s Fright School. And they say it's good luck to have a theatre ghost…..
Fees: $1 at the door
More Mysteries and Secrets: Exploring Cary-Area Cemeteries
Tue Oct 30 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Page-Walker Arts & History Center
Fees: FREE
There’s something mysterious about cemeteries. As we pass them, our thoughts begin to fly: Who rests there? What joys and sorrows surrounded their lives? Where are their families - with them, or far, far away? Join The Friends of the Page-Walker Hotel as they explore the mysteries and secrets held by local cemeteries, identifying the resting places of historic figures and bringing to light the more obscure facts and questions from both prominent and well hidden burial grounds in Cary and its outskirts. For more, visit www.friendsofpagewalker.org or call (919) 460-4963.
Safe-N-Sane Halloween Celebration
Wed Oct 31 from 6-8 p.m.
Location: Cary Towne Center Mall
Fees: FREE
Jointly sponsored by the Town of Cary and Cary Towne Center Mall, this annual event features “Not So Scary Story Telling”, a magic show, the ever-popular costume contest and more!
Trick-or-Treating from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. or while supplies last
6-6:30 p.m. Not So Scary Storytelling and sing-alongs
6:30-7 p.m. The Magic of Shaun Jay
7-8 p.m. Costume Contest
