Trick or Treaters on the square from the 2015 event
Photo: Todd Gill, Flyer Staff
Purchase your Ken Bone costume, and get ready to party everyone. It’s almost Halloween.
We’ve complied a list of all the Halloween-related events we could find in Fayetteville for both children/families and for adults.
We’ll certainly add to this list between now and Halloween, and feel free to add anything we’ve missed in the comments.
Have fun, everyone.
Halloween Events for Kids/Families
Little Sprouts Costume Parade
Date: Wednesday, Oct. 26
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: Botanical Garden of the Ozarks
More info: A costume parade, live music by Shaky Bugs, trick or treating. Admission is $7 for adults, and free for pre-school kids.
Gymnastic Joes Halloween Fun House
Dates: Oct. 27-31
Time: 4-9 p.m. Thurs., Friday, and Monday, 12-9 p.m. Saturday, and 1-6 p.m. Sunday
Location: Gymnastics Joes
More info: Gymnastics Joe’s will host a Fun House at various times from Oct. 27 – Oct. 31 and a Thriller Throwdown Saturday, Oct. 29. Admission is $5 per person.
Trick or Treat on the Square
Photo: Todd Gill, Flyer Staff
Animal Science Day
Date: Friday, Oct. 28, 2016
Time: 5 p.m – 9 p.m.
Location: Pauline Whitaker Arena
More info: Free Animal Science Dept. event featuring food, games, animal judging, costume contests for the whole family (including the dog), a haunted house and tons of candy.
Critical Mass Halloween Ride
Date: Friday, Oct 28
Time: 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Location: Fayettechill Basecamp
More info: Costumed bike ride from Fayettechill on Dickson Street up to Apple Blossom Brewing Co.
Modern Mission’s Zombie Battleground
Dates: Oct. 28-29
Hours: 7-11 p.m.
Location: Modern Mission, 3484 E. Joyce Blvd.
More info: Laser tag with zombies. Tickets are $25, available here.
Banshee Manor
Date: Oct. 28-31
Hours: 7 p.m. – 12 a.m.
Location: Lokomotion
More info: Haunted house. Admission is $10 per person.
Trick-or-Treat on the Square
Date: Monday, Oct. 31
Time: 3-5 p.m.
Location: Fayetteville Square
More info: Trick-or-treating event, with merchants on the square handing out candy to kids.
Halloween Events for Grown Ups
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Date: Oct. 25-26
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: George’s Majestic Lounge
More info: A screening of the classic film. It’s a BYOP* show (Bring Your Own Props) where the audience interacts with the film!
Tavern Trivia – Halloween Edition
Date: Wednesday, Oct. 26
Time: 8 p.m.
Location: Smoke & Barrel
More info: Halloween-themed trivia show
That’s What She Said: Spooky Stories and Nightmare Fodder
Date: Thursday, Oct. 27
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: C4 Nightclub & Lounge
More info: Storytelling event featuring weird, scary, funny true stories. Tickets are $15, available here. Appetizers are included in the price of the ticket.
Halloween Fun Run
Date: Thursday, Oct. 27
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: Columbus House
More info: Halloween Fun Run & Walk, quarter mile pumpkin challenge (pumpkins will be provided), costume contest, 2-3 Mile Costume Fun Run, Hot Apple Cider, prizes for best costume/winner of the Pumpkin Challenge, and more.
Beat Bach’s Halloween Dance Party
Date: Friday, Oct. 28
Time: 9:30 p.m.
Location: 25 W. Center
More info: Annual costume party and dance party thrown by Bo Counts (a.k.a Beat Bachs). Featuring performances by a who’s who of the local DJ scene, including Beat Bachs, of course. Bo goes all out with his parties, and will completely transform the space with decorations. There will be three levels to party in (a basement, the main level, and the upstairs balcony area). It’s always pretty crazy. Admission is $10.
Over Priced Hipster Cocktail Party
Date: Friday, Oct. 28
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: Nomad’s Music Lounge
More info: Halloween party, costume contest with cash prize
Halloween Square Dance
Date: Friday, Oct. 28
Time: 8 p.m.
Location: Backspace
More info: Square dance, costume contest with prizes
Laugh Track and Field: Trick and Treat
Date: Friday, Oct. 28
Time: 8:30 p.m.
Location: UA Union Theatre
More info: Halloween-themed comedy improv
P.R.I.D.E. Halloween Party
Date: Friday, Oct. 28
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Arkansas Student Union (Room 312B)
More info: A costume party in Arkansas Student Union room 312B. We will have music DJ’ed by Diego, spooky decorations, possible games and competitions.
Pumpkin Ale Release and Halloween Party
Date: Oct 28-31
Time: 4:00 p.m. – 12 a.m.
Location: Fossil Cove Brewing Co.
More info: Fossil Cove will release their 2016 Pumpkin Ale, and host a pumpkin carving contest on Friday, Oct. 28 Carving begins at 4pm. They’ll host their annual Halloween Party on Monday, Oct. 31, with music by Melody Pond and Fayetteville Five.
Six Tom Pettys – Halloween Cover-Up
Date: Saturday, Oct. 29
Time: 9 p.m.
Location: Kingfish
More info: The Good Fear will perform a set of Tom Petty Songs dressed as Tom Petty at Kingfish on Oct. 29, weather permitting.
Grub’s Halloween Party
Date: Saturday, Oct. 29
Time: 10 p.m.
Location: Grub’s Bar & Grill Downtown
More info: Halloween party, DJ, shot specials, costume contest with $500 cash prize.
Artinfusion Halloween in the Hollow
Date: Saturday, Oct. 29
Time: 9 p.m.
Location: Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
More info: Artinfusion’s annual Halloween in the Hollow! Inspired by The Art of American Dance, the night will explore contemporary dance in all its wildest and challenging movements, featuring dancer Nicholas Van Young and SoundMovement Dance. At the Great Hall’s Main Stage, bust out your own moves to the sounds of dance band Capyac, and then funk it up with Count Tutu—an eleven-piece band from Tulsa. Throughout the night, “Popoganda” artist Ron English will transform guests into walking works of art with glowing body paint. Costumes encouraged. Tickets are free for Artinfusion members, and $35 for the general public.
No Boxes Presents: Timeless
Date: Saturday, Oct. 29
Time: 9 p.m.
Location: No Boxes (12 S. West Ave)
More info: Art show featuring work by Cynthia Post Hunt, Eric Jackson, Octavio Logo, Dillon Dooms, Brandon Bullette, Shannon Terry, Cory Perry, Joelle Storet, Jessica Love, with music by Clayton Woodruff/Philip Curtis (from The Alter Egos), Candy Lee, and Jon Jackson (ATTA).
Phunbag’s Ha-Ha Halloween Show
Date: Saturday, Oct. 29
Time: 8 p.m.
Location: Post on Block
More info: Halloween-themed comedy improv show. Admission is $10 at the door, or reserve at table in advance by calling 479.236.6849.
Halloween Scavenger Ride
Date: Saturday, Oct. 29
Time: 9 a.m.
Location: Lewis & Clark Outfitters
More info: The Halloween Scavenger Ride is designed for families and friends and “kids” of all ages are welcome. Participants will start at Lewis & Clark near Lake Fayetteville, and will be given a series of clues that will guide them along the NWA Greenway trail and compete in a series of games/challenges, with the completion of each challenge taking them down the trail to the next. You will need to at least have one partner to participate.
Halloween Party – Beyond Wicked Witch
Date: Saturday, Oct. 29
Time: 9 p.m.
Location: C4 Lounge
More info: Halloween party, costume contest with a cash prize
Zoogma Halloween
Date: Saturday, Oct. 29
Time: 8 p.m.
Location: George’s Majestic Lounge
More info: Concert featuring Zoogma, Fractal Sky, and Dreamers Delight, costume party
2 Grotesque Halloween Art + Music
Date: Saturday, Oct. 29
Time: 7-12 p.m. (Music at 9 p.m.)
Location: Backspace
More info: A Halloween-themed art and music show featuring thirty local artists and live music by May the Peace of the Sea Be With You as Modest Mouse, Witchsister, The Chads, Ronald Daniel Mauzy, and Priscilla Snow.
ROTC Halloween Party
Date: Saturday, Oct. 29
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: ROTC
More info: Calling all werewolves, vampires, tooth fairies, and monsters! One For the Money will be live at ROTC throwing a rockin’ Halloween PARTY for all our favorite ghouls and goblins. We’ll have a costume contest with cash prizes for top 3 best costumes.
Stranger Halloween
Date: Oct. 29-31
Location: Maxine’s Tap Room
More info: A Stranger Things-themed weekend of Halloween events, featuring 80s/Halloween/Stranger Things-themed art installation by local artists, music by DJ’s Sam Houser Clunk (Oct. 29), Robert Bell (Oct. 30), and 1 Oz. Jig (Oct. 31) . Click here for more info.
That’s What She Said: Spooky Stories and Nightmare Fodder
Date: Sunday, Oct. 30
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Location: Bordinos
More info: Storytelling event featuring weird, scary, funny true stories. Tickets are $15, available here. Appetizers are included in the price of the ticket.
Halloween Hootenanny! Circus Variety Show
Date: Sunday, Oct. 30
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Nimbus Circus (1620 S Hanshew Rd, Fayetteville)
More info: Halloween variety show featuring Jebediah Buzzard , Caitlin Le Mat, Brittany Paul, Anna Micklea, Courtney Youphoriafy of Sacred Somatics, Cali A, Zachary Gibson, Houston Hughes, Zomboy
Halloween Rick and Morty Pub Crawl
Date: Monday, Oct. 31
Time: 8 p.m.
Location: Dickson Street
More info: A Rick and Morty Halloween pub crawl beginning at JJ’s on Dickson at 8 p.m., and ending at the Black Tiger Sex Machine show at George’s
