Halloween weekend 2026 in North Charleston: Pumpkin Plunge and a PAC show Oct. 30, Trick, Treat and Trail and a lights-on haunted house Oct. 31.

Last checked Oct. 24, 2026. This page is updated each year at the same address. Facts come from each organizer’s own page, linked below. Official trick-or-treat hours are on our separate trick-or-treat hours page.

Halloween is Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. The city’s free Harvest Festival on East Montague Avenue was Oct. 17 and is over for this year. Halloween weekend brings the city’s Pumpkin Plunge and a show at the Performing Arts Center on Friday, Oct. 30, then Trick, Treat and Trail at Wannamaker County Park and a lights-on haunted house for younger children on Saturday, Oct. 31.

Updated Oct. 24: the city dated its Pumpkin Plunge for Oct. 30, and Southern Screams added a lights-on Trick-or-Treat Night for Oct. 31. The Harvest Festival is past.

Who to call

  • Harvest Festival: North Charleston Cultural Arts Department, 843-740-5854
  • Charleston County Parks (Wannamaker, Night Climb): 843-795-4386
  • Official link: city special events

Halloween calendar at a glance

Date Event Where Cost
Fridays and Saturdays through Oct. 31 Firefly Pumpkin Patch, noon to 6 p.m. Firefly Distillery, 4201 Spruill Ave. See the distillery
Nights through Nov. 7 Southern Screams haunted house, MACABRE Holy City Brewing, 1021 Aragon Ave. Ticketed
Friday, Oct. 30 Pumpkin Plunge, 6 to 7 p.m. North Charleston Aquatic Center $5 per child
Friday, Oct. 30 Halloween Night Climb, 7 to 9 p.m. James Island County Park $20
Friday, Oct. 30 Lucy Darling: Halloween Spooktacular North Charleston Performing Arts Center Ticketed
Saturday, Oct. 31 Trick, Treat and Trail, check-in 9:30 a.m. Wannamaker County Park $25 per vehicle in advance
Saturday, Oct. 31 Southern Screams Trick-or-Treat Night, 5 to 6 p.m. Holy City Brewing Ticketed
Past: Saturday, Oct. 17 Harvest Festival East Montague Avenue, Olde Village Free

Harvest Festival (past: Saturday, Oct. 17)

This year’s festival is over; the section below records what the city ran, for next year. The city’s 13th annual Harvest Festival runs 4 to 7 p.m. in the Olde Village of North Charleston, on East Montague Avenue near Park Circle. Admission and parking are free. The city lists:

  • live music, an artist market of fine art and crafts by local makers, and a kids zone with crafts and games
  • a pop-up petting zoo from Crosswind Farms
  • trick-or-treating on the street, with free treat bags for children 12 and under from 4 to 6 p.m., while supplies last
  • costume contests in three categories, youth, groups and pets, with first-, second- and third-place prizes. Entry is free; line up for judging at 5:45 p.m. for the 6 p.m. contests.

East Montague Avenue closes to traffic from Jenkins Avenue to Virginia Avenue from 2 p.m. Food and drink come from the restaurants, bars and breweries along the street.

Halloween weekend

Pumpkin Plunge, Friday, Oct. 30. The city’s Recreation Department holds its Pumpkin Plunge from 6 to 7 p.m. at the North Charleston Aquatic Center. Children 5 to 12 jump into a pool of floating pumpkins, pick one and decorate it. It costs $5 per child, pumpkin and supplies included, and registration is through the department’s page. Parents may not pick a pumpkin but can get in the pool to help a child who needs it. Questions: the Aquatic Center, 843-974-3105.

Lucy Darling: Halloween Spooktacular, Friday, Oct. 30. The show is on the Coliseum and Performing Arts Center calendar at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center, 5001 Coliseum Drive. Showtimes and tickets are on the event page.

Halloween Night Climb, Friday, Oct. 30. Charleston County Parks opens its climbing walls at James Island County Park, 871 Riverland Drive, about 15 miles south, from 7 to 9 p.m. for an evening of climbing under festive lighting with music and decorations, according to the county’s event page. It costs $20. All climbing gear is provided, and costumes are welcome if they can be worn safely with a harness.

Trick, Treat and Trail, Saturday, Oct. 31. Charleston County Parks holds its fun run and festival at Wannamaker County Park, 8888 University Blvd., with check-in from 9:30 a.m., trick-or-treating and the festival from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and a costume contest at noon. Entry is priced per vehicle and costs less in advance: $25 per vehicle through Oct. 30, or $30 at the gate, according to the county’s announcement. More detail is on our trick-or-treat hours page.

Southern Screams, nights through Nov. 7. The Southern Screams haunted house, this year called MACABRE, runs at Holy City Brewing, 1021 Aragon Ave., with timed tickets sold online; the organizer says Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday tickets cost less and that weekend waits run longer. It adds two “Lights Out” nights, Nov. 6-7. For younger children, its Trick-or-Treat Night runs 5 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31: the haunted house with the lights on, friendly characters and treat stops. Bags, food, drink and masks are not allowed in the line or the attraction.

Pumpkins

Firefly Distillery, 4201 Spruill Ave., says its Firefly Pumpkin Patch is open Fridays and Saturdays through Oct. 31, from noon to 6 p.m. More patches and fall festivals around the county are on our fall festivals and pumpkin patches page.

After Halloween, the Charleston County Public Library has held a Pumpkin Smash to turn old jack-o’-lanterns into compost: in 2025 it ran from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, at the Otranto Road Library, 2261 Otranto Road, according to the city’s events calendar. The 2026 date was not posted when we checked.

Trunk-or-treats

We list trunk-or-treats in North Charleston once the organizer publishes the date, time and place on its own page. Churches, schools and neighborhood groups can send theirs through our contact page.

What this means for you

  • Register for Pumpkin Plunge and book Trick, Treat and Trail by Oct. 30 to save $5 a car.
  • Southern Screams sells timed tickets; buy online, where the organizer says it is cheaper.
  • Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, the morning after Halloween.

More: trick-or-treat hours, things to do this month and Thanksgiving in North Charleston.

Frequently asked questions

When was the North Charleston Harvest Festival in 2026?

The city’s free Harvest Festival ran Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, from 4 to 7 p.m. on East Montague Avenue in the Olde Village near Park Circle. It is over for this year.

Is there a lights-on haunted house for kids in North Charleston?

Yes. Southern Screams holds Trick-or-Treat Night, a lights-on walk through its haunted house with treats along the way, from 5 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, at Holy City Brewing, 1021 Aragon Ave. Tickets are timed and sold online.

What Halloween events are in North Charleston on Oct. 31, 2026?

Charleston County Parks holds Trick, Treat and Trail at Wannamaker County Park, 8888 University Blvd., with check-in from 9:30 a.m. Entry is $25 per vehicle in advance through Oct. 30, or $30 at the gate. Southern Screams runs a lights-on Trick-or-Treat Night from 5 to 6 p.m. at Holy City Brewing.

Is there a Halloween show at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center?

Yes. Lucy Darling’s Halloween Spooktacular is on the Performing Arts Center calendar for Friday, Oct. 30, 2026. Tickets are sold through the Coliseum and PAC website.

Where can I see official trick-or-treat hours for North Charleston?

On our separate trick-or-treat hours page. As of Oct. 12 the city had not published official hours for Halloween night, Saturday, Oct. 31.