# Halloween events for kids in Raleigh

> 7 Halloween events and programs for kids in the Raleigh–Cary area through November 1, each linked to the organizer’s own page with the date we last checked it.

Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about
Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/halloween

Towns with listings: Raleigh (4), Morrisville (1), Willow Spring (1), Zebulon (1).

## Quick answers

### What free Halloween events are there for kids in Raleigh?

6 listings, the soonest 4: [Creepy Critter Month at Lake Crabtree](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/creepy-critter-month-at-lake-crabtree--listing-71d4de729c639eac1c7bcab3) (Sat, Oct 24, Free); [Halloween Hoopla! K-5th Adventures — Green Road Library](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/halloween-hoopla-k-5th-adventures-green-road-library--listing-085c7cd962c55af04faed37d) (Tue, Oct 27, Free); [Movies @ the Library: Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie — Zebulon](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/movies-the-library-pooh-s-heffalump-halloween-movie-zebulon--listing-7fd356456466f3bb3d3ff34d) (Tue, Oct 27, Free); [Lions Park Trunk-Or-Treat](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/lions-park-trunk-or-treat--listing-48ba5d9fc0cd40d7868b25e1) (Thu, Oct 29, Free).

### What Halloween events for kids are on this weekend in Raleigh?

4 listings: [Creepy Critter Month at Lake Crabtree](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/creepy-critter-month-at-lake-crabtree--listing-71d4de729c639eac1c7bcab3) (Sat, Oct 24, Free); [Halloween at Hogwarts — NC Symphony Family Fun Concert](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/halloween-at-hogwarts-nc-symphony-family-fun-concert--listing-eada99805e61d655a9001153) (Sat, Oct 31, Paid); [Trunk-or-Treat and Pumpkin Parlor at the Top Greene Center](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/trunk-or-treat-and-pumpkin-parlor-at-the-top-greene-center--listing-37e46c9d3613b539b2fc8dfa) (Sat, Oct 31, Free); [Smashing Pumpkins: Composting Your Jack-O-Lanterns](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/smashing-pumpkins-composting-your-jack-o-lanterns--listing-fe482a2538f39385c82e6fbb) (Sun, Nov 1, Free).

## Dated events

### Raleigh (4)

- [Halloween Hoopla! K-5th Adventures — Green Road Library](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/halloween-hoopla-k-5th-adventures-green-road-library--listing-085c7cd962c55af04faed37d) — Tue, Oct 27 · 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM · Green Road Community Library · Free · checked Oct 24. Green Road Community Library in northeast Raleigh hosts a Halloween party for elementary-school kids in its K-5th Adventures series. Children rotate through a variety of…
- [Lions Park Trunk-Or-Treat](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/lions-park-trunk-or-treat--listing-48ba5d9fc0cd40d7868b25e1) — Thu, Oct 29 · 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM · Lions Park · Free · checked Oct 24. A free family Halloween evening in Lions Park in east Raleigh, run by City of Raleigh Parks with community partners, local businesses and City staff. Children trick-or-treat from…
- [Halloween at Hogwarts — NC Symphony Family Fun Concert](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/halloween-at-hogwarts-nc-symphony-family-fun-concert--listing-eada99805e61d655a9001153) — Sat, Oct 31 · 11:00 AM · Meymandi Concert Hall, Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts · Paid · checked Oct 24. The North Carolina Symphony's Young People's Concert for Halloween: music from the world of Harry Potter and other not-so-scary favorites in Meymandi Concert Hall, with two…
- [Trunk-or-Treat and Pumpkin Parlor at the Top Greene Center](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/trunk-or-treat-and-pumpkin-parlor-at-the-top-greene-center--listing-37e46c9d3613b539b2fc8dfa) — Sat, Oct 31 · 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM · John P. "Top" Greene African American Cultural Center · Free · checked Oct 24. Halloween afternoon at the John P. 'Top' Greene African American Cultural Center. It starts with trunk-or-treating in the parking lot alongside the NC Black Women Empowered 50+…

### Other towns in the Raleigh–Cary area (3)

- [Creepy Critter Month at Lake Crabtree](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/creepy-critter-month-at-lake-crabtree--listing-71d4de729c639eac1c7bcab3) — Oct 24 – Oct 31 · Lake Crabtree County Park, Morrisville · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. Lake Crabtree County Park celebrates Halloween with a month of creepy-critter fun. Through Oct 31, families can follow the self-guided Creepy Crawly scavenger hunt along the…
- [Movies @ the Library: Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie — Zebulon](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/movies-the-library-pooh-s-heffalump-halloween-movie-zebulon--listing-7fd356456466f3bb3d3ff34d) — Tue, Oct 27 · 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM · Zebulon Community Library · Free · checked Oct 24. A free Halloween-week movie afternoon at Zebulon Community Library in eastern Wake County, showing the gentle animated Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie. With Winnie the Pooh and…
- [Smashing Pumpkins: Composting Your Jack-O-Lanterns](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/smashing-pumpkins-composting-your-jack-o-lanterns--listing-fe482a2538f39385c82e6fbb) — Sun, Nov 1 · 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Beech Bluff County Park, Willow Spring · Free · checked Oct 24. Bring your carved Halloween pumpkins to Beech Bluff County Park's Harvest Hub the day after Halloween. In this drop-in workshop families learn the dirty details of composting and…

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