Oh, it’s the most wonderful time of the year! And we want to wish you the happiest Halloween. Looking for a way to celebrate with or without the family? Look no further!
Family-Friendly Fun!
Sugar Ghost Halloween Birthday Glow Party
A spooky-sweet celebration packed with treats, music, and surprises.
Sugar Ghost Ice Cream & Bubble Tea, Friday, October 31, noon-11:30 p.m.
Booooooks with Friends
Stop by the library for tricks or treats, book giveaways, take-home activities, and a spine-tingling storytime. Don’t forget your favorite costume.
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library, Friday, October 31, 2-5:30 p.m.
Cookies, Cars, & Ghoul-Aid!
Pop into Evergreen Pres. Church to decorate a cookie, have some refreshing “ghoul-aid,” and grab more goodies at a trunk-or-treat.
Evergreen Presbyterian Church, Friday, October 31, 5:30-7 p.m.
Trolley Night: Spooky Edition
Trick-or-treat for kids from 5 to 7 p.m. at participating businesses, live music, food and drink specials, and street vendors at this final Trolley Night of the year.
Main Street, Friday, October 31, 5 p.m.
Trunk or Treat
Disability Connection Midsouth is hosting a disability and family-friendly, free Halloween event.
First Congregational Church, Friday, October 31, 4-7 p.m.
Inaugural T.O. Fuller State Park Trunk or Treat
Goblins of all sizes can join Ranger Kenya and Jeepers of Memphis Club for trunks full of treats!
T.O. Fuller State Park, October 31, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Zoo Boo
A safe and family-friendly fall festival. $15/members, $19/non-members.
Memphis Zoo, through November 1, 6-9:30 p.m.
Sky Dog’s Howl-o-Ween
A spooktacular afternoon filled with a Doggy Dance Party, Costume Contests, prizes, and fun – all while supporting Memphis Animal Services and West Memphis Animal Shelter.
Wiseacre Brewing Company, Sunday, November 2, 2-5 p.m.
The Candy Extraction: Halloween Candy Buy-Back Event
Drop off extra Halloween candy at these dental offices and receive $1 per pound (up to $5).
Midtown Park Family Dentistry, Monday, November 3-November 6, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
For the Adults!
A Nightmare on Court Street
Where the drinks are cold, the music’s hot, and some of the city’s top DJs will drop beats till your bones rattle. $20.
Biscuits & Jams 901, The Juke Speakeasy, and Fred Djsketchz Ross, Friday, October 31, 8 p.m.-midnight
Emoween Memphis
With a costume contest, a haunted photo booth, Halloween makeovers, and plushies for Best Dressed. Free.
Hi Tone, Friday, October 31, 7 p.m.
Freaky Friday – The Halloween Rave
A booming sound system with moody lighting, lasers, and custom visuals. Costumes are strongly encouraged. 21+. $10-$20.
Flyway Brewing Company, Friday, October 31, 8 p.m.
Halloween Costume Party
With art, live music, food and drinks, and a costume contest.
Urevbu Contemporary, Friday, October 31, 7 p.m.
Hocus Pocus Themed Halloween Event
A themed event celebrating Hocus Pocus on Halloween. An exclusive flight, cocktail inspired Groove, candy giveaway, costume contest, and more.
Soul & Spirits, Friday, October 31, 4-9 p.m.
Memphis Halloween Bar Crawl
Visit multiple Halloween parties on the same street with free entry and drink discounts at each stop. $15.
Tin Roof, Friday, October 31, 7 p.m.-2 a.m.; Saturday, November 1, 7 p.m.-2 a.m.
Nightmare on Beale Street Halloween Party
A full-venue Halloween bash featuring live bands, DJs, and a monster-worthy crowd ready to dance ‘til the witching hour.
Tin Roof, Friday, October 31, 6:30 p.m.-3 a.m.
Scared Shrekless Halloween Night
A Shrek-themed rave.
Minglewood Hall, Friday, October 31, 9 p.m.
The Official Halloween Bar Crawl
Each stop on the crawl will bring a new vibe, from bone-rattling beats to ghoulishly good drinks.
Beale Street, Friday, October 31-November 1.
The Witching Hour: Halloween Costume Contest
Registration for the costume contest is $10 and includes a free pint of your favorite Crosstown brew. The winner will receive a $30 gift card, with the runner-up receiving a $20 gift card. $10.
Crosstown Brewing Co., Friday, October 31, 6 p.m.
Halloween Patio Cookout
Start (or end) Halloween with barbecue and good vibes. $35.
JEM, Friday, October 31, 5 p.m.
Memphis Oddity & Curiosities Market
Shop from interesting vendors, eat the finest bar food, and grab a beer. Free.
Hi Tone, Saturday, November 1, 8 p.m.
Halloween at the Pumping Station
A night full of fun, drinks, and a costume contest.
Pumping Station, Friday, October 31, 9 p.m.
Loflin Graveyard
Celebrate Halloween with DJ Ben Murray and party with your ghouls in the Haunted Coach House while sipping on spooky drink specials, then bring your pup to compete in a dog costume contest at 7 p.m. and stick around for a human costume contest at 11pm with singles and group prizes for winners.
Loflin Yard, Friday, October 31, 7-10 p.m.
Samhain Whiskey Pairing Dinner
Celebrate the traditional Celtic holiday of Samhain (the precursor to Hallowe’en) with a specially designed Samhain-themed dinner menu.
The Brass Door, Friday, October 31, 6-9 p.m.
Visual + Performing Arts
Temple of Madness – Free Hands-on Community Art Project
Drop in for this free, hands-on, community art project and add your creative touch to a tabletop Haunted House art piece.
The Mad Grocer, Friday, October 31, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
“Drawn of the Dead”: A Mid-South Cartoonists Association Art Exhibition
A show complementing GCT’s performances of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.
Germantown Community Theatre, through November 10
Frankenstein
Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein’s bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker.
Germantown Community Theatre, Friday, October 31, 7:30 p.m. | Saturday, November 1, 7:30 p.m. | Sunday, November 2, 2:30 p.m.
The Drowning Girls
Three ghostly brides surface from bathtubs full of water, to gather evidence of their murders by reliving the shocking events leading up to their deaths. $25/adult tickets, $20/senior student tickets.
TheaterWorks, Friday, October 31, 8-10 p.m. | Saturday, November 1, 8-10 p.m. | Sunday, November 2, 2-4 p.m.
The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940
Poking fun at the corny thrillers of Hollywood’s heyday, the play is a nonstop barrage of laughter.
Lohrey Theatre, Friday, October 31, 7:30 p.m. | Saturday, November 1, 7:30 p.m. | Sunday, November 2, 2 p.m.
Attack of the Booty Shakers!
Halloween burlesque show. $15/general admission, $20/VIP – guaranteed seat.
Growlers, Saturday, November 1, 7-11 p.m.
In the Dark: Ghost Stories & Haunts LIVE
Join the living and the dead to watch a live taping of the podcast You Can See Me in the Dark by Memphis own Nate Reisman and Melissa Sweazy. $11.
A. Schwab, Sunday, November 2, 5-7:30 p.m.