Further Halloween Info Downtown!
If you missed last edition's piece on Spooky Happenings Downtown, do not fear
(or do!), we have you covered. Visit www.visitdowntownfayetteville.com for a
full list of downtown Halloween related and spooky events from trick or treating
and hay rides to zombies and haunted tours. Also, if you need zombie make-up
tips, last minute costume ideas or even more information on what is going on
this fun-filled October, check out the Downtown Fayetteville Pinterest
(www.pinterest.com/downtownfaync) or Facebook page (www.facebook.com/downtownfayetteville)!
Oh, and if you want more details on the 4th Friday Zombie Walk, we have 'em too! Here is a full schedule:
Calendar of Events
Oct. 24-26 - Historic Hauntings and Hillside
House of Horror (two separate events),
Fayetteville Dogwood Festival,
www.faydogwoodfestival.com/historic-hauntings
Oct. 25-26 - Hallowe'en Revels, Museum of the
Cape Fear, www.museumofthecapefear.ncdcr.gov
Oct. 25 - 4th Friday Zombie Walk,
The Rock Shop and Downtown Alliance,
www.therockshoplive.com
• Starting at 1 p.m. Get Zombie make-up done at the Rock Shop Music Hall (128 S. King Street).
• 7 p.m. Zombies line up at the Headquarters Library on Maiden Lane. Entertainment by Horrible Folks
Resistance and Zombie Makeup stations will be included (for those who need help!).
• 7 to 8:45 p.m. The Headquarters Library will also host the all-ages "Survival of the Most Prepared" with
makeup touch-ups by library staff and the Paul Mitchell School and tips on how to survive a zombie apocalypse
by the Zombie Squad of S.E. North Carolina. Food donations to the 2nd Harvest Food Bank will be collected.
• 8 to 10 p.m. Zombies "invade" downtown. Walk follows the Valley Auto World Zombie Mobile to the Rock
Shop outdoor stage on Person Street for a live zombie party with live bands, contests for best walk and best
zombie and more!
• 9 p.m. the Airborne Aerial Artists will be performing at The Climbing Place.
• 9:30 p.m. Shaun of the Dead will be featured at the Cameo Art House Theatre.
• 10 p.m. Zombie Prom at the Rock Shop! Be named Zombie King or Queen of the prom,
enter the costume contest, get your photos taken and more! Prom tickets are $10 for 21 and
up (plus surcharge for under 21).
Oct. 25 - 4th Friday featuring the Arts Council's
A Sense of Horror Exhibit, Arts Council and
Downtown Alliance, www.theartscouncil.com
Have fun, be safe and watch out for the undead downtown!
Nov. 2 – When Pigs Fly: All American BBQ
Festival and 5K, Communities in Schools,
www.whenpigsflybbqfestival.com
When Pigs Fly: An All American BBQ Competition and 5K
What's better than BBQ? How about a whole festival featuring BBQ, great
entertainment and beer tasting? On Saturday, Nov. 2, Communities in Schools of
Cumberland County will be hosting the When Pigs Fly All American BBQ Festival
and 5K in Festival Park from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., sponsored by Family Foods Inc.
For the pitmasters, there's a backyard BBQ style competition, hosted by our
resident expert and celebrity, Corey Brinson and BBQ Chief Eddie Smith. If you're a little more adventurous,
join for the 5k and if you just want to kick back, enjoy some BBQ, great music by some of the best bluegrass
bands in the state and sample the local brew, that's an option too. Tickets are $5 general admission, which
includes entrance to the park and all day access to food vendors, Kidzone and live entertainment. For $25,
enjoy the Beer Lovers All Access ticket, which includes your general admission AND includes a souvenir beer
sampling glass with free beer sampling from area breweries. There are military and teachers discounts and
also VIP options as well. For more information on this All American good time, visit
www.whenpigsflybbqfestival.com.
Oct. 25 - FYP Nightmare of Hay Street Halloween
Party, Fayetteville Young Professionals,
www.fayyp.org
Oct. 26 – Poe House Trick or Treat
Museum of the Cape Fear,
www.museumofthecapefear.ncdcr.gov
Oct. 30 – Hallows Eve Cemetery Walk,
Fayetteville Dogwood Festival,
www.faydogwoodfestival.com/historic-hauntings
Oct. 31 – Downtown Fayetteville Trick or Treat!,
Downtown Alliance, www.faydta.org
Downtown Farmer's Market and City Market at
the Museum every Wednesday and Saturday!
JAMI SHEPPARD McLAUGHLIN,
Downtown Development Manager
jmclaughlin@ci.fay.nc.us
www.visitdowntownfayetteville.com
www.facebook.com/downtownfayetteville
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