Trunk or treats, fall festivals and other Halloween events are set in Greensboro, Akron and Moundville from Friday, Oct. 23, through Sunday, Nov. 1.
Broomsticks & Boo-tiques, a day of local shopping in downtown Greensboro, is Friday, Oct. 23.
Engle Gallery, 1301 Main St., will host Ghostly Tales, an evening of sharing ghostly encounters, from 6 to 8 p.m. that day. Admission is free.
Hale County Hospital will hold its annual Trunk or Treat from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, at the hospital, 508 Greene St. There will be candy, decorated trunks and bounce houses, and families are invited to come in costume. The event is free and open to the public.
First Methodist Youth will hold its own trunk or treat at the same time, 4 to 6 p.m. Oct. 25, in the First Methodist Church parking lot, 1404 Main St.
Puddle Jumpers, a Greensboro day care, is asking for help with decorations and other items for a Halloween carnival it will hold Friday, Oct. 30, for about 50 children. Because of limited space, the carnival is not open to the public.
Donations can be made through Venmo (@ashlynn_PJ2024) or PayPal or dropped off at Puddle Jumpers. For questions, call 334-624-4841 or 334-507-3635.
On Saturday, Oct. 31, the Town of Akron’s fall festival starts at 2 p.m. at Akron Town Square, 207 First Ave., with a trunk or treat, a hay ride, a cake walk, games, food and music. The festival is free, costumes are encouraged and decorated trunks are welcome.
Churches, organizations, community groups and businesses are invited to take part, and the town is accepting sponsors and vendors; call 205-792-9718.
The LYD Dream Center’s annual trunk or treat starts at 5 p.m. Oct. 31 at the center, 381 Millwood Road, Greensboro. A kids’ after-party with music by DJ Rainman follows from 7 to 9 p.m., with prizes for the best costumes.
The center is asking businesses, organizations, clubs, parents and others to decorate a car, truck or table. Donations are welcome, and the center can be reached at 334-507-0826 or lydreamcenter1@gmail.com.
Men of Valor will hold its annual Haunted Barbershop and community trunk or treat from 5 to 9 p.m. Oct. 31 at Clipper King Barber Shop, 1205 Main St. in downtown Greensboro. Entry is free.
There will be free food and candy bags for children, Halloween music by DJ Juice Man and prizes for the best decorated trunk and the best costumes. The group is asking supporters to donate candy, juice or water.
The Greensboro City Council has voted to close a section of Main Street from 5 to 9 p.m. that evening at the group’s request.
New Jerusalem Baptist Church will hold a Halloween fall festival and trunk or treat from 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31 at the church, 1248 County Road 21, Greensboro. Families are invited to decorate their cars and bring their children, and the festival will have carnival games, food, prizes, candy and a haunted hay ride.
Southern Academy’s Halloween Carnival is at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 31.
The Moundville Trunk or Treat will be from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 31 in downtown Moundville. Anyone who wants to decorate a trunk is asked to sign up by Sunday, Oct. 25, through the form linked from the event’s Facebook post.
Dominion Church, in partnership with Voice of Truth Ministries, will hold Light the Night, a fall event for families, from 4 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, at 31 Shadowwood St. in Moundville. There will be a trunk or treat, food trucks, vendors, live music, a dunk tank, a petting zoo, a bounce house and games.
For more information on Light the Night, call 205-535-9506 or email PastorJosh@WeAreDominion.Church.
Local retailers will be open for all your Halloween shopping in downtown Greensboro for ‘Broomsticks & Boo-tiques’ on Friday, Oct. 23
