Tales of the Crypt
High school drama students portray cemetery residents in period costumes.
2 unique & unusual Halloween events near Cabot.
The Arkansas State Fair in Little Rock features Halloween-themed events. For something a bit different, the Beloved Pet Ofrenda and Día de los Muertos Celebration, also in Little Rock, offers a cultural experience.
Family-friendly race featuring distances from a kids dash to a half marathon.
Costume bar crawl featuring drink vouchers, waived covers, and an after-party.
Over 30 scenes of intense gore and mayhem
See all the unique and unusual Halloween events in one place.
Stake out the route, not the staging area: arrive 30-45 minutes early at a mid-route spot with a wall or storefront at your back for kids' sightlines. Bring your own lantern or glow items only if the event invites it. Transit beats driving, since road closures wrap the route, and know the dispersal point so your group reunites after the crowd releases.
Community events run on volunteers, and signing up transforms the season: host a trunk at a trunk-or-treat, judge a costume contest, staff a festival craft table, or join a parade group. Sign-ups post in September through schools, libraries, and neighborhood groups, and shifts are usually two or three hours, leaving time to enjoy the event. Volunteering is also the best free ticket in town.
Ghost tours are night walking tours, so dress for 60-90 minutes outdoors in October: real walking shoes for cobblestones and uneven sidewalks, a warm layer you'd want an hour after sunset, and rain gear when the sky is ambiguous, since most tours run in drizzle. Skip the flip-flops and the costume; hands-free is best for the dark stretches between stops.