It’s spooky season in the mountains!! And there’s so many ‘spooktacular’ Halloween and Haunted events happening in the North Georgia area over the next few days. From trick or treating, haunting shows, Halloween parties and more, there’s no shortage of fa’boo’lous fun to be had!
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BLUE RIDGE:
Get into the spooky spirit with showings of all your favorite Halloween flicks at the Swan Drive In! Catch Beetlejuice (1988) and the new Beetlejuice Beetlejuice film October 24th-October 27th and watch Hocus Pocus and the Nightmare Before Christmas on October 31st-November 3rd. Gates open at 5:30pm for you to find your spot and grab some food. The Swan Drive In will be offering Halloween specials of Bloody Guts Funnel Cake and Horror Flashing Floats along with chicken tenders, pub burgers, hot dogs, foot long corn dogs, fried oreos and much more! They will also have a fun fall display set up, perfect for photo ops. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for kids 3-11, and children 2 & under are free! Come for both movies or just one, but you’ll get it all for one ‘fang’tastic low price!
And on October 26th Swan Drive In will be hosting a special Trunk or Treat event before the Beetlejuice double feature. At 2pm set up begins for those participating in the trunk or treat decorating contest and trick or treating begins at 3pm. Then at 4:30pm winners will be announced for the best costume and best trunk decorations. Come on out for this fun, free Halloween event!
Mel Brook’s Young Frankenstein The Musical
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Photo Courtesy of Blue Ridge Community Theater
Get into the Halloween spirit with Mel Brook’s Young Frankenstein the Musical at Blue Ridge Community Theater! Following in the footsteps of his grandfather, Fredrick Frankenstein animates his own creature who inevitably escapes the lab. Hilarity ensues as Frankenstein chases the creature across the countryside of Transylvania! Shows are Thursdays – Saturdays at 7:30pm and Sundays at 2pm. The show runs October 17th-November 3rd. Please call the box office at 706-632-9191 for tickets.
Learn more about the area with haunting tales and legends told by local storytellers for Haunts and Harvest at Blue Ridge Community Theater on October 29th. This haunting night of Appalachian ghost stories will benefit the University of North Georgia and the Sunny D’s Children’s Theater. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students.
Did you know that Blue Ridge is haunted!? Well now’s your chance to learn all about it on the Haunted Blue Ridge Ghost Tour, coming Halloween weekend ONLY! The ghosts will meet guests in various haunted locations around town, where they’ll tell you their ghostly stories and tales. The tour starts at 7:45pm on October 18th and October 25th, and will take approximately 90 minutes. Tickets are $24.50 per person.
Boat Dock Bar & Grill at Lake Blue Ridge Marina may be closing for the season, but they’re going out with a bang! Come on out October 26th for Boat Dock Bar & Grill’s Annual Bon Voyage Halloween Party. Wear your best costumes and drop by for some fun 11am-9pm!
Dress up and head to Project Chimps October 26th & 27th for “Chimp or Treat”. Not only will kids get a goodie bag full of treats but they’ll also get a close-up look of the chimpanzees in their habitat. Tickets are $10 per child under 15 and include a free adult ticket, additional adult tickets are $35. And tickets are available from 10:30am-1:30pm, actual tour time is dependent on check in time.
Stop by Blue Ridge United Methodist Church on Halloween for Trunk or Treat fun! There will be candy for the kids, live music, free smores & hot chocolate, and hayrides.
More Halloween fun awaits the kiddos with trick treating in Downtown Blue Ridge on Halloween night! Not only will there be lots of candy but there will also be a costume contest and a pet costume contest for cats & dogs! The fun starts at 4pm!
COPPER BASIN:
Haunted Halls is back again this year at the Riverwalk Shops in the twin cities of McCaysville, GA and Copperhill, TN. The halls and shops will be all decked out with Halloween decor all month long! Families can enjoy taking in the fun decor and then grabbing a bite to eat at one of the Copper Basin’s delicious, riverside restaurants.
Bring the kiddos to enjoy some trick or treating in the Twin Cities from the local merchants! The event is FREE and open to all children. The Halloween fun starts at 6pm on October 31st!
Enjoy a night of brews and Halloween fun on October 31st at Buck Bald Brewing in Copperhill, TN. There will be fun Halloween contests like a "dress like your favorite Buck Bald Brew" costume contest, a dog costume contest, a wolf howling contest, and so much more! Prizes will also be awarded to the contest champs. You won’t want to miss it!
BLAIRSVILLE:
Kick off the Halloween festivities early on October 30th with Trunk or Treat at House of Prayer in Blairsville. There will be food, candy, and hayrides for the whole family to enjoy! Come on down! -192a3f4a-7fcd-47be-9d87a3daf1516068-A8CF1E22-0563-47BB-ACEAF524F8045059.png)
Come on out to Meeks Park on Halloween for candy handouts from local businesses! Kids can trick or treat in this fun, safe environment from 4pm-7pm!
Get ready to party at Paradise Hills adult costume party! Come dressed in your costumes and receive a free wine tasting. And bring in a carved pumpkin for the chance to win some awesome prizes. There will also be live music from Tom Edwards so you can “boo”gie it up on the dance floor! The fun kicks off November 2nd at noon.
Hiawassee has it’s own Halloween fun at the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds on October 31st from 5pm-8pm! Bring the kids in their best costumes and get lots of candy from local businesses! And on top of trick or treating there will also be train rides, kids games, haunted village, and costume contests.
