Put on your costumes and enjoy this free Halloween celebration, featuring trick-or-treat stations, a costume parade, photo booths, face painting, and plenty of spooky surprises. Bring the family for a fun-filled evening of treats and festive activities!
Spend a fall Saturday enjoying free live music along the Eno River, featuring The Brothers Comatose, Tan & Sober Gentlemen, Jack the Radio, and more. With local food, drinks, art, and a lively community atmosphere, this outdoor celebration is a great way to enjoy autumn in Hillsborough.
Get into the Halloween spirit with an afternoon of costumes, pumpkin decorating, carnival games, and festive family fun! Enjoy a costume contest, pumpkin hunt, bingo, cakewalks, and inflatables at this all-ages community celebration.
Costumes and candy take over downtown as local businesses welcome trick-or-treaters for a free, all-ages festive Halloween afternoon! Families can wander the historic streets, collect treats, and enjoy a fun seasonal tradition in Hillsborough.
Hillsborough’s haunted history comes to life through eerie storytelling and immersive performances at historic Hughes Academy! Discover ghostly legends, mysterious local tales, and an optional graveyard tour for an extra spooky experience. Ticketed event.
Celebrate the final Last Fridays gathering of the season with local art, live music, and Halloween-inspired activities! Browse the Makers Market, paint pumpkins, enjoy a witches’ flash mob, and explore downtown galleries as Hillsborough comes alive for a festive fall evening. Admission is free.
Celebrate art, culture, and community at this annual Día de los Muertos festival! Beginning with a community parade, plus student exhibitions, live performances, music, food, and hands-on art activities honoring roots, remembrance, and growth.
Experience Halloween with a historical twist at Duke Homestead! Wander the atmospheric grounds, discover mysterious encounters, and explore 19th-century spiritualism through an unforgettable outdoor evening of surprises. Ticketed event.
Spend Halloween enjoying vintage British motorcycles, local vendors, food, live music, and spooky movies at this first-ever community gathering! Explore the bike show and swap meet before settling in for an evening bonfire. Free admission.
Get ready for a Halloween throwback with an ’80s- and ’90s-inspired trunk-or-treat! Bring the family for decorated cars, costumes, candy, nostalgic music, and tasty bites from Big T’s Tacos at this festive neighborhood gathering.