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Brevard Halloweenfest 2023

Arts and Entertainment

October 9, 2023

From: Brevard Halloweenfest

Halloween Costume Competition and Parade

We can’t wait for our annual Costume Competition and Parade at this year’s Halloweenfest!

Competition Rules:

1. Preregistration is required to participate.

2. Complete and submit the entry form by NOON on October 27th.

Competition Categories:

Best Character (Characters from TV Shows, Movies, Books, Comics, etc.)

Best Family/Group (2 or More People)

Best DIY Costume

Best Monster (Vampires, Mummies, Witches, etc.)

Best in Show

3. Arrive at the Transylvania County Courthouse (6 E. Main Street) at 11am on October 28th to check-in. You’ll then get to strut your stuff before the judges before taking a loop around the festival area in a fun parade led by the Silver Drummer Girl.

Calling All Witches & Wizards

Join in on Halloweenfest’s Witchy Flash Mob!

Prepare your broomsticks, dust off your wands, and don your most enchanting attire because Halloweenfest is brewing up something truly magical this year! We’re summoning all witches and wizards to join a spectacular Flash Mob Dance on Saturday, October 28th! The group is performing at 12:30pm and 1pm during the event.

Share the Magic. Spread the word among your fellow witches and wizards. The more magical beings we have, the more fun will be had!

Transylvania Heritage Museum Ghost Story Tours - 4:30pm and 6pm

Tours depart from the Transylvania Heritage Museum at 189 West Main Street at 4:30 and 6:00 p.m. Reservations are required as space is limited. Families with small children are asked to attend the 4:30 tour. The cost is $10 per person; children 12 and under are free with a paying adult.

Schedule:

9am - 12pm - Transylvania Farmers Market

10am - 5pmStreet fair featuring free family entertainment, downtown shopping & dining, an array of 50+ vendors and food trucks!

Stroll Downtown for Spooky Specials at HOB B Rosman Magic Book Bus and Book Drive

10am - 3pm - Family Fun Fest Inflatables

Axe Throwing presented by Renewal by Andersen

11am - 11:30am - Pre-Contest Entertainment featuring a dance performance by Carolina Dance Collective and stand-up comedy by The Brevard Academy Comedy Club

11am - 12:30pm - Witchy Flash Mob

Calling Witches & Wizards! Email Kim Burton at [email protected]

1pm - 2pm - Downtown Business Trick or Treating

1pm - 3pm - HoopJam - A Hula Hoop Dance Party presented by Blue Ridge Orthodontics

1:30pm - 2pm - Pet Parade and Costume Competition presented by The Grateful Dog and Earth Mountain Bicycle

3pm - 5pm - Old Time Street Dance in front of the Courthouse featuring Whitewater Bluegrass Co.

THINK LOCAL THIS HALLOWEEN!

Flight of the Vampire 5K Presented by Brevard Rotary

9am at the Brevard Depot (390 Railroad Ave.)

Ghost Story Tours Presented by the Transylvania Heritage Museum

4:30pm, 6pm Departs from 189 W. Main St.

Thunderween

The Cindy Platt Boys & Girls Club  8pm at 185 King Street

$25 ADV/S30 DOS

Date: October 28, 2023

Time: 10:00am to 5:00pm

Location: Various Venues in Brevard, NC 28712

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