You’ve probably seen the pumpkins appearing on people’s doorsteps. And the candy corn in the grocery store. That can mean only one thing… Halloween is upon us!! We want to make sure you’re prepared for Halloween in Huntsville, so here is your guide to Halloween events in Huntsville 2013.

Halloween Events in Huntsville 2013:
Family Fun

These events are geared towards kids and family.

Sci-Quest Pumpkin Carving Contest

Date and Time: Saturday, October 19th from 8am – 6pm
Location: Sci-Quest
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Feeling competitive? Then come out to Sci-Quest, Hands on Science Center for their 1st Pumpkin Carving Contest! There will be four categories: Kids Painting Competition (ages 12 and under), Family, Amateur, and Professional Carving Competition.

Bootanica

Date and Time: Saturday, October 26, 2013, 10am – 2pm
Location: Huntsville Botanical Garden
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This fun filled spook-tacular day is perfect for everyone! Join Huntsville Botanical Garden for games and activities, a Parade of Costumes, hay rides, hula hoop contests, pumpkin painting, and more!

Spooktacular Science Halloween Party

Dates and Times: Friday, October 25th from 6 – 9pm AND Saturday, October 26th from 3 – 6pm
Location: Sci-Quest
Cost:$7 members/ $10 non-members in advance | $10 members/ $12 non-member at the door
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Join Sci-Quest the annual Spooktacular Science Halloween Party for all ages! Watch thrilling demonstrations, visit the different Halloween activity stations and catch the popular Mystery Science Show.

Family Fright Nights

Date and Time: Friday, October 25th from 6 – 9pm AND Saturday, October 26th from 6 – 9pm
Location: Historic Lowery House
Cost: $10 adults and $5.00 kids 10 and under
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The Brothers Grimm will lead you on a chilling tour through the home where you will see short skits of their fairy tales. Upstairs, learn about the true story of our “resident ghost,” Anne.

Spooktacular 5K & Monster Mile

Date and Time: Saturday, October 26th 7 – 10am
Location: Von Braun Center
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Huntsville’s Fleet Feet Sports invites you to join runners, walkers, ghosts, and goblins of all ages at the Spooktacular 5K Run and Monster Mile. Get crafty and participate in the costume contest or, better yet, compete in costume!

5th annual Masquerade Ball

Date and Time: Saturday, October 26th from 8pm – 12am
Location: Huntsville/ Madison County Main Public Library
Cost: $10 in advance/ $15 at the door
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Calling all heroes and villains – actually teens in middle and high school. Come to the Main Library for the fifth annual Masquerade Ball, a celebration of Cosplay.

A Very Hairy Howl-o-ween

Date and Time: Sunday, October 27th from 2 – 4pm
Location: The Commons, 55+ Active Adult Community
Cost: FREE
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Join The Commons and dress your pooch up to enter a best-dressed costume contest and dog parade, and have your pup’s photo taken in our fall-themed photo booth. Bring the whole family down for the fun festivities!

The A'”Maze”-ing OZ

Date and Time: Wednesday, October 30th from 6 – 8:30pm
Location: Ford’s Chapel
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Come for a night of amazing fun with an Oz-theme maze (non-scary), bonfire with hot dogs & marshmallow roasts, candy, games & more! Note: this event is geared towards families with elementary schooled aged children.

Halloween on Main

Date and Time: Thursday, October 31st from 5 – 10pm
Location: Main Street, Madison, AL- Moved inside to Dublin Park- trick-or-treating, games and activities in the gymnasium; Haunted House in meeting rooms
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Come join us for the 1st Annual “Halloween on Main” in beautiful downtown Madison with a costume parade, games and activities and trick-or-treating.

Harry’s Hotter at Twilight

Date and Time: Thursday, October 31st from 5 – 7pm
Location: Huntsville High School
Cost: $10; $5 for those dressed in a costume
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What do you get when you parody “Harry Potter” and “Twilight” (with a few “Lord of the Rings” and “Alice in Wonderland” jokes)…a zany, hilarious romp with your favorite wizards, vampires and their friends.

Halloween Events in Huntsville 2013:
Adult Fun

These events are your ones you’ll want to grab your best friends and hit the town. If you’ve got kiddos, hire a babysitter. These are not ones you’ll want to take the kids to.

The Haunt at 3 Caves

Date and Time: Friday, October 25th from 7 – 11pm
Location: Historic Three Caves
Cost: $15 per person
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Read about The Haunt at Three Caves

The Land Trust and Huntsville Young Professionals bring a brand new Halloween experience to Huntsville at Three Caves, a historic former limestone mine minutes from downtown featuring live music, food trucks, and costume contests.

Howl-O-Scream

Date and Time: Saturday, October 26th 7pm – 12am
Location: Furniture Factory
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Looking for an evening of wicked fun? Join the AIDS Action Coalition for a one of a kind pub crawl that will take its willing victims on the wildest ride Huntsville has ever seen. Costumes encouraged and rewarded.

The Pizza Party Massacre!!!

Date and Time: Saturday, October 26th from 8pm – 12am
Location: Lowe Mill
Cost: $10
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Lowe Mill’s offical Halloween Party! Themed as a “Showbiz Pizza/Chuck E. Cheese” style family fun night out gone wrong The Pizza Party Massacre is chock full of games, prizes and a LIVE stage show every half hour.

Joe’s Halloween Surprise

Date and Time: Thursday, October 31st from 2:30 – 3:30pm
Location: UAHuntsville Wilson Theatre
Cost: FREE
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Have you ever attended a “Joe Berry” presentation? If so, you’re hooked! Joe will be in his element on October 31 when he gives us a “Halloween Surprise”–one that he promises will make our hair “stand on end.” This is a free OLLI at UAH event for adults 50 and up.

Halloween Movie Marathon

Date and Time: Thursday, October 31st from 7 – 9pm
Location: US Space and Rocket Center
Cost: $1; UA Huntsville students admitted FREE with valid student ID
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U.S. Space and Rocket Center presents a special Halloween double feature: ET and Poltergeist.

Zombie Walk

Date and Time: Sunday, October 27th from 3 – 4pm
Location: Big Spring Park
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Put on your best zombie gear and stroll through Big Spring Park in downtown Huntsville!

Ongoing Halloween Events in Huntsville

These Halloween events take place over multiple weekends.

80s Horror/Sci-Fi Classics Series

Date and Time: Thursdays at 7pm
Location: US Space and Rocket Center
Cost: $1; UA Huntsville students admitted FREE with valid student ID

Head to US Space and Rocket Center to get your fix of classic Sci-Fi and Horror movies this October for only $1! Complete movie list available on the US Space and Rocket Center website.

Zombie Stomp Huntsville

Dates and Times:

Friday, October 18th & 25th
Saturday, October 19th & 26th
Wednesday, October 30th-Saturday, November 2th

Location: Spectactical Laser Tag of Madison
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Make your way through a 30,000 square foot government research facility armed with an IR emitting, full-recoil M-4 rifle, fending off victims of the infection, as you retrieve the last remaining vials of antidote.

Huntsville Ghost Walk