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Searches for Halloween events near you are up 900% in three months, the fastest riser we track, and there are some epic events lined up for the spookiest night of the year. From the big haunted raves to pumpkin shows and a fantasy faire, here are our top picks for October.
Whether you want a haunted rave, a pumpkin the size of a car or a faerie market in the Sierra foothills, October has it. Our picks, in date order.
- Kinda Spoopy1 to 4 October, Adams, Tennessee
The month opens with camping on the Red River: house and bass in the woods, costumes encouraged, a small festival that feels like a friends' weekend.
- Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival17 October, Half Moon Bay, California
Free, coastal and enormous: the town that calls itself the pumpkin capital fills Main Street with giant gourds, food stalls and a parade.
- Circleville Pumpkin Show21 to 24 October, Circleville, Ohio
Ohio's oldest harvest show, free to walk, with a pumpkin weigh-off that regularly tops a thousand pounds and a pumpkin pie you will not finish alone.
- Fright Night Massive24 October, Baltimore, Maryland
One night of dubstep and riddim at Power Plant Live, Getter on the bill, costume expected. Indoors, so the weather is not your problem.
- All Hallows Fantasy Faire24 to 25 October, Angels Camp, California
A Renaissance faire in Halloween dress at the Calaveras fairgrounds: harp twins, a jester, a pirate, camping on site and very much for families.
- Brujeria Carnaval29 October to 2 November, New Orleans, Louisiana
Latin dance takes over a Canal Street hotel and carries the party from Halloween into Day of the Dead. New Orleans does not need much encouragement.
- Escape Halloween30 to 31 October, San Bernardino, California
The giant. Zedd, Excision, Ice Cube, Steve Aoki and Benny Benassi across two nights at the NOS Events Center, with the most elaborate costumes in the country.
- HEX Festival30 to 31 October, Chandler, Arizona
Bass, dubstep and riddim on the Rawhide grounds, Excision again, and a desert that is finally cool enough to dance in.
- Haunted Fest30 October, Columbus, Ohio
Ohio's Halloween rave at KEMBA Live, house and bass on the night before the night, for anyone who wants to be home for the doorbell on the 31st.
For everything else in October, see the month page
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