The Best Spooky Charleston SC Halloween Events for 2024

Are you ready to get your spook on? Halloween is just around the corner, and Charleston, SC is the place to be for all things eerie and hair-raising. Whether you’re a local looking for a frightful night out or a visitor eager to experience the supernatural side of this historic city, these are the best spooky Charleston SC Halloween events that are sure to send shivers down your spine.

From haunted tours that will take you through the city’s dark and mysterious past to creepy costume parties where you can show off your best ghoul or ghost ensemble, Charleston has something for every Halloween lover. With its rich history of pirates, ghosts, and legends, this charming southern city provides the perfect backdrop for a genuinely spooky celebration.

So, grab your broomsticks and gather your fellow Halloween enthusiasts – we’re about to dive into the best spooky Charleston SC Halloween events that will leave you trembling with delight. Prepare for a thrilling journey through haunted mansions, eerie graveyards, and spine-chilling tales that will make your hair stand on end. Whether you’re a local, a visitor, or just a lover of all things Halloween, Charleston is the ultimate destination for a truly unforgettable spooky season.

The Best Spooky Charleston SC Halloween Events

Charleston is a great place for Halloween. With the perfect weather and lots of events, Charleston should be a destination to enjoy all the things that go bump in the night.

Whether you are looking for fun adult events or a family-friendly time, Charleston has you covered. Take time to enjoy the haunted houses around the area to get your screams out or find some, true haunted locations in one of the most haunted cities in The United States.

I hope that this list of the best spooky Charleston SC Halloween events will help you find the best Halloween experience for you. Dress up, have fun, get scared, and enjoy all the spooky scary skeletons.

1. Haunted Tours in Charleston SC

Charleston is full of amazing haunted locations with a lot of fun haunted tours. Whether you are looking to stroll the streets and hear stories or visit graveyards, Charleston’s haunted tours are full of fun and frights.

Most tours last between an hour to an hour and a half and involve walking. Take time to get scared and do a couple of tours during the Halloween season. Find the history and the famous ghosts that haunt these locations while you hear their stories.

Check out some of the best haunted tours in Charleston here:

2. Best Charleston SC Halloween Bar Crawls

Charleston is a great walking city and has many restaurants and bars that are close to each other. Making a holiday bar crawl is pretty easy when the city is very walkable.

During the Halloween season, Charleston does not disappoint with the bar crawl events that you can choose from. There are a couple of weeks of it, which is a lot of fun for those who love to dress up in costumes. The main day though, will be October 28th, where you can go to a few different bar crawls and even win a $1,000 costume contest!

Here are the best bar crawls to check out:

  • Charleston Offical Halloween Bar Crawl – Takes place on October 26th at 4 pm. You will meet at Élevé Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge, which is on the rooftop of The Grand Bohemian Hotel at 55 Wentworth St. Tickets are $0 – $24.99. Enjoy going from bar to bar with live DJs and a costume contest at the end. Get your tickets HERE. The Charleston Official Halloween Bar Crawl is also having a bar crawl on Halloween, Thursday, October 31 at 5 PM at the same location. Get your tickets HERE.
  • Charleston Happy Hour Halloween Bar Crawl – This takes place on October 19th from 4 pm. You will meet at Élevé Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge, which is on the rooftop of The Grand Bohemian Hotel at 55 Wentworth St. Tickets are $0 – $19.99. This event takes place the week before the Charleston Offical Halloween Bar Crawl and is run by the same company. Get your tickets HERE.
  • 7th Annual Halloween Bar Crawl – Takes place on October 26th from 4 PM – 12 AM. You will start this bar crawl at Bay Street Biergarten at 549 East Bay Street. Tickets are $10 – $15. There will be over 6 different locations to visit. Enjoy great drinks specials and a costume contest. Get your tickets HERE.
  • Nightmare on King Street & $1,000 costume contest! –This takes place on October 26th from 1 pm – 10 pm. The location to meet up is at Uptown Social at 587 King St. Tickets are $24 – $34. All proceeds go to Charleston Animal Society. Enjoy plenty of bar locations, live DJs, Halloween swag, and much more including a costume contest! Get your tickets HERE.

3. Haunted Houses

One of the best things to do during the Halloween season is visit a haunted house. Nothing better than going with a group of friends, family, or your significant other and trying to get scared to death. It is all about having the best time while getting a pure rush of fear.

Charleston has some great locations to get out there and make you scream. Enjoy the locations and make an evening of it. Every year these locations are upping the fear factor to scare you. You will be able to purchase tickets ahead of time or at the gate to enjoy the best night of screams.

These locations put a lot of work into their haunted houses. Every year they change it up so no year is the same.

Boone Hall Fright Nights

Located at Boone Hall Plantation – enter at 2434 N. Hwy 17, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464.

This event will takes place in September on the 21st, 27th, and 28th and in October on the 4th, 5th, 6th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20nd, 24th, 25th, 26th, and 27th.

Tickets are either $39 for the Scream Pass (access to all three attractions) or $70 for the VIP Pass (faster lines and access to all three attractions). Tickets are available only online HERE.

There are 3 different attractions, Ward 8, Phobia, and Fall Out Haunted Hayride.

Southern Screams

Located at Holy City Brewing – 1021 Aragon Ave. North Charleston, SC 29405 in Park Circle.

This event takes place in September on the 27th, 28th, and 29th and every day in October except for Mondays and Tuesdays, and November 1st and 2nd. November 1st and 2nd will be their Lights Out special, in which there are no lights turned on in the haunted house.

Tickets are $21-$23 for general admission, $34.99 – $38.99 for R.I.P. access, and $155 for Get Buzzed which includes a lot of extras. Tickets are available online HERE.

There is only one haunted house at this location. This year’s haunted house is called Conjured.

Holy City Halloween

This event will take place at Old Woolfe Street Playhouse at 34 Woolfe Street, Charleston, SC 29403

The haunted house will be open on September 27th – 29th, October 2nd – 6th, 9th – 13th, 16th – 20th, 23rd – November 2nd. On Sundays and Wednesdays – Families and Children ages 10-17 will be from 5 PM – 7 Pm and 18+ will be from 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM. On Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays – Families and Children ages 10-17 will be from 5 PM – 7 PM and 18+ will be from 7:30 PM – Midnight.

Tickets will be $25 for General Admission and $100 for VIP. For all of you amazing followers, use the promo code ‘travelingdrifter’, all lower case, to get a discount on your tickets. Get your tickets HERE.

This is downtown Charleston’s scariest haunted house. The haunted house will take place in an abandoned ice plant and slaughterhouse meat market. Enjoy this scary haunted house that will make you scream and get your heart pumping.

Video Courtesy Of Holy City Halloween

XscreamScapes Halloween

This haunted house is located at 2430 Air Park Rd., North Charleston, SC 29406.

XscreamScapes will be open from September 27th – November 2nd.

There will be two options to pick from, $32 per person before 6 PM which has no actors and will be less intense, and $38 per person after 6 PM. Make sure to purchase your tickets HERE.

Enjoy going through 4 different time periods as you travel through a ripple in time. Dr. Wells found a way through time but in doing so he created a ripple effect that blended a darker dimension with ours. Go through this haunted house to correct the wrongs created by Dr. Wells.

Granton Manor Haunted House

This event takes place TBD (NOT OPEN FOR 2023 BUT WILL BE BACK FOR 2024)

Tickets are $10 for general admission and $25 for V.I.P. Tickets are available online HERE.

This haunted house is not recommended for kids under 13 because it is highly gore-driven.

I spoke with the company and they are obtaining a new space and will not be open for the 2023 Halloween season but will be back for 2024.

4. Check Out Real Haunted Locations in Charleston

Charleston is one of the most haunted cities in The United States. Take some time to check out the most haunted locations around Charleston.

With a long history that dates back to 1670, Charleston has plenty of places that are haunted by ghosts. Take some time to learn about these locations and check them out by touring the locations.

Enjoy historical locations like The Old Exchange Buiding and Provost Dungeon, The Old City Jail, and even a haunted restaurant. There are so many great locations with bone-chilling stories to learn about.

To read more about the Top 10 Haunted Places in Charleston SC, check out my post that I wrote about in detail here.

5. Pumpkin Carving with Goats

This event is located at Flowertown Charm Farm at 225 Stallsville Rd, Summerville, SC 29485. Make sure to park at the church which is right down the road.

Goats and Pumpkins! Why not combine them from the place that brought you the first place to do Goat Yoga in The Lowcountry in 2018. Enjoy your time carving pumpkins with goats all around you doing their amazing parkour!

While you carve your pumpkins, feed the goats everything. Pumpkins are very good for goats and a natural dewormer.

When you purchase your ticket, you will get a pumpkin to carve and take home. Everything to carve with will be provided. These tickets sell out fast but there are many days where you can enjoy this experience.

This takes place on October 25th – 31st. Tickets are $12 – $35 depending on the age. Check out the times and get your tickets HERE.

6. Hutson Alley Halloween Oyster Roast and Pumpkin Carving Party

This event is located at Coast Bar & Grill at 39D John St, Charleston, SC 29403.

The Hutson Alley Halloween Oyster Roast and Pumpkin Carving Party will take place on October 29th from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm. Charleston is known for oysters and everyone loves to go out for a great oyster roast. What better to celebrate the spooky season than carving pumpkins and eating as many oysters as possible.

The tickets are $40 and include all-you-can-eat oysters, 3 seasonal draft beer tickets, and a pumpkin for you to carve. Parents, don’t worry, your kids will get in free with your ticket. Get your tickets HERE.

7. Boone Hall Pumpkin Patch

This event is located at Boone Hall Plantation – enter at 2434 N. Hwy 17, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464.

The Boone Hall Pumpkin Patch will take place on September 27th – 29th, October 4th – 6th, October 11th – 13th, October 18th – 20th, October 25th – 27th. It will be open from 10 AM – 5 PM on all days.

The pumpkin patch at Boone Hall is an annual tradition in Charleston. While here, find your perfect pumpkins to take and carve with the family. But, there is so much more to do while visiting.

Enjoy many attractions like the family-friendly tractor tour, a giant 8-acre corn maze, and a petting zoo. This is just a little bit of what they offer while visiting.

Tickets are $15 for ages 3 and up. Make sure to pick up your tickets HERE.

8. Halloween Movies at The Terrace

Horror movies are always a blast to watch, especially during the Halloween season. Nothing is better than getting a chance to watch scary movies in the theater, and The Terrace Theater gives you that chance with some great classics.

The big movie that they are showing multiple times and multiple days will be “Rocky Horror Picture Show”. Be on the outlook for movies from classic horror series from “Halloween” and “Friday The 13th”.

Keep checking their websites as they update with more movies and purchase tickets HERE.

9. Halloween at The Swamp at Cypress Gardens

Located at Cypress Gardens at 3030 Cypress Gardens Rd, Monks Corner, SC 29461.

This event will take place on October 24th – 26th.

Cypress Gardens is transformed into a haunted area that will make sure to give you goosebumps. While there, take The Haunted Swamp experience which is a boat ride through the swamp and then a walk through the haunted wooded trail. But do not worry, there are family-friendly things to check out as well.

Your kids will love the marshmallow roasts over a campfire, a jump castle, and a lighted pumpkin trail. There is plenty to do for the whole family.

Tickets for this event go on sale starting October 1st, and they will be between $15 and $20. The tickets for this event can only be purchased online to avoid large lines. Make sure to get your tickets HERE.

10. Candlelight: A Haunting Eventing of Halloween Classics

This event is located at The Unitarian Church at 4 Archdale St, Charleston, SC 29401.

Enjoy a string quartet as you relax surrounded by candlelight and take in some of the greatest Halloween songs while sitting in one of the oldest churches in Charleston, The Unitarian Church.

There will be 2 different Candlelight concerts. The first one is Candlelight: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics. This will run on October 11th and 18th, both on a Friday. The times for these are 6:30 PM and 8:45 PM. You will get a mixture of great Halloween classics like, “Thriller”, “Halloween (Theme Song)”, Ghostbusters (Theme)”, and, “Danse Macabre”. There are 17 songs in total that will put a smile on your face if you love all things Halloween. Get your tickets HERE for this event.

The second event is Candlelight: Best Horror Movie Soundtracks. This is a one-night event on October 25th. The times for this are 6:30 PM and 8:45 PM. Enjoy many great horror movie songs like, “A Nightmare On Elm Street”, “Beetlejuice”, Main Title from Sleepy Hollow”, and The Nightmare Before Christmas”. There are 16 songs on this list to make sure to send shivers up your spine. Get your tickets HERE for this event.

11. Trick or Treat at The Yorktown

This event is located on The USS Yorktown at Patriots Point. Patriots Points is located at 40 Patriots Point Rd, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464.

This event will take place on October 19th and 20th.

Instead of going from door to door in a neighborhood, come dressed in your best costumes and go from plane to plane aboard the USS Yorktown. There will be candy stations all along the hangar deck.

You will be able to enter contests to win great prizes like a Friends of the Fleet annual pass. This pass lets you have unlimited museum access for a year.

This is a great family-friendly event that you should not miss. You should purchase your tickets ahead of time from the Patriots Point website HERE.

12. Take in a Halloween show in Charleston SC

Charleston is a great place to take in a show. In fact, the oldest theater in the country, The Dock Street Theater is in Charleston. But there are so many great locations to see a great show. Enjoy seeing a special Halloween show with a fresh take on Ballet.

  • Dracula: Ballet With A Bite

This event will be at Charleston Music Hall which is located at 37 John St, Charleston, SC 29403.

Dracula: Ballet With A Bite will take place on October 29th and 30th at 7:30 pm.

This ballet is based on the book by Bram Stoker. Enjoy watching the story of Dracula and his vampire maidens dancing to haunted music. You will be memorized by the rock and jazz music combinations with beautiful, eerie, and sensual dancing.

Tickets are available online and are between $40 and $60. Make sure to get your tickets HERE.

  • Dracula

This event will be at Palmetto City Ballet which is located at 494 Wando Park Blvd A, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464.

Fright Night at the Ballet will occur on two nights, October 26th at 7 pm and October 27 at 3 pm.

The group of ballet dancers at Palmetto City Ballet will put on a beautiful but haunting show that will be sure to leave you in awe this Halloween season. Step into the world of Dracula where eerie meets elegance. Enjoy this beautiful performance that brings the book of Dracula to life in the dark world of suspense, mystery, and passion. Book now and have an incredible time enjoying Halloween in a new way.

Tickets are available online at $45+. Get tickets as soon as possible as the show will sell out fast. You can get tickets HERE.

  • Fantasmagoriana

This event will be at 720 Magnolia Road, Charleston, SC 29407.

Fantasmoagoriana will take place for one night only on Thursday, October 31st, 2024 at 8 PM.

Enjoy this production of 3 different parts: one-part haunted house, one-part historical reenactment, and one-part musical theatre. A Charleston local composer writes this amazing production and will star local talent. Surround yourself with a fully immersive experience that includes wine all night, ballroom dancing, ghost stories, and much more.

Jump to get tickets for this event since it is on one night only, Halloween night! Tickets are $80 and available online. Get your tickets HERE.

13. Halloween Specials at Bars in Charleston SC

Just about every holiday season, Charleston’s bars go all out. Halloween is no exception, in fact, Halloween is one of the best bar nights or weekends of the year for fun. From spooky drink specials, live bands, DJs, costume contests, and more, Halloween and bars go hand in hand with one another.

Some of the great locations have bar crawls and costume contests, as you can see above. But, a few have a full festival that goes along with the Halloween festivities. Check out the ones below and take your pick at which one would be best for you.

  • Boogieman Festival

The Boogieman Festival takes place at The Royal American. This location is 970 Morrison Drive, Charleston, SC 29403.

The Boogieman Festival takes place on October 26th at 1:30 PM.

Look for drink specials as you enjoy 12+ bands on 2 stages throughout the day and evening.

Tickets are $45 to $50 and can be purchased online HERE.

  • Halloween Special Events At Frothy Beard Brewing Company

Frothy Beard Brewing Company is located at 1401 Sam Rittenberg Blvd, Charleston, SC 29407.

There will be 3 different Halloween events that will happen at Frothy Beard this season. Along with these events, they will be releasing 2 seasonal beers, Jack’s Smirking Revenge Pumpkin Golden Stout and Necromancer Imperial Porter.

  • On October 13th, there will be the annual pumpkin carving event.
  • Frothy Beard hosts a monthly vendor fair and it will have a Halloween theme on October 27th.
  • On October 31st, there will be a Halloween Trivia and Costume Contest.

What a great way to enjoy different Halloween events that will have tons of craft beer, local food, and small business vendors. Your dogs are welcome to enjoy their time too. Check out their website HERE for specific times for each of the events.

Is October a Good Time to Visit Charleston SC

October is one of the best times of the year to visit Charleston. The weather is great, usually in the mid-70s. However, it is still hurricane season, but you are able to track them ahead of time. Fear not though, the days are usually rain-free at this time of the year and every day is gorgeous.

October is also when the tourist season of Charleston starts to die down. The major hustle and bustle of the summer months are behind and the majority of tourists are out of the city. There are always tourists in Charleston, but there will not be as many as during the summer.

Because it is not the peak tourist season, you should be able to find some great deals on hotels, restaurants, and other events throughout Charleston.

How to Get to the Best Spooky Charleston SC Halloween Events

One of the best things about downtown Charleston, where most of these spooky Charleston SC Halloween events are, is that they are close to each other. The majority of downtown Charleston is very walkable. So you if are staying in a hotel in the downtown area, you should be able to get to many of these on foot.

But some of the events take place all over the city and transportation is always best. Since many of these events involve drinking, I do recommend having a designated driver or paying to have someone get to and from where you are enjoying your time.

Some of the best options are:

  • Rickshaw – You will notice these all around downtown. Hop on one and have them take you to your great Halloween event.
  • Rideshare – Charleston’s rideshare program is really great. There are always plenty of people out so you will not have to wait long. These are a great option for some of the Halloween events that are located a little bit away.
  • Charleston Green Taxi – A local taxi service that is done by reservation only. They are a perfect service to use when heading out to your Halloween events. They are reservation only which ensures your ride home when you want it.

Where to Stay in Charleston SC for Halloween Events

Charleston is an amazing place to visit at any time of the year. Picking a hotel to stay at is always harder than it seems. Given the majority of Halloween events take place in downtown Charleston, I recommend staying close to the area.

have put together a great list of locations and what to do in the locations. Check out my post, Where To Stay In Charleston SC: Best Hotels and Locations to help you find out what works best for you.

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While enjoying the best Charleston SC Halloween events, make sure to check out everything that Charleston has to offer. The city is one of the best places to visit in The United States.

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This is a great option if your plane is leaving later and you want to get one last amazing brunch in!

The Best Spooky Charleston SC Halloween Events: In Conclusion

As you can see, Charleston, SC is the place to be for an unforgettable Halloween experience. From haunted houses to bar crawls, and pumpkin patches to real haunted locations. There is something for everyone to enjoy. Charleston SC Halloween events are always fun for anyone who enjoys the spooky season.

For those looking for kid-friendly fun, Charleston offers plenty of options that are sure to delight and entertain. And for those seeking some adult fun, the city doesn’t disappoint either, with numerous events and attractions designed just for the grown-ups.

So don’t miss out on all the excitement and thrills that Charleston has to offer this Halloween season. Grab your friends and family, and make your way to the best spooky Charleston SC Halloween events.

So what are you waiting for? Get ready to have a spooktacular time with all these Charleston SC Halloween events. There’s plenty to do and enjoy, so start planning your trip now. Happy haunting!

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