What's on this October in North Carolina
53 haunted experiences with dates covering October 2026, grouped by type and ordered by how well their venues are documented. As of September 2026.
Tours
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Performance Visit at the Carolina Theatre · Year-round
Year-round· · verified September 2026 -
Asheville Terrors 1906-massacre stop · Year-round
Year-round· · verified September 2026 -
Ghost Stories at Blandwood (Seasonal) · Oct 1 to Oct 31
Booking now· through Oct 31· verified September 2026Seasonal: Oct 1 to Oct 31 -
Seasonal Tower Climb · April 22 to Oct 12
Out of season until April· April 22 to Oct 12· verified September 2026Seasonal: April 22 to Oct 12 -
Performance Visit at the Carolina Theatre · Oct 24
Dates: Oct 24· · verified September 2026 -
Daily Fort Tour and Cannon Demonstration · Year-round
Daily (most)
Year-round· · verified September 2026 -
Fear at the Fort · Oct 24 to Nov 1
Seasonal: select October dates
Booking now· for Oct 24 to Nov 1· verified September 2026Seasonal: Oct 24 to Nov 1 -
The Ghosts of Asheville Tour · Year-round
Daily, year-round, rain or shine · All Ages
Year-round· · verified September 2026 -
The Silence Between the Pines Ghost Tour · Year-round
Daily, year-round, rain or shine · 16+
Year-round· · verified September 2026 -
Ghosts of New Bern Walking Tour · Year-round
Tuesday-Saturday, 7:30pm (Mar-Oct); Friday-Saturday, 6:30pm (Nov-Feb); closed July 4th, Thanksgiving, and Christmas · All Ages
Year-round· · verified September 2026 -
Live Performance · Oct 16 to Oct 31
Booking now· through Oct 31· verified September 2026Dates: Oct 16 to Oct 31; Nov 27 to Dec 12; Jan 22 to Feb 6; Feb 26 to Feb 28; March 5 to March 20; April 9 to April 24; May 7 to May 22; June 4 to June 19 -
Self-Guided Historic Walking Tour · Year-round
Year-round· · verified September 2026 - Lenoir-Rhyne University — Schaeffer Hall & Monroe Auditorium Hickory · Haunted House / Historic Home
Annual Campus Ghost Tour · Oct 1 to Oct 31
Booking now· through Oct 31· verified September 2026Seasonal: Oct 1 to Oct 31 -
Guided House Tour at Mordecai Historic Park · Year-round
Year-round· · verified September 2026 -
Ghostwalk · Oct 22 to Oct 24
Three days in late October, 6-9:30pm (kickoff day 11am-10pm) · Family friendly
Booking now· through Oct 24· verified September 2026Dates: Oct 22 to Oct 24 -
Paranormal Full/New Moon Tour · May 1 to Oct 31
Full and new moon dates May through October · $25/person plus taxes and fees
Booking now· through Oct 31· verified September 2026Seasonal: May 1 to Oct 31 -
Queen City Ghosts Charlotte Ghost Tour · Year-round
Nightly, year-round; rain or shine · All Ages
Year-round· · verified September 2026 -
Night Watchman Ghost Tour (Seasonal) · Oct 16
Check for dates· · verified September 2026 -
Night Watchman Ghost Tour (Seasonal) · Oct 16
Check for dates· · verified September 2026 -
St. James Graveyard Stop (Ghost Walk of Old Wilmington) · Year-round
Year-round· · verified September 2026 -
Temple Theatre Performance & Season Shows · Oct 15 to Nov 1
Booking now· through Nov 1· verified September 2026Dates: Sept 10 to Sept 27; Oct 15 to Nov 1; Dec 3 to Dec 20; Jan 28 to Jan 31 -
The Asheville Apparitions of the Abyss Ghost Tour · Year-round
Nightly, year-round, rain or shine · All Ages
Year-round· · verified September 2026 -
Beaufort Black Veil Ghost Tours · Year-round
Nightly, year-round · All Ages
Year-round· · verified September 2026 -
Hallowed Hill Hauntings: Chapel Hill Ghost Tours · Year-round
Nightly, year-round · All Ages
Year-round· · verified September 2026 -
Curses, Crimson, & Corsets: Charlotte's Candlelight Ghost Tours · Year-round
Daily, rain or shine, year-round · All Ages
Year-round· · verified September 2026 -
Gallows, Gunpowder, & Graves of Greensboro Ghost Tours · Year-round
Nightly, year-round, rain or shine · All Ages
Year-round· · verified September 2026 -
Lizzie Borden Ghost Tours: Outer Banks · Year-round
Nightly, year-round, rain or shine · All Ages
Year-round· · verified September 2026 -
OBX Ghost Tours: Lighthouse Wraiths & Dune Shadows (Pirate City Ghosts) · Year-round
Nightly, year-round, rain or shine · All Ages
Year-round· · verified September 2026 -
Rust, Rebels & Ruins: Raleigh Ghost Tours · Year-round
Daily, rain or shine, year-round; 7, 8 and 9 p.m. departures · All Ages
Year-round· · verified September 2026 -
Southport Ghost Tour · Year-round
Nightly, year-round · All Ages
Year-round· · verified September 2026 -
Wraiths & Wicked Whispers: Wilmington Ghost Tour · Year-round
Daily, year-round, rain or shine · All Ages
Year-round· · verified September 2026 -
Whispers, Wraiths, & Widows: Winston-Salem Walking Dead Ghost Tour · Year-round
Daily, rain or shine, year-round · All Ages
Year-round· · verified September 2026 -
History and Haunts Walking Tour · Sept 1 to Oct 31
Booking now· through Oct 31· verified September 2026Seasonal: Sept 1 to Oct 31
Ghost hunts and investigations
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Ghost Hunt with Haunted Rooms America · Year-round
Select dates throughout the year · $149/person · 18+
Year-round· · verified September 2026 -
Bellamy Mansion Paranormal Investigation · Year-round
$129/person · 18+ only
Year-round· · verified September 2026 -
Haunted Rooms America Ghost Hunt · Oct 17, Oct 24
Select Saturdays · $129/person · 18+ or 16 with responsible adult
Dates: Oct 24· · verified September 2026 -
Evening Ghost Hunt aboard the Battleship · Year-round
Scheduled evenings · $149 · 18+
Year-round· · verified September 2026
Pub crawls
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Charlotte Haunted Booze and Boos Tour · Year-round
Nightly, year-round, per the operator's booking calendar · 21+
Year-round· · verified September 2026 -
Asheville Terrors Boos and Booze Haunted Pub Crawl · Year-round
Nightly, year-round, rain or shine · 21+
Year-round· · verified September 2026 -
Asheville Terrors Boos and Booze Ultimate Haunted Pub Crawl · Year-round
Nightly, year-round, rain or shine · Adults only
Year-round· · verified September 2026 -
Wilmington's Spirits & Spirits Pub Crawl · Year-round
Daily, year-round · 21+
Year-round· · verified September 2026
Events and attractions
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Self-Guided House Tour with Civil War Exhibit · Year-round
Monday through Friday and select weekends; check New Bern Historical Society
Year-round· · verified September 2026 -
Ironclad Hull Tour · Year-round
Year-round· · verified September 2026 -
Self-Guided Daytime Visit · Year-round
Year-round· · verified September 2026 -
Fort Fisher Battlefield Walk · Year-round
Daily
Year-round· · verified September 2026 -
Self-Guided Battlefield Walk · Year-round
Tuesday-Saturday · Free
Year-round· · verified September 2026 -
Visitor Center and Earthworks Tour · Year-round
Tuesday-Saturday · Free
Year-round· · verified September 2026 -
Fear at the Fort Haunted Walk-Through (Seasonal) · Oct 24 to Nov 1
Select late-October dates · $10/person · 13+
Seasonal: Oct 24 to Nov 1· · verified September 2026 -
Self-Guided Fort Macon Tour · Year-round
Daily
Year-round· · verified September 2026 -
Wiseman's View Overlook — Brown Mountain Lights Viewing · Year-round
Daily
Year-round· · verified September 2026 -
Ghost-Light Viewing — Wiseman's View Overlook · Year-round
Year-round· · verified September 2026 -
Dinner in the Bahnson Mansion · Year-round
Year-round· · verified September 2026 -
Springer's Point Trail to Teach's Hole Channel · Year-round
Year-round· · verified September 2026
Entries are ordered by documentation rank within each type, never by commission. Availability is reported as the operator states it; we never invent a date the operator hasn't given.