Reviewed by: Callie Morrison
9 Halloweekend events to attend in the Magic City
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In the need for some Halloweekend plans in the Magic City? Keep scrolling to see nine spell-binding and bone-chilling festivities Birmingham has in store for you.
1. Halloween silent disco at Hi-Wire
Hi-Wire is hosting its own silent disco featuring some ghoulish Halloween classics. I’m sure no mere mortal can resist the evil of this THRILLING event.
- When: October 28 | 7:30PM
- Where: Hi-Wire Brewing 2901 4th Avenue South #Suite 1A Birmingham, AL 35233
- Details and tickets
2. Halloween Bar Crawl Carrigans Beer Garden
Get ready for a hair-raising, two-day excursion around the bars of Birmingham. Enjoy exclusive drinks and food specials at partnered venues. Don’t forget to wear your most haunting ensemble because there will be a costume contest with a $1,000 grand prize!
- When: October 27 4:00PM | October 28 11:59PM
- Where: Carrigan’s Beer Garden, 2910 6th Avenue South Birmingham, AL 35233
- Details and tickets
3. Rocky Horror Picture Show Masquerade Ball
Let’s do the time warp again! Come join Dr. Frank-N-Furter and the gang for a screening of the cult classic “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” at the Irondale Civic Center. Make sure you take part in their costume contest with a cash prize for the winners!
- When: October 27 | 6:30PM
- Where: Avondale Brewing Company, 41st Street South, Birmingham, AL
- Details and tickets
4. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Masquerade Ball
Get ready for a bewitching evening at Birmingham’s Elysian Gardens. There will be food, drinks and spell-binding dance music (thanks to DJ Supreme). Make sure to wear a mask and your best Halloween ensemble; there is a $100 CASH prize for the best costume.
- When: October 28 | 6:00PM
- Where: Elysian Gardens, 40th Street South, Birmingham, AL, USA, United States
- Details and tickets
5. Avondale Queen City Avenue Halloween Extravaganza
Get ready for free candy, spooky drinks and a costume contest at the upstairs of Avondale Brewery.
- When: Saturday October 28 | 8PM -10PM
- Where: Avondale Brewing Company, 41st Street South, Birmingham, AL
- Details and tickets
7. Milk & Honey: Halloween at Saturn
Voguing, drag, singing, comedy, dancing, costumes or just posing—enter the talent show to perform in front of a packed club, win fabulous prizes and become King/Queen of the ball. Expect DJs, Performers, Talent Show, & Costume Contest!
- When: Tuesday, October 31, 7:00PM | Show: 8:00PM
- Where: Saturn, 200 41st Street South, Birmingham, AL, 35222
- Details and tickets
5. Birmingham Zoo Hoot and Howls event
Looking for no tricks and just treats? Bring the family down to the Hoot and Howls daytime Halloween festival at the Birmingham Zoo. Wear your costumes and trick-or-treat or join a dance party worthy of the name—Monster Mash.
Don’t forget to take a ride on the legendary Red Diamond Express Train and see what spooky surprises await you.
- When: October 14-15, 21-22, 28-29 | 10AM-4PM
- Where: Birmingham Zoo, Cahaba Road, Birmingham, AL
- Details and tickets
8. Birmingham Flea Market
The best vintage market in the southeast is happening at Cahaba Brewing Company. This isn’t what you would call a “Halloween” themed event however, this is a great place to find yourself a one-of-a-kind costume or a great deal on some extraordinary oddities that may fill your house with spirit, spooky or otherwise, all year long.
- When: October 29 | 12:30PM – 6PM
- Where: Cahaba Brewing Company, 5th Avenue South Building C, Birmingham, AL
- Details and More
9. Homewood fall festival and witch ride
The Homewood fall festival is set to be a fun Halloween affair for the whole family. Featuring games, rides, food trucks and most importantly…CANDY! This festival will also feature the Homewood witches ride.
For 11 years, these witches have partnered up with the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB for Homewood Witches Ride. They are the first and largest witches’ ride in Birmingham.
- When: October 29 | 2PM – 5PM
- Where: Homewood Central Park, Oxmoor Road, Homewood, AL
- Details and More
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