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🧛 Port City Jam's Guide to a Spooktacular Halloween

Music, masks, and mayhem — we rounded up every Halloween event so you can make the most of the weekend.

This weekend, Wilmington’s trading flip-flops for fangs. 🧛 I’ve rounded up the best Halloween happenings — from live shows to costume throwdowns and spooky late-night parties. Forward this issue to your friends and let’s make it a weekend of tricks, treats, and beats!

Don’t Miss

Dr. Bacon vs. Domocile Halloween Costume Bash

FRI OCT 31: 7-Midnight @ Bowstring - SPD
Get ready to dive into a night of twisted tunes and monstrous mayhem at Bowstring Wilmington with Dr. Bacon and Domocile 👻 Join us on Friday, October 31st for a Halloween to remember.

Dress to terrify, feast on burgers and brews, and brace for the undead energy. See you in the shadows—don't say we didn't warn you! 🎃🔥

Costume Theme: Humans Vs Robots

*All Costumes welcomed and encouraged! $20.45+

Halloween Costume Contest

FRI OCT 31: 7-10Pm @ The Bend - OGD
🎃 Join us for a spooktacular night of drinks, music, and a costume contest just for the grown-ups. Our secret panel of judges (aka The Bend’s finest) will be lurking through the crowd from 7–9:30PM, keeping a sharp eye on the best dressed.

Must register between 7-9pm and be present at 10pm to win.

🧛‍♀️ 21+ only

Halloween Party

FRI OCT 31: 8PM @ By The Beach Brewing - ILM
Halloween is back, and we’re throwing a party you won’t forget! Come dressed in your best costume to enjoy free pizza, craft beer, and all the spooky fun you can handle.

Open late, this is the perfect night to gather friends, sip seasonal brews, and celebrate the spooky season together.

Whether you’re here for the food, the drinks, or just the festive vibes, there’s something for everyone. Don’t miss out on the ultimate Halloween experience at By The Beach Brewing!

Halloween Party

FRI OCT 31: 4-11Pm @ Cloud 9 - ILM
Get spooky on the skyline! Join us at Cloud 9 for a Halloween bash featuring live music with Tom Gossin, festive Halloween shooters, killer drink specials, and a costume contest with a $100 prize for the best look.

What to expect:

• Live set by Tom Gossin

• Costume contest — $100 to the winner

Halloween House of Whorrors

FRI OCT 31: 9-Midnight @ Barzarre - CD
Halloween is right around the corner… and what better way to spend it than with a true icon of horror, @thekingperkasex !!!

The @kingofdragtv legend is joining the @thehausofheaux on HALLOWEEN NIGHT (OCTOBER 31st) for a truly whorrific drag show of Whorrors!!

There will also be a costume contest, where you can win yourself some Haus of Heaux merch and a cash prize!

Come as scary, gruesome, and outright nasty as you can!

If you don’t have plans this Halloween, you better make some to be at the @thebarzarre 👀👀 $10

Haunted Honkey-Tonk & Costume Contest

FRI OCT 31: 9PM @ Lizzie B’s OGD
🎃👻 HAUNTED HONKY-TONK AT LIZZIE B’S 👻🎃

Friday, October 31st • 9PM

Saddle up, cowboys & cowgirls—it’s time to trade your spurs for fangs and your lasso for a lantern, ‘cause Lizzie B’s is goin’ full ghost town!

👻 COSTUME CONTEST:

  • • 1st: $200 (buy a new saddle)

  • • 2nd: $100 (or a week’s worth of feed)

  • • 3rd: $50 (enough for gas to get your tractor home)

A Scala Sausage Cinema Evening

FRI Oct 31: 6PM @ Jengo’s Play House - SPD
This Halloween at Jengo’s Playhouse, dive into a night of cult cinema, suspicious snacks, and cocktails with a psychedelic twist. We’re serving up a double feature with Little Shop of Horrors and The Trip, plus a grill full of questionable sausages starting at 6pm. LSD-themed cocktails (without the actual LSD) will keep the vibe strange, and the dress code is simple: look like you’ve taken drugs — think tie-dye, glitter, or sunglasses at night. For $25, you’ll get both films, a cocktail, and an unforgettable plunge into weirdness.

Super Halloween Celebration

FRI Oct 31: 11AM - 11PM @ Fermental - CD
BURIAL BEER + TRILLIUM BREWING TAP TAKEOVER 11AM-11PM

CIRCLE PIT BBQ GOAT ROAST 5pm

LIVE MUSIC: Indigo Sea Jazz Band 7pm

Also known as All Hallows' Eve or All Saints' Eve, Halloween is an international celebration observed annually on the 31st of October, the eve of All Hallows' Day, a time dedicated to remembering the DEAD.

This year, Fermental celebrates this special day with live music, costumes, beer, wine, mead, hard ciders, seasonal spirits, and more.

FREE EVENT. ALL AGES.

Family Friendly. Pet Friendly. Free parking.

Slash Back Halloween Party

FRI OCT 31: 8PM @ Tavern 14- ILM
Tavern 14’s 80s & 90s Slash Back Halloween Party! 👻

We’re throwing it back to the spookiest decades ever — the 80s and 90s! Join us Friday, October 31st at 8 PM for a killer night packed with nostalgic vibes, spooky drinks, and nonstop fun!

Dress as your favorite horror villain, spooky character, or iconic 80s/90s legend and show off your style in our costume contest — prizes for:

🏆 Best Duo/Couple

🏆 Most Creative

🏆 Best Overall

🕺 The Rhythm Connection will be spinning all your favorite 80s and 90s hits to keep the party alive all night long!

Rocky Horror Picture Show

FRI OCT 31: 7PM @ Bottega Wine Bar & Art Gallery - DT
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: The Live Experience – Join us for a time-warping, interactive performance of the ultimate Halloween classic. Bring your props, bring your energy, and let’s do the Time Warp again!

7:00 – DJ funwithnoise (throughout the evening)

7:30 – Five Foot Nuttin

8:15 - Forty-Two

9:30 - Costume Contest w/ Prizes

10:00 - The Rocky Horror Picture Show: The Live Experience – End the night with a time-warping, interactive performance of the ultimate Halloween classic. Bring your props, bring your energy, and let’s do the Time Warp again!

Nightmare on Dock Street

FRI OCT 31: 8PM @ Oden Brewing Co. - DT
🎃 Nightmare on Dock Street – Halloween Night at Oden Brewing 👻

It’s going to be a scream on Friday, October 31st! Join us at Oden Brewing (116 Dock Street) for Nightmare on Dock Street, our first Halloween bash packed with spooky vibes, cold brews, and killer tunes. 💀 Costumes encouraged – bring your spooky best

Gather your ghouls and get ready to dance with the skeleton crew on Dock Street. You won’t want to miss this haunted Halloween night at Oden Brewing!

Greenflash Band, Costume Party & DJ

FRI OCt 31: 9:30PM - 2AM @ Wilmington Distillery  - DT
🎃👻 HALLOWEEN BAND, BASH, DJ & COSTUME PARTY! 👻🎃

Calling all Party Monsters, Witches, Warlocks, Ghouls & Goblins!

This Halloween Night the Spirits are flowing at Wilmington Distillery with a killer Band, DJ, and Costume Party! ✨🥃

GREENFLASH BAND: Jam-Soaked Rock, with spirited Classic Rock & Sublime Influences, and all the Good-Timing Vibes to keep our souls rockin’ all night long!

🎸 10 PM - The GreenFlash Band starts melting faces!

🎧 DJ Slim Deluxe’s slayin’ beats ‘til 2 AM!

🕺💃 Costumes not required but why not?!

🆓 Free Entry | 21+

Live Music

Wednesday

Folkstone Stringband

5:00 PM @ Alcove Beer Garden - CD

CircleSinging with Nate

6:00 PM @ Unity of Wilmington - ILM

Open Mic

7:00-10:00 PM @ Celtic Monkey - ILM

Open Mic

7:00-10:00 PM @ Palate - ILM

Robert Beauchene

7-9:00 PM @ Slice of Life - PN

Hump Day Ham Jam

8:00 PM-11:00 PM @ Wilmington Distillery - ILM

John Legend

8:00 PM @ Live Oak Bank Pavilion - DT

Open Mic Night

9:00 PM - Midnight @ Bottega - BAD

Treya

9:00 PM - midnight @ Katy's Grill & Bar- ILM

Thursday

Open Mic with Chris Nash

5-8:00 PM @ LIV DBD - ILM

Sloppy Copy and One Hit Wonder

6:00 PM @ Reggie's on 42nd Street - DT

Open Mic

6:30-9:30 PM @ Wilmington Wine - ILM

Open Mic

6:00 PM @ Grinders - ILM

Thursday Night Live

6:00-8:00 PM @ South Front Tavern - ILM

Bill Alston

6:00 PM @ Cameron Art Museum - ILM

Witches Night Out

06:00 PM @ The Eagle's Dare - DT

Open Mic with Tatianna Matthews

7:00 - 11:00 PM @ Tempo.33 - DT

Drum Circle

7:00 PM @ Bottega - ILM

Open Mic

7-10:00 PM @ The Bend - OGD

Heter Pan

8:00 PM - midnight @ Katy's Grill & Bar- ILM

Open Mic with Delia Stanley

8-11:00 PM @ Tapyard - CD

Jesse Stockton

8-11:00 PM @ Wilmington Distillery  - DT

HALLOWEEN - Friday Oct 31

Wes Sayer Live Music

4-7:00 PM @ Wilmington Distillery  - DT

Let it Be(er): Beatles Tribute

5:00 PM @ Flytrap Brewing - ILM

CB Johnson

6:00 PM @ Hi-Wire - LIM

Resoul Band

6:00 PM @ Rooster & The Crow - DT

Tom Gossin l Live

06:00 PM @ Cloud 9 - ILM

Zombie Fest 2025 at The Eagle’s Dare!

07:00 PM @ The Eagle's Dare - DT

Seven Mile Post Halloween Bash & Costume Contest with Flannel Rebellion

07:00 PM @ Seven Mile Post - OG

Indigo Sea Jazz Band

7:00 PM @ Fermental - CD

Flannel Rebellion

7:00 PM @ Seven Mile Post - OG

Dr. Bacon vs. Domocile - Halloween Costume Bash

07:00 PM @ Bowstring - SPD

Frank Grant and The Feelin’

7:00 PM @ Ogden Tap Room - OGD

Halloween Night with Machine Gun

08:00 PM @ Seawitch - CB

Open Mic Night Fridays

9:00 PM @ Bottega - ILM

Open Mic

8-11:00 PM @ Rooted Kava

Open Mic Night Fridays

9:00 PM @ Bottega - ILM

Churchyard Ghost

10:00 PM @ The Palm Room - WB

Saturday

Fall Festival x Dia De Los Muertos Celebration - FREE EVENT

12:00 PM @ Pier 33 at Port City Marina - DT

Winston Avenue

1:00 PM @ Bottega Wine Bar & Art Gallery - DT

Sips & Songs

2-5:00 PM @ Wilmington Distillery  - DT

Frank Grant and The Feelin’

2:15-3PM @ Greenfield Lake Amphitheater - GFL

Anderson Ray and the Grays

3:15-3:50 @ Greenfield Lake Amphitheater - GFL

Torin Rogers

4:00-4:15PM @ Greenfield Lake Amphitheater - GFL

Loud Music Company

4:30-6PM @ Greenfield Lake Amphitheater - GFL

The Hatch Brothers

6:00 PM @ The Bend - OGD

Dirt Brown Cowboys

6:00 PM @ Cloud 9 - ILM

Justin Cody Fox l Live

06:00 PM @ Cloud 9 - ILM

The Doormen

6:00 PM @ Rooster & The Crow - DT

Carolina Crush

7:00 PM @ Bowstring - SPD

Jared Petteys

7:00 PM @ Seven Mile Post - OG

Alternative Vision

7:00 PM @ Ogden Tap Room - OGD

Dvořák + Colberg $31.57

7:30 PM @ The Wilson Center - CFCC

Bacon Grease 

08:00 PM @ Seawitch - CB

Open Mic

8:00 PM @ The Exchange Barbershop and Lounge - ILM

Cool Jerk

9:00 PM @ Pour Fella’s Pub - OTR

Bobcat

11:00 PM @ Mad Mole Brewing - WB

Sunday

Mac & Cheese Festival at Waterline Brewing Co.

12:00 PM @ Waterline Brewing Co. - DT

Trails End Live at GLYC

03:00 PM @ Greenfield Lake Yacht Club - GFL

The Rhythm Bones

3-6:00 PM @ The Rusty Nail - DT

Dram Fam Jam Band

3:00 PM @ Dram Tree Tavern - GFL

Backyard Bluegrass

3-6:00 PM @ Tapyard - ILM

Trails End

3:00 PM @ Greenfield Lake Yacht Club - GFL

Open Jazz Jam

5-8:00 PM @ Fermental - CD

Port City Ukuholics

6:00 PM @ Bottega Wine Bar & Art Gallery - DT

Robert Ellis

6:00 PM @ Bourgie Nights - ILM

Halloween fun is here—but so are increased patrols for NC’s Booze It & Lose It campaign. 🎃 Plan ahead: secure a sober driver or ride-share to keep your night spooky and safe!
-Jason