Halloween events for kids in Wilmington, 2026

Trunk-or-treats, pumpkin patches, not-so-scary storytimes and costume parades in Wilmington for Halloween 2026, read every night from the libraries' and venues' own calendars. Library programmes are free.

6 Halloween events on 5 days

Tue, Oct 20

Fall Craft fun: Q-Tip Painted Pumpkins @ Northeast Library10:30 AM · Northeast Library 1241 Military Cutoff Rd · Free

Thu, Oct 22

Teen Craft Night @ Northchase Library5:30 PM · Northchase Library · Free

Mon, Oct 26

Halloween Family Storytime @ Pleasure Island Library10:15 AM · Pleasure Island 1401 N Lake Park Blvd #72 · Free

Tue, Oct 27

Spooky Science Storyhour3:15 PM · Pleasure Island 1401 N Lake Park Blvd #72 · Free

Wed, Oct 28

Tween Scene Take and Make @ Northchaseall day · Northchase Library · Free
Halloween Storytime / Outdoor Family Storytime @ Pine Valley Library10:15 AM · Pine Valley 3802 College Rd · Free

Halloween nearby: Durham (30), Asheville (5), Winston-Salem (1).

Know a Halloween event we are missing?

A pumpkin patch, a trunk-or-treat, a church fall festival: if it has a web page or a Facebook event, tell us and we will list it for Wilmington. Free, for anyone.

Read from each library’s and venue’s own calendar, plus tips a person has checked; a cancelled event disappears within a day. Check the organiser’s page for costume rules and registration.