10/29/2026
IT'S HALLOWEEN WEEK IN MANTEO! 👻🎃
Halloween is almost here, and Manteo is packed with ways to celebrate! From spooky history tours and glowing pumpkins to live music, family-friendly festivities, and Halloween night fun, there’s something happening all week long.
🕸️ Here’s what’s coming up:
📚 Midnight Release Party – A Court of Splintered Harmony with Downtown Books
🍷 Bloody Reds W**e Pairing at NouVines
💀 Death & Dying – Explore 16th-century beliefs about death at Roanoke Island Festival Park
🏴☠️ Speaker Series with Scott Dawson at College of The Albemarle - Dare: Discover the mystery of the Lost Colony
🎶 Ray Wag Live at Poor Richard's Sandwich Shop
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30
🎃 A Night of 1587 Pumpkins at Elizabethan Gardens
🍬 Trunk or Treat Halloween Celebration at Free Grace Church
🪴 Plant Bingo Night at Bough & Vine
🎤 Southern Songwriters with Patrick Davis at The Pioneer Theater Manteo, NC
😈 Saints & Sinners Party with Jeremy Russell at Old Tom's B**r W**e & Provisions
🎸 Adam Nixon Live at NouVines
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31 — HALLOWEEN!
⛵ Wooden Boat Show
🎃 Halloween Pumpkin Patch at Island Farm
🍬 Trunk or Treat at Mount Olivet UMC, 4–6 PM
👻 Children’s Fest hosted by Coastal Family Church
🍭 Trick-or-treating at participating homes and businesses
🎸 Halloween Night Spooktacular with Monster Cheeze at Lost Colony Tavern
🎶 Saunders, Kelly & the Other Guy at NouVines
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1
🦪 The Lost Colony Roanoke Island Oyster Shellabration — Celebrate North Carolina oysters, local BBQ, cold drinks, and waterfront fun with the Roanoke Island Historical Association.
🦪 8th Annual Oyster Roast at Mimi's Tiki Hut — One more shuck to wrap up the Tiki’s 2026 season! Join the celebration for one last oyster roast of the season.
🍻 ONE LAST WEEKEND OF Halloween Island!
It’s your final chance to join Manteo’s month-long charity bar crawl. Visit participating bars and restaurants, enjoy Halloween-themed drinks, and support a local charitable cause along the way.
🚧 Planning to visit on Halloween? Temporary parking and traffic restrictions will be in place Saturday, October 31, to accommodate festivities and help keep everyone safe.
🧡 Whether you’re here for the spooky history, fall traditions, live music, or trick-or-treating, make Manteo part of your Halloween plans!