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Concerts, festivals, markets, and community gatherings. Here's what's coming up in the Rocket City.
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A walking trail of scarecrow creations made by local families, schools, businesses and groups, open daily at Huntsville Botanical Garden through Oct. 31.
Huntsville Botanical Garden
An outdoor exhibit of original installations by Alabama artists along the Dogwood Trail at Huntsville Botanical Garden, on view through Oct. 31.
Huntsville Botanical Garden (Dogwood Trail)
Included in regular Garden admission
Guided evening ghost walks through three historic Huntsville districts, leaving from Harrison Brothers Hardware on the downtown square on Friday and Saturday nights, plus Sundays in October.
Harrison Brothers Hardware (tour start)
6:00 PM$13 adults, $8 children 12 and under
Huntsville Botanical Garden's Halloween night for guests 21 and up, with lighting, live performers and firepits over nine evenings, October 21 to 31, 2026. The Garden says it is not a haunted house.
Huntsville Botanical Garden
7:00 PMAges 21+. Members $12 advance, $15 day of; non-members $17 advance, $25 day of
Ride a Zombie Assault Vehicle through the woods and fire glow-in-the-dark paintballs at live zombies at Grace Hill Farms in Athens, west of Huntsville, on Friday and Saturday nights through November 7.
Grace Hill Farms
Tickets sold online through Grace Hill Farms; see their site for pricing
A contemporary art exhibition on the meanings of home, with work by LeXander Bryant, Jahni Moore and Toyin Ojih Odutola, at the Huntsville Museum of Art through Jan. 3, 2027.
Huntsville Museum of Art
Adults $20, seniors 65+ and educators $18, active military $15, students $10, Museums For All $5; members and children 12 and under free
An exhibition of film-inspired artwork by Miles Hyman at the Huntsville Museum of Art, on view Sept. 12, 2026, through Feb. 28, 2027.
Huntsville Museum of Art
Adults $20, seniors 65+ and educators $18, active military $15, students $10, Museums For All $5; members and children 12 and under free
Huntsville Havoc home games at the Von Braun Center's Propst Arena, starting with an October 9 exhibition and an October 23 home opener, with home dates through April 3, 2027.
VBC Propst Arena
See the Von Braun Center for ticket pricing
The Independent at Lowe Mill screens the 1989 horror film Pet Sematary on Friday, October 23 at 7 PM and Saturday, October 24 at 4 PM. Tickets are $12.
The Independent, Studio 150 at Lowe Mill
$12
Trick-or-treat along a set path through EarlyWorks Children's Museum in downtown Huntsville on two afternoons and evenings. Advance tickets required.
EarlyWorks Children's Museum
3:00 PM - 7:30 PM$12 ages 4 and up, $10 members; 3 and under free. Advance tickets only
Huntsville Parks & Recreation and the Huntsville Police Department host a free Halloween party and haunted house at the Jaycee Building in John Hunt Park.
Jaycee Building at John Hunt Park
6:00 PM - 9:00 PMFree
Stand-up comedian Pat McGann performs at Huntsville Levity Live, the comedy club on Memorial Parkway. Levity Live lists this show as ages 21 and over.
Huntsville Levity Live
7:00 PM$27.02
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