What’s Inside: Halloween events for families, including trick or treating/trunk or treat events, Halloween crafting events, movie nights, our Halloween driving tour map, information on haunted trails, and EVERYTHING Halloween near Greenville, SC!

Ready for costumes, spooky things, and trick-or-treating in Greenville, Spartanburg, and across the Upstate? Get ready for trick-or-treat Greenville, SC. This is the biggest Halloween list in the Upstate that is full of Halloween-themed events and places to trick-or-treat or trunk-or-treat in Greenville, Spartanburg, and all over the Upstate. Hosting something? Submit your Halloween event.

Head to the Peace Center on October 27th to watch Ghostbusters along with a full orchestral performance!

Disclosures: We advise double-checking the original sources before attending these events since rain and other factors can sometimes cause last-minute changes to event information. Typically cancellations or delays are announced via these groups’ Facebook pages. This list contains information about our sponsors, partners, and other groups in Greenville. If you visit, please don’t forget to tell them that you saw this event on Kidding Around Greenville!

Trunk or Treat & Trick or Treat, Plus Halloween Alternatives, by County

Many churches and community groups offer fun trunk-or-treat events, Halloween festivals, or Fall Festivals that are Halloween alternatives. Many times this information starts coming in right before Halloween, so keep checking back through the end of October. Please confirm the event with the original source beforehand in case of scheduling changes or cancellations.

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Haunted Houses, Trails and Farms, Spooky Places & Big Kid Haunted Attractions

Have an older kid who likes to be scared? Or maybe you’re planning a grown-up night out this Halloween season. We have a list of Greenville’s haunted houses to help you out. Looking for a family-friendly spook? You’ll find a few venues that offer not-so-scary houses, mazes and options for families. Madworld Haunted Attractions is always a HUGE hit, and they have special scare medallions in case your kid wants a taste of “spooky” and not “scary”.

• Greer Ghost Tour. Learn something new about Greer on this fun walking tour. Tickets are around $10 per adult (kids are $5)
• Greenville Ghost Tours: Select dates in September and October, 2026. You can take a group or private walking paranormal walking tour with certified paranormal investigator Gabe Mathews.
• Hopkins Haunted Hayride: October 17-18, 23-25, 29-31, 2026

Have a big kid or tween who wants to try a scary attraction? Here’s a list of great haunted attractions in Greenville for big kids and tweens who like to be scared, but are still kids!

Not enough haunted houses to fill your terror needs? Check out this list of Haunted Places Near Greenville and these Haunted Cemeteries in the Upstate.

Library Halloween Events & Little Ones

Throughout the month of October, the branches at the Greenville County Libraries have lots of fun Halloween-themed events, all for free. Check out this article that details each event, including locations and what ages are best for each.

Halloween Events for Babies and Toddlers near Greenville, SC: This list is just like it sounds. These Halloween events are perfect for babies and toddlers.

Halloween Alternatives: Fall Fun

Pumpkin Fest at Silvermont Park, Brevard, NC

Stroll a glowing trail of hand-carved, lighted jack-o’-lanterns at Pumpkin Fest in Brevard’s Silvermont Park! Kids will love face painting, games, storytelling, and a white squirrel scavenger hunt, plus live music, food trucks, and historic mansion tours. The paved, one-third-mile trail is stroller-friendly. Open October 3, 9-10, 16-17, 23-24, and 30, 2026.

Admission is $7 for ages 13+, $5 for ages 3–12, and free for kids under 3; onsite parking is $5 per car, with free parking available about a block away.

What’s Halloween without pumpkins? If you’re still working on getting into the Fall spirit or needing to grab a pumpkin for carving, we’ve got you covered.

• Pumpkin Patches near Greenville
• Corn Mazes near Greenville
• Ultimate Guide to Fall in Greenville

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More Halloween Things to Do in Upstate, SC

Not enough events happening? Looking for something with a little more distance or maybe a Halloween-themed day trip to enjoy? Here are some Halloween-worthy places to explore around Greenville and beyond.

• Halloween Day Trips: Check out these day-trip-worthy destinations with fabulous Halloween-themed events, like SCarowinds at Carowinds.
• Spooky Mini Golf at Madworld: Only for the Halloween season, play a round of spooky mini golf at Madworld Haunted Attractions.
• Spooky Display Driving Routes: Did you love last year’s displays? Let us know which was your favorite route!
• Halloween in Columbia, SC: Looking for Halloween events in the Midlands? Check out our sister site’s guide to Halloween & Trick-or-Treating in Columbia.