WNC Halloween: where to go, what to do
Bethel
• The Cold Mountain Corn Maze. Open 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and 1 to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. $8 for ages 4 and older, ages 3 and younger free.
Bryson City
• Downtown Trick or Treat will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30. www.greatsmokies.com.
• Spooky Storytelling will be held at 8 p.m. Oct. 31 in The Storytelling Center.
• The PEANUTS Pumpkin Patch Express is now running daily from the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad Depot. www.gsmr.com or 800.872.4681.
• A Masquerade Dinner Train will hit the tracks at 9 p.m. Oct. 31 at the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad depot. 800.872.4681 or www.gsmr.com.
• The Darnell Farms Corn Maze. Open daily, with hayrides Friday and Saturday. $5 for ages 4 and up, ages 3 and younger free. 828.488.3167.
Cherokee
• “Haunted Cherokee” returns Oct. 29-31 and Nov. 1 at select locations. The Little Dorm of Horrors!, Haunted Theatre and Myths & Legends Ghost Walk will all featured. Tickets are $10 for each haunted attraction, $18 for a combination of any two or if you’d like to visit all three for $25. www.hauntedcherokee.com or www.cherokeeadventure.com.
• The 6th Annual “Arc”toberfest will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31, in the ballroom at Harrah’s Cherokee. The event provides The Arc of Haywood funding to support the residential programs and services for individuals with developmental disabilities. 828.452.1980 or www.arcofhaywood.org.
Franklin
• Trunk or Treat will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 29 at the Iotla Baptist Church. www.franklin-chamber.com.
• The Deals Farm Corn Maze. Open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday. To visit on Monday through Thursday or from 6 to 9 p.m. on weekend nights, call ahead to make an appointment. $5 for ages 6 and older, ages 5 and younger free. 828.524.5151 or www.dealfarms.com.
Sylva
• “Ghostlorist” Randy Russell, author of The Ghost Will See You Now: Haunted Hospitals of the South, will hold a presentation at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29, at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva. Attendees can share their stories, artifacts, and costumes to join in on the fun. 828.586.9499.
• Trunk or Treat will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31 at the East Sylva Baptist Church. 828.586.2853.
• The Where the Shadows Walk: Local Historical Ghost Stories will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, at the Jackson County Public Library in Sylva. A Halloween party will also be held at 6 p.m. in the Storytime Room at the library. Both events are free. 828.586.2016 or www.fontanalib.org.
• Haunted Hill Happenings will be held from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Oct. 31 at the Comfort Inn and Sonic Drive-In parking lot. 828.631.4200 or 828.354.0473 or www.mountainlovers.com.
Waynesville
• Treats of the Street will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 31 in downtown. www.downtownwaynesville.com.
• Alfred Hitchcock’s classic thriller Psycho will be screened at The Strand at 38 Main. Showtimes are at 7:45 and 10:15 p.m. Oct. 31; 2, 5 and 7:45 p.m. Nov. 1; 2 p.m. Nov. 2; 7 p.m. Nov. 4-5. $6 per person, $4 for children, $3 for matinee. www.38main.com.