Halloween is almost here! Are you looking for some activities & parties to add to your fun this weekend? To help you decide what to do, here is a lineup of the festive events happening in the area to help you celebrate the holiday!
Family-Friendly Halloween Events:
Dr. Mercer’s Great Pumpkin Party
Date: Thursday, October 29thÂ
Time: 5:00-7:00
Location: Wheeling Heritage PortÂ
Details: Get ready for a spooktacular evening filled with festive activities, treats, crafts, showing of the Great Pumpkin and more! Come to Dr. Mercer’s Great Pumpkin Party for a trick or treat trail, Halloween Pumpkin Carols, raffle giveaways, scarecrow decorating contest, photo stations, crafts, free t-shirts, and more!
Link: Â Dr. Mercer’s Great Pumpkin PartyÂ
Halloween on the PlazaÂ
Date: Friday, October 30thÂ
Time: 5:30-6:30
Location: Market Plaza, downtown Wheeling
Details: Stop by the Market Plaza for trick or treating, crafts, activities, music, and butterbeer samples! This event leads into the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra’s performance of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.Â
Link: Halloween on the Plaza
Thrift or Treat at REStyle Consignment ShopÂ
Date: Saturday, October 31stÂ
Time: 11:00-3:00
Location: REStyle Consignment Shop in Centre Market, WheelingÂ
Details: Join REStyle Consignment Shop to celebrate their favorite holiday with an afternoon of thrifting, treats, finger food, an in store scavenger hunt, good deals, and mystery discounts!
Vigilant Book Store Halloween Storytime
Date: Saturday, October 31stÂ
Time: 12:00-1:00
Location: Vigilant Book Store
Details: Wear your costume, hear a Halloween story, color a picture, and get a treat at the Vigilant Book Store!
Wheeling Nailers Game: Nailer’s NightmareÂ
Date: Saturday, October 31st Â
Time: 7:10 puck dropÂ
Location: Wesbanco ArenaÂ
Details: Join the Wheeling Nailers for a night of Halloween fun with trick or treat tables and a spooky sporty haunted house.Â
Link: Nailer’s NightmareÂ
Local Trick or Treat TimesÂ
Wheeling: 10/31, 6:30-8:00
Bethlehem: 10/31, 6:30-8:00
Bethany: 10/31, 5:00-7:00Â
Moundsville: 10/31, 6:00-7:30Â
Benwood: 10/31, 5:00-6:00
Adult Halloween Events:
Vigilant Book Store: Share Your Dark Lit
Date: Saturday, October 31stÂ
Time: 4:00-5:30 P.M.Â
Location: Vigilant Book Store
Details: Meet other local writers and storytellers to share seasonal stories, poetry, and prose. Bring your self written work or read a favorite piece! This is for ages 16 and up.Â
Jingle Bar: Drunk or TreatÂ
Date: Thursday, October 29thÂ
Time: 7:00-9:00
Location: Jingle Bar, 205 N. Marshall Street, Benwood WVÂ
Details: Join the Jingle Bar After Dark for a night of tricks, treats, costumes, and cocktails. The first 100 adult guests get to trick-or-treat right inside the bar. Costumes encouraged!
Wheeling Symphony Orchestra: Pops 1- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in Concert
Date: Friday, October 30thÂ
Time: 7:30
Location: Capitol Theatre
Details: Get ready to encounter a Dementorâ„¢, ride the Knight Busâ„¢ and discover just who Sirius Blackâ„¢ really is. Relive the magic of your favorite wizard in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban™ in Concert. Based on the third installment of the classic saga, the thrilling tale is accompanied by the music of a live symphony orchestra as Harry soars across the big screen.Â
Link: Wheeling Symphony Â
Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre
Date: Saturday, October 31st
Time: Cocktails at 6:00 with dinner to follow at 7:00
Location: Waterfront Hall
Details: Welcome to Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre: A Halloween Charity Gala Presented by Nail City Investigators. Show is approx 1.5 hours • Costumes encouraged! $70 dinner and show! (Group pricing available).
Link: Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre
Time Warp Ball – Halloween PartyÂ
Date: Saturday, October 31st Â
Time: 8:00 P.M.Â
Location: Capitol Theatre
Details: The Friendlier City Project is transforming the Capitol Theatre Ballroom into Transylvania for a jam-packed monster mash featuring hauntingly good tunes by DJ Louie the XIII, a lucrative costume contest, signature cocktails, a spook-tacular dance floor and a hauntingly good drag show with outstanding local drag talent! Doors open at 8:00, dance party begins at 8:30, Drag Show starts at 10:00. All proceeds go to the Friendlier City Project and Pride 2027.Â
Link: Time Warp Ball Â
Thriller Night at The Urban Collective
Date: Friday, October 30thÂ
Time: 7 PM-MidnightÂ
Location: The Urban Collective, 1070 Market Street, Wheeling
Details: Join the fun for WOMP-FM’s Friday Night House Party with DJ Johnny-O as they transform The Urban Collective for a night of music, dancing, costumes, cocktails, and Halloween fun! Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door.Â
Link:Â Thriller Night at The Urban CollectiveÂ
Victoria Jamboree: Halloween ShowÂ
Date: Saturday, October 31stÂ
Time: 7:00 P.M.Â
Location: Victoria Theater 1228 Market Street Wheeling, WV 26003Â
Link: Victoria Jamboree: Halloween ShowÂ
Undercover at GenerationsÂ
Date: Saturday, October 31st
Time: Music starting at 10 P.M.Â
Location: Generations Restaurant and Pub Â
Details: Celebrate Halloween with live music, costumes, and cold drinks at Generations Restaurant and Pub!
The Bridge Tavern x Waterfront Hall Drink or Treat
Date: Saturday, October 31stÂ
Time: 9:00 showtime the Bridge, followed by a 10:00 showtime at Waterfront HallÂ
Location: The Bridge Tavern and Waterfront HallÂ
Details: The Bridge Tavern and Waterfront Hall have teamed up to bring you a night of live music, treats, and cocktails. Starting at 9:00 P.M.. Kanawha will play at the Bridge Tavern. Then head down to Waterfront Hall where Punching Oswald will take the stage at 10 P.M. and play until midnight. Admission is $20, which grants you access to both venues and a free tote bag to carry around your trick or treating candy!
Link: Drink or TreatÂ
WITCH, PLZ Wiggle Room at Esoterica Lounge
Date: Saturday, October 31stÂ
Time: Until Late
Location: Esoterica Lounge
Details: This week, Esoterica’s weekly Wiggle Room party happens to fall on Halloween! Show up and show out (full costumes highly encouraged!) and dance until the early hours of All Saints’ Day.
Link: Witch, Plz Wiggle
With something for everyone, there is no shortage of festive fun happening in Wheeling this weekend. We hope everyone has a wonderful & safe Halloweekend this year! Happy Halloween!
