Your Guide to Spooky Halloween Fun in Augusta

Here in Augusta, Halloween isn’t simply a day. It’s a spooky season. From the haunted halls of the Ezekiel Harris House to the Cursed Pillar, Augusta abounds with scary sights. Throw in everything from haunted walking tours to forever pumpkins and spirited bar crawls, and it becomes clear that Augusta is “dead-icated” to all things spook-tacular. Here are our favorite ways to celebrate Halloween in Augusta as well as other eerie-sistible things to do this October.

Family-Friendly Events

Whether it’s taking the kids trick-or-treating all across town or on a spooky swamp camping adventure, you’ll find plenty of family-friendly Halloween events in Augusta, GA, this year!

Haunted Houses & Corn Mazes

Get your adrenaline pumping at Plantation Blood, one of Augusta’s top-rated haunted attractions. Open throughout the season, its immersive experience promises terrifying new scares each year!

Also, even though Steed’s Dairy Farm Corn Maze isn’t officially haunted this year, there are enough twists, turns and dead ends to keep you wondering what secrets the field might be keeping. 

Spooky Arts And Crafts

Create your own candle at Augusta Candle Co., and infuse it with seasonal scents like Cinnamon, Fireside Chat or Pumpkin Spice Latte. It’s the perfect way to bring a cozy seasonal scent into your home.

Next, spend an afternoon carving pumpkins. Pay a visit to Good Earth Produce & Garden Center for a stellar selection of multi-colored pumpkins, and let the fun begin! 

Jack-o-lanterns don’t have to be real pumpkins that last for only a limited time. Carve out some fun at Tire City Potters and craft a forever clay pumpkin, as simple or as elaborate as your talents allow!

Eerie Entertainment

Save your screams for the big screen. The Miller Theater will be hosting classic horror movie screenings throughout the season. Grab your popcorn and settle in for a spine-chilling evening! 

The Book Tavern on Broad Street features a great collection of new and used volumes about Augusta’s sometimes sordid past. Peruse a plethora of thrillers, mysteries and sci-fi while you’re there, and breathe a breath of fresh scare into your personal library.

Pexcho’s American Dime Museum is a fan favorite for locals who live in a spooky state of mind all year round. Book a tour and enjoy an odd, obtuse and often mysterious dime museum experience!

Creepy Camping

Join Phinizy Swamp Nature Park for its annual Halloween Campout, a night of creepy camping fun! Savor s’mores by the campfire, pumpkin and tent decorating, costume contests, trick-or-treating and a guided morning hike. Perfect for families, this event offers a unique way to celebrate Halloween outdoors. It’s a popular one, too, so be sure to reserve your spot early!

Ghost Tours

Thanks to Historic Augusta’s annual Walk with the Spirits Tour, you can stroll with the ghosts of some of Augusta’s most notable citizens at Saint Paul’s Church! 

Explore the spooky stories and hidden history of Augusta on a Haunted History Ghost Tour, every Friday and Saturday evening during the Halloween season, courtesy of Augusta Adventure Tours. You’ll hear about eerie Augusta events while exploring mysterious spots that will catch you totally off guard.

Hunting for more haunting? Though Augusta’s ghostly Haunted Walking Tour operates year-round, what better time of year than All Hallows’ Eve to uncover Augusta’s spooky secrets and haunted hangouts?

Adult-Focused Events

Sometimes, it’s best to leave your little ghouls at home. Augusta boasts a bevy of adult-focused Halloween events!

Downtown Augusta Halloween Happenings

Head to Westobou Gallery, one of Augusta’s premier contemporary art galleries, for the fourth annual WestoBOO!, a hallowed evening of drinks, hors d’oeuvres, live entertainment and spooky surprises!

Then, join your fellow ghosts on the Augusta Halloween Bar Crawl. Don your creepiest costume and hit the town, stopping at a litany of Augusta’s best bars.

Devilish Drinks

Craft & Vine, an award-winning bar on Broad Street, serves a spirited selection of creepy craft cocktails for Halloween that range from pumpkin spice to drinks with dry ice. In addition, say “bone” appétit to Craft & Vine’s selection of “gore-met” small plates!

For you Harry Potter fans, grab a Butter Beer Latte all autumn long at Ubora Coffee Roasters. Not a Potter fan? These legendary coffee gods have a pumpkin spice latte on hand just for you.

Plan Your Visit

When it comes to Halloween lodging options, the Partridge Inn is second to none. This historic, highbrow hotel downtown is reportedly haunted by a heartbroken bride named Emily. In addition, Augusta boasts a myriad of other fantastic, non-haunted places to stay over Halloween weekend!

Looking for even more hair-raising Halloween happenings? Explore our comprehensive event calendar to discover even more things to do on your visit to Augusta.

Happy Halloween!
 

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