Friday kicks off Halloween weekend with a costume-required skate party at ZRCskate, a horror scream contest in Boone, a rave at Betsy's Barn, and the Ghost Train running at Tweetsie.
11am Halloween Flash Day at Iron Orchid Tattoo Studio, arms and legs only, flash $50 to $200, Pokémon pieces $125 to $150, fairy hair and feather installs 3 to 5pm, cash and Venmo.
3pm Walking Together at the Brookshire Park picnic area, a weekly outdoor walking group.
3:30pm Handbuilt Ghosts & Jack-o'-Lanterns at The Pottery Lot, $45, until 5:30. Make a lantern, a ghost or a jack-o'-lantern and glaze it. Same class Saturday at 2pm.
5pm Haunted Trail & Halloween Event at the Buckeye Recreation Center on Beech Mountain, free, until 8:30. This year's theme is Jailbreak, with trick-or-treating along the paved walkway and games on the lawn.
7pm War of the Worlds at the Appalachian Theatre, doors at 6:30. Blue Ridge Community Theatre stages the Martian invasion adapted from the 1967 BBC broadcast.
7pm Rockabilly Old-Time Halloween Concert at Lost Province, doors at 7. The Tremors from Winston-Salem and the Crooked Road Ramblers, with a costume contest and a horror scream contest. $15 in advance, $20 at the door.
7pm Peak fest Halloween rave at Betsy's Barn, with Sir Dezzie and Betsy. $15 general admission, $10 for parking.
7pm Ghost Train at Tweetsie Railroad. A reserved night ride plus the Haunted House, Freaky Forest and trick-or-treating on Main Street. Tickets are date and train-time specific, so buy ahead. The scariest parts are recommended for ages 8 and up.
7pm Thriftsmith presents Halloween @ ZRCskate. Costumes required, with Bedrumor, Proxima System and Ellie K's Wurld. Doors at 7, music at 8, $13 in advance, $15 at the door.
8pm Halloween Monster Concert at the Hayes School of Music, free. The organ studio plays frightening organ music and pumpkin carols, with a silent movie scored live and candy at the end.
9:30pm The Keith Allen Circus w/ Housecat at Boone Saloon, psych-jam, $5, 21+.
10pm Leather & Lace Drag Show at Lily's Snack Bar, $7 in advance, $10 the day of.
Saturday is the last day of the High Country Haint List.
Boone Town Council heard the Ridgehouse pitch on Oct. 14 and made no promises. Two council members said they won't support renting by the bedroom, and the developer confirmed it wants annexation. What council said.
Boone police say examinations of a human skull found near Winkler Creek have so far been inconclusive, and the remains are going to a forensic lab for further analysis. The latest.
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