Halloween weekend is almost here, and southern West Virginia is getting wonderfully weird! 🖤
We’ve got trunk-or-treats, local business celebrations, live music, spooky movies, creative workshops, community festivals, and plenty of candy.
Here’s your updated roundup of happenings around Princeton, Bluefield, Athens, and the surrounding communities!
🍂 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29
📚 KIDS’ STORYTIME
10:30–11 AM
Princeton Public Library
920 Mercer Street, Princeton
Stories, songs, and activities for young children.
👻 TRICK OR TREAT AT THE LIBRARY
Noon–4 PM
Princeton Public Library
920 Mercer Street, Princeton
Stop by for some Halloween fun among the books! Costumes welcome.
🎃 MCTEC TRUNK-OR-TREAT
6–7:30 PM
Mercer County Technical Education Center
1397 Stafford Drive, Princeton
Family-friendly Halloween fun in the front parking lot near Stafford Drive.
🐮 HIGHLAND HARVEST: CONCRETE COW PAINTING
6 PM
Princeton Hammer & Stain
851 Mercer Street, Princeton
A fall-themed creative workshop featuring concrete Highland cows.
🎶 LIVE MUSIC: JONAH CARDEN
6:30–9:30 PM
Number 9 Brewing Company
Princeton
🎃 RAILYARD HALLOWEEN TRIVIA
7 PM
The RailYard
530 Raleigh Street, Bluefield
Halloween-themed trivia and a costume contest!
🍂 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30
🛍️ PCH VOLUNTEERS’ HOLIDAY VENDOR BAZAAR
10 AM–4 PM
Princeton Community Hospital Atrium
122 12th Street, Princeton
Get a head start on holiday shopping with participating vendors while supporting the hospital volunteers.
📚 BOOK BUGS STORYTIME & CRAFT: TRICK OR TREAT!
11 AM–Noon
Princeton Public Library
920 Mercer Street, Princeton
Halloween-themed stories and activities for children.
🎃 MERCER MALL MALL-O-WEEN
5–7 PM
Mercer Mall, Bluefield
Free family Halloween fun featuring trick-or-treating, bounce houses, vendors, and exhibitors.
🕵️ MASKS & MOTIVES: A COZY HALLOWEEN MURDER MYSTERY
6 PM
Princeton Hammer & Stain
851 Mercer Street, Princeton
An interactive murder mystery paired with a creative workshop.
🎶 LIVE MUSIC: JAMES HART
6:30–9:30 PM
Number 9 Brewing Company
Princeton
🎬 NOSFERATU: A SYMPHONY OF HORROR
7–10 PM
Historic Granada Theater
537 Commerce Street, Bluefield
Experience the 1922 silent horror classic with live organ accompaniment by Tedde Gibson.
👻 NIGHT SCHOOL HAUNT
7–11 PM
Gary Bowling’s House of Art
300 Ramsey Street, Bluefield
Less-scary experience from 7–8 PM, followed by full scares from 8–11 PM.
🍂 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31 — HALLOWEEN! 🎃
🛍️ MERCER COUNTY TAILGATE MARKET
7:30 AM–Noon
MCTEC Parking Lot
1397 Stafford Drive, Princeton
Shop local farmers, bakers, and artisans.
🕷️ THE TIE DYED TARANTULA’S 6TH TRIP AROUND THE SUN!
Starts at 9 AM
600 Rogers Street, Suite 101, Princeton
Come celebrate six years of this wonderfully colorful Princeton business! 💚💜
🐯 TIGERS, TIRES & TREATS!
11 AM–3 PM
Princeton Senior High School Student Parking Lot
Princeton
Support PSHS Cheer at this Halloween car show and vendor fair!
🚗 Car show with awards
🛍️ Local vendors
🎭 Costume contest
🎨 Face painting
🎶 Dance parties
🏰 Bounce houses
🍿 Concessions and more!
📚 COFFEE & BOOK CHATS
Noon–1 PM
The Hatter’s Bookshop
Princeton
Start Halloween with coffee, books, and conversation.
👻 BLUEFIELD CITY PARK TRUNK-OR-TREAT FESTIVAL
Noon–4 PM
Bluefield City Park
1780 Stadium Drive, Bluefield
Family-friendly Halloween activities including trunk-or-treating, pumpkin painting, a costume contest, free train rides, and music.
🎃 FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH HARVEST FESTIVAL
4–6 PM
First Christian Church
2200 Bland Road, Bluefield
A free community harvest festival featuring games, prizes, and family activities.
👮 BLUEFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT HALLOWEEN TRICK-OR-TREAT!
4–8 PM
First Christian Church
2200 Bland Road, Bluefield
The Bluefield Police Department invites children and families to enjoy a safe evening of Halloween fun.
Bring your ghosts, goblins, superheroes, princesses, and little monsters for costumes, candy, and community fun!
🍬 BLUEFIELD, VIRGINIA TRUNK-OR-TREAT
5–8 PM
Walnut Street
Bluefield, Virginia
A community Halloween trunk-or-treat celebration.
🍬 CITY OF BLUEFIELD, WV TRICK-OR-TREATING
6–8 PM
Bluefield, West Virginia
Neighborhood trick-or-treating.
🎃 NORTHSIDE’S 1ST TRICK OR STREET!
6–8 PM
Park Street
Bluefield, West Virginia
Hosted by residents of Northside and Eastend!
Bring the little ghosts and goblins for a neighborhood Halloween celebration featuring:
🍬 Lots of candy
🌭 Hot dogs
🥤 Drinks
🍟 Chips
🧁 Cupcakes
👻 Community fun!
For children’s safety, visitors are asked to park at the bottom of Pulaski Street and walk up.
🧛♀️ MERCER MONSTER MASH!
6–10 PM
Mercer Street Grassroots District
Downtown Princeton
Mercer Street comes ALIVE for Halloween!
🍬 Downtown trick-or-treating from 6–8 PM
🎭 Costume contests from 8–9 PM
🎃 Live pumpkin carving
🔥 Cirque performances and fire spinning
🔮 Spooky activities
👻 Family-friendly Halloween fun!
Mercer Street will be closed between Bee Street and 7th Street for the celebration.
👻 NIGHT SCHOOL HAUNT
7–11 PM
Gary Bowling’s House of Art
300 Ramsey Street, Bluefield
One more night of Halloween scares!
🕯️ HAUNTED HISTORY WALK & SLEEPY HOLLOW
8:30 PM
Beginning at Raleigh Street Cinemas
Downtown Bluefield
A ticketed haunted history walk ending at the Granada Theater, followed by a screening of Sleepy Hollow.
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❤️ Support your neighbors, discover somewhere new, and enjoy a little weird and wonderful Appalachian Halloween magic!
Happy Halloween, Mercer County! 🎃🖤