Spook-tacular Celebrations!
Category: Downtown Blog
Too spooked to find a way to celebrate this October? We’re here to help! Check out some of the most spook-tacular events leading up to Halloween!
Doom Scroll at the Hive - Oct 21st
Come check out band Doom Scroll on their Fall Spirits Tour! Performing at the Hive Flagstaff with supporting local bands: Naming Our Monsters, Vladislava, and Josh Rohr, you’re sure to have a ghoulish time. Prepare for the fright of your life!
Zombie Prom at Yucca North - Oct 25th
Get ready to dance till you’re dead at Yucca North’s annual Zombie Prom. With cover bands Danzig in the Dark playing Misfits and AJ, Dre, Emmett, Jonny & Travis performing Devo, you can boogie the night away. To get in you must be 21+ and dressed in your finest funeral attire.
Haunted Hollywood at the Orpheum - Oct 25th
Ready to see some drop-dead gorgeous drag queens? Head to The Orpheum at 8pm to catch the most dreadful night of drag you’ll ever see. Hosted by Gwen Dolin and Dolor Darling and featuring special Dragstaff guest Jay Blue, you’ll be a spectator to the spookiest show of the year!
Halloween Bash at Flagstaff Visitors Center - Oct 27th
This one’s for all the families who think they have what it takes. Dress in your spookiest costume and come on over to the Flagstaff Visitor’s Center at 10am on October 27th. Kick off the week of Halloween with a bang and enjoy crafts and face painting. Best costume gets a prize!
Paint & Pints - Sugar Skull Pets at Dark Sky Brewery - Oct 27th
Think you've got what it takes? Come learn to paint at Dark Sky Brewery! For $40, you get a pre-sketched 11x14 canvas and all the spooky supplies you need! A local artist will give you step-by-step instructions as you partake in some liquid courage. Starting at 2:30pm, come see if you'll be the ghoul of the night! Please register for this event here.
Books and Boos at Drinking Horn Meadery - Oct 29th
Got a thing for reading? You’ll want to check this one out! The Drinking Horn Meadery is offering $1 off your first drink if you show a valid library card. Check out their offerings of spooky reads with the Books & Boos pairing menu, provided by Flagstaff Public Library Librarians! If you don’t have a library card, you can get one right at the event! Just make sure to bring your ID and something with your Coconino County address.
Deadman’s Party at Yucca North - Oct 31st
Get ready to live it up at Deadman’s party! Yucca North is creepin' it real by featuring music from band ROLL ME HOME and continuing the fun with the best of 80s music to follow. The party starts at 9pm and you must be 21+ to get in. Be sure to wear your freakiest costumes to really get in the groove!
Halloween Freak Show at The Orpheum - Oct 31st
For one night only, The Orpheum is putting on the spookiest event of the year! For all the ghosts and ghouls out there, it's time to enjoy your favorite local musicians and DJs as they put on the freakiest music you’ve ever heard. With a special goodbye to BG NFTY, an integral part of the local music scene, this night is sure to bring it all. The show begins at 9pm so put on that costume and get ready to rock!
Trick or Treat Trail at Downtown Flagstaff - Oct 31st
Join us in Downtown Flagstaff for a fun and safe way to spend Halloween for the entire family! Prepare for a spooktacular time from 4pm-7pm on Halloween, Thursday October 31st. Pick up your Trick-or-Treat Trail map* in Heritage Square and follow it to Halloween treats at downtown businesses!
Heritage Square is the first stop on our trail! You'll find a fa-boo-lous photo op and you can pick up your very own Trick-or-Treat Trail map*. Trunk or Treat will also be along Aspen Ave, between Leroux and San Francisco St.
Toxic Positivity at Flagstaff Brewing Company - Oct 31st
Head over to Flagstaff Brewing Company around 8pm to check out spooktacular band Toxic Positivity! Expect the unexpected and jam out to some psychedelic mountain music.
Looking for some year-round spooky fun? We got you covered! Check out the events below and prepare to be scared no matter the time of year.
Freaky Foot Tours
Ready to see ghosts and ghouls? Check out Freaky Foot Tours, a Flagstaff based company that offers haunted tours at any time of the year. Check out some of the spookiest spots Downtown like Hotel Monte Vista, The Orpheum, and Hotel Weatherford. If you’re looking for something different, try their haunted Pub Crawls and grab a pint. Need more information? Go check out their website here!
Flagstaff Underground
Think Flagstaff doesn’t have any folklore? Let the professionals at Flagstaff Underground Tours prove you wrong! Check out their 75 minute walking tour and listen to iconic stories and haunted history about Flagstaff. Book a tour on their website now!