Halloweenfest in Transylvania County! – October 30, 2010

Why wouldn’t you want to celebrate Halloween in Tran-syl-VA-nia county??! Even Count Dracula comes for blood…

Started by the Chamber of Commerce in 1982, Halloweenfest is celebrating its 28th year! Come downtown to enjoy a day-long street festival. For the sweet tooth, you can start your day off with the Proper Pot Apple/Pumpkin Bake-Off and see who captures the judges’ favor.

The street festival begins at 10:00am. You’ll find plenty of fun for the entire family:  Tiny Tot Pumpkin Bowl, Bi-Lo Cookie Decorating, Face & Hair Painting, Ghoulish Golf, & Spooky Hay Maze!

Families can also compete in the Costume Parade. Costume judging categories include:  Best Infant, Best Comic Character, & Best Storybook Character.

If you haven’t gotten enough of your sweets, join in the Downtown Trick or Treat. Walk by the downtown businesses and street vendors and receive your candies and treats.

The Brevard Rotary Club’s 29th Annual “Flight of the Vampire” 5K Race ends the day at dusk (5:00pm).

Halloweenfest also hosts, the 15th Annual Old Time Music Competition. Musicians can compete in: Junior Fiddle, Folk Song, Lap Dulcimer, Old Time: Banjo, Fiddle, & String Band, Mandolin, and Guitar. The Old Time String Band Competition takes place in the County Courthouse, beginning at 8:00pm. This is one of the few venues in the county where old time mountain music is honored by contemporary musicians.

2010 Halloweenfest Schedule

9:00am – 11:00am The Proper Pot Apple/Pumpkin Bake-Off
The Proper Pot – Judging at 11:00am
10:00am – 6:00pm Street Festival:  Food, Crafts, & Non-Profits
(Downtown Brevard – Main & Broad Street)
10:00am – 6:00pm Family Activities:  Tiny Tot Pumpkin Bowling,
Ghoulish Golf, Spooky Hay Maze, Bi-Lo Cookie Decorating, Face & Hair Painting
10:30am Junior Fiddle Music Competition
(Courthouse Gazebo)
11:00am – 6:00pm Old Time Music Competition
(Courthouse Gazebo)
12:00pm – 4:30pm Count Dracula’s Red Carpet Event
(Water Oak Suites Parking Lot – East Main Street)
1:15pm Costume Parade Judging – TYC
(Downtown Brevard:  Johnson/Jordan St.)
1:30pm – 4:30pm Fall Festival
(First Baptist Church)
2:00pm Costume Parade
(Downtown Brevard)
2:30pm – 3:30pm Downtown Trick or Treat
(Downtown Merchants & Vendors)
3:00pm – 3:30pm Pumpkin Carving Contest
(The Transylvania Times – Judging 3:30pm)
5:00pm Flight of the Vampire 5K Race
Brevard Rotary (S. Gaston near TC Library)
8:00pm – 10:00pm Old Time String Band Competition
(Courthouse:  Large Courtroom) $3 Admission

Other Halloween Activities

10:00am – 5:00pm Scarecrows on the Lawn
(Transylvania Heritage Museum)
7:00pm – 10:00pm “Shock in the Corn” Haunted Maze
Blue Ridge Corn Maze

No dogs allowed on festival grounds, thanks!