Halloween Island

05/15/2026

1587 Restaurant & Lounge
Firetender
Lost Colony Tavern
NouVines
Old Tom's Beer Wine & Provisions
Olives A Greek Kitchen
Ortega'z Southwestern Grill & Wine Bar
Outer Banks Distilling
Poor Richard's Sandwich Shop
Salt & Cypress Kitchen and Cocktails
The Pioneer Theater Manteo, NC
Vicki B’s
Vineyards on the Scuppernong

04/30/2026

Halloween Island returns this October with all-new fun for 2026! Join us this autumn for HALLOWEEN ISLAND 3, Roanoke Island’s spooktacular month-long charity bar crawl that puts the “fun” in “fundraising,” with all proceeds benefitting the Outer Banks Relief Foundation, which provides emergency assistance to those in need throughout Dare County.

MAKE PLANS NOW to join us this October for this unforgettable annual “trick-or-treating for adults” event, brought to you by The Outer Banks Visitors Bureau!

04/15/2026

For 2026, the iconic Halloween Film Festival will be held at Roanoke Island Festival Park! Don’t miss it!!

We are honored and excited to bring the Halloween International Film Festival 2026 to Roanoke Island Festival Park, home of the iconic Elizabeth II, this October. The Elizabeth II (pictured here decorated for Halloween Island in 2024) is a working recreation of a 16th Century sailing ship, like those that brought The Lost Colony to these very shores in 1587.

📷: Roanoke Island Festival Park / Facebook

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11/09/2025

PHOTOS from the Orange Carpet meet & greets are up now!! See more at the link in the comment below. Pictured, from Day 3: [front, from left] Sue Artz (Halloween Daily News), Savannah Ward and Mackenzie Jones of ‘Pretty Polly’, Desiree Hansen (‘Devour’ writer/producer), Jake Jarvi (‘Haunt Season’ writer/director), and [back, from left] Matt Artz (Halloween Daily News), Justin Casey (‘Pretty Polly’ cinematographer/musician), Scott Hansen (‘Devour’ director), Michael Ciminna (‘Jack’s Lantern’ writer/director), Elliot McMillan (‘Rough Cut’ producer), and Jesse Womack (‘The Litterbug’ writer/director). [Photo by Oziah Artz for Halloween Daily News]
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11/08/2025

PRIZE WINNERS ANNOUNCED!!

For those who missed last night’s live raffle drawing of the first two winners of Halloween Island Prize Packs during the First Friday celebration, today we joined Mrs. Carolyn of the Dare County Youth Center during her car wash fundraiser to select our final prize winner from all the completed Halloween Island passports turned in during the event!

It is our extreme pleasure to announce this year’s winners of Halloween Island Prize Packs:
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🎃 MEGAN PURDY of Maryland!
🎃 LAURA ALLENDORF of Manteo!
🎃 BRYAN MENARD of Pennsylvania!

CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of the 2025 Halloween Island event! Donations to THE HALLOWEEN ISLAND FUND continue to trickle in, so stay tuned this week to find out how much money that YOU helped us raise for local Outer Banks charities!!

11/06/2025

What an amazing month of putting the “FUN” in “FUNDRAISING!” With 13 Nefarious Nights packed with 13 Halloween Bars, 13 Eerie Inns, 13 Spooky Shops, and 13 Seasonal Events & Experiences, all presented by 13 Area Sponsors to benefit 13 Local Charities, Halloween Island asks our amazing community of businesses & residents (and visitors who were unable to attend) to consider donating $13 to THE HALLOWEEN ISLAND FUND before our deadline at the Witching Hour of MIDNIGHT TONIGHT!

Your $13 donation will be distributed across numerous Outer Banks nonprofits to assist those in need as we approach the Day of Thanksgiving and the Holiday Season of Giving. Prize winners will be announced tomorrow evening during First Friday!

To donate $13, please use the link below or the QR code provided to help us wrap up this incredible seasonal event, brought to you by The Outer Banks Visitors Bureau!

https://obcf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create/fund?funit_id=2386

11/06/2025

This Friday, November 7, we will wrap up our 2025 Halloween Island fundraising efforts and we will select the winners of the final raffle prizes during the monthly First Friday street celebration.

THIS IS YOUR FINAL OPPORTUNITY to drop a couple bucks into The Halloween Island Fund to benefit local Dare County charities through our partnership with the Outer Banks Community Foundation using the following link and/or QR code (whichever works best for you). We are beyond grateful to The Outer Banks Visitors Bureau, without whose support as our prinary sponsor, one if this would’ve been possible. We appreciate everyone who came out to support the festivities and all of the participating businesses that made HALLOWEEN ISLAND such a success!!

LINK TO DONATE:
https://obcf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create/fund?funit_id=2386

11/02/2025

ALL THE VAMPIRES (and so many others!) descended upon NOUVEINS VAMPIRE BAR for an incredible Halloween Night Spectacular! The Camerons enjoyed their IV Blood Bags of delicious “red wine” while characters from Anne Rice’s vampire novels made appearances. Even the band was decked out in true Gothic form! Thanks to everyone who showed up for this amazing evening on Halloween Island!

10/31/2025

10/31/2025

What an incredible night we had on Saturday!! From new friends visiting Halloween Island from out of town (dressed as Buttercup & Westley) to locals like Ashley & Evan (as lovey-dovey sharks) and the hundreds of others in between wearing costumes of every sort, the streets of Downtown Manteo were packed with folks enjoying the spirit (and the spirits!) of the season. Thanks to everyone who came out, and we look forward to next Thursday & Friday for the final two nights of HALLOWEEN ISLAND!