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The beautiful city of Charleston is rich in history, and there are plenty of spooky stories about haunted houses and ghosts. Charleston always offers a wide variety of entertaining ghost tours, haunted houses to visit, costume festivities, fall festivals and other special events guaranteed to entertain and chill every bone!

Lost in Maze
Experience good old-fashioned fun at the West Family’s 6-acre corn maze. The maze features over 3 miles of trails. Guests will be provided a map upon entry, but will have to use their best map-reading skills to get out of the maze after finding all 12 checkpoints. Other activities include a farm animal petting zoo, hayrides, pumpkin patch, scarecrow alley, apple slingshot and more! Read our previous post about the Corn Maze in Charleston here.
West Farm Corn Maze – Oct. 3 – Nov. 2
Call 843-688-5453 or visit www.westfarmcornmaze.com.

What Goes Bump in the Night
Find out what happens in the swamp after dark? There’s nothing more thrilling than a stroll into the swamp after dark…
Beidler Forest Audubon Center Nightwalk – October 11 & November 8
Reservations necessary. Please call 843-462-2150 for more information.

Do the Monster Mash
The kids will enjoy the Mini Monster Mash Carnival at the Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry’s on October 25 at 2:00 p.m. Come dressed up in your silliest costume, play games and enjoy delicious treats! 25 Ann Street Downtown Charleston. Call 843-853-8962 x221. www.explorecml.org.

Take a Ghost Walk
The Junior Service League and Summerville D.R.E.A.M. will host this annual event to include ghost stories, hayrides that wind through darkened streets, glow-in-the-dark face painting, and children’s stations with activities such as a cupcake walk, apple jumping, fortune tellers, pumpkin decorating and more.
Harvest Moon Hayride and Ghost Walk in Summerville – October 25
Town Square 6-9 p.m. (843) 821-7260 www.visitsummerville.com.

The Spooky Swamp Thing
So popular is this event at Cypress Gardens that it’s been scheduled for two nights! Activities include a haunted boat ride, haunted walking trail, marshmallow roast, kid’s fun house, campfire and storytelling. Haunted events not recommended for young children.
Halloween in the Swamp – October 24 & 25
Call 843-553-0515 or visit www.cypressgardens.info.

Look Who’s Talking
Visit Boone Hall Plantation for a Fall Festival including an animated talking pumpkin, amusements for the kids, hay rides, kettle corn, animals, and plenty of delicious food. The Pumpkin Patch opens each year at the beginning of October and runs through the end of the month. Hours of operation are Monday through Saturday 9am until 5pm and Sunday 1pm until 5pm throughout the month of October. Admission includes the playground area and the hayride. Fall Festival at Boone Hall Plantation & Gardens in October For more information, please call Boone Hall Plantation at 843-884-4371. www.boonehallplantation.com.

Haunted Harbor in Halloween
Charleston forts, houses and ships are the centerpiece of many of Charleston’s most famous ghost stories. Come aboard and explore the sites that are impossible to reach by foot. Feel the cool breezes of the harbor and learn of lost fortunes and tragic death while riding Charleston’s dark waves. Sandlapper Water Tours will be departing from the Charleston Maritime Center at 7:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, Saturday at 7:30 p.m. A cash bar will be provided.
Haunted Harbor Ghost Tour – October 1 through November 1
Call 843-849-8687 for reservations. www.sandlappertours.com

Last but certainly not least we had to include this one!

The Rocky Horror Picture Show
The acclaimed Charleston Ballet will perform the cult classic, The Rocky Horror Picture Show in celebration of Halloween. Performances on October 30, 31 & Nov. 1. Tickets to this event at Charleston Ballet Theatre’s Black Box Studio can be purchased by calling 843-723-7334 or online, www.charlestonballet.org.

Trick or Treat and — Have a Safe Halloween!