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Join the folks who know Raleigh's nightlife scene better than anyone else on their Halloween Bar Crawl this Wednesday.

Halloween on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill is one way to make sure you see the craziest costumes and the biggest Halloween fans this year. But unless you live in Chapel Hill, the town doesn't want you to visit for Halloween night.

Even though Halloween is on a Wednesday this year, there are still plenty of fun events in the Triangle to celebrate everyone's favorite candy-fueled holiday.

Raleigh is gearing up for Halloween with its inaugural Living Dead Halloween Festival this Saturday in City Plaza. Officials expect thousands of zombies and humans alike to attend, and with live music, performances and local organizations, it promises to be an exciting and thrilling night.

Downtown Durham will be crawling with monsters, ghouls and ghosts on Friday during its first-ever Durham Monster Dash, suitable for both children and adults.

This Saturday night, the Contemporary Art Museum in downtown Raleigh will open its doors for the Sideshow Spectacular in a celebration of all things creepy, bizarre and beautiful.

The classics - witches, vampires and pirates - top the list for adults who plan to dress up this Halloween

Now that it's October and the temperatures are falling, it's time to get into the Halloween spirit. There are plenty of area haunted houses, but WRAL Out & About wanted to know...what's the appeal of being scared?

We might only get typical fall temperatures for half the weekend, but there will be lots of events to celebrate the season.

This Saturday, a few bars in downtown Raleigh are opening their doors for thirsty undead guests in the Zombie Bar Raid.