10/24 - 10/26 - Town of Davidson Halloweekend festivities

The Halloweekend festivities will begin on Friday, October 23, with trick-or-treating down Main Street for the annual Halloween March. Line up begins at 5:00 p.m. in front of the Davidson Public Safety Building, in the horseshoe parking lot, at 216 S. Main Street. End the Halloween March on the Town Green where you can carve a pumpkin to enter into the Jack-O-Lantern Walk!

After trick-or-treating down Main Street in the Halloween March, join us between 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. for a pumpkin craving party on the Town Green! Bring your own pumpkin or purchase one from the DUMC Pumpkin Patch on Main Street, the first 25 carvers will receive a FREE pumpkin! We will have tools and simple patterns available, but feel free to provide your own. All pumpkins carved will be entered into the Jack-0-Lantern Walk!

This year, the Jack-O-Lantern Walk will be located at the Town Green. Carve your entry at the end of the Halloween March, which will then be entered into the competition! Jack-o-lanterns will be on display Friday, October 23 through Friday, October 30. Vote on your favorite jack-o-lantern, the winner will be added to the Davidson Parks & Recreation Wall of Fame at Davidson Town Hall. Community members who are not participating in the pumpkin carving event will need to bring their entries to the Town Green between 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. on Friday, October 23 to ensure they are included in the 2026 Jack-O-Lantern Walk. If you will be bringing your own entry, please keep these rules in mind:

Entries are limited to one per registration, however entries may contain more than one pumpkin.
We will have a limited number of tealights available, but if you are providing lighting for your jack-o-lantern please use an electric light source - NO FIRE.
After the Jack-O-Lantern Walk, all entries will be donated to the Pumpkin Smash & Shoot event.
Scarecrow Competition
Enter the Davidson Garden Club's Scarecrow Competition taking place Monday, October 20 - Friday, October 24 at Beaty Park. If you're interested in participating, click the registration icon and please review the details below:

Sites where scarecrows can be set up are marked with bamboo stakes and Davidson Garden Club signs. If you cannot find an available site, you may pick a site further along the pathway.
Bring all your supplies to Beaty Park. NOTE: Beware of poison ivy in the woods!
Prepare for rain if necessary.
Be sure to anchor your scarecrow well so it doesn't fall over. All installation equipment must cause no permanent damage.
Mark the scarecrow with your name and phone number. Visitors can vote for their favorites at voting sites and the Scarecrow with the most votes will win a prize!
Scarecrows will be up from Monday, October 20 - Friday October 24.
Be sure to remove all scarecrow material by Saturday, October 25.