Ghouls and goblins, come out to the NCS Kids concert “Halloween Magic!” featuring magician Jay Alexander. Wear your costumes and join in the fun with the North Carolina Symphony at Meymandi Concert Hall in downtown Raleigh’s Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts. Show times run from 11 am-12 noon and 4 pm-5 pm on Saturday, October 30.  

One of the top magic acts in the country, Jay Alexander has appeared on the Today Show, Good Morning America and MTV. He pairs his incredible illusions with the orchestra’s performances of spooky and enchanting favorites: “In the Hall of the Mountain King,” “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice,” selections from Harry Potter and more. The hour-long concerts culminate in the Symphony’s spectacular Halloween Parade.

Come up to an hour early to either concert to let your children try out the orchestra’s instruments for themselves at a family favorite, the Instrument Zoo.

Tickets:  $20

Parents can also take their kids Trick-or-Treating on Fayetteville Street after the morning concert and before the afternoon performance at any of the following venues:

The Collectors Gallery
Crema on Fayetteville
The Mahler Fine Art
The Oxford
Posta Tuscan Grille

Raleigh City Museum
Shish Kabob
Starbuck's (Inside the Raleigh Marriott City Center)

Add to the Halloween festivities by visiting the Raleigh Haunted Footsteps Ghost Tour.  Enjoy  family friendly 1.5 mile 90 minute walking Ghost tour designed for adults & children ages 8 & up seeking a unique and different downtown Raleigh experience.  Symphony patrons will receive a 20% discount. Click here to purchase. Use promo code: halloweensymphony

Or you can join the Raleigh City Museum and Burning Coal Theatre Company as they team up to share stories of Raleigh’s history in a new, Halloween-themed script, The Ghosts of Fayetteville Street. The production, with a script by Oakwood author Ian Finley, and featuring actors from Burning Coal Theatre Company, will visit several sites along Fayetteville Street and around the State Capitol. Along the way, audiences will encounter close-up some of the most haunting (and hysterical) citizens of Raleigh’s past.  Performances start at 6:30 pm at the Raleigh City Museum and tickets are $15 for non-museum members, $12 for members, $10 for students.