King Street to bustle with trick-or-treaters Halloween night

King Street to bustle with trick-or-treaters Halloween night Categories: A&C Events King Street to bustle with trick-or-treaters Halloween night Jaden Bowman, Arts & Culture Reporter October 14, 2026 Brenna Wilson As the Appalachian Mountains turn to orange and gold, the days approaching Halloween grow shorter and shorter. For those looking for a captivating, kid-friendly activity, the annual Boone BOO! event is being held in downtown Boone Oct. 31 from 4 to 6:30 p.m. “We’d love local families to come enjoy our downtown area,” said Lane Moody, the downtown development director of the Town of Boone. Brenna Wilson Brenna Wilson Boone BOO! is a safe, family-friendly event hosted by the Town of Boone Cultural Resources Department and the Downtown Boone Development Association. Each organization values preservation and ensures history, art and culture thrive in the community. Participating merchants will be handing out candy to trick-or-treaters, and King Street will be filled with Halloween music and larger-than-life inflatables. Brenna Wilson Brenna Wilson The Jones House Cultural Center will be hosting community organizations on the lawn, which will have on-theme games, and a kid-friendly haunted house. The yearly costume contest will be held in front of the Jones House on King Street starting at 5 p.m., with the lineup starting at 4:30 p.m. “The costume contest is where we shine,” Moody said. She said after Hurricane Helene hit Boone in 2024, Walmart was forced to close its doors due to damage, and it was one of the only places in Boone that sold Halloween costumes. Moody remembered that after the hurricane, she saw some of the most creatively handmade costumes she had ever seen. Brenna Wilson Brenna Wilson The Turchin Center for the Visual Arts will be participating in the event as well. Syd Tidwell, a junior biology major and staff member of the Turchin Center, said the center is handing out candy as well as providing Halloween-themed arts and crafts for the kids. The Turchin Center will also be dressing up its polar bear sculpture,“Tetness, The Polar Bear,” in a spooky costume and encouraging visitors to participate in activities and take a picture with the sculpture. Brenna Wilson For children who have allergies, many businesses, including the Turchin Center, will be handing out non-candy treats as well as candy that doesn’t contain peanuts. Parking will be available on Queen Street, the lower lot of First Baptist Church, App State’s Peacock Lot and in the Watauga County Courthouse parking deck. For more details on the event, visit the Jones House website. View Story Comments 0 Like This Story Share on Facebook Share on X Email this Story Print this Story Leave a Comment Tags: Boone BOO! Halloween King Street Donate to The Appalachian $400 $2,500 Contributed Our Goal We hope you appreciated this article! Before you move on, please consider supporting The Appalachian's award-winning journalism. The bulk of our operational expenses — including printing, website hosting, training, and entering our work into competitions — is dependent upon advertising revenue and donations. We cannot exist without the support, whether financial or otherwise, of our fellow departments on campus, our local and regional businesses, and donations of time and money from alumni, parents, subscribers and friends. If you would prefer to make a tax-deductible donation or a recurring monthly gift, please give to The Appalachian Student News Fund through the university here: https://www.givecampus.com/campaigns/54088/donations/new?designation_id=faa93386& Donate More to Discover More in A&C Students embrace their creative side in college Spanish Club returns to campus with mission to build community ‘Slavery never left agriculture’: Migrant farmers face dire conditions Bountiful beards take over Sanford Mall for Yosef Look-alike Contest Playlist of the week: It’s the Playlist of the week, Charlie Brown Storytelling traditions meet new spooky trends with #HauntedAppalachia More in Events App at a glance: Oct. 12-17 Cult classic performance continues to keep Boone weird ‘Inspiration can work both ways’: A new addition to the Fiddler Hall of Fame App at a glance: Oct. 5-10 Campus Organizations bring App State pride and culture to Lip Sync Competition Forget football, NC colleges are at war over milk