Tupelo Halloween weekend: Rocky Horror at TCT Off Broadway Oct. 30-31, the Ale Trail, a Backline Halloween night and free ranger ghost walks on the Trace.

Last checked Oct. 26, 2026. This page is updated each year at the same address. Event details come from each organizer’s own page, Visit Tupelo’s events calendar and the Downtown Tupelo Main Street Association.

Halloween falls on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. The big nights are Friday, Oct. 30, and Saturday, Oct. 31: Rocky Horror at Tupelo Community Theatre both nights, the downtown Ale Trail and a Halloween show at Backline Music Hall on Friday, and free ranger-led ghost walks on the Natchez Trace both evenings.

Updated Oct. 26: the Oct. 24 zombie 5K date has passed; Terror on the Trace walks and Ale Trail ticket details added.

Looking for trick-or-treat times? They are on our separate trick-or-treat hours page, along with safety tips.

At a glance

  • Fri. Oct. 30: Rocky Horror (7 p.m.), Halloween night at Backline (doors 6:30 p.m.), Ale Trail downtown (21 and older), Terror on the Trace (6:30 p.m.)
  • Sat. Oct. 31: Terror on the Trace (6:30 p.m.), Rocky Horror (7 p.m., final show), trick-or-treat in the neighborhoods
  • All month through Oct. 31: pumpkin patch at Tupelo Buffalo Park and Zoo
  • Know of an event? Tell us and send the organizer’s link

For families

Past: Leos/Lions Zombie Color 5K. The first Zombie Color 5K Run/Walk was set for Ballard Park on Saturday, Oct. 24. Watch the race page for next year’s date.

Huddleween. Kids eat free with an adult entree of $8 or more, dine-in only, Oct. 30 to Nov. 1 at Huddle House, 3760 S. Eason Blvd., according to the Visit Tupelo listing.

Pumpkin patch at Tupelo Buffalo Park and Zoo, 2272 Coley Road, runs every day through Oct. 31, the park says. Hours and the phone number are on our trick-or-treat page.

Trunk-or-treats. Churches, schools and businesses in Tupelo host them every year, mostly in the evenings of the last week of October. None had posted a 2026 date, time and place in a public listing we could confirm by Oct. 26. Ask your church or your child’s school, and organizers can send us their details.

For grown-ups

Rocky Horror at Tupelo Community Theatre. TCT stages Rocky Horror at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, and 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, at its smaller venue, TCT Off Broadway, 213 E. Franklin St. Tickets are $25 for adults and $10 for students and children, according to the Visit Tupelo listing. Box office: 662-844-1935 or tctlyric.com.

Quite Frankly, Bass: The Halloween Experience. An electronic music night at Backline Music Hall, 5339 Cliff Gookin Blvd., on Friday, Oct. 30. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., the show is for ages 18 and older, and admission is $15, the listing says. The lineup is Blixxee, Nolan Void, Nodus Defect and Nyquist.

Ale Trail. The Downtown Tupelo Main Street Association’s annual Ale Trail is Friday, Oct. 30: a walk through downtown shops and businesses with craft beer tastings paired with food, then an afterparty with live music. It is a ticketed event for ages 21 and older; buy tickets from the Main Street association or call 662-841-6598. Visit Tupelo lists tickets at $30, and the association says the afterparty, with live music from Josh McCloud and food, is at the FNB Tupelo Courtyard.

Terror on the Trace. Park rangers lead a free evening walk through “some of the most violent, tragic, and unsettling stories from the historic Trace,” 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, and Saturday, Oct. 31, meeting in the Natchez Trace Parkway Visitor Center parking lot, 2680 Natchez Trace Parkway. It is free, but places are limited and every walker needs a free Eventbrite ticket. The Park Service recommends it for ages 15 and up, the Visit Tupelo listing says; see also the parkway’s events calendar.

Shake, Rattle and Roll Steak and BBQ Cookoff. Cook teams fill the Huntington Bank Arena parking lot, 375 E. Main St., 4:30 to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31. On Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m., the Hunger Coalition sells $25 tickets for at least 10 steak bites from the competitors, raising money for its work; call 662-432-1894, according to the cookoff and steak challenge listings.

Halloween day

Halloween is a Saturday this year, so expect neighborhood trick-or-treating that evening. The city had posted no official hours by Oct. 26; we will update our trick-or-treat hours page if it does.

Tupelo Parks and Recreation lists a Halloween softball tournament at the Veterans and Eastwood complexes on Oct. 31 in its 2026 Leisure Service Guide (PDF), so expect traffic around North Veterans Memorial Boulevard that day.

What this means for you

  • Families: the pumpkin patch at Tupelo Buffalo Park and Zoo is open through Saturday, Oct. 31.
  • Adults: Friday, Oct. 30, is the big night downtown and at Backline; book Terror on the Trace early.
  • Trick-or-treat: Saturday evening, Oct. 31; check our hours page before you go.

Related: trick-or-treat hours, fall festivals and pumpkin patches and things to do this month.

Frequently asked questions

What Halloween events are in Tupelo in 2026?

Tupelo Community Theatre stages Rocky Horror at 7 p.m. Oct. 30 and 31. Friday, Oct. 30, also brings the downtown Ale Trail and a Halloween night at Backline Music Hall, and park rangers lead free Terror on the Trace walks at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 30 and 31.

What day is Halloween in 2026?

Halloween falls on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. The city had not set official trick-or-treat hours as of Oct. 26; see our trick-or-treat hours page.

What is Terror on the Trace?

A free ranger-led evening walk from the Natchez Trace Parkway Visitor Center telling the Trace’s true stories of murder and mayhem, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 30 and 31. Free tickets must be reserved on Eventbrite; the Park Service recommends it for ages 15 and up.

Where are trunk-or-treats in Tupelo this year?

Churches and schools usually host them in the last two weeks of October. None had published a 2026 date, time and place we could confirm by Oct. 26; we add them here when organizers do.