Candlelight: Halloween Classics at Charlotte Museum of History (Oct 24, 2026)

Halloween week has its date-night pick. Candlelight: Halloween Classics comes to the Charlotte Museum of History on Saturday, October 24, 2026, with two evening performances — 6:30 PM and 8:45 PM ET — by Charlotte Strings. Expect Thriller, the Stranger Things theme, Ghostbusters, the Halloween theme, a Nightmare Before Christmas medley and more, all played by candlelight in one of Charlotte’s prettiest settings.

Event Details

• Date: Saturday, October 24, 2026
• Shows: 6:30 PM and 8:45 PM ET
• Venue: Charlotte Museum of History
• Address: 3500 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte, NC 28215
• Tickets: From $53 on Fever

A spooky program, candlelit

The program (tentative, via Charlotte on the Cheap) leans all the way into the season: Thriller, Tubular Bells (The Exorcist), the Stranger Things theme, Beetlejuice, The Addams Family, the Halloween theme, the Psycho prelude, Ghostbusters, Danse Macabre, Night on Bald Mountain, Time Warp and a Nightmare Before Christmas medley. A note on the series: Fever’s Candlelight concerts are tribute experiences performed by local musicians — Charlotte Strings here — not performances by the original artists.

Date-night pick of the weekend

Saturday night is stacked — this is the same evening the Hornets host the Heat at 6 PM — but Candlelight is the move for anyone who’d rather trade the arena for a thousand candles and a string quartet. Can’t make Saturday? Fever lists a second Charlotte date, Candlelight: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics, on Friday, October 30 at The Barrel Room at Triple C Brewing (from $35).

Good to know before you go

The museum sits on Shamrock Drive in east Charlotte with free on-site parking. Doors open well before each show, and seating is usually first-come within your ticket zone, so arrive early for the best sightlines. Both shows tend to sell out for Halloween-season programs — booking ahead is smart.

Tickets

Tickets start at $53 on Fever. Browse more Charlotte events and concerts, or compare with the other Saturday-night option: Hornets vs Heat at Spectrum Center.