Update: Spirits of the Season brings Halloween fun next week

Rough Draft Atlanta updated this story on Oct. 22 with updates on Halloween events in and around the city of Norcross.

Norcross has a slate of Halloween-themed activities, including trick-or-treating, festivals, seasonal movies, and haunted tours, starting Thursday, Oct. 22 and running through the end of the month.

The city’s official Spirits of the Season lineup kicks off with Witches Night Out throughout the historic downtown district and culminates on Halloween night with trick-or-treating. See closures on North Peachtree Street and Huddersfield Way here.

• Halloween Night Trick-or-Treating: Downtown businesses will be handing out surprises to ghosts, goblins, and superheroes while supplies last on Saturday, Oct. 31.  The Norcross Police Department is closing select streets from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. due to the expected pedestrian traffic. Officers will be stationed at road closures for traffic assistance along North Peachtree Street (between Buchanan, Thrasher Park and Oak Cove) and on Huddersfield Way, between Goodwick Way and the rear entrance drive to Beaver Creek Townhomes. Sunset Drive will be closed beyond Barton Street, accessible only to residents.

Lead up to Halloween

• Witches Night Out: In partnership with the Historic Norcross Business Administration, the city has Elphaba and Glinda from Wicked, live music, witches’ brew, tarot readings, moonlit painting, hair tinseling, and metallic tattoos at 5:30 p.m. downtown on Thursday, Oct. 22. Surrounding businesses are also slated to have in-store specials.

• Lionheart Theatre’s “Lawless Spirits”: The Lionheart Theatre Company’s signature spooky walking tour of Historic Downtown Norcross returns on Oct. 22-25 with even more restless spirits for two tours per evening at 6:30 pm and 8:00 pm. The local nonprofit theater company has tickets available.

• Deutsche Klassic German Car Show: More than 250 classic German automobiles will be on display on Saturday, Oct. 24, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., including BMWs, Audis, Porsches, Mercedes-Benzes, Volkswagens, and Opels. The 6th annual car show also features traditional German cuisine, beer, polka music, and dancing.

• Downtown Trick-Or-Treating: Starting at 3 p.m. after the Deutsche Klassic’s Oct. 24 car show, downtown shops, businesses, and restaurants will be passing out candy while supplies last.

• Movie Monday: “Casper”: There are two showings of the story about the friendly ghost on Oct. 26 at 1:30 and 6:30 p.m. at the Cultural Arts & Community Center.

• City “Hall-oween”: All city departments are passing out candy to Norcross’ youngest costumed residents from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at city hall, 65 Lawrenceville Street.

• Día De Los Muertos Festival: Norcross is celebrating with live music and food on Friday, Oct. 30, at Thrasher Park from 5-9 p.m. The Day of the Dead is a traditional Mexican holiday celebrated Oct. 31 through Nov. 2, when families welcome back the souls of their deceased relatives for a joyful reunion. The holiday merges indigenous Mesoamerican rituals and Catholic observances of All Souls’ Day.

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