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Chapel Hill Durham Raleigh NC Kids Halloween Costumes

See our Fall Fun & Halloween Events Guide

Costumes

Featured LOCAL Halloween Costume Superstore:


Conveniently located at the Streets at Southpoint in Durham, NC (easy drive from Chapel Hill, Durham and Raleigh)

Halloween & More (Your local Halloween Costume Headquarters since 1994! formerly known as Halloween Express)
Seasonal space in the Streets at Southpoint Mall (Next to Theaters), Durham, NC (former location of Organized Living) 
8030 Renaissance Parkway, Building 0 Suite 985, Durham, NC 27713
2009 Hours: MON-SAT 10AM-9PM, SUN-12PM-7PM
Halloween And More offers one of the best selections of Halloween costumes, Halloween masks and Halloween decorations for your special costume party or themed event. Halloween And More has a wide variety of costumes and Halloween products from spooky and scary to fun and silly. Halloween And More has all of your Halloween costume needs, including costumes for children, toddlers, and newborn babies, adult costumes, adult plus size costumes, make-up and prosthetics so you can make your own costumes, AND costumes for pets! 

Editor's Note:  Halloween & More is THE local Costume Headquarters for Halloween costumes for kids and grown-ups.  In our experience, Halloween & More offers great quality, reasonably priced costumes that are some of the nicest we have found, and the best bargain for the quality.  We have been able to find everything we need for our children's Halloween costumes at Halloween & More, rather than running around all over town.  (Halloween & More also is the #1 favorite Halloween Costume store for local college kids.) 

For directions and more information, visit Halloween & More online; Halloween & More also has locations in Wilmington, Winston-Salem and Greensboro, NC.

(919) 206-4143.

 

Blueberry Forest Toys
Beautiful high quality silk costumes!  Locally-based online toy store sells beautiful 100% silk costumes, dragonfly wings, butterfly wings, fairy wings, mermaid costumes, wizard costumes, wizard hats, capes, knight costumes, and more!
www.BlueberryForest.com

Dance Design
Great selection of costume rentals year-round; also costumes, hats, feather boas, wigs, and more for sale (along with ballet and dance gear and shoes - everything you need for the big recital & ballet, tap, modern or jazz dance classes.)
153 Rams Plaza (1728 N Fordham Blvd.), Chapel Hill, 27514.
(919) 206-4143.

Party City
5402 New Hope Commons Dr. (Across from Wal-Mart)
Highway 15-501 & Interstate 40
Character costumes for children and adults; also pet costumes.
(919) 493-7997

Raleigh Creative Costumes
3811 Hillsborough St., Raleigh, NC
Historical and modern costumes from every corner of the world.

Target (Durham Super Target)
4037 Durham Chapel Hill Blvd, Durham, NC 27707-2516 US
Hours: Mon-Sat 8am to 10pm Sun 8am to 9pm
For additional locations: www.target.com
(919) 765-0008.

Target (Renaissance Super Target near Southpoint)
4037 Durham Chapel Hill Blvd, Durham, NC 27707-2516 US
Hours: Mon-Sat 8am to 10pm Sun 8am to 9pm
For additional locations: www.target.com
(919) 765-0008.

Time After Time Vintage Thrift
414 W Franklin St, Chapel Hill, NC 27516-2313.
Create great Halloween costumes using
vintage clothing! 
(919) 942-2304.

Camelot Treasures - Cary, NC located in the Harrison Pointe shopping center at 251 Grande Heights Dr, Cary, NC 27511, just 5 minutes off I-40 near the intersection of Harrison and Maynard.
A treasure trove of wonderful medieval treasures and fantastic costumes.  Check the website for special events!

www.camelot-treasures.com -- 2009 UPDATE:  Camelot Treasures unfortunately has closed.  It was such a great store; we were sorry to see it go.

Make Your Own Costumes - Fabrics & Patterns
JoAnn Fabrics & Crafts
4600 Chapel Hill Blvd., Durham.
(919) 401-8334.  
National chain sells fabrics, sewing notions, and craft supplies.

 

Mulberry Silks & Fine Fabrics
Historic Carr Mill, 200 N. Greensboro St., Carrboro 27510. (919) 942-7455 
(No children's costume patterns or fabrics, but they have some beautiful and interesting silks and other fabrics that would make wonderful fairy costumes or period costumes if you are looking for something really special.)  High-end silks, cottons, wools, linens and rayon fabrics, fabrics for evening wear and bridal, patterns and sewing notions, laces, ribbons, trims, buttons, sewing classes and dressmaker referrals.  Hours: Mon-Sat 10-6; Thurs. 10-8.

 

Fall Fun & Halloween Events Guide

 
 

Chapel Hill, Durham, Raleigh NC
F
arms & Pumpkin Patches

Our Pumpkin Patch guide highlights pumpkin patches and farms that are family favorite outings in the Chapel Hill - Durham - Raleigh -Triangle, NC area. These beautiful, family-friendly, working farms are local treasures.  Have fun visiting a local pumpkin farm on a beautiful Fall Day!

 

See our Guide to Halloween Events at 
Local Museums, Zoos and Amusement Parks

  Check out our Guide to Family-Fun Local Halloween Events for lots of ideas for family fun on a beautiful Fall Day throughout the Fall season!  From Boo at the Zoo (at the NC Zoo in Asheboro, NC), Halloween festivities at the NC Museum of Life and Science in Durham, NC, to the Renaissance Festival (near Charlotte, NC) and Scarowinds at the Carowinds amusement park (for older kids and grown-ups), there are lots of fun things to do to celebrate Fall in the Triangle area, all within an easy drive from Chapel Hill - Durham - Raleigh!

 

October 2009
Fall & Halloween Events

Find fun events and festivals taking place throughout the month of October 2009, and find special family-friendly Halloween celebrations on and around October 31, 2009. 

Editor's highlight:  A visit to the Fearrington Carved Pumpkin display is a wonderful Halloween tradition!  Take a stroll at night through beautiful Fearington village and gardens, marvel at the intricately-carved pumpkins.  It's like a jack-o-lantern treasure hunt:  so much fun to discover the next jack-o-lantern along the path!  The pumpkins will be on display at Fearringon Friday, October 30 - Saturday, October 31, 2009, and Fearrington also will be hosting fun Halloween activities for kids and families.

See our Fall & Halloween October 2009 calendar for lots more great ideas for FALL 2009 WEEKEND FUN in the Chapel Hill - Durham - Raleigh, NC area!

Note: The official date for Halloween trick-or-treating in Chapel Hill is Saturday, October 31, 2009.

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