About this Event
We're taking over First Ave for Halloween, obviously. 🧡
One street. One very Unhinged Saturday. Local vendors, a pumpkin carving contest with $600 up for grabs, pie baking and costume contests, spooky storytime for the little ones, and plenty of coffee.
FREE TO ATTEND · COME & GO ALL DAY
PUMPKIN CARVING CONTEST
30 minutes. One pumpkin. $600 up for grabs.
6 carving waves · 6 carvers per wave · 6 chances to win $100
Categories: Most Unique, Most Intricate, Most Scary, Most Unhinged, Funniest, People's Choice
18+ · $40 to enter · Only 36 spots
PIE BAKING CONTEST
You think your pie is that good? Prove it.
Drop-off 9–11 AM · Judging 11:30 AM · Winners at noon
1st $100 · 2nd $50 · 3rd $25
Any pie. Any flavor. Any level of grandma-secret-recipe intensity.
$25 entry · Register online
COSTUME CONTEST · 12:15–1:15 PM
12:15 Kids 0–12
12:30 Pets
12:45 Teens 13–17
1:00 Adults 18+
Free to enter · No preregistration
Yes, there is a pet category. Start planning accordingly.
CHILDREN'S SPOOKY STORYTIME · 9:30 AM
Halloween stories with Meg Farrell Buckingham for our littlest festival-goers. Free, no sign-up, costumes extremely encouraged.
SHOP LOCAL ALL DAY
Vendor tents in the alleyway beside Unhinged, plus even more makers inside First & Main.
WANT IN ON THE CHAOS?
Sponsorship and volunteer spots are open for local businesses and anyone who wants to help us pull this off.
Contest registration, sponsorships, volunteering + full details: unhingedcoffee.co/fall-on-first-ave
Bring the kids. Bring the dog. Bring a costume. Bring questionable levels of competitive energy. ☕
Event venue & nearby stays
Unhinged Coffee & Co., 319 North First Avenue, Knightdale, United States
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