NODA Halloween Freaky 5k 2026

The NoDa Halloween Freaky 5K is a 5K costume run in Charlotte, North Carolina, held around Halloween in the NoDa neighborhood. It starts at 5 p.m. and is suitable for a broad audience: experienced runners, beginners, walkers, families, and groups of friends can all participate without the pressure of a serious race-day test. The route runs through NoDa, one of Charlotte’s older neighborhoods, with the start and finish at NoDa Company Store on Yadkin Avenue. Halloween costumes are integral to the event, so the participants are more likely to be people running or walking through the neighborhood dressed for the season, rather than focused on singlets and split-times.