{"id":5765,"date":"2025-10-27T19:22:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T23:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/?p=5765"},"modified":"2025-10-27T19:24:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T23:24:32","slug":"5-spooky-on-campus-halloween-festivities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/2025\/10\/27\/5-spooky-on-campus-halloween-festivities\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Spooky On-Campus Halloween Festivities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Halloween may be Friday, but there\u2019s still plenty of spooky events happening on campus this weekend! If you\u2019re looking for a break from studies, an opportunity to show some ghoulish school spirit or just an excuse to wear a costume, check out our list of five on-campus Halloween activities you can attend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pumpkin Painting and Friendship Bracelets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Thursday, Oct. 30, 2-4 p.m.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bird Library will offer a creative outlet for students on Thursday afternoon with an <a href=\"https:\/\/events.syracuse.edu\/event\/pumpkin-painting-friendship-bracelets\">arts and crafts stand<\/a> located on the first floor. The table will have materials for making friendship bracelets and painting mini artificial pumpkins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Late Night Ice: Halloween Skate<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Thursday, Oct. 30, and Friday, Oct. 31, 9-11 p.m.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Free for Syracuse University and SUNY ESF students, head over to the Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion for <a href=\"https:\/\/events.syracuse.edu\/event\/late-night-ice-halloween-skate\">two extra-spooky nights of ice skating<\/a>. Enjoy sweet treats and festive beverages while wearing your most creative and fun Halloween costumes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Field and Frights Takeover<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Friday, Oct. 31, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you a fan of haunted houses? Do you love school spirit? Head to the Schine Student Center for a combination of the two before the Syracuse University football game on Friday evening! The <a href=\"https:\/\/events.syracuse.edu\/event\/field-and-frights-takeover\">tailgate hosted by Student Engagement<\/a> will include ghoulish grub, giveaways, a spooky haunted village and plenty of frightful fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">LaunchPad Halloween Freelance Small Business Competition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Friday, Oct. 31, noon-3 p.m.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Located on the first floor of Bird Library, students who are looking to grow their own small businesses and side-hustles are invited to join a <a href=\"https:\/\/events.syracuse.edu\/event\/launchpad-halloween-freelance-small-business-competition\">freelance competition<\/a>. The competition, open to both undergraduates and graduate students, will allow students to present their business and the unique value it brings to the market for a chance to win cash and non-cash prizes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Syracuse Football vs. North Carolina<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Friday, Oct. 31, 7:30 p.m.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Syracuse University is <a href=\"https:\/\/cuse.com\/news\/2025\/10\/27\/football-cuse-tar-heels-clash-on-halloween\">hosting a football game against North Carolina<\/a> this weekend, and for the first time since 1992, it&#8217;ll be on Halloween! Come in your best costumes and spooky attire to enjoy &#8216;Cuse on the Quad&#8217;s Halloween celebrations starting at 4:30 p.m. (including a haunted house!), take photos in &#8220;Otto&#8217;s Spooky Space&#8221; from 6:30-10 p.m. and participate in a costume contest for a chance to win a prize. If wearing your Halloween costume in The Dome isn&#8217;t your vibe, just wear your best Syracuse Orange for the Halloween special Orange Out! You can buy tickets now through your <a href=\"https:\/\/am.ticketmaster.com\/suorange\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">student MyCuse account<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Written By Kate Jackson<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>\u201926, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Halloween may be Friday, but there\u2019s still plenty of spooky events happening on campus this weekend! If you\u2019re looking for a break from studies, an opportunity to show some ghoulish school spirit or just an excuse to wear a costume, check out our list of five on-campus Halloween activities you can attend. 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