Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Oct. 31, 2015 as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.

• Halloween Daze & Spooky Nights at Carolina Renaissance Festival















• Monster Mashup at N.C. Music Factory

• Dracula at Theatre Charlotte

• Annual Halloween Fiasco at Milestone

• Boudoir of Horrors: Big Mamma’s House of Burlesque Halloween Show at Upstage