Date: Sat, Oct 24, 2026
Time: See event details
Venue: Mordecai Historic Park, 1 Mimosa St., Raleigh
Price: Free
Category: Community
Free morning festival: magicians, pumpkin decorating, kids' costume contest at noon. Explicitly no gore.
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Spellbound at Mordecai runs Sat, Oct 24, 2026, See event details.
Mordecai Historic Park, 1 Mimosa St. is in Raleigh, NC. Open in Google Maps.
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