Nightmare Off 8th Street

CLOSED Today: Sept. 27, 2026

Buffalo Street, Between 7th & 8th Street
709 Buffalo Street, Manitowoc, WI 54220

Recommended For All ages

October 3

2:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Nightmare Off 8th Street is Manitowoc’s annual Halloween street festival—an evening of live music, food trucks, seasonal vendors, and fall fun in the heart of downtown.

For one night only, wander down to Buffalo Street and enjoy an open-air block party; shop seasonal goods, grab something delicious to eat, and enjoy a killer line-up of entertainment.

LIVE MUSIC LINE-UP:
• Broken Arrow will be opening with a rock set from 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM — think Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, Alice In Chains, Rush, and more.
• Avenue 55 will be closing the night from 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM with the best of ‘90s & 2000s rock, featuring hits from Creed, Nickelback, 3 Doors Down, Foo Fighters, Puddle of Mudd, and more.

FUN FOR ALL AGES
• Free Face Painting & Balloon Twisting with Mischief & Magic presented by Fox Communities Credit Union
• Dual Slide Bounce House presented by Let’s Run Around Green Bay
• Fall Hay Bales & Pumpkins Photo Op presented by Porch Charm
• Live Pumpkin Carving
• LED Light Show at 7:00 PM
• Spiritwalker Roaming at 7:00 PM
• Free Cheese Stick For The First 100 People to Show Up in Costume presented by Sargento Cheese

FOOD TRUCKS:
• Holla On Wheels
• El Tequila Manitowoc
• TR Bubble Tea
• Sweet Escapes
• No Pork on Your Fork
• Busted Spud
• Heritage Coffee & Tea

OUTDOOR BAR:
• Carbliss
• Busch Light
• Miller Lite
• Oktoberfest
• Pumpkin Cider
• Water, Coca Cola, Diet Coke, Coke Zero, Sprite, & Mountain Dew

VENDORS:
• Beautiful Demise
• Sonia Vasquez Tattoos
• Confused But Still Crocheting
• Jemm Boutique
• Lux Candela Studio
• Vivid By Keegan & Gothique Goods
• The Three Legged Dog
• Squirrel Art
• Boogeyman Boutique
• Kendra Ann Crafts & Accessorie
• Sonder Studio
• Dreaming Willow Homestead & Creations
• Modern Medieval Press
• Suzie’s Stitchables
• Purrfect Evidence Studio
• Gore Little Craft Habit
• Winters Gore
• Cass’ Handmade Horrors
• Besom Boutique

Free

920-395-5159

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Buffalo Street, Between 7th & 8th Street
709 Buffalo Street, Manitowoc, WI 54220

44.094380 / -87.656970

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Sept. 27, 2026, 2:39 p.m.