Reno certainly knows how to get in the spooky spirit. We’ve got events like the Halloween Hollow in the Riverwalk District and of course, the annual Reno Zombie Crawl which attracts over 15,000 participants every October. This year, Candlelight Halloween Reno is haunting the city with spine-tingling renditions of scary songs and film scores that’ll leave the skin crawling.
Candlelight: Halloween Classics
Modest Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain emerged from Russian folklore about supernatural gatherings on St. John’s Eve, later immortalized by Disney’s Fantasia. This classical nightmare joins Ray Parker Jr.’s Ghostbusters theme and the modern electronic terror of Stranger Things, spanning cultures and centuries of supernatural storytelling.
The bow-wielding musicians create surprising unity between these disparate pieces. Mussorgsky’s chaotic supernatural energy gets channeled through all four instruments while Ghostbusters’ funk rhythms gain classical sophistication. The Stranger Things synth becomes organic through the textural weaver of viola, all illuminated by mesmerizing dance of candlelight that makes every note feel like an incantation summoning spirits from across time.
Candlelight Halloween at Celebrity Showroom
The Celebrity Showroom in Reno is transformed by the glow of thousands of candles, each flame reflecting off polished surfaces and plush interiors to create an enchanting, shadow-filled ambiance. This unique setting heightens the 60-minute Candlelight Halloween concert, with doors opening 30-45 minutes early so guests can be fully immersed in the shimmering, mysterious atmosphere.
As the string quartet performs Funeral March of a Marionette by Charles Gounod, Der Erlkönig by Franz Schubert and In the Hall of the Mountain King by Edvard Grieg, the interplay of candlelight and music conjures a subtle sense of spookiness. With tickets in high demand, waiting to plan your Halloween could mean missing out on one of the most popular and atmospheric seasonal events in Reno.