HALLOWEEN HAUNTS
No tricks, just tips on enjoying Halloween safely on and off campus
ARRRGH ye ready to get spooky with us? Don’t miss out on ECU’s annual Halloween Havoc, hosted on Halloween by the Student Activities Board (SAB) in a new location this year – the Main Campus Student Center – for a “Nightmare on Elm” extravaganza, 10th Street style. Learn more below.
Venturing off campus on Halloween and into downtown Greenville? Also below, find out the latest information from the Greenville Police Department on checking stations, road closures, parking, ride-sharing, security and more.
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HALLOWEEN HAVOC
DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE
HALLOWEEN HAVOC
ENTRY
Two Entrances
- By the ECU letters off 10th Street
- By the ECU bus loop near Joyner Library
Students must present their 1 Card to enter.
Guests
Guests will be allowed if accompanied by an ECU student. Guests accompanying an ECU student will receive a wristband upon entry.
Reentry
Reentry is allowed with ECU 1 Card or with a guest wristband.
BUSES
Special Halloween Pirate Express service
Buses will run to the Main Campus Student Center. All normal Thursday evening routes will run on regular schedule until 10:30 p.m. At 10:30 p.m. the special Halloween Pirate Express service will begin serving off-campus apartments that are normally served by Pirate Express service on Friday and Saturday nights. This service will operate out of the Main Campus Student Center loop.
850 Gold route
The 850 Gold route which serves campus (MCSC, West End, College Hill, Curry Court, Minges) will operate on a 10-minute frequency. From 10:30 p.m. to midnight buses will bring passengers to the MCSC, no transfers from bus to bus, and from MCSC home midnight to 2:30 a.m.
Last bus
Last bus will leave at 2:30 a.m. from the Main Campus Student Center bus loop.
PROHIBITED ITEMS
Props/Masks
No full face masks or props of any kind will be permitted.
Weapons
No weapons of any kind are permitted.
Outside Food or Drinks
No outside food or drink will be permitted at the event. There will be free food at the event, and some of the dining locations – Cane’s, Panda and the Sweet Shop – will be open for food purchases as well.
Halloween Havoc is sponsored by
DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE
CHECKING STATIONS
9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Oct. 31
Three checking stations are planned throughout downtown Greenville (view the map) and will be in place from 9 p.m. until 1:30 a.m. These checking stations are optional; however, if someone does not wish to go through a checking station, they will not be allowed to enter the event area. The checking stations are as follows:
- Fifth and Reade
- Fifth and Evans
- Cotanche near parking deck
ROAD CLOSURES
Roads surrounding the event area will close at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 31. View the map.
SECURITY
The Greenville Police Department has hired “Staff One” to work security at the downtown entrance points. Security staff will be dressed in identifying neon shirts and vests, similar to what one might be used to seeing at East Carolina University sporting events. This will allow for a smooth transition into the downtown area and free up emergency personnel to allow them to respond and be available for true emergency situations and calls for service. Extra police officers will still be stationed in the downtown area and throughout the city.