We’re here to ease you into a weekend that is mostly creepy, deal with it! Maybe you want to turn your pumpkin into a carriage or get free candy at the last mall in the world (we assume). Perhaps an evening with Baltimore’s most talented, shockingly gross son will bring you joy. Choose from getting scared at a farm or a hotel. Whatever your tastes are, feel certain that Phoenix is your place for active living. Note: Some descriptions courtesy of event hosts and edited for clarity.

10.20

Cinderella Ballet at Symphony Hall
As if stepping between the pages of a beloved storybook, Ib Andersen’s Cinderella brings the romantic story to life, vividly delighting audiences with the beauty and majesty of classical ballet, wrapped in the promise of “happily ever after,” and generously sprinkled with a wonderful dose of humor. Tix start at $35; 7 p.m.; 75 N 2nd St, Phoenix, AZ; phoenixconventioncenter.com // @phoenixsymphony  

Fear at the Farm
It’s spooky season so hit up one of Arizona’s best haunted attractions: Fear at the Farm. $27.99; 6801 N 99th Ave, Glendale, AZ; fearfarm.com // @fearfarmphoeni

10.21

Arizona Jazz Festival on High Street
Break out your jazz hands for a full weekend of incredible music. Tix start at $75; 3 p.m.; 5415 E High St., Phoenix, AZ; azjazzfest.com // @azjazzfest

Artists Assemble Horror Fest at Sheraton Crescent Hotel, Phoenix

Calling all horror movie fans and newbies, this is the event for you! Actors, creators, vendors, gore, and more! Tix start at $10; 4 p.m.; 2620 W Dunlap Ave, Phoenix, AZ; artistsassembleproductions.com // @btmarvelous

10.22

Trick or Treating at Christown Spectrum Mall
100 local vendors will be on hand to pass out candy. Plus, food trucks, music, raffles, prizes and more! Free; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; 1607 West Bethany Home Road Phoenix, AZ; christownspectrum.shopkimco.com

3rd Annual Halloween Skullfest at The Blooze
Bands, costume contest, tarot readings, and more! $15; 4pm to midnight; 12014 N 32nd St, Phoenix, AZ

10.23

National Theatre Live: Frankenstein at Phoenix Art Museum 
Directed by Academy Award®-winner Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire), Frankenstein features Benedict Cumberbatch (Hamlet, BBC’s Sherlock) and Jonny Lee Miller (Elementary, Trainspotting) alternating between the roles of Victor Frankenstein and his creation. Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein’s bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Meeting with cruelty wherever he goes, the increasingly desperate and vengeful Creature determines to track down his creator and strike a terrifying deal. Scientific responsibility, parental neglect, cognitive development and the nature of good and evil, are embedded within this thrilling and deeply disturbing classic tale. Tix start at $20; 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.; 1625 North Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ; phxart.org/ // @phxart

“The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” with Tetra String Quartet at Orpheum Theatre
Billed as “The Strangest Film in the World,” “The Cabinet of Dr Caligari” tells the story of two friends, Francis (Friedrich Feher) and Alan (Rudolf Lettinger), who encounter the Dr. Caligari (Werner Krauss) while at a carnival. The men see Caligari showing off his somnambulist, Cesare (Conrad Veidt), a hypnotized man who the doctor claims can see into the future. Shockingly, Cesare then predicts Alan’s death, and by morning his chilling prophecy has come true — making Cesare the prime suspect. But is Cesare guilty, or is the doctor controlling him? $16; 3 p.m.; 203 W Adams St., Phoenix, AZ; phoenixconventioncenter.com // @phoenixconvctr