Charlotte: A Good Source For Halloween Costumes
It’s Halloween week, and the kids will be trick-or-treating and everyone will be dressed up in their favorite Halloween costume. It’s getting close to the wire if you haven’t chosen your Halloween costume yet, we found a great fallback in case the Halloween stores are packed with people.
Don’t forget about the Goodwill and thrift stores as they are a great place to find costumes for Halloween for something unique and cheap. If you create your own costume, the Goodwill is really one of the best places to find your unique costume, not to mention, they have older costumes that people have donated through the years that you also pick through to find something a little older than maybe this year or last year.
History Of Halloween Costumes
An early reference to wearing costumes on Halloween comes from Scotland in 1585. There are many references to the custom during the 18th and 19th centuries in the Celtic countries of Scotland, Ireland, Mann, and Wales. It has been suggested that the custom comes from the Celtic festivals of Samhain and Calan Gaeaf, or from the practice of “souling” during the Christian observance of Allhallowtide.
In America
The custom of “guising” at Halloween in North America was first recorded in 1911, when a newspaper in Kingston, Ontario, reported children going “guising” around the neighborhood. In 19th-century America, Halloween was often celebrated with costume parades and “licentious revelries.” However, efforts were made to “domesticate” the festival to conform with Victorian-era morality.
As we get so very close to the Halloween holiday, I thought we would take a look at some thrift stores and Goodwills right here in the Charlotte area that you can go to in the next couple of days to get your Halloween costume just right.
Thrift Stores And Goodwills In The Charlotte Area:
Goodwill – South Blvd.
6607 South Blvd · (704) 552-2878
Open ⋅ Closes 9 PM
Goodwill – Pineville
10124 Johnston Rd · (704) 341-0165
Open ⋅ Closes 9 PM
In-store shopping
Uptown Cheapskate Charlotte
Thrift store
9015 J M Keynes Dr #5
Open ⋅ Closes 8 PM · (704) 900-8014
Carolina Value Thrift
Thrift store
4451 Central Ave
Open ⋅ Closes 9 PM · (704) 568-8896
Goodwill – Steele Creek
12716 S Tryon St · (704) 587-6183
Open ⋅ Closes 9 PM
Goodwill – Sardis Rd.
1909 Sardis Rd N · (704) 841-8600
Open ⋅ Closes 9 PM
Bargain Hunters Thrift Store
Thrift store
7020 Albemarle Rd
Open ⋅ Closes 9 PM · (704) 566-8295
Goodwill – Wendover Rd.
921 N Wendover Rd · (980) 938-2890
Open ⋅ Closes 9 PM
In-store shopping
Goodwill – University Pointe
5808 University Pointe Blvd · (980) 636-1233
Open ⋅ Closes 9 PM
The WearHouse
Thrift store
127 Stetson Dr
Open ⋅ Closes 6 PM · (704) 295-9119
Goodwill – Ballantyne
16025 Lancaster Hwy · (704) 414-7441
Open ⋅ Closes 9 PM
Onsite services
Community Thrift Store
Thrift store
3016 Freedom Dr
Open ⋅ Closes 8 PM · (704) 393-3117
Goodwill – Mt. Island
2905 Mt Holly-Huntersville Rd · (704) 916-3344
Open ⋅ Closes 9 PM
Goodwill – Harris Blvd.
3710 W W.T.Harris Blvd · (704) 597-1776
Open ⋅ Closes 9 PM
Second Editions (Goodwill Outlet)
5301 Wilkinson Blvd · (704) 394-6017
Open ⋅ Closes 9 PM
In-store shopping
Goodwill – Albemarle Rd.
9305 Albemarle Rd · (704) 567-9474
Open ⋅ Closes 9 PM
Goodwill – Shopton Rd.
4835 Shopton Rd · (704) 367-4400
Open ⋅ Closes 9 PM
Goodwill – University
1725 Harris Houston Rd · (704) 595-9611
Open ⋅ Closes 9 PM
GW: A Goodwill Boutique
3609 South Blvd · (704) 916-1630
Open ⋅ Closes 9 PM
