The Sunday before Halloween, Huntersville Athletic Park turns into a neon-lit time capsule where synth hooks meet costume contests and every sing-along comes with face paint. Kids In America takes the stage at 5:00 PM as part of Huntersville Parks & Recreation’s annual Halloween celebration, delivering two hours of the decade’s biggest anthems while families in costume crowd the field. If you’ve been looking for a reason to dust off your Members Only jacket or tease your hair one more time, this is it.
The event runs from 4:00 to 7:00 PM with free admission, trick-or-treat booths scattered across the park, and food and drinks available for purchase. It’s the kind of afternoon where your kids can load up on candy while you relearn every word to “Livin’ on a Prayer.”
Show Details
Kids In America performs at 5:00 PM on Sunday, October 25th, 2026, at Huntersville Athletic Park, located at 11720 Verhoeff Dr, Huntersville, NC 28078. The performance is part of Halloween in Huntersville, a free community event hosted by Huntersville Parks & Recreation. Gates open at 4:00 PM, and the festival wraps at 7:00 PM. Bring the family, wear a costume, and plan for an outdoor evening with room to move.
About Kids In America
Kids In America is a six-piece 80s cover band built on years of live experience and a shared commitment to recreating the decade exactly as it sounded. Shannon Remley and Ray Hartsfield handle female and male lead vocals. Shannon’s powerhouse vocals and energy along with Ray’s charisma and showmanship make for the ultimate male-female lead vocal combo upfront. Roey Haviv plays bass guitar and bass synth, GK Via covers lead guitar and lead and background vocals, Rob Bowser on keyboards and synths, and Mike Graci handles drums and electronic percussion. This 6 piece very talented band plays everything live with no tracks, covering pop, hair metal, new wave, hip hop and dance with the kind of precision and accuracy that comes from over a thousand shows for just over a decade.
What You Will Hear
Expect the kind of night where you might hear “Thriller” into “Ghostbusters,” “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” chasing “Beat It,” or “Pour Some Sugar on Me” clearing space for “Push It.” The setlist pulls from every corner of the 80s, so you could catch “Don’t Stop Believin'” and “Sweet Child o’ Mine” back to back, or hear “Come On Eileen” sandwiched between “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” and “Jump.” Whether the band lands on “Take On Me,” “Billie Jean,” or “Livin’ on a Prayer,” the goal is the same: two straight hours of the hooks you grew up on, played live and loud.
About the Venue
Huntersville Athletic Park serves as the town’s central outdoor event space, hosting everything from youth sports tournaments to seasonal festivals. The park offers open fields, pavilions, and plenty of room for families to spread out. For Halloween in Huntersville, the setup includes a main stage for live entertainment, vendor booths for trick-or-treating, and a costume contest that draws hundreds of participants each year. Parking is on-site, and the layout makes it easy to navigate with kids in tow.
Plan Your Night
Admission is free, so grab your crew, throw on a costume, and arrive early if you want a good spot near the stage. Food and drinks will be available for purchase throughout the event, and trick-or-treat booths open at 4:00 PM. The costume contest typically runs before the band takes the stage, so check in with event staff when you arrive if you want to enter. This is one of those rare shows where the kids can run wild and the adults can actually enjoy the music, so bring a blanket, settle in, and let the band do the rest.