Saturdays and Sundays, from October 8th to November 20th 16445 Poplar Tent Road Huntersville NC 28078 The Renaissance Festival is a 16th century European style art and entertainment festival combining outdoor theater, circus entertainment, arts and crafts marketplace, a jousting tournament, a feast fit for royalty, and much much more. This is one of the most interactive entertainment shows ever created with wonderful amusements and antics ongoing all around you! You can sit back and watch, or you can become a part of the action, surrounded by over 500 costumed characters roaming the festival village. The village lanes are full of peasants singing sea-faring songs and street entertainers surprising you with tall tales and tricks, each with a role to play.
Carrboro Halloween Carnival Carrboro,NC
Oct. 31, 2011 6:00 pm Carrboro Town Commons The Carrboro Halloween Carnival has been held annually for several decades. Come enjoy the night and experience great carnival games such as the Bean Bag Toss, Ring the Magic Mountain, Duck Pond, and much more. We boast a host of carnival style activities that reward your participation with wickedly good prizes. Drinks and popcorn concessions available.
Sunday, October 2, 2011 Extended Hours: 12pm - 6pm Downtown Chapel Hill on West Franklin Street Chapel Hill’s annual celebration of the arts boasts over 100 quality artists, live entertainment for all ages, hands-on activities, and local food. Chapel Hill residents and people from neighboring communities will have the opportunity to explore our booming local art scene supporting the artists that make our communities and local economy vibrant. Chapel Hills Festifall, Orange County’s premier outdoor event takes place along the tree lined streets of West Franklin Street in Downtown Chapel Hill and hosts over 15,000 attendees.
Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Womble Park Across from 301 Stinson Ave.(HollyFest 5K runners meet at 1201 Grigsby Ave.) The Town of Holly Springs joins with churches, civic organizations and businesses for this annual community celebration. Admission is free. The event is on rain or shine. Highlights
THREE WEEKENDS IN OCTOBER! October 15–16, 22–23, 29-30 433 Murray Avenue, Durham, NC 27704 All aboard the Pumpkin Patch Express at the Museum of Life and Science. Ride the train to our Pumpkin Patch and find your pumpkin. Return to the station, visit the activity tent and enjoy painting and decorating your very own pumpkin. Make a trick or treat bag and other Halloween crafts, enjoy a treat and have your face painted too!
Trains run Saturday Oct. 22 and Oct. 29 departing at 4:00pm, 5:15pm, 6:30pm, 7:45pm and 9:00pm each ride taking about an hour. Advance purchase of tickets is required. The fare is $9.00 for passengers of all ages, and tickets are available online here. 5121 Daisey St New Hill, NC 27562 This is a family and kid friendly event, however the 7:45pm and 9:00pm trains are at night, so very young riders are encouraged earlier. All trains are diesel powered, the steam locomotive will be part of the event.
Saturday Oct. 29th 5-9pm Downtown Cary Come out to downtown Cary for a fun, family-friendly Halloween celebration! Start your evening at Herbert C. Young Community Center with Cary Teen Council's Tricks & Treats Bash of fun games, prizes and more. Then, make your way down Academy Street to the Cary Arts Center for not-so-scary stories, ceramics classes, and – if you dare - the Applause! Cary Youth Theatre Fright School's Haunted House.
October 30, 2011 @ 2:00 PM Cameron Village 2000 Clark Ave. Raleigh, NC 5K, 1M Fun Run and 100 Yard Dash promoting family fitness.It’s a spooktacular event and much more fun than your ordinary road race. Take to the streets in costume and join in the not so scary family festival. In addition to the 1 mile, 5K and 100 yard dash there will be a bone chilling treat. Dress up in your Halloween costume (not too scary and in good taste) to win prizes!
October 13 - 23 1025 Blue Ridge Road Raleigh, NC 27607 The North Carolina State Fair is the largest 11-day event in North Carolina, attracting more than 800,000 attendees. The Fair host many diverse musical acts, numerous food vendors, games booths and carnival rides, commercial and agricultural exhibitors. The Fair is managed and produced by the N.C. Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services and is consistently ranked among the top 25 fairs in North America.
Saturday, November 5, from 11am to 2pm, rain or shine 105 Pullen Rd Raleigh, NC 27607 Join us for our annual homage to the scarecrow! Participants ages 1 and up are invited to come and build a scarecrow on Pullen Arts Center's front lawn and enjoy other fall activities. Forms to support your scarecrow, along with the stuffing materials. You come prepared with your scarecrow's wardrobe and your creativity! All scarecrows remain on display as long as weather permits, so please plan to leave your scarecrow with us. Bring a picnic lunch if you like and make a day of it! The festival is free, however, scarecrow space is limited, so register early! Call 919-996-6126 for more information or to register.
Tours run Friday & Saturday evenings beginning at 7:30PM and end at 9:00PM. Wake County Court Houst Steps 316 Fayetteville Street Raleigh,NC 27601 family friendly 1.5 mile walking tour designed for goblins (children 8 year & older please) seeking a unique and different downtown Raleigh experience. The tour combines local ghost stories, folklore and local history as it takes children of ALL ages to four different Ghost & Paranormal sites including Capitol Phantoms, the Peg-legged ghost, Yarborough House ghosts and Raleigh City Cemetery are on the itinerary. We wrap up the tour with the gruesome experiences of centuries past at Moore's Square, one of Raleigh's two remaining green spaces/parks established in 1792.
Saturday, October 29th 1520 Morrisville Parkway Morrisville, NC 27560 The Town of Morrisville’s Spook-tacular Haunted Trail will take place on October 29, 2011 from 6:00pm - 10:00pm at Morrisville Community Park. The early portion of the evening will feature a family friendly trail with mild scares. Later in the evening the trail will become spookier, and is suitable for adults and children ages 10 and older. Free admission to the event.
Downtown Main Street Fuquay-Varina,NC Annual Halloween event sponsored by the merchants along the Fuquay and Varina Retail Districts. Held from 2-5pm, parents are invited to dress-up their ghosts and goblins, grab a bag and visit the merchants that display the sign, “Trick or Treat Here!”
