It's that time of year again, fall is in the air! There is so much to do around this time of year, whether it's going on a hayride, listening to local bands, costume contests and more!

Farms 

Hall Family Farm

Hours :  
Wednesday & Thursday: 11am – 6pm 
Friday: 11am – 10pm 
Saturday: 9am – 10pm 
Sunday: 9am – 6pm 
Closed Mondays except 10/14 and 10/21 – 9am – 6pm 
Closed Tuesdays 
Location: 445 W. Rebound Rd, Lancaster, SC 28720 
Fall season on the farm features a 7-acre corn maze, pumpkin picking, a musical hayride, kids activities, and refreshments available in Hall’s Kitchen and the Bakery. 

Cherry Place Farm

Hours : Saturdays (10am - 6pm) and Sundays (1pm - 6pm) only 
The October festival is a self-guided tour of our farm that features a two-acre corn maze, hayrides, visiting and feeding the animals, and plenty of barnyard play areas for children. We also have pumpkins for sale. We are family friendly and welcome you out to our farm to enjoy the fall fun together! 

Location: 1950 Oakdale Rd, Rock Hill, SC 29730 

Linberger's Farm

Hours :  
Monday - Friday | 9am - 6:30pm 
Saturdays | 9am - 6pm 
Sundays | 12pm - 6pm 
Through October 31st 
Location: 906 Dallas Stanley Hwy, Dallas, NC 28034 

We have 100+ varieties of pumpkins and gourds for fall decor. Your kids can run wild on our tire mountains,  slides, swings, corn crib, and sand boxes. Hay rides, pumpkins, gourds, playgrounds, hay bale mountains, chickens to feed, and picnic  shelters for your family's next tradition. Ride a scenic wagon ride around the farm and pumpkin picking for the family.

Cotton Hills Farm

Hours :  
Monday - Saturday: 9am - 7pm 
Closed Sundays 
Location: 2575 Lowrys Highway, Chester, SC 29706 

Come enjoy a fun fall hayride through our farm. Our 40 minute hayride takes you through a real, working farm. You will see our cotton fields, our 15-acre pumpkin patch, and beautiful fall leaves.

Strawberry Hill Farm

Hours: Every Day | 10am - 6pm 
Through October 27th 
Location: 3097 Hwy 11 West, Chesnee, SC 29323 
Get lost in a 10-acre corn maze, and enjoy some of our homemade ice-cream. The farm is proud to offer one of the largest pumpkin selections in South Carolina, we have pumpkins in all shapes, sizes and colors. Weekends only: Hayride to farm playground, feed and visit with our farm animals, enjoy the zipline and jump pillow.

Bush-n-Vine Farm

Hours:  
Monday - Friday | 8am - 6pm  
Saturdays | 8am - 5pm 
Through October 27th 
Location: 1650 Filbert Hwy, York, SC 
Bring on the pumpkins, apple cider, and cooler weather! We’ll have a variety of activities for you and your family/friends to participate in—pick-your-own pumpkins, 1 mile hiking trail, and more! 

Carrigan Farms

Hours:

Hours Vary

Location: 1261 Oakridge Farm Hwy, Mooresville, NC 28115

Each trip to the pumpkin patch includes a hayride to the petting zoo and pumpkin field. On weekends only, the food truck serves apple cider donuts and apple cider slushies.

Hodges Family Farm

Hours:

Daily 9am - 6pm

Through October 31st

Location: 3780 Rocky River Rd, Charlotte, NC 28215

Pick your pumpkins of all shapes and sizes. We have hay bales to climb and jump on, and barnyard animals to pet. On weekends we have hayrides, the Farm Shop and fall treats for purchase (kettle corn, funnel cakes, apple cider doughnuts and more!

The Hunter Farm

Hours:
Closed Mondays
Tuesdays - Fridays | 2pm - 7pm (Farm Fridays open till 9pm)
Saturdays - Sundays |  9am - 7pm
Through October 31st
Location: 13624 Providence Rd, Weddington, NC 28104
Enjoy wagon rides to our interactive petting barn to feed and snuggle friendly farm animals. Each ride attendee receives a complementary pie pumpkin after each ride. Shop for the perfect pumpkin from our large variety. On Farm Fridays enjoy live music, food trucks, adult beverages, and more.

Festivals 

The Lazy 5 Ranch Fall Festival

Hours:

Monday - Saturday 9am until one hour before sunset, arrive by 5pm
Sunday | 12pm until one hour before sunset, arrive by 5pm
Through October 31st
Location: 15100 Mooresville Road, Mooresville, NC 28115

Blacks Peaches Fall Festival

Hours: Every Saturday in October, 10am - 5pm

Location: 1800 Black Hwy., York, SC 29745

Activities include hayrides and corn mazes for the family. You can also do our "pumpkin chunkin" and play on the farm playground.

Watson Farms Fall Farm Day

Hours: Saturday, October 12th, 10am - 2pm 
Location: 713 Colony Rd, Chester, SC, 29706 
Come out and join us for the last farm day of this year. There will be wagon hayrides to see animals, kids activities, food trucks, artisans and more! 

Riverbend Creamery Fall Harvest Festival

Hours: Saturday, October 12th, 10am - 3pm 
Location: 4391 Ritchie Rd, Lincolnton, NC, 28092 
Join us for a day filled with fall fun at our 4th Annual Fall Harvest Festival! We've got an exciting lineup of activities and treats that are perfect for the whole family. A wide variety of local vendors offering food, candles, soaps, pottery, wood crafts, and more. Enjoy live music from The Sigmon Stringers and walking farm tours! 

Fort Mill Fall Festival

Hours: Saturday, October 19th, 3pm - 7pm 
Location: 345 N. White St., Fort Mill, SC 29715 
Get ready for an afternoon filled with food, fun and all things Fall with music from Rob Cole & Band and Six One Five Collective. Costume contests for all ages and fall fun throughout the park includes roving entertainment by Sigmon Theatrical, photos with Mr. & Mrs. Pumpkin and  Scarecrow Stilt Walkers! 

Charlotte Metro Festivals 

Mecktoberfest

When: October 4-6, 11am - 10pm and October 11-13, 11am-10pm

Neighborhood: Ballantyne 
Get ready for double the fun and festivities at OMB's 2024 Mecktoberfest! Dive into delicious German  cuisine, enjoy live music in our Biergartens, and test your strength in our thrilling stein holding  contests.  

Oktoberfest at Carowinds

When: Saturdays & Sundays, Sept. 14 - Nov. 2, 2024 | 11 AM - 7 PM
Area: South Charlotte/Fort Mill 
Experience Germany’s world-famous Oktoberfest at Carowinds. Oktoberfest offers authentic German food, beverages, music and family-friendly entertainment. Plus, the park’s most popular rides are open, making Oktoberfest a must-do event for the whole family. 

Oktoberfest at Gilde Brewery

When: October 4-6 and 11-13, 11am - 11pm 
Neighborhood: Lower South End 
Charlotte’s authentic German brewery, Gilde, celebrates Oktoberfest with stein-holding contests, keg  tapping and the brewery’s German cuisine, pure German fun!  

BayHaven Food & Wine Festival

When: October 3rd - 6th 
Neighborhood: West Charlotte 
By celebrating foodways and the industry members who make them possible, the festival will honor the diaspora, foster education, and create meaningful and joyous moments of celebration.  

Mecklenburg Oktoberfest

When: October 5th, starts at 11am 
Neighborhood: Uptown 
Head to Truist Field - The day will begin with the Pink Cupcake Walk benefiting Go Jen Go and roll into the day-long Oktoberfest. The event offers a mix of entertainment, local craft beer, shopping, kids’ activities, food and more! 

Hola Charlotte Festival

When: October 5th, 12pm - 6pm 
Neighborhood: Uptown 
Hola Charlotte is the largest Hispanic Heritage celebration in Charlotte, highlighting Latin American culture and all its diversity. Featuring nationally recognized entertainers and celebrating the heritage of various Latin American countries with Hispanics of multiple backgrounds and ages. 

Carolina Renaissance Festival

When: October 5th - November 24th, Saturdays & Sundays only from 9:30am - 5:30pm 
Area: Huntersville 
Non-stop immersive and interactive entertainment. Shop an abundance of arts and crafts in the village open-air Artisan Market! Adventure awaits with games and rides, valiant jousting knights on horseback, majestic falconry, beautiful mermaids and fairies, friendly dragons, feasting, and so much more!

Charlotte Vegfest

When: October 12th, 12pm - 6pm (VIP starting at 11am) 
Neighborhood: Ballantyne 

Charlotte Vegfest is a family-friendly celebration of a healthy, sustainable, and compassionate lifestyle and explores the endless benefits of vegan living. Charlotte Vegfest brings together national, regional, and local veg-minded businesses for a broad mix of old and new favorites at The Amp Ballantyne.

Carolina BalloonFest

When: Oct. 18-20 
Area: Statesville 
The Carolina BalloonFest features hot air balloon morning competitions, mass ascensions, and evening  balloon glows in addition to live entertainment on two stages, a kids’ zone, marketplace and artisan village, and NC wine and craft beer garden. 

Charlotte Chalk Art Festival

When: October 19th at 12pm to October 20th at 5pm 
Neighborhood: NoDa 
The Charlotte Chalk Art Festival, a FREE, family-friendly two-day festival, features a street chalk art competition for ages 12-18+. Festival goers watch and cheer on the competitors and artists creating the street chalk art gallery while enjoying various art-focused activities, music, and performance offerings, patronizing our curated arts, crafts, retail, food, and beverage  vendors.  

Biketoberfest

When: October 27th, 11:30am - 6pm 
Neighborhood: Citywide 
Biketoberfest is your unique opportunity to explore our city on an epic, family-friendly scavenger hunt  as you walk, run, or bike along a designated route and collect goodies and raffle tickets along the way! 

Statesville Pumpkin Festival

When: Nov. 2nd, 10am - 5pm 
Area: Statesville 
The Statesville Pumpkin Festival is a fall festival for the entire family. Come join us as classic cars return to beautiful Historic Downtown Statesville. Two stages full of entertainment! Join us at the Center Stage  and the Community Stage. 

Charlotte Knights Pumpkin Patch

When: October 10th, 10am - 3pm 
Neighborhood: Uptown 
The Charlotte Knights Charities Foundation is celebrating its fifth annual Circle K Pumpkin  Patch! Enjoy a full fall festival day with thousands of pumpkins in the outfield grass, great food, and more.