Burlington Family-Friendly Fall Activities 2026

Burlington Free

Community trick-or-treating, live music, and a Halloween fireworks show.

Illustration of three costumed clay children and little ghosts at a table with pumpkins and decorated cookies in autumn light (Downtown Monster Mash)

Downtown Monster Mash

Fri, Oct 16

Burlington Free

Kid-friendly celebration featuring cutesy, less spooky decorations for younger children

Downtown Graham Pumpkin Bash

Graham Free

Free annual festival featuring inflatables, trunk-or-treat, and a pumpkin smash.

Illustration of a ghost and a small witch carrying a pumpkin bucket on a sidewalk past glowing porches on an autumn street (Downtown Mebane Halloween Spooktacular)

Downtown Mebane Halloween Spooktacular

Mebane 9 mi

Downtown trick-or-treating, costume awards, and live entertainment in Mebane.

Illustration of glowing jack-o'-lanterns, candles, pumpkin seeds and small figures on a wooden table under string lights (Goatober Fest: Carving Pumpkins with Goats)

Goatober Fest: Carving Pumpkins with Goats

Aug 12 – Nov 1

Chapel Hill 21 mi $$

Carve pumpkins alongside goats who enjoy the scraps.

Illustration of a town square fall festival with striped pumpkin booths, costumed figures, and orange autumn trees (Orange County Halloween Spooktacular)

Orange County Halloween Spooktacular

Hillsborough 18 mi Free

Free community festival featuring pumpkin decorating, costume contests, and inflatables.

Illustration of two costumed trick or treaters with candy buckets on a dusk street of glowing houses and carved pumpkins (Trunk or Treat at Cone Health MedCenter Greensboro)

Trunk or Treat at Cone Health MedCenter Greensboro

Greensboro 24 mi Free

Free community trunk-or-treating with candy for all ages.

Community Trunk or Treat

Greensboro 25 mi Free

Free trick-or-treating featuring creatively decorated car trunks and tables.

Illustration of a Halloween craft scene with clay kids, a friendly ghost, bats and glowing pumpkins under party bunting (Pumpkin Patch Express at the Museum of Life and Science)

Pumpkin Patch Express at the Museum of Life and Science

Sep 26 – Oct 25

Durham 31 mi $$

Train ride on the Ellerbe Creek Railway

Boo Bash Carnival

Jamestown 29 mi $

Family carnival featuring a spooky train ride, creepy carousel, and trunk-or-treat.

BOO at the NC Zoo

Oct 17 – Oct 25

Asheboro 37 mi

Daytime trick-or-treating, costume contests, and games along the Africa loop.

Bull City BOOs Fest 2026

Durham 31 mi $

Features kids and adult costume contests plus a Pitbull look-alike contest

Barktoberfest

Durham 31 mi Free

Dog-friendly festival with costume contests, pet vendors, and live music.

Illustration of cars with open trunks decorated as tiny haunted houses with pumpkins and costumed kids at dusk (High Point Halloween Spooky Hoopla)

High Point Halloween Spooky Hoopla

High Point 34 mi Free

Trunk-or-treat event with bounce houses, a gaming truck, and haunted trail

Illustration of two tiny costumed figures near a flag among tall golden cornstalks, with small farm houses and pumpkins (Fall on the Farm at Smith Hollow Farm)

Fall on the Farm at Smith Hollow Farm

Sep 19 – Nov 8

Kernersville 38 mi $$

Features a three-acre corn maze, unlimited hayrides, and farm games.

Illustration of a fall festival street with big pumpkins in front, striped booths, and small figures under orange trees (Cosplay & Candy: Free Durham Truck-or-Treat Halloween Festival)

Cosplay & Candy: Free Durham Truck-or-Treat Halloween Festival

Sat, Oct 31

Durham 31 mi Free

Food truck trick-or-treating, cosplay showcase, gaming, and bounce houses.

Harvest Fest at LC Brier Creek

Durham 37 mi Free

Fall festival with live bluegrass music, games, inflatables, and local vendors.

Illustration of a pumpkin patch with many orange pumpkins, curling vines, a wheelbarrow and a small farm stand at dusk (Fall Fun at Page Farms Pumpkin Patch)

Fall Fun at Page Farms Pumpkin Patch

Raleigh 39 mi Free

Client appreciation gathering with pumpkin picking, warm drinks, and giveaways.

Illustration of a craft table with a glitter pumpkin, paint cups, a clay kid, a smiling ghost and a paper bat under bunting (Sensory-Friendly Trunk-or-Treat)

Sensory-Friendly Trunk-or-Treat

Cary 40 mi Free

Decorated trunks, crafts, games, and a quiet zone for all abilities.

Fall Pumpkin Door Leaner Workshop

Thu, Sep 17

Chapel Hill 26 mi $$

Paint a custom wooden door leaner for your porch using stencils.

Illustration of two clay kids and cotton ghosts around a craft table with painted pumpkins, paint pots and paper bats (Date Night Trick or Treat Painting Event)

Date Night Trick or Treat Painting Event

Chapel Hill 26 mi $$$

A partner painting session where one ticket covers two attendees.

Pumpkin Eve Painting Session

Chapel Hill 26 mi $$

Instructor-guided painting session with music, beer, and wine for purchase.

Illustration of two small ghosts and a witch with a black cat carrying pumpkin buckets on a street of cozy houses at dusk (Kids Halloween Cupcake Class)

Kids Halloween Cupcake Class

Durham 30 mi $

Hands-on baking and decorating workshop making themed treats.

Illustration of costumed figures mingling among striped festival booths, pumpkins, and orange autumn trees at dusk (BooFest at the Museum of Life and Science)

BooFest at the Museum of Life and Science

Sat, Oct 31

Durham 31 mi $$

Halloween celebration with sensory challenges and a pumpkin POP.

Boo! At Bethabara Park

Winston 48 mi Free

Historic Halloween event with a Fear on the Frontier walk.

Illustration of glowing carved jack o'lanterns, candles, and small figures with tools on a wooden table under string lights (Pumpkin Flotilla at Bond Park)

Pumpkin Flotilla at Bond Park

Fri, Oct 23

Cary 41 mi

Carved jack-o’-lanterns set sail across Bond Park Lake at twilight.

Illustration of costumed figures near striped booths and pumpkin displays on a grassy town square with orange autumn trees (Skeletons for St. Jude)

Skeletons for St. Jude

Holly Springs 46 mi

Nationwide network of home Halloween displays raising funds for St. Jude.

Illustration of two costumed figures in a festive autumn street at dusk with pumpkins, string lights and a glowing bonfire (Fall for Five Points Festival)

Fall for Five Points Festival

Raleigh 49 mi

Annual community festival celebrating the neighborhoods of Five Points.

Ghoul Times at Kaleideum

Winston 45 mi $

Family Halloween fun with trick-or-treating, rooftop dancing, and science experiments.

Illustration of a skeleton and a pumpkin headed guitarist with a witch singer on a night stage with pumpkins and a moon (Winston-Salem Symphony Halloween Spooktacular)

Winston-Salem Symphony Halloween Spooktacular

Winston 47 mi $$

A family-friendly symphony concert featuring lobby activities and an instrument petting zoo.

Scarecrows on the Square

Oct 3 – Oct 31

Raleigh 48 mi

Community scarecrow displays competing to win donations for local charities.

Goblin's Groove Family Dance

Apex 41 mi $

Parent-child Halloween dance featuring music, games, creepy-cute crafts, and treats.

SARDUC x RDUAE Fall Fest

Celebration of local Asian-owned businesses with food, crafts, performances, and mahjong.

Illustration of small cars parked at sunset with orange balloons, tiny houses on their roofs, a pumpkin and string lights (Cary 1st Ward Fall Celebration & Trunk or Treat)

Cary 1st Ward Fall Celebration & Trunk or Treat

Cary 44 mi Free

Features food, games, and trunk-or-treating in the parking lot.

Mummy & Son Masquerade Ball

Tue, Oct 20

Cary 45 mi $

Costume evening with games, spooky stories, and fireside s'mores.

Teens: Trick or Treat Bags

Thu, Oct 29

Craft custom Halloween candy bags for grades 6 through 12.

Illustration of smiling ghost figures and a small costumed child beside pumpkins and paint cups on a wooden table (Teens: Haunted Mushroom Terrariums)

Teens: Haunted Mushroom Terrariums

Thu, Oct 22

Craft mini haunted terrariums using mushrooms and spooky creatures.

Illustration of clay figures in costumes mingling among striped market tents and pumpkin displays under orange autumn trees (Little Explorers: From Tiny Seed to Giant Pumpkin!)

Little Explorers: From Tiny Seed to Giant Pumpkin!

Tue, Oct 13

Raleigh 49 mi Free

Preschool nature program exploring how tiny seeds become giant pumpkins.

Illustration of a witch in a pointed hat reading a book in an orange armchair beside pumpkins, a lamp and black cats (Carrie Williford | Please Don't Scare the Ghost Storytime)

Carrie Williford | Please Don't Scare the Ghost Storytime

Saturday morning Halloween picture book storytime with author Carrie Williford.

Illustration of small clay figures carving glowing jack-o'-lanterns on a wooden table with candles under string lights (Carrboro Pumpkin Decorating/Carving Contest)

Carrboro Pumpkin Decorating/Carving Contest

Carrboro 24 mi Free

Community pumpkin decorating and carving contest

Burwell School Fall Festival

Hillsborough 19 mi Free

Annual community fall festival with pie contest and local vendors.

Illustration of a row of cars with open trunks decorated for Halloween at sunset with balloons, pumpkins and costumed kids (Market Monster Mash - Trunk or Treat)

Market Monster Mash - Trunk or Treat

Danville 34 mi $

Community Trunk or Treat with decorated car trunks

Illustration of a pumpkin patch full of orange pumpkins on curling vines, with small figures, a wheelbarrow and a farm stand (Millstone Creek Orchards AppleFest)

Millstone Creek Orchards AppleFest

Ramseur 26 mi $$

U-pick apples and pumpkins with fresh cider donuts and slushies.

Halloween Friday on the Lawn

Danville 34 mi $

Halloween candy distribution on the museum lawn.

Illustration of a toy tractor pulling a wagon of costumed figures past pumpkins, autumn trees and a red barn (Harvest Ridge Corntacular Adventure)

Harvest Ridge Corntacular Adventure

Ruffin 26 mi $

All-inclusive pricing for a full day of farm fun.

Step Into Halloween Village