Salisbury Family-Friendly Fall Activities 2026

Charlotte 34 mi Free

Cultural festival featuring global food, live music, dance, and family activities.

Boo Bash Carnival

Sat, Oct 10

Jamestown 37 mi $

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

BOO at the NC Zoo

Oct 17 – Oct 25

Asheboro 40 mi

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

Boo! At Bethabara Park

Winston 35 mi Free

Historic Halloween event with a Fear on the Frontier walk.

Halloween in Huntersville

Sun, Oct 25

Huntersville 28 mi Free

Features trick-or-treating, a costume contest, and a 300-drone show.

Illustration of a giant pumpkin on a stand in a grassy field near striped booths with small figures and pumpkins (Deer Run Farm Family Fall Festival)

Deer Run Farm Family Fall Festival

Sep 19 – Oct 31

Midland 29 mi

Features a combine slide, gravity wagon basketball, and corn maze

Illustration of three costumed clay children and little ghosts at a table with pumpkins and decorated cookies in autumn light (Ghoul Times at Kaleideum)

Ghoul Times at Kaleideum

Winston 32 mi $

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

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 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 34 mi $$

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

Illustration of a corn maze path with tall golden cornstalks, small costumed figures, a flag, pumpkins and a red barn (Fall on the Farm at Smith Hollow Farm)

Fall on the Farm at Smith Hollow Farm

Sep 19 – Nov 8

Kernersville 36 mi $$

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

Illustration of a miniature carnival at dusk with a glowing ferris wheel, a small carousel, game booths and jack-o'-lanterns (Midland Farms Fall Festival)

Midland Farms Fall Festival

Oct 3 – Oct 10

Midland 28 mi $

Family farm festival featuring pumpkin picking, hayrides, barnyard animals, and inflatables.

Illustration of two costumed trick or treaters with candy buckets on a dusk street of glowing houses and carved pumpkins (Candy Crawl + MonsterMarket 2026)

Candy Crawl + MonsterMarket 2026

Fri, Oct 30

Charlotte 35 mi Free

Trick-or-treating, over 20 local vendors, live percussion, and kids rides.

Illustration of two clay kids and cotton ghosts around a craft table with painted pumpkins, paint pots and paper bats (Pumpkin Decorating Contest at Urban District Market)

Pumpkin Decorating Contest at Urban District Market

Thu, Oct 22

Charlotte 35 mi $$

Team pumpkin decorating competition with prizes and customer sticker voting.

Illustration of a witch in a pointed hat laying out tarot cards by a crystal ball, with candles, books and pumpkins (Potion Magic: A Practically Magic Pop-Up)

Potion Magic: A Practically Magic Pop-Up

Charlotte 36 mi $$

Immersive Practical Magic pop-up with hands-on bath potion crafting.

Illustration of a pumpkin patch with many orange pumpkins, curling vines, a wheelbarrow and a small farm stand at dusk (Tricks and Treats at Carowinds)

Tricks and Treats at Carowinds

Sep 12 – Nov 1

Charlotte 47 mi $$

Family-friendly daytime Halloween fun with no fear.

Cramerton Fall Festival

Cramerton 45 mi Free

Free community festival featuring games, cakewalks, costume contests, and artisan shopping.

Yadkin Valley Pumpkin Festival

Elkin 45 mi

Features giant pumpkins over 1,000 pounds competing in a weigh-off.

BooFest

Belmont 43 mi Free

Free family festival featuring rides, food trucks, and a costume contest.

Illustration of costumed figures near striped booths and pumpkin displays on a grassy town square with orange autumn trees (Scarecrow Hollow Kick Off)

Scarecrow Hollow Kick Off

Belmont 48 mi $$

Explore more than 50 creative community scarecrows in the children's garden.

Illustration of clay figures in costumes mingling among striped market tents and pumpkin displays under orange autumn trees (Pineville Fall Fest)

Pineville Fall Fest

Oct 15 – Oct 17

Pineville 47 mi

The 28th annual community festival held in Pineville.

Illustration of clay figures walking past striped market stalls and pumpkins on a paved square with orange autumn trees (Connery on Providence Fall Festival)

Connery on Providence Fall Festival

Charlotte 42 mi Free

Community fall celebration with local vendors, seasonal activities, and food.

Illustration of a ghost and a small witch carrying a pumpkin bucket on a sidewalk past glowing porches on an autumn street (Community Trunk or Treat)

Community Trunk or Treat

Fri, Oct 30

Greensboro 45 mi Free

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

Illustration of small cars parked at sunset with orange balloons, tiny houses on their roofs, a pumpkin and string lights (ACC & Friends Trunk or Treat 2026)

ACC & Friends Trunk or Treat 2026

Fri, Oct 23

Pineville 46 mi Free

Trunk-or-treat with adoptable shelter pups, food trucks, and a putting green.

Illustration of a child in a witch costume holding a pumpkin bucket on a leafy sidewalk lined with glowing houses at dusk (Trunk or Treat at Cone Health MedCenter Greensboro)

Trunk or Treat at Cone Health MedCenter Greensboro

Greensboro 47 mi Free

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

Illustration of a town square fall festival with striped pumpkin booths, costumed figures, and orange autumn trees (Monster Mash Bash 55+ Celebration)

Monster Mash Bash 55+ Celebration

Thu, Oct 29

Charlotte 46 mi Free

Halloween celebration and costume contest for adults ages 55 and older.

Illustration of a giant pumpkin float rolling down a town street past costumed figures, with orange balloons and confetti (Paws, Pumpkins & Yappy Hour)

Paws, Pumpkins & Yappy Hour

Fri, Oct 16

Charlotte 46 mi Free

Senior Halloween social featuring a pet costume contest and puppy parade.

Village Fall Fest