NC Mountain Spirits: Howl-O-Wine at Round Peak Vineyards

October 30, 2015 from  5-9 PM:  Come on out with your favorite pooch to this popular Halloween event sponsored by Round Peak Vineyards. As always, the event benefits Mayberry 4-paws and other local animal rescue organizations. With George Smith howling out tunes, food, costume contests (people and pooches), and of course great beer and wine, this is one Halloween event you don't want to miss.

photo courtesy Round Peak Vineyards

Round Peak Vineyards is located at Roundpeak Church Road in Mount Airy NC. 

Halloween Events in the Mountains from Scary Spooktaculars to Family Fun Fests to Trick or Treat in Historic Mountain Cities

 Date:       October 27, 2015
NC City:   MARION
Event:      Fall Festival and Trick or Treat   Celebrate the last day of the Tailgate Market season. For the kids there will be Trick or Treating with downtown businesses, a costume contest, pumpkin painting and craft activities. Growers will have fall crops for sale. Hours are 3:30 PM to 6:00 PM at the Historic Marion Market Shade Shelter.    Get a link for more details HERE

photo courtesy Postcards from the Smokies

Date:       October 29, 2015
NC City:   BRYSON CITY
Event:      Downtown Trick or Treat   Enjoy a fun, safe and small town trick or treating experience this Halloween. With the streets closed, the kids are out in full force to fill their bags with candy from the costumed downtown merchants. And don't forget the costume contest open to all ages with the winner in each class receiving a gift certificate to Soda Pops (the local ice cream shop). For more information please contact the Swain County Chamber of Commerce.    Get a link for more details HERE


Date:       October 30, 2015
NC City:  BEECH MOUNTAIN
Event:      Halloween Celebration   Trick or Treating begins at 6 PM at City Hall. The Little ones can trick-or-treat at local businesses and the whole family can enjoy the festivities that follow at Buckeye Lake and Recreation Center.  The Halloween party includes food, drinks, fun games, and a haunted egg hunt.  For those who enjoy chills and thrills, the haunted hayride is a spooky experience.   Get a link for more details HERE

Date:       October 30, 2015
NC City:   SALUDA
Event:     Halloween Stroll   The City of Saluda and local downtown businesses will sponsor its annual Halloween Stroll on Friday, October 30 from 4 - 6 PM. Parents, bring your children to town for a fun afternoon of going store to store for Halloween treats.    Get a link for more details HERE

Date:       October 30, 2015
NC City:  BOONE
Event:      Boone Boo!  Ghosts, ghouls and goblins hit the streets of Downtown Boone for the Annual Downtown Boo Boone.  The fun begins at 4:00 PM at the Watauga County Library with crafts and activities for the kids. Activities include games and arts & crafts at the Watauga Co. Library located on Queen St. in Downtown Boone, followed by a Halloween "parade" down to the Jones House Community Center where children can enjoy a silly and spooky tour through the Jones House with tricks and treats around every corner. Trick-or-Treating with the Downtown Boone merchants begins at 5:00 PM and continues until 6 PM. Come out and enjoy a fun, safe, and silly Halloween with your friends in Downtown Boone.    Get a link for more details HERE

photo courtesy Great Smoky Mountains Railroad

Date:      October 30 - 31, 2015
NC City: BRYSON CITY
Event:    Peanuts Pumpkin Patch Express   The PEANUTS gang return the the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad Pumpkin Patch for this annual family fun favorite. The excursions, which are themed after Charles M. Schulz's classic story "It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown," will be departing from the Bryson City Depot and arriving at the Pumpkin Patch. Event activities include campfire marshmallows, a coloring station, temporary tattoos, trick or treating, bouncy house, hayrides and live musical entertainment. Two trips per day at 12 PM and 3:30 PM.     Get a link for more details HERE

Date:        October 30 - 31, 2015
NC City:  ASHEVILLE
Event:     Haunted Grove House Inferno at the Grove House Entertainment Complex. Come experience the #1 Halloween Dance Party in WNC along with $1400 in costume contests both nights. Special midnight Inferno Show on Friday night.  Be terrified by monsters lurking around every corner of all three venues - The Boiler Room, Club Eleven and Scandals Nightclub. Enjoy 6 DJs, 4 bars and 3 dance floors with gates open from 9 PM until 3 AM. Admission is $20 Friday night, $30 Saturday night.     Get a link for more details HERE

photo courtesy downtownhendersonville.org

Date:       October 30 - 31, 2015
NC City:  BLOWING ROCK
Event:     Ghost Train Halloween Festival at Tweetsie Railroad   Advanced ticket purchase is recommended for this very popular event. Fun for the whole family this ghastly special event admission includes: all the nighttime activities in the park - the ride on the Ghost Train, trick-or-treating for the kids, Haunted House, Tweetsie Palace Spooktacular, the rides in the Creepy Carnival, and the attractions in "The Boneyard” section, featuring the Black Hole, 3-D maze, and the “Freaky Forest.”     Get a link for more details HERE

Date:       October 31, 2015
NC City:   HENDERSONVILLE
Event:      Trick-or-Treat Street in Historic Downtown Hendersonville  Beginning at 5:30 PM you can come enjoy our wide sidewalks & friendly merchants for some of the safest most enjoyable trick or treating in the area. Other events include a dance party extravaganza with returning DJ, Sid the Surf, as well as a Halloween costume contest and dance party held between 4th and 5th street in Downtown Main Street.    Get a link for more details HERE

photo courtesy Waynesville NC Library

Date:       October 31, 2015
NC City:   WAYNESVILLE
Event:      Treats on the Street   Participating downtown Waynesville merchants open their doors for trick-or-treaters on Halloween evening. This is a safe and fun adventure for costumed children and their parents to stroll the sidewalks in search of delicious candy and special treats. Waynesville Fire and Police Departments and First Baptist Church join in the fun.    Get a link for more details HERE

Date:       October 31, 2015
NC City:   HIGHLANDS
Event:      Highlands Downtown All Hallows Eve Celebration   Trick-or Treat in a safe environment in Downtown Highlands. The streets are closed to vehicles with foot traffic only and children, parents, and even pets may walk around in customs collecting goodies from local merchants. 5:30 - 8:30 PM    Get a link for more details HERE

Date:      October 31, 2015
NC City:  WILKESBORO
Event:     Candle Light Ghost Tours  Come out for an evening of tales, mystery and haunts at the Candle Light Ghost Tours. Learn about the ghosts that haunt the old buildings that make up downtown Wilkesboro. Visit a cemetery where Civil War Soldiers are buried, stand in the jail cell Tom Dooley spent his last days, and listen to the stories of the haunted Smithey Hotel. Tickets will be sold on the Courthouse lawn at the museum and at the Wilkesboro Open Air Market the Friday before. Tours start at 8 PM     Get a link for more details HERE

Date:      October 31, 2015
NC City: BLOWING ROCK / LINVILLE
Event:     Beary Scary Halloween at Grandfather Mountain   Celebrate Halloween early at Grandfather Mountain with a full day of crafts, nature programs, trick-or-treating in the animal habitats and a costume contest. Participate in an interactive program titled “Going Batty for Bats.” Children in costume enter park for half-price. Events are included with park admission.     Get a link for more details HERE

Date:      October 31, 2015
NC City:  NEBO
Event:    Halloween Eve Wine, Fish Fry and Costume Party   South Creek Vineyards will be serving up local fish or letting the brave catch their own - if they dare. You can avoid the terror and wine down on the vineyard deck while listening to live music by Rory Kelly. Wicked, scary and scandalous costumes welcome but optional. Your purchased ticket includes: Fishing and you keep the fish from the stocked lagoon - you will need to bring your own fishing gear and lawn chair; Catered fish and chips dinner, fried fresh on site; A glass of South Creek wine. Costume Contest 7 PM with the voted best winning a bottle of South Creek Wine. Live music by Rory Kelly, acoustic rock. Whether you will fish or not, an advance ticket purchase for each person is required to attend this event. No one under age 21 permitted. Admission: $15/person.    Get a link for more details HERE

photo courtesy visitwaterfalls.com

Date:       October 31, 2015
NC City:  BREVARD
Event:     Heart of Brevard Halloweenfest in Transylvania  Held in Downtown Brevard - 10 AM - 10 PM.  Transylvania’s 33nd Annual Halloweenfest (10-6) and Beer Garden with Live Music,  Oskar Blues and Brevard Brewing (6-10 PM). Activities include a street festival with arts and crafts, Pumpkin Town, Boo-ville, Transylvania Boulevard, Tailgate Market, Ghoulish Golf, Spooky Hay Maze, Face & Hair Painting,  costume parade, Downtown trick-or-treat and more.     Get a link for more details HERE

NC Corn Mazes a Fall Family Favorite

It's Cornfusion Time again in the NC Mountains! The coming of fall in the mountains means it's time for a fun family tradition: Corn Mazes. Local farms turn their harvested corn fields into acres of puzzles along with special events, hayrides and Halloween Happenings.

Eliada's Corn Maze in Asheville, the largest maze in WNC, has created a “Love Asheville Give Local” theme in the maze this year. A giant heart, with this familiar slogan creates the maze trails and celebrates Eliada as a local charity in the region. “Get Lost” in corn mazes over 12 acres of twisting trails. Eliada's includes activities for kids of all ages including like corn cannons with pumpkin men targets, a cow train, hayride, pumpkin patch, giant sandbox filled with corn kernels, haybale maze, spider-web net climb on and giant slides.

The Blue Ridge Corn Maze in Brevard offers 6 Acres of "corn~fusion" where you can lose it and it's all right!
Self-serve hours that fit your schedule!  Instructions are posted at the gate which send you into the field to where a school bus is parked. Further instructions are posted there along with clue cards which help navigate the maze, a few rules, admission prices and where to place the admission. Trails are marked out front of the bus,with the 1st trail being the shortest. They both begin and end at the same point.  Go when you want to / self serve/ honor system.   14th Annual "Shock in the Corn" October 18-19, 25-26, 31.

The Ashe County Corn Maze in the West Jefferson Area takes anywhere from 25 minutes to 45 minutes to hours! There are six "stations" in the maze to explore.  The corn maze can take anywhere from 25 minutes to 45 minutes to hours if you like! There are six "stations" in the maze. Remembering where you've been and finding all the stations can be a little confusing but you'll have lots of fun trying to find your way out!  There will also be a variety  of games and activities for the entire family. Special Event: Corn Fest on October 12.

The Hickory Nut Gap Farm in the Asheville area lets you wind your way through the corn maze, pick your own pumpkin, fill your bag with organic apples, hold a baby chick, visit the animals and enjoy a day with your family. Open 7 days a week in October.  Visit the farm store and see first hand the landscape where your food is grown and to meet the people who make it happen. Purchase meat, fruits, and mushrooms from the farm as well as other local producers and spend some time with the animals.

The Maze at Seasonal Produce Farm in Canton includes special events such as a professional lumberjack competition, haunted house and Hospice Day. Enjoy Family Fun on the Farm! Pick out a pumpkin and enjoy a variety of attractions including campfires, the corn box, mini mazes, the hay jump, hayrides, the pumpkin patch, the haunted maze and the Scout Maze. Field trips and group events are available. October 12 is Heritage day.

Darnell Farms in Bryson City is a true "Agritourism" farm with horseback riding, wagon rides, camping, bluegrass music, educational tours, pick-your-own seasonal produce and an 8+ acre corn maze that opens in mid August! The Corn maz will open this year on October 11.

Grandad's Apples and Such  in Hendersonville NC includes  5 acres of corn maze and a fun-filled hour of exploring. After visiting five different way stations, your corn maze adventure will be complete! Grandad’s has several funny backdrops to create some great family photo ops. Visit the pumpkin patch and pick out your perfect pumpkin from  all sizes and shapes, including extra large and baby pumpkins. Ride the Cow Train on a tour of Grandad’s. The cow train is made from barrels painted to look like cows

New River Corn Maze  on the Brown Family Farm in Deep Gap NC, just outside Boone.  Get lost in the family fun and enjoy a High Country tradition on the banks of the New River. Bring your family, friends, church or student group. The maze itself winds through 5 acres of planted corn with over a mile of twists, turns, dead-ends, and switchbacks.  While visiting the Corn Maze, come by our Pumpkin Patch, to pick your own for Halloween. New this year - Come take a ride around the farm in a genuine passenger train.

Additional NC mountain Corn Mazes:
Smoky Mountain Corn Maze (Otto NC near Franklin)
Fodder Trot Trails ( Sprata NC)
The Great Pumpkin Patch (Glade Valley NC). 

Halloween Event: Black Mountain's Haunted Historic Homes Walking Tours

October 26-27  Haunted Historic Homes Walking Tours   In conjunction with the Swannanoa Valley Museum, six property owners on and around the Dougherty Heights Historic District will open their homes and host a ghoulish walking tour to share the intriguing histories (and resident ghost stories) associated with each property. Tours will last approximately 1.5 hours and groups of 10-15 will leave every half hour, 6:00pm, 6:30pm, 7:00pm, 7:30pm, or 8:00pm. 

Meet your tour guide at the Swannanoa Valley Museum at 223 West State Street in Black Mountain at least 10 minutes before your scheduled departure time. Refreshments will be provided about halfway through the tour and at the end of the tour. House historians and guides will be in costume. Feel free to wear your costume as well.

Learn more about Black Mountain lodging, events and attractions on the Black Mountain NC Visitor Guide.

NC Corn Maze: Taylor Ranch Pink Corn Maze bebefits cancer care

October 5-28  Taylor RanchFest and Pink Cornmaze   to partner with Mission Hospital and raise funds for local cancer care. Every weekend in October family, fundraising and fall themed fun come together for North Carolina's first ever 6-acre Pink Cornmaze/ The maze is open until dusk with the Haunted Mountain Trail opening as night falls.

Additional activities include an old fashioned game field with corn jumps, sack races, a kids maze, music by the lake, games, food and themed weekends. There will also be a wide range of entertainment combining "green" education, outdoor recreation, farm conservation and down home fun.
 
The first corn maze grown with ‘pink’ corn, which represents the ‘pink ribbon’ of Breast Cancer Research, is actually Indian corn developed in the American South West mixed with regional varieties to ensure health and height. Created by Billy Taylor, the maze stands on a 6-acre plot adjacent to Cane Creek Rd.  Open daytime, evenings by flashlight (bring one or buy one) ‘til 10 p.m.-Admission for RanchFest and Corn Maze: $12 at the gate, $10 on the web in advance, kids (10 & under) $8 at the gate, $6 on the web, kids two and under free.

The Taylor Ranch is located at 1005 Cane Creek Road in Fletcher NC, a suburb of Asheville. Get a link for more information about the Pink Corn Maze on the Asheville NC Visitor Guide.

Peanuts Pumpkin Patch Opens this Weekend

October 6-28   Peanuts Pumpkin Patch Express  The PEANUTS gang returns to the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad Pumpkin Patch for this annual family fun favorite. The excursions, which are themed after Charles M. Schulz's classic story "It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown," will be departing from the Bryson City Depot and arriving at the Pumpkin Patch. 


Event activities include campfire marshmallows, a coloring station, temporary tattoos, trick or treating, bouncy house, hayrides and live musical entertainment.

Get a link for the Peanuts Pumpkin Patch Express and other Smoky Mountains fall events on the Bryson City NC Visitor Guide.

NC Halloween Events: Ashe County Farmer's Market hosts Annual Children's Halloween Celebration

October 29   Annual Children's Halloween Celebration  -  Annual Halloween Event at the Ashe County Farmer's Market on the Backstreet in downtown West Jefferson. Trick-or-Treaters will find lots of safe Halloween fun from 5:30 PM to 8 PM. Take a ride on an antique fire truck and have a photo taken to remember this year's Halloween costumes. The Market will be selling hot dogs and soft drink during the event. Get a link for this Halloween event and other West Jefferson events, lodging and visitor information HERE.

NC Halloween Events: Bryson City Halloween Parties

Oct 28, beginning at 10 PM  - Tuckasegee Tavern Rocky Horror Picture Show Halloween Party featuring Solito for ages 21 and up. The Tavern is located on Depot Street in  Bryson City, NC   828-488-9880


Oct 29 beginning at 9 PM - the Fryemont Inn Costume Party featuring Relic for ages 21 and older. The Inn is located on Fryemont Street in Bryson City NC  828-488-2149

Oct 29 beginning at 6 PM - Nantahala Brewing’s Witch’s Brew Halloween Party for  21 and older.  828-488-BEER

NC Halloween Event: Candle Light Ghost Tours

October 28    Candle Light Ghost Tours  An evening of tales, mystery and haunts. Learn about the ghosts that haunt the old buildings of downtown Wilkesboro NC. Visit a cemetery where Civil War Soldiers are buried, stand in the jail cell where Tom Dooley spent his last days and listen to the stories of the haunted Smithey Hotel. Tours start at 7:30pm. 

Get a link for Candle Light Ghost Tours and other 

Wilkesboro NC events, lodging and visitor information HERE

NC Halloween Event: The Great Pumpkin Patch Express - Last Weekend

October 28-30   For the last time this season the  PeanutsTM - The Great Pumpkin Patch Express  Chugs out of Bryson City NC and into Halloween Fun. Kids should puy on their Halloween costumes and join Charlie Brown, Lucy and Snoopy at The Great Pumpkin Patch for photos and an opportunity to select their own pumpkin.

Activities include hayrides, live musical entertainment, story telling, a hay bale maze, the bouncy horse, apple cider and campfire marshmallows, Peanuts products at the gift shop, face painting, a petting zoo and, of course, Halloween trick or treating. 

Get a link for The Great Pumpkin Patch Express and other Bryson City events, lodging and visitor information.