Charlotte Fall Guide – Listings of Apple Picking, Pumpkin Patches, and More

Welcome to The Charlotte Moms Fall Guide!! We are proud to share this list that we researched and compiled by hand. We spent a number of hours selecting the events we though you and your family would love. Please note the dates, locations and times were taken from listings so we encourage you to confirm with the location the details of their event, The Charlotte Moms are not responsible for the events themselves, changes that are made in the following events, etc. We are listing these events as a service to the community and are not receiving compensation for any of the following listings.

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Apple Picking
Windy Hill Orchard – Open M-Sat 9:00am to 5:30pm
Located at 1860 Black Highway York, SC 29745 http://windyhillorchard.com/

Sky Top Orchard – Open daily from 9:00am to 6:00pm
Located at 3403 Greenville Highway, Flat Rock, NC 28731 http://www.skytoporchard.com/

Justus Orchard – Open daily from 8:30am to 6:30pm
Located at 187 Garren Rd. Hendersonville NC 28792 (828) 243-7235 http://www.justusorchard.com/

Apple Hill Orchard – Open M-Sat 9:00am to 6:00pm
Located at 2075 Pleas­ant Hill Avenue Mor­gan­ton, NC 28655 http://applehillorchard.com/

Grandad’s Apples – Open daily from 9:00am to 5:00pm
Located at 2951 Chimney Rock Road, Hendersonville NC 28792 (828) 685-1685 http://www.grandadsapples.com/

Hayrides
Carrigan Farms – Open Sat & Sun from 9:00am to 4:00pm and Night Hayride daily from 6-9pm by reservation only *NOT SCARY
Located at 1261 Oak Ridge Farm Hwy Mooresville, NC 28115 http://www.carriganfarms.com/hayrides/pumpkin-patch-tour http://www.carriganfarms.com/hayrides/night-hayrides

Pumpkin Patches

Carrigan Farms – Open Sat & Sun from 9:00am to 4:00pm
Located at 1261 Oak Ridge Farm Hwy Mooresville, NC 28115 http://www.carriganfarms.com/hayrides/pumpkin-patch-tour

Hodges Farm – Open daily from 9:00am to “dark”
Located at 3900 Rocky River Road Charlotte, NC 28215
704-494-0107 http://www.hodgesfarmnc.com/

Patterson Farms – Open Sat 10:00am to 7:00pm (last tickets 6pm) Sun 12:30pm to 6:00pm (last tickets 5pm)(M-F by appt only)
Located at 10390 Caldwell Road Mount Ulla, NC 28125 704.797.0013 http://www.pattersonfarminc.com/Home.aspx

Hall Family Farm- Open daily from 9:00am to 6:00pm
Located at 10713 Providence Rd West, Charlotte, NC 28277704.562.4021 http://www.hallfamilyfarm.com/

Corn Maze
Rural Hill Amazing Maize Maze – Open Fri – Sun from 10:00am to 5:00pm *Night Maze at 6:00 (Fri & Sat only)
Located at 4431 Neck Road Huntersville, N. C. 28078-8342 http://www.ruralhill.net/AmazingMaizeMaze.asp

Fall Celebrations
Autumn Leaves Festival – October 12th – 14th 9:00am to 9:00pm (Fri & Sat) 12:00noon to 6:00pm (Sun)
Located in Mt. Airy, NC http://www.autumnleavesfestival.com/ncfallfestival.aspx

OctoberTour Night Out – October 12th 5:00pm to 9:00pm
Located in Salisbury, NC http://www.downtownsalisburync.com/explore/play/upcomingevents

NorthLake Mall Fall Fest – October 13th 10:00am to 4:00pm
Located at (Mall Entrance 1) 6801 Northlake Mall Drive
Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 921-2000 http://www.shopnorthlake.com/events

Oktoberfest – October 12th – 14th Fri 12:00noon – 11:30pm, Sat 10:00am – 11:30pm & Sun 12:00pm – 5:00pm
Located in Hickory, NC http://www.hickoryoktoberfest.com/

MumFest – October 13th & 14th Sat 9:30am to 6:30pm Sun 10:30am to 5:00pm
Located in New Bern, NC http://www.mumfest.com/

Pineville Fall Fest – October 19th – 20th Fri from 7:00pm to 10:00pm Sat from 11:00am to 10:00pm
Located in Pineville, NC http://townofpineville.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Fall-Fest-2012-AD5.pdf

The Little Gym Fall Festival – October 19th from 4:30pm to 7:30pm
Located at 9810 Gilead Road, Suite A101, Huntersville NC, 28078 http://www.thelittlegym.com/huntersvillelakenormannc

Halloween Inspired
Discovery Place Kids – Has a month long list of Halloween and Fall themed activities but here are a couple of our favorites: October 17 – Dry Ice Experiments, and October 30 – National Candy Corn Day.
Located at 105 Gilead Road Huntersville, NC 28078 704.372.6261 http://huntersville.discoveryplacekids.org/

Charlotte Nature Museum – October 27th 10:00am – 1:00pm enjoy the Spinning Spiders and Creepy Crawlers event where kids can dnjoy Halloween treats, experience live animal encounters, wild story time and outdoor fun on the not-so-haunted Paw Paw Nature Trail that leads to the newly open Fort Wild.
Located at 1658 Sterling Road Charlotte, NC 28209 704.372.6261 http://www.charlottenaturemuseum.org/

Green Halloween Costume Swap – October 13th, 2012 from 10:00am to 12:00 pm
Located at 2104 South Blvd, Charlotte, North Carolina 28203 RSVP/Details Click Here

Carowind’s Boo Bash – Every Sat & Sun through October 28th from 12:00noon to 5:00pm
Located at 300 Carowinds Blvd., Fort Mill, SC 29708 http://www.thecharlottemoms.com/family-fun-at-carowinds-this-october/

Halloween Fun at Rural Hill – October 27th from 2:00pm to 6:00pm
Located at 4431 Neck Road Huntersville, N. C. 28078 http://www.ruralhill.net/ http://www.huntersville.org/Departments/ParksRecreation/Events.aspx

All Hallow’s Eve – October 13th from 10:00am to 4:00pm
Located at 5225 Sample Road, Huntersville, NC 28078 http://www.lattaplantation.org/latta/index.php?page=home

Costume Drive to benefit Salvation Army’s Center of Hope – Now through Oct 23rd, events- Oct. 24th & 26th 6:00pm – 8:00pm*
Located at 534 Spratt Street Charlotte, NC 28206 704-348-2560 ext. 247 http://www.facebook.com/#!/events/284118701698829/

Boo at the Zoo – Oct 28-29th from 9:00am to 4:00pm
Located at 4401 Zoo Parkway, Asheboro, NC 27205 http://www.nczoo.org/events/booatthezoo.html

Please let us know if you would like to add your non-scary event by emailing us at thecharlottemoms@gmail.com thank you and HAPPY FALL!!!

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Jennifer is The Charlotte Moms' Editor-in Chief and a child of Christ. She has lived in the Charlotte area for 5 years with her roller coaster blogging husband and her two beautiful daughters. She is a self-proclaimed Jill-of-all-trades and is passionate about organizing events and her home. She loves Social Media and blogging and also writes for MommyBKnowsBest.com and freelances for other brands and companies as well. Jenn owns her silly personality, shows her love for God, and wants to help parents out through her experiences and what she has learned from others. Happy Reading!!

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