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16 haunted houses, pumpkin patches, family events and festivals around Charlotte, NC, each checked against its own official site for 2026 dates. Scare levels and ages are our suggestions; always check the venue's own guidance.
A lakeside haunt park about an hour from Charlotte with a cluster of separate haunted attractions around the water, live actors and special concert and prop-display nights.
A long outdoor haunt on farmland near Monroe with two big walk-through attractions staffed by live actors, plus a food-and-music midway with fire pits and a horror selfie museum.
A rural haunt park west of Charlotte with six themed haunted houses, from a farmhouse to a mineshaft, plus escape rooms and live actors throughout.
A five-acre corn maze on a historic Huntersville farm, with hayrides, pumpkins, Highland cattle photo spots and food trucks on fall weekends.
A big family farm attraction west of Charlotte with an eight-acre corn maze, pumpkin patch, play areas, farm animals and games, plus a separately ticketed haunted trail on October weekend nights.
A working farm in northeast Charlotte with a free-entry pumpkin patch, hay bales to climb, barnyard animals, photo spots and weekend hayrides.
Take a hayride out to the fields of this Lake Norman-area farm and cut your own pumpkin from the vine. Reservations are taken online.
A costumed day of trick-or-treating along the Raptor Trail, where families see rescued owls, hawks and eagles in the woods of Latta Nature Preserve.
Carowinds' after-dark Halloween event on the state line: haunted mazes including a new Jason-themed maze, fog-filled scare zones with roaming actors, horror shows and coasters at night.
Carowinds' daytime, no-fright Halloween weekends with trick-or-treat stations around the park, costume fun, family shows and seasonal decorations, included with a park ticket.
The town's free autumn festival at Walter Y. Elisha Park and the amphitheater, with live music, a costume contest, fall photo spots and vendors.
Davidson's Halloween weekend: kids trick-or-treat down Main Street in a costume march, families carve pumpkins on the Town Green, and a jack-o'-lantern walk stays up for a week.
The Renaissance Festival's Halloween weekend: kids trick-or-treat at shops around the medieval village, join a treasure hunt and costume contest, and watch themed jousts.
Halloween afternoon on Main Street in Old Town Rock Hill with inflatables, pony and train rides, live music and some costumed scarers, just before trick-or-treating.
A free town Halloween evening at Huntersville Athletic Park with trick-or-treat booths, entertainment, a costume contest and a Halloween drone show at the end.
A three-day community fall festival with a family carnival, live bands, food, a scarecrow contest and fireworks.
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BooMap lists 16 Halloween events near Charlotte with 2026 dates confirmed on their official sites: 3 haunted houses, 4 pumpkin patches and corn mazes, 3 family events and 6 fall festivals.
The most intense haunts in this guide are Lake Hickory Haunts, The 13th Acre and The Fear Farm, rated 4 of 5 ghosts on our scare scale. Check each venue's own age guidance before you go.
The earliest opening in this guide is Lake Hickory Haunts on September 12, 2026. Each haunt's full 2026 dates are listed on this page.
Hodges Family Farm Pumpkin Patch, Pumpkin Picking at Carrigan Farms, Rural Hill Corn Maze and Shelby Corn Maze. Dates, hours and prices for each are on this page.
Not-scary picks suggested for all ages include Fort Mill Fall Festival, Halloweekend, Halloween Daze & Spooky Knights, Halloween Spooktacular in Old Town, Halloween in Huntersville, and 7 more.
Yes: Fort Mill Fall Festival, Halloweekend, Halloween Spooktacular in Old Town, Halloween in Huntersville and Hodges Family Farm Pumpkin Patch list free admission on the official site.
None of the 13 towns we track around Charlotte has announced official 2026 trick-or-treat hours yet. Most announce in early to mid October, and we add them to this page as they do.
These usually run every year, but we couldn't confirm 2026 dates on their official sites yet. Check with the venue before you go. Seen one open, or know the dates? Tell us and we'll check it.
Official hours set by each town. Most towns announce in early to mid October; we update this page as they do.
| Charlotte | Not announced yet |
| Concord | Not announced yet |
| Cornelius | Not announced yet |
| Fort Mill | Not announced yet |
| Gastonia | Not announced yet |
| Huntersville | Not announced yet |
| Indian Trail | Not announced yet |
| Kannapolis | Not announced yet |
| Matthews | Not announced yet |
| Mint Hill | Not announced yet |
| Monroe | Not announced yet |
| Mooresville | Not announced yet |
| Rock Hill | Not announced yet |
Every event here was found through local guides and then confirmed on the venue's or organizer's own website, with dates for 2026. We check each one for closures. Events we couldn't confirm yet are listed separately and clearly marked, and we recheck them every week. Scare levels (1 to 5 ghosts) and suggested ages are our read of what the venue says. Dates and hours can change, so check the official site before you go.
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