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12 kid-friendly Halloween events near Charlotte with 2026 dates confirmed on their official sites, across 8 towns. The earliest to open is Rural Hill Corn Maze, on September 5. Every one is suggested for all ages and rated no more than 2 of 5 ghosts on our scare scale. 5 list free admission.
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.
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 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' 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.
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.
Fort Mill Fall Festival, Halloweekend, Halloween Daze & Spooky Knights, Halloween Spooktacular in Old Town, Halloween in Huntersville, Hodges Family Farm Pumpkin Patch, and 6 more. Each has its 2026 dates, hours and prices on its own page.
The earliest in this guide is Rural Hill Corn Maze on September 5, 2026.
Fort Mill Fall Festival, Halloweekend, Halloween Daze & Spooky Knights, Halloween Spooktacular in Old Town, Halloween in Huntersville, Hodges Family Farm Pumpkin Patch, and 5 more are rated 1 of 5 ghosts: not scary.
Hodges Family Farm Pumpkin Patch, Pumpkin Picking at Carrigan Farms, Rural Hill Corn Maze and Shelby Corn Maze, all suggested for all ages.
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.
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