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Apex Community Park's Haunted Nature Trail

Scarecrow Row is back! Visit Apex Community Park's Scarecrow Row the week of Halloween and check out all the community-decorated ...

Birdwatching at Dorothea Dix Park

Train your eyes and ears for urban birding! Learn about the resident and migrant birds of Dix Park and sharpen ...

  • 8:00 am - 10:00 am 
  • Location: Flower Cottage, 2105 Umstead Dr., Raleigh, NC 27603
  • Cost: Free with Registration
  • Website: dixpark.org
  • Category: Family Fun, Free

Lake Crabtree County Park's Fall Big Sweep

Help clean up Lake Crabtree's shoreline and other areas around the park. Individuals, families, and groups can register to participate ...

Boo at the NC Zoo

Get your kids ready for the beloved Boo at the North Carolina Zoo! This annual, family-friendly Halloween event serves sweet ...

  • 9:00 am -  3:00 pm 
  • Location: 4401 Zoo Pkwy, Asheboro, NC, 27205
  • Cost: $10 for Non-members and member guests, $8 for NC Zoo Society members.
  • Website: www.nczoo.org
  • Category: Family Fun, Holiday Events

Costume Parade at Holly Springs Farmers Market

We'll be holding two costume parades on October 14th - at 9:15 and 10:45 a.m. Kids, adults, and dogs are ...

GBS/CIDP Foundation International's Walk and Roll at Spring Forest Road Park

Raleigh registration is open Join us for the GBS-CIDP Foundation International for our Walk & Roll for Research in 2023! The Walk ...

Little Doodles (Glenwood Ave) presents Music & Movement with Ms. Kasie

Join us for movement & music with Ms. Kasie! Registration required.

NC State Fair

The largest annual event in the state, the N.C. State Fair draws one million visitors through the gates each Oct., ...

  • 9:00 am - 11:59 pm 
  • Location: 1025 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh, NC, 27607
  • Cost: from $5 per child and $10 per adult. Gate Prices are $13 per adult and $7 per child. Children 5 and under are free.
  • Website: www.ncstatefair.org
  • Category: Family Fun

NC Transportation Museum's Halloween Train

Some Fun is Brewing! Bring your little monsters and ghouls for our Halloween event! The Halloween Trains will be offered Saturday, ...

  • 9:00 am -  5:00 pm 
  • Location: 1 Samuel Spencer Drive, Spencer, NC 28159
  • Cost: $18 for Adults. $16 for Seniors/Military. $14 for Children 3-12 years of age. Free for Members & Children 2 and under.
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun, Holiday Events

Science Saturday with Open Play at Little Doodles (Wakefield)

Open Play Story Time Science Activity All Ages Welcome Open Play Story Time Science Activity All Ages Welcome Pre Register or Walk ...

Feathered Farm Open Play with available Pony Ride

Open Play at the Farm allows you and your child to come and spend an extended time enjoying what you ...

  • 9:30 am -  2:00 pm 
  • Location: 3620 Rosinburg Rd, Zebulon, NC 27597
  • Cost: from $13.50 per person age 2+. Senior citizen discount
  • Website: www.TheFeatheredFarm.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Museum of Life and Science's Pumpkin Patch Express

Celebrate Fall with a trip to the Museum’s pumpkin patch! Pick the perfect pumpkin to decorate and enjoy a variety ...

Prenatal FIT4BABY at the NC Museum of Art

Prenatal Fit4Baby® is a prenatal fitness class designed to strengthen the body for all the changes it will experience during ...

Family Friendly Tour at the NC Museum of Art

With new art and new galleries, there’s so much to discover at the Museum! Discover new-to-you works of art in ...

Garner Performing Arts Center presents Lexington Children’s Theatre’s The Reluctant Dragon

See this beloved classic story comes to life! A young boy befriends a poetry-loving dragon living in the Downs above ...

  • 10:00 am -  2:00 pm 
  • Location: 742 W Garner Rd., Garner, NC 27529
  • Cost: $5 for children 12 and under, $10 for adults
  • Website: www.garnernc.gov
  • Category: Shows & Concerts

Northern Wake Fire Auxilliary's Fall Festival

Pumpkins Food Fire House Inflatable Vendors Crafts

Phillips Farms' Farm Football Fest

Phillips Farms is an official sponsor of the Savage Wolves NIL. Stay tuned for more on this special weekend! Admission to ...

Quail Ridge Books' Storytime with Michael Beadle

Michael Beadle | Does Your Goblin Have a Problem? Take a trip with hungry mummies, glamorous ghosts and mischievous monsters in ...

Wilkerson's Fall Nature Walk

Join a park naturalist on a general nature walk to see what is happening at the park this fall. Come ...

  • 10:30 am - 12:00 pm 
  • Location: A.L. Wilkerson Nature Preserve, 5229 Awls Haven Dr, Raleigh, NC 27614
  • Cost: $2 per person
  • Website: web1.myvscloud.com
  • Category: Races, Walks, 5Ks

Fuzzy Faces Refuge Presents Halloween at the Farm

Fuzzy Faces Refuge Presents: Halloween at the Farm! Join us for our 2nd Annual Family Fun Day for Halloween! Fun for the ...

Historic Raleigh Trolley Tour

Enjoy a narrated tour of downtown Raleigh aboard the Historic Raleigh Trolley! Trolley tours are offered each Saturday from March ...

Parkside Town Commons Pumpkin Patch Festival

Join us for a free, fun, fall event for the entire family! Near Five Guys • Children age 10 and under can ...

Raleigh Chinese Language School's Taiwanese Night Market Food Fest

Enjoy Taiwanese Night Market food items. Home made, authentic Taiwanese food to surprise your taste buds. Support Raleigh Chinese Language ...

  • 11:00 am - 12:30 pm 
  • Location: 110 Southeast Maynard Road, Cary, NC 27511
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: www.eventbrite.com
  • Category: Other

Downtown Raleigh Halloween Treasure Hunt

Find clues, solve puzzles, and crack codes in a Halloween-themed treasure hunt as your team explores Downtown Raleigh! Downtown Raleigh Halloween ...

Art-n-Soul Market at Waverly Place

Art-n-Soul Market is bringing the best local artisans out to Waverly Place, an open air entertainment development. This beautiful Cary ...

Farmhouse Cafe's Fall Festival

The Fall Festival is coming up soon at the Farmhouse Cafe Wendell. Lots of local vendors, food trucks, games, and ...

Harvest Fest at Good Hope Farm

Celebrate Cary's agricultural heritage with an afternoon of free fun down on the farm! Event features include live music, local ...

  • 12:00 pm -  4:00 pm 
  • Location: 1580 Morrisville Carpenter Rd Cary, NC 27519
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: www.carync.gov
  • Category: Family Fun, Free

ROAR NC presents Jackson's Jubilee Fall Festival at Willow Oak Farms

Looking for something fun to do on Saturday, October 21st? ROAR NC will be here on the farm conducting a ...

*SOLD OUT* White Street Market's Candy Charcuterie and Candle Workshop

Join us as we guide you through the journey of creating a stunning 8x8 candy charcuterie board that's as visually ...

Barnes and Noble Triangle Town Center Saturday Storytime

Come join us in our Kid's Department on the stage on Saturday at 1pm for Storytime -- can't wait to ...

Car Seats, Costumes and Warm Clothing at Peach Road Park

Come play with us and swap out last season's clothing to prepare for the winter! Car seat Safety Checks with Child ...

  • 1:00 pm -  3:00 pm 
  • Location: 716 Peach Rd, Raleigh, NC 27603
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other, Free

Mobile Market with Ripe for Revival at the Renaissance Center

The mobile market will also be onsite at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre during the Mental Wellness & Self Care ...

  • 1:00 pm -  4:00 pm 
  • Location: 350 E. Holding Ave., Wake Forest, NC 27587
  • Cost: "Pay what you can" or "Pay it forward"
  • Website: www.wakeforestnc.gov
  • Category: Other

Morrisville Community Park's Trick or Treat the Trail

Join us each year for Trick-or-Treat the Trail. Children of all ages can wear their costumes and walk along the ...

PoeFest Community Festival 2023

You are invited to our free community festival to celebrate healthy choices! Please join us for fun, food, prizes, special ...

  • 1:00 pm -  4:00 pm 
  • Location: 224 Sunnybrook Rd, Raleigh NC 27610
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: www.poehealth.org
  • Category: Other, Free

Wake Forest's Mental Wellness and Self Care Fair

The Town of Wake Forest and several community partners will host a Mental Wellness & Self Care Fair to address ...

  • 1:00 pm -  4:00 pm 
  • Location: Wake Forest Renaissance Centre, 405 S. Brooks St., Wake Forest, NC 27587
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: www.wakeforestnc.gov
  • Category: Family Fun

We Rock the Spectrum's Fall Festival

Join us for a Fall Festival we're hosting with our friends from Effective Interventions Inc! There is no additional charge ...

Academy for the Performing Arts Trunk or Treat

Join us for our 3rd annual Trunk or Treat event at APA! Come dressed to impress in your favorite Halloween ...

Carolina Ballet Presents Frankenstein

This hauntingly theatrical and seductively beautiful interpretation of Mary Shelley’s story is true to the original novel in that the ...

*SOLD OUT* New Hope Valley Railway Track or Treat

Track or Treat is a not so Spooky Ride on The Halloween Express. Book your tickets now for the Track or ...

Blue Diamond Gemstone's Haunted Cave Adventure and Panning

Join us for some spooky fun this October! Several dates and times will be available to choose from this year, ...

ComedyWorx Matinee

Competitive improvisational comedy! Two teams of players square off, creating scenes based on audience suggestions, and compete for points and ...

Hallow Glows at Tree Runner Adventure Park

Since 2016, TreeRunner Parks have entertained, charmed and created lasting memories for our North Carolina communities during the Halloween season. ...

Harvest Festival at Harvest Church

Free event please RSVP at link! -door prizes -square dancing -bounce houses -trunk or treat (kids come in costume!) -balloon animals -temporary tattoos -cotton candy & popcorn -hot ...

  • 4:00 pm -  6:00 pm 
  • Location: 505 Reedy Creek Road, Cary, NC 27513
  • Cost: Free with Regisrtration
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun, Free

Christ the King Lutheran Church Trunk or Treat and Oktoberfest

Trunk or Treat: 4:30PM - 6PM Come Trunk or Treat in the CTK Parking Lot! There will be candy, a costume ...

*SOLD OUT!* Piney Town Playhouse's Boo Bash

Boo Bash: The Ultimate Fall Costume Party! Get ready for a spooktacular celebration at our "Boo Bash" event! Join us ...

Cirque de Vol's Halloween Student Showcase

Unleash the spooky enchantment! Join us on October 21st at 6pm for an electrifying Halloween Student Showcase fundraiser at Cirque ...

  • 5:00 pm 
  • Location: Aerial Room (Studio 2), 300 W. Hargett St, #40, Raleigh, NC 27601
  • Cost: $10 for children & teens $15 for adults 18+
  • Website: www.cirquedevol.com
  • Category: Holiday Events, Other

Light the NIght at Koka Booth Amphitheater

About Light The Night At The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Light The Night we gather as a community to celebrate, ...

Geek and Grub Market (Halloween Edition) at Fred Fletcher Park

Come forget about real life for a few hours at the special Halloween Edition of the Geek & Grub Market! ...

Run with the Police 5K Run, Walk and Ruck

Halloween themed 5k run, walk and ruck hosted by the Holly Springs Police Department, starts and ends at the Holly ...

Tour of Frights in Apex

How it works: Every year in the beginning of September, residents and businesses can sign up to join the Tour ...

*SOLD OUT* Spirits of Wake Forest

If you’re looking for a “hauntingly” good time this fall, then don’t miss the “Spirits of Wake Forest” ghost walk ...

Planet Peace Farm's Bewitched at the Barnyard

Join us for a bewitching evening at the Planet Peace Farm! Get ready for an enchanting experience like no other. ...

Carolina Ballet Presents Frankenstein

This hauntingly theatrical and seductively beautiful interpretation of Mary Shelley’s story is true to the original novel in that the ...

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