Day Out with Thomas: Big Adventures Tour
All aboard for a rockin’ good time! Thomas the Tank Engine, everyone’s favorite #1 blue engine, is coming to town. ...
- 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
- Location: 1 Samuel Spencer Drive, Spencer, NC, 28159
- Cost: Tickets start at $28.46 (ages 1+)
- Website: fun4charlottekids.com
- Category: Family Fun
Annual Carolina Renaissance Festival
Time travel to the greatest party since Camelot! Take an autumn stroll through the wooded Village of Fairhaven where history ...
- 9:00 am - 5:30 pm
- Location: 16445 Poplar Tent Road, Huntersville, NC, 28078
- Cost: Starting: $37.99 + sales tax ($36.00 + $1.99 service fee).
- Website: www.carolina.renfestinfo.com
- Category: Family Fun
Hodges Family Farm Pumpkin Patch
Celebrate the magic of autumn at our annual Pumpkin Patch! Wander through fields of vibrant orange pumpkins to find the ...
- 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
- Location: Hodges Family Farm, Charlotte
- Cost: FREE admission
- Website: www.hodgesfarmnc.com
- Category: Family Fun
Day Out With Thomas™ at the North Carolina Transportation Museum
All aboard for a rockin’ good time! Thomas the Tank Engine, everyone’s favorite #1 blue engine, is coming to town. ...
- 9:15 am - 4:30 pm
- Location: 1 Samuel Spencer Dr. Spencer, NC 28159
- Cost: Tickets are $30.60 ($25 plus $5.60 in fees and tax) on Fridays, $32.74 ($27 plus $5.74 in fees and tax) on weekends, ages 1 and up. Members receive a $2 discount per Day Out with Thomas event ticket
- Website: www.ticketweb.com
- Category: Family Fun
Carolina Renaissance Festival
Time travel to the greatest party since Camelot! Take an autumn stroll through the wooded Village of Fairhaven where history ...
- 9:30 am - 5:30 pm
- Location: 16445 Poplar Tent Rd, Huntersville, NC, 28078
- Cost: $23.99 - $37.99
- Website: www.carolina.renfestinfo.com
- Category: Family Fun
Scarecrow Hollow exhibit for 2026!
We’re thrilled to bring back our popular Scarecrow Hollow exhibit for 2025! In autumn, our Lost Hollow Children’s Garden transforms ...
- 10:00 am
- Location: Lost Hollow Children’s Garden: 6500 South New Hope Road, Belmont, NC
- Cost: Adult: $18.95 +tax Senior: (60+) : $16.95 +tax Child: (2-12) : $10.95 +tax Children Under 2: Free Please note, special event admission fees may apply to select events. Garden Members: Free
- Website: danielstoweconservancy.org
- Category: Family Fun
Mecktoberfest! at OMB Ballantyne
Get ready for double the fun and festivities at OMB’s 2026 Mecktoberfest! This year, we're spreading the excitement across FOUR ...
- 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
- Location: 15025 Bowl St, Charlotte, NC 28277
- Cost: FREE
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Meet a Raptor at Carolina Raptor Center
What actually is a raptor? Find out with a member of our education staff while meeting one of the raptors ...
- 11:00 am
- Location: 6000 Sample Road, Huntersville, NC 28078
- Cost: included in Admission
- Website: carolinaraptorcenter.org
- Category: Family Fun
Tricks and Treats at Carowinds
Saturdays & Sundays, September 12 – November 1, 2026 Halloween for Everyone! Experience Carowinds like never before at Tricks and Treats, our ...
- 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
- Location: Carowinds 14523 Carowinds Blvd, Charlotte, NC, 28273
- Cost: varies
- Website: www.sixflags.com
- Category: Family Fun
Lewis Family Gallery at The Mint Uptown
This hands-on space provides a creative environment for making art, engaging in building and puzzle challenges, posing for pictures, and ...
- 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
- Location: Levine Center for the Arts 500 South Tryon Street Charlotte, NC 28202
- Cost: Included with general admission
- Website: www.mintmuseum.org
- Category: Family Fun
Mint Hill Car Show (Hot Rods on the Lawn)
Free monthly car show 1st Sunday of every month in the Chick fil-A parking lot of Mint Hill, NC. All ...
- 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
- Location: Chick-fil-A Mint Hill: 7404 Matthews Mint Hill Rd, Mint Hill, NC
- Cost: FREE
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Sunday Funday at Top Golf Southwest
$30 per hour, per bay, all day, every Sunday when you book online. Sunday = Funday at Topgolf. We’re turning the ...
- 1:00 pm - 11:00 pm
- Location: 8024 Savoy Corporate Dr Charlotte NC 28273
- Cost: $30 per hour, per bay, all day, every Sunday when you book online.
- Website: topgolf.com
- Category: Family Fun
Sensory-Friendly Hours at Discovery Place Kids-Huntersville
Sensory-friendly hours are now monthly and will continue on the first Sunday of every month from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 ...
- 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
- Location: 105 Gilead Road Huntersville, NC 28078
- Cost: Included in Museum Admission.
- Website: discoveryplacekids.org
- Category: Family Fun
The 13th Acre Haunted Attraction
Just east of Charlotte, NC in Monroe, an eerily silent haunted trail captures the attention of many. Unknown creatures create ...
- 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
- Location: 3718 Plyler Mill Rd, Monroe, NC, 28112, Monroe, NC, 28112
- Cost: General Admission - $33
- Website: the13thacre.com
- Category: Family Fun
