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Fall, Halloween, Pumpkin Patch, Fall fun with Kids Chapel Hill, Durham, Raleigh, NC

Chapel Hill, Durham, Carrboro, Raleigh NC
Fall Fun & Halloween Events Guide

 
 

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October 2009 See our 2012 Guide
Chapel Hill - Durham - Raleigh NC
Fall & Halloween Events
 

Fridays and Saturdays Oct. 2 - Oct. 31, 2009 ongoing each weekend (Friday and Saturday nights) in October
Ghost Train Halloween Festival at the Tweetsie Railroad (much further afield in Blowing Rock, NC)
Attractions include a night-time Ghost Train ride, Haunted House,  3-D Maze and the Black Hole?, Halloween shows and trick-or-treating.  A limited number of guests are admitted each night, so purchase tickets in advance to ensure admittance.  You can order tickets online or call our toll-free number 1-877 TWEETSIE.  Gates Open: 7:30 p.m. Advance Tickets Required Admission Fee; Children 2 & under Free.

www.tweetsie.com
1-877-TWEETSIE 
Sept. 30 - Oct. 3, 2009
59th Annual Chatham County Agricultural Fair - Editor's Note:  In prior years, our family has had lots of fun at the Chatham County Fair!  Our kids milked a cow, rode on a mini-roller-coaster ride (huge smiles all around), (and just by chance) one of our daughters lost her first tooth at the Fair

The Chatham County Fair is a fun, family-friendly fair that takes place each year at the Fairgrounds, Pittsboro, located behind Food Lion on Hwy.64 Business.  Gates open 6pm, Wed-Fri. Noon on Saturday. Admission: Adults, $3; children 6 - 12, $2; children under 6 admitted free.

Entertainment nightly includes live music with performances by local bands and choirs. The Miss Chatham County Fair Pageant and, for the first time, a county-wide Youth Talent Search competition will be held. Admission is free for all students 18 and under on opening night Wednesday, September 30. Display your arts and crafts, fruits, vegetables, livestock. Cash prizes available for winners of the Ice Cream Churn-Off, Biggest Pumpkin and Watermelon Contests.

Contact: Larry Brooks, 919.542.5511.

Sat., Oct. 3, 2009

Duke Homestead and Tobacco Museum, COMMUNITY YARD SALE
2828 Duke Homestead Road, Durham, NC 27705.
Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009, 8am - 12pm noon
Find Yard Sale Bargains & Treasures, and/or sell some treasures of your own by renting a space at the Community Yard Sale - without all the hassle of organizing your own yard sale. Buy and sell secondhand items in the site's picnic area at the Duke Homestead's Fall community yard sale. Fee charged, $15 fee for space rental. Call 919-477-5498 or e-mail duke@ncdcr.gov to reserve a space.
(919) 477-5498.

Sun., Oct. 4, 2009

Chapel Hill FESTIFALL - 37th Annual Fall Festival,
Sun.October 4, 2009, 1-6 pm
Franklin St., Downtown Chapel Hill, NC
Chapel Hill's Annual Festifall is an outdoor festival celebrating Chapel Hill's local arts and artisans; featuring great food and live music; kids' activities and fun for everyone!
(919) 968-2829

Fri. Oct. 2 - Sun. Oct. 4, 2009

24th International Festival  (Raleigh Convention Center, Raleigh)
See Times / Program Schedule for the 2009 Raleigh International Festival

International Festival event promotes and celebrates the diverse cultures of the Triangle area with ethnic dance, sidewalk cafes, world bazaars, cultural exhibits, biergarten, coffeehouse, and more.  Tickets $6 at the door, FREE for children ages 12 and under.
www.internationalfestival.org

Weds., Oct. 7, 2009

Orange County SHRED-A-THON 2009
University Mall, Estes Dr., Chapel Hill, NC
Weds. October 7, 2009, 10AM - 2PM
Bring up to 10 boxes of your confidential documents in need of shredding, for safe destruction and recycling.  Paper only; no plastic binders or electronic media. FREE!  (Orange County and Chapel Hill residents in Durham County only.)  A second date will be available on November 14, 2009 at Hampton Pointe, Hwy 86, behind the Home Depot in Hillsborough, NC.
(919) 968-2788

Fri., Oct. 9, 2009
Halloween & More (local Halloween Costume Headquarters since 1994) presents FREE!  Thriller Dance Lessons with a professional dancing troupe at Halloween & More, Streets of Southpoint Mall (Next to the Theaters). 
Fri., Oct 9th, 2009 7-9 pm
Learn the dance from Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video, guided by a professional dance troupe, and have a ball!  Everyone will be dancing in the aisles in a fun, pre-Halloween celebration!  Learn more about Halloween & More
(919) 206-4143

 

Thurs. - Sun., Oct. 8-11, 2009

Shakori Hills Festival of Music and Dance,
Thurs. October 8- Sun. Oct. 11, 2009,
1439 Henderson Tanyard Road
Pittsboro, NC, 27312
A family-friendly festival of music, dance, art, and education. 4 days, 4 stages, and over 50 bands in beautiful, green Chatham County!
Spanning four days (you can camp onsite, or come and go), this festival features LOTS of fun activities for kids and the whole family, music and dance workshops, massage and healing arts, and non-stop, fantastic live music.  A wonderful time for all!The Shakori Hills Festival of Music and Dance takes place every Fall and Spring and has become a favorite local bi-annual tradition not to be missed!
919-542-8142

Sat.-Sun., Oct. 10-11, 2009 (EVERY WEEKEND Oct. 10 - Nov. 22, 2009)

16th Annual Carolina Renaissance Festival  (near Charlotte, NC)
16445 Poplar Tent Road Crafts Program, Huntersville NC 28078.  Located just north of Charlotte between Concord and Huntersville on Highway 73 at Poplar Tent Road (between I-77 and I-85). Exit 25 on I-77 or exits 52 or 55 on I-85.  Saturdays and Sundays, 10am - 5:30pm.  From the website: "The Carolina Renaissance Festival is a medieval amusement park, a 9-stage theater, a 20-acre circus, an arts and crafts fair, a jousting tournament and a feast -- all rolled into one non-stop, day-long family adventure!"  Rain or shine.  No pets.  Free parking.  Kids under 5 free.

Editor's Note:  We look forward to the Carolina Renaissance Festival every year - it is one of our favorite annual family outings, and well worth the drive.  The fair is a renaissance village featuring physical buildings and structures that are permanent year-round, but used just for the Festival during Festival season.  (It's not an empty field, it's a reproduction medieval village with trees, grass, shady areas, buildings, stages, all enclosed, with an area encompassing 20 acres.)  When arriving at the gates, visitors feel as though they are entering a medieval town; everyone is dressed in period clothing and acting various roles from knights to knaves, fairies to jugglers, ladies in waiting to falconers.  Watch knights on horseback jousting; see medieval jugglers and jokesters; experience a falconer show; enjoy minstrels and merriment; try your hand at archery; ride a camel; give the Jacob's Ladder a whirl; enjoy live music and comedy; greet the strange and fascinating walking tree; see the royal procession headed by the reigning King & Queen in full renaissance regalia . . There is so much to do it is impossible to summarize everything in a brief paragraph.  Dress up in period clothing (not required) and join in the fun!  Both children and adults love it.

www.royalfaires.com/carolina/
1-877-896-5544

Sat.-Sun., Oct. 10-11, 2009

FREE EVENT!  Disney's Christmas Carol Train in Spencer, NC

Disney's Christmas Carol Train Tour at the N.C. Museum of Transportation in Spencer, NC, 411 S. Salisbury Ave., Spencer, NC 28159.
Step into the Past, Present & Future of Trains. Amtrak has partnered with ?Disney's A Christmas Carol" Train Tour to bring to life a one-of-a-kind film experience with Disney's exclusive train tour that's free to the public.
704-636-2889
877-NCTM-FUN

Thurs. - Sun..,  October 15 - 25, 2009

NC State Fair at the NC State Fairgrounds in Raleigh, NC.
Thursday, October 15 - Sunday, October 25, 2009

The largest annual family-fun event in North Carolina!  It's no wonder that North Carolina families look forward to the State Fair as a not-to-be-missed annual family tradition.  The NC State Fair is a great, old-fashioned State Fair featuring livestock exhibits and competitions, concerts, games, rides, food, craft demonstrations, PBS Kids events, and lots of other family-friendly entertainment.  The mission of the fair is to showcase and promote the state's agriculture, agribusiness, arts, crafts and culture, with lots of fun entertainment and activities for the whole family!


2009 NC State Fair Daily Program / Schedule

www.ncstatefair.org
(919) 821-7400.

Sat.-Sun., Oct. 17-18, 2009 (EVERY WEEKEND Oct. 10 - Nov. 22, 2009)

16th Annual Carolina Renaissance Festival (near Charlotte, NC)
16445 Poplar Tent Road Crafts Program, Huntersville NC 28078.  Located just north of Charlotte between Concord and Huntersville on Highway 73 at Poplar Tent Road (between I-77 and I-85). Exit 25 on I-77 or exits 52 or 55 on I-85.  Saturdays and Sundays, 10am - 5:30pm.  From the website: "The Carolina Renaissance Festival is a medieval amusement park, a 9-stage theater, a 20-acre circus, an arts and crafts fair, a jousting tournament and a feast -- all rolled into one non-stop, day-long family adventure!"  Rain or shine.  No pets.  Free parking.  Kids under 5 free.

See more info by scrolling above to the October 10-11, 2009 listing for the Carolina Renaissance Festival.

www.royalfaires.com/carolina/
1-877-896-5544

Weds.,  October 21, 2009

OKTOBERFEST at the Carrboro Farmer's Market
301 West Main St in the Carrboro Town Commons from 3:30-6:30pm

From the Carrboro's Farmer's Market website:

On Wednesday October 21st, the Carrboro Farmers' Market in cooperation with Kidzu Children's Museum, Lantern Restaurant, and the Orange County Partnership for Young Children will be providing an afternoon of fun activities for everyone in the family to enjoy. Take part in pumpkin decorating, scavenger hunt, sack races, face painting and other kids games on the green, as well as cooking demos and sampling from the Lantern Restaurant. Bring the family and come celebrate with us as we say goodbye to our Wednesday Market for the season and welcome our year round Saturday Market. Fall Family Day will be held at the Carrboro Farmer's Market located at 301 West Main St in the Carrboro Town Commons from 3:30-6:30pm. Thanks to farmer donations, the first 100 pumpkins, gourds, and squashes will be free for kids!

Sat., Oct. 24, 2009

SPOOKY SATURDAY at the Museum of Life + Science
433 Murray Avenue, Durham, NC 27704
(919) 220-5429
Saturday, October 24, 2009, 10am - 4pm; (museum closes at 5pm)events are free with Museum Admission

Spooky Saturday Event Schedule:

Deep Magic with Joshua Lozoff, world-renowned magician and former actor on the hit TV series "Cheers", is sure to leave you in awe with his mesmerizing magic!  Strolling show 11:30am - 12:30PM; Stage performance 1pm - 2pm

Spooky Chemistry:  10:30am, 11:30am, 1:30pm, 2:30pm Study the science of spider webs and explore candy chromatography, fluorescence and phosphorescence and slime!

Storytelling with the Eno River Boys:  2pm, Outdoor Classroom in Explore the Wild (Rain Location: Mercury Meeting Room)

Vanished: 10am - 2pm, CSC Chemlab, 2nd floor - Create your own invisible ink and write a secret message.

Creep cart:  1pm - 3pm - See the tarantual and other invertegrates up close

Animal Encounters: 10:30 - 3:30 Geology Wing

Masks: 10am - 2pm, Keva - Design and create your own

Spiders, Frogs and other Feeding Frenzies:  2:30pm, Insectarium - Watch large spiders, poison dart frogs, and other predators devour their favorite prey.

Also visit the Halloween Village (traveling exhibit) on display inside the Museum of Life + Science (Oct. 14 - Nov. 1): A large, intricate and whimsical Halloween village display with a number of moving parts and a train.

HAVE GREAT DAY OF FALL FUN for the whole family at the Museum of Life + Science!

www.lifeandscience.org
(919) 362-5416. 

Sat. - Sun.,  October 24 - 25, 2009

Boo at the Zoo at the North Carolina Zoological Park
4401 Zoo Parkway, Asheboro, NC 27205.
Saturday, October 24- Sunday, 25 - BOO at the ZOO - A magical weekend featuring, games, music, face painting, treats, costume contest and plenty of Halloween fun.  One of the zoo's most popular events!  This safe daytime addition to nighttime trick-or-treating will be presented in the plaza areas of the zoo. Clowns, jugglers and magicians will rove these areas entertaining visitors of all ages.
(800) 488-0444.

Sat. - October 24, 2009

SAXAPAHAW OKTOBERFEST & Ribbon Cutting for Saxapahaw Cultural History Museum Ribbon Cutting ceremony 2-3pm (at the new History Museum next to the Saxapahaw General Store) followed by OKTOBERFEST from 3-9pm. BANDS - BREW - BARBEQUE - KIDS' HALLOWEEN FESTIVITIES - GREAT FALL FAMILY FUN!
1616 Jordan Drive, Saxapahaw, NC 27340.  (Further afield - @ 1/2 hour from Chapel Hill/Carrboro locations.)

Sat., October 24, 2009 (2-3 pm Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for new Saxapahaw Cultural History Museum - discover stories, memorabilia, ephemera, historical records, photographs, antiques, artifiacts & treasures at the new Saxapahaw Cultural History Museum);

followed by Saxapahaw OKTOBERFEST from 3-9 pm.
Come and enjoy GREAT FREE MUSIC, Farmer's Market, Harvest Goods, Pumpkins, Fresh Food, Halloween Festivities, Crafts, Games & Kids' Events at the Saxapahaw annual Oktoberfest. Bring a blanket or a chair and enjoy some great music by the River.

www.rivermillvillage.com
(336) 376-3122.

Sat., Oct. 24, 2009

Spence's Farm Annual Fall Harvest Festival
Sat., October 24, 2009 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm
[The following is our description from prior years.  Please check the Spence's Farm website for more information regarding the 2009 Fall Harvest Festival.]
Enjoy a great afternoon and evening of fun featuring hayrides, face painting, pony rides, food, live music, hay maze in the barn, barnyard animal feeding/play, arts & crafts vendors, bonfire, and much more fun for the entire family! 
  The Spence's Farm annual Harvest Festival is a fundraiser to help bring more children out to enjoy and experience the farm.  Feel free to wear your Halloween costume (no scary costumes please).  Admission fee.
Located near NC86 & I-40 at 6407 Mill House Road, Chapel Hill, 27516.
(919) 968-8581.

Sat., Oct. 24, 2009

Halloween Express Train Rides at the New Hope Valley Railway, Bonsal, NC (25 miles south of Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill)
Saturday, October 24, 2009, Times: 4 pm, 5:15 pm, 6:30 pm, 7:45 pm
Hour-long train rides through the spooky woods in Chatham County.
Tickets must be purchased in advance - click here for online tickets. (or purchase tickets in advance at Tom's Trains in Raleigh.)

Saturday October 24, ghosts and ghouls come out to the New Hope Valley Railway!

Trains will operate Saturday Oct. 24 departing at 4:00PM, 5:15PM, 6:30PM, and 7:45PM with each ride taking about an hour.
The fare is $8.00 for all passengers of all ages, and tickets are available ONLY by ADVANCE PURCHASE.

Click here to see Cool New Hope Valley Railway Halloween Express Train Ride Photos  (Editor's note: The two guys at the front of the steam engine in the photo at bottom right really look like ghosts, don't they?!  You can see right through them ... great effect.)

www.nhvry.org
(919) 362-5416. 

Sat.-Sun., Oct. 24-25, 2009 (EVERY WEEKEND Oct. 10 - Nov. 22, 2009)

16th Annual Carolina Renaissance Festival (near Charlotte, NC)
16445 Poplar Tent Road Crafts Program, Huntersville NC 28078.  Located just north of Charlotte between Concord and Huntersville on Highway 73 at Poplar Tent Road (between I-77 and I-85). Exit 25 on I-77 or exits 52 or 55 on I-85.  Saturdays and Sundays, 10am - 5:30pm.  From the website: "The Carolina Renaissance Festival is a medieval amusement park, a 9-stage theater, a 20-acre circus, an arts and crafts fair, a jousting tournament and a feast -- all rolled into one non-stop, day-long family adventure!"  Rain or shine.  No pets.  Free parking.  Kids under 5 free.

Editor's Note:  We look forward to the Carolina Renaissance Festival every year - it is one of our favorite annual family outings, and well worth the drive.  The fair is a renaissance village featuring physical buildings and structures that are permanent year-round, but used just for the Festival during Festival season.  (It's not an empty field, it's a reproduction medieval village with trees, grass, shady areas, buildings, stages, all enclosed, with an area encompassing 20 acres.)  When arriving at the gates, visitors feel as though they are entering a medieval town; everyone is dressed in period clothing and acting various roles from knights to knaves, fairies to jugglers, ladies in waiting to falconers.  Watch knights on horseback jousting; see medieval jugglers and jokesters; experience a falconer show; enjoy minstrels and merriment; try your hand at archery; ride a camel; give the Jacob's Ladder a whirl; enjoy live music and comedy; greet the strange and fascinating walking tree; see the royal procession headed by the reigning King & Queen in full renaissance regalia . . There is so much to do it is impossible to summarize everything in a brief paragraph.  Dress up in period clothing (not required) and join in the fun!  Both children and adults love it.

www.royalfaires.com/carolina/
1-877-896-5544

Sunday, October 24, 2009

Pumpkin Run 4K hosted by the Chapel Hill-Carrboro YMCA 
Saturday, October 24, 2009, 5PM

The Pumpkin Run?4k (2.5 miles)

The Pumpkin Run 4K (2.5-mile) trail race will be held as a single race (men and women running together), on the scenic woodland trails and rolling hills north of Horace Williams Airport in Chapel Hill.  According to the website, "The registrations for this year's Pumpkin Run are coming in fast - much faster than anticipated. Sign up soon if you want to run the race!"

* No strollers allowed in the race
* No dogs allowed in the race
* No mountain bikes in the race

Where: University Woodlands Trail at Carolina North off of Municipal Road in Chapel Hill, NC (with registration, parking, and bathroom facilities at the YMCA on Airport Road). Be sure to check out the map of the course and how it was created. 

Weds., Oct. 28, 2009

SCIENCE SPOOKTACULAR at the Museum of Life + Science
433 Murray Avenue, Durham, NC 27704
(919) 220-5429

Wednesday night event, October 28, 2009, 7:00pm?8:30pm

Science Spooktacular - ChemMystery Show featuring Dr. Frank N. Stein and Morticia, flaming and foaming Jack O'Lanterns, a magic cauldron full of bubbling brew, and more!  Presented by Dr. Ken Lyle and Duke Chemistry students.  After the show: experiment with magic potions, make slime to take home and decorate color-changing treat bags.

Costumes welcome!

Cost: $10 members / $15 non-members; Pre-registration required, call Reservations at 919-220-5429 x313.

www.lifeandscience.org
(919) 362-5416. 

Friday, October 30 - Saturday, October 31st, 2009

Fearrington Halloween Pumpkin Carving Display and Pumpkin Fest at Fearrington
Dozens of elaborately carved jack-o-lanterns will be on display throughout Fearrington Village from Friday, October 29th - Saturday, October 31st. The jack-o-lanterns, intricately carved by the Fearrington gardening staff and The Fearrington House chefs, will be lit each evening from sundown until 10pm.

Halloween Fun at Fearrington!
Fearrington Village annual Halloween festivities begin on Friday evening  (October 30) with Kids' Night from 6pm-8pm, featuring Spooky Storytime at McIntyre's, Belties in the Village Center, Live Bluegrass Music and the famous Fearrington Jack-O-Lantern display.

Saturday evening (October 31) from 6pm-9pm, visit the Village Center for a Halloween Pumpkin Walk! Stroll the village paths and enjoy the spectacular pumpkins intricately carved by Fearrington's Gardeners and Chefs. The Shops at Fearrington will be open until 8pm both nights, and The Old Granary Restaurant will serve family-style dinner on Friday the 30th from 5pm-8pm.

Chatham Outreach Alliance (CORA) will be accepting canned food donations at McIntyre's Books both nights. This event is free and open to the public.

Call (919) 542-2121 for more details, or visit www.fearrington.com.

Fri., Oct. 30, 2009
Hillsborough Last Fridays
Downtown Hillsborough, NC
Friday, October 30, 2009,  6pm-9pm

Come to downtown Hillsborough from 6-9 pm on Friday, October 30th for Last Fridays, sponsored by the Hillsborough Arts Council. Enjoy live music, an art walk, various vendors, a free scoop of ice cream, and much more. For more information visit www.hillsboroughartscouncil.org

or call 643-2500.

 

Fri., Oct. 30, 2009
Spirits of Hillsborough Halloween Tours
Alexander Dickson House, Downtown Hillsborough, NC
Friday, October 30, 2009,  tours begin at 7:00, 7:30, 8:00, and 8:30pm

Come to the Alexander Dickson House in Hillsborough to participate in a spooky, guided walking tour of Hillsborough' Historic District. Tours will be held from 7:00, 7:30, 8:00, and 8:30pm and last one hour.

Tickets $10 for adults and $5 for children ages 5-15. Tickets may be purchased in advance beginning October 1st by calling (919) 732-7741.

 

Sat., Oct. 31, 2009 - Happy Halloween!
Creepy Crawly Halloween at the North Carolina Botanical Garden, 100 Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27517.
Saturday, October 31, 2009, 10:30am-noon.

Eye of newt, toe of frog and wool of bat! Celebrate Halloween and all things creepy crawly. Search for spider webs, make a craft and learn the not-so-scary truths about bats, toads and snakes. Wear a costume. Ages 4 and up with parent. Pre-registration required; Admission Fee.

www.ncbg.unc.edu

(919) 962-0522.

Sat., Oct. 31, 2009

Carrboro Halloween Carnival
Carrboro's Halloween Carnival is held each year on October 31st from 6 until 8:30 pm at the Carrboro Town Commons. Ghosts and goblins of all ages come out for lots of free games and fun!  Best costumes are awarded with prize ribbons, and activities include a cake walk, howling at the moon, games, prizes, and many other fun-filled activities. The whole family can enjoy this annual event.
(919) 918-7364.

Trick or Treating in Chapel Hill (the Chapel Hill Town Hall has confirmed that the official day for trick-or-treating in Chapel Hill this year is Saturdday, October 31, 2009.)

Halloween Festival 2009 on Franklin St., Downtown Chapel Hill - Not for young children!
On Halloween, Franklin St. is blocked off and becomes the site of Halloween reveling, drinking and HUGE crowds.  Not for children, and not for those who dislike crowds.  (The streets of downtown Chapel Hill will be closed to traffic at 9 pm.  Residential streets near downtown will also be closed except to residents of those streets and their guests.)  Alcohol is not permitted in the festival area.

Sat.-Sun., Oct. 31 - Nov. 1, 2009

Jordan Lake Festival
October 31 and November 1, 2009
Saving Jordan Lake through arts and music.
The Jordan Lake Festival is an art and music festival to benefit Jordan Lake environmental preservation efforts.  The Festival takes place on Jordan Lake Farm, a historic 1865 farmhouse located in northern Chatham County, on 20 scenic acres adjacent to Jordan Lake.  The Jordan Lake Festival features Live Music, Car Show, Art & Food vendors, children's activities, and more fun on the shores of Lake Jordan.
www.jordanlakeartsandmusic.org

For info contact:  George Faget, (919) 475-1847

 


CHAPEL  HILL - DURHAM - RALEIGH
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ALL FUN & PUMPKIN PATCHES

Chapel Hill, Durham, Raleigh NC
F
arms & Pumpkin Patches

 Our Pumpkin Patch guide highlights pumpkin patches and farms that are family favorite outings in the Chapel Hill - Durham - Raleigh -Triangle, NC area. These beautiful, family-friendly, working farms are local treasures.  Have fun visiting a local pumpkin farm on a beautiful Fall Day!

 

See our Guide to Halloween Events at 
Local Museums, Zoos and Amusement Parks

  Check out our Guide to Family-Fun Local Halloween Events for lots of ideas for family fun on a beautiful Fall Day throughout the Fall season!  From Boo at the Zoo (at the NC Zoo in Asheboro, NC), Halloween festivities at the NC Museum of Life and Science in Durham, NC, to the Renaissance Festival (near Charlotte, NC) and Scarowinds at the Carowinds amusement park (for older kids and grown-ups), there are lots of fun things to do to celebrate Fall in the Triangle area, all within an easy drive from Chapel Hill - Durham - Raleigh!

 

Children's Halloween Costumes

See our Guide to Local Kids Halloween Costume resources in the Chapel Hill - Durham - Raleigh area.

Looking for natural, silk, high-quality costumes for young children?  Visit Blueberry Forest Toys to find beautiful high quality silk costumes!  Locally-based online toy store offers beautiful 100% silk costumes, dragonfly wings, butterfly wings, fairy wings, mermaid costumes, wizard costumes, wizard hats, capes, knight costumes, and more!
www.BlueberryForest.com

 

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