Looking for something to do this Halloween? Asheville, Lake Lure and the surrounding areas have some great ideas:
Eliada’s “Fields of Fun” Corn Maze & Fall Festival
Enjoy 12 acres of twisting trails and two levels of difficulty. This season will bring back last year’s popular horse and buggy rides as well as the haybale maze for toddlers, which will be located next to our new corn box. The corn box is a giant sandbox filled with corn kernels and sandbox toys. Other new additions include corn cannons, a pumpkin house, slackline challenge, pedal carts, and a cow train, which is a barrel train pulled by a tractor with cars painted to look like cows. There will also be a Haunted Corn Maze! The "Field of Screams!" Open Friday and Saturday nights through Halloween. Admission is $12.
Event date(s):
Sep 17, 2010 to Oct 31, 2010
Canton Corn Maze
Come and enjoy getting lost in this fun corn maze! Lots of special events each week to participate in or watch such as a lumberjack contest, hay rides, a pumpkin patch, pony rides, country store and more! A Haunted Corn Maze and Haunted House are available from October 1st through Halloween.
Event date(s):
Sep 18, 2010 to Nov 07, 2010
Blue Ridge Corn Maze
6 Acres of "corn-fusion" where you can lose it and it's all right! Come enjoy getting lost! Shock in the Corn Haunted Corn Maze the last two weekends of October
Event date(s):
Oct 01, 2010 to Oct 31, 2010
Haunted History & Murder Mystery Trolley Tour
Sit back (if you dare) as we illuminate Asheville's dark side with astonishing stories of spirits & spies, ghosts & goblins, hauntings & hoodlums and mountain-made murder & mayhem
Event date(s):
Oct 01, 2010 to Oct 31, 2010
Ghost Train Halloween Festival
Don’t miss a hauntingly good time as Tweetsie Railroad celebrates the 21st season of its Ghost Train Halloween Festival. The Festival’s non-stop excitement has made the event one of the most popular Halloween celebrations in the High Country. During the day, visitors can enjoy Tweetsie’s Wild West adventure, but when the sun goes down, trick-or-treaters of all ages will experience chills, thrills and a frighteningly good time. Hop aboard and join engineer Casey Bones and his crew on the Ghost Train and experience Halloween fun all evening long. Take a trip to “The Boneyard” for the 3-D Maze, the infamous Black Hole and the all-new Freaky Forest attraction. The Freaky Forest invites guests to take a spooky stroll along a dark, desolate pathway where they’ll encounter the creatures, ghouls and terrors from your funniest nightmares! The Freaky Forest is recommended for brave guests over eight years of age.
Event date(s):
Oct 01, 2010 to Oct 31, 2010
Asheville Historic Trolley Ghost Tour
Relax on our trolley as you weave and twist through the oldest, and most haunted, mountains to visit the chilling sites of Asheville. Spend 60-90 minutes absorbed in the darkest clouds of the "Land of the Sky.
Event date(s):
Oct 01, 2010 to Nov 30, 2010
Ghosts & Haunts Walking Tour
Join us as we take a leisurely stroll and search along the shadowy streets of downtown Asheville, to hear stories of the unexplained and the strange. Hear about haunted buildings in the downtown area, about a brutal murder that occurred here and the young victim that still haunts the building it occurred in. Learn about the old county jail where six legal hangings and several lynchings occurred and how those spirits terrorized the inmates and jailors one night. Listen to a true and bizarre story that started in Asheville and concluded in Florida, and much more.
Event date(s):
Oct 01, 2010 to Nov 30, 2010
Pinhead's Graveyard
WNC’s only outdoor haunted house... come get scared! Open every night!
Event date(s):
Oct 08, 2010 to Nov 01, 2010
Walking Ghost Tour
There’s no better time to take a ghost tour than Halloween! Let us lead you through Asheville’s darkest secrets, deepest mysteries, and most haunted locations. During our 90-minute walking tour through downtown Asheville, we’ll visit the locations of some of the most famous haunts in Western North Carolina. The tour was designed by paranormal investigators who have been featured on National Geographic Channel. Be sure to bring your camera!
Event date(s):
Oct 13, 2010 to Oct 31, 2010
Haunted Pub Crawl
Learn about a side to this town that few people realize ever existed over the course of a rowdy night out on the town at our favorite haunts! Enjoy drink specials at actual haunted bars and end the night dancing at a Haunted House! There’s no better, spookier, more entertaining, more authentic way to experience Asheville. For some of the pub crawls the ticket price will include admission to Grove House and parking all night at the lot across the street.
Event date(s):
Oct 13, 2010 to Oct 31, 2010
LaZooms Haunted Comedy Tour
Real stories... real scary Real Funny! This horrific and hysterical exploration takes you on a trip through Asheville's dark and sordid past. Your tour guide Lando Sky has will uncover mysteries, tell tales of murder, deceit, scandals and ghosts. Riders are encouraged to bring their cameras, they guarantee you'll spot a ghost or two! Dress warm. Bus tours are 60 minutes long and for adults only. You must be at least 18 years to ride. Beer and wine is allowed on board to responsible passengers 21 and up. Costumes are encouraged.
Event date(s):
Oct 15, 2010 to Oct 31, 2010
Haunted Barn & Trail of Terror
Come visit Horse About, Inc. farm and travel through the haunted barn and take the riding trail of terror!
Event date(s):
Oct 21, 2010 to Nov 07, 2010
The Cradle of Forestry Presents: "The Legend of Tommy Hodges"
A mystery over time becomes a legend, and a legend grows in the telling. It was Halloween night in 1906 when one of the students from the Biltmore Forest School, the fictitious Tommy Hodges, disappeared. The Cradle of Forestry will present this outdoor drama about the first forestry school in America. This is a rain or shine event! The event will take place along the paved Biltmore Campus Trail and includes characters and stories based on the diaries of students who attended the historic school from 1903-1907. The audience will walk one mile along the trail to see the entire play, so audience members are asked to dress warm, wear walking shoes and bring a flashlight.
Event date(s):
Oct 22, 2010 to Oct 23, 2010
Dracula
Just in time for the haunting season, Dauntless Productions makes its theatrical debut with Bram Stoker's immortal classic, "Dracula". This ghoulishly seductive show tells the story of Count Dracula as he leaves his home in Transylvania for England, where he both entices and terrorizes its inhabitants. Performed by the Montford Park Players
Event date(s):
Oct 22, 2010 to Oct 30, 2010
Howl-o-Ween at WNC Nature Center
Come visit our 43-acres during the cool of the evening. Our creatures of the darkness will be on display in the Creepy Crawler Cabin along with some fabulously large pythons, boas, lizards with the Southern Appalachian Herpetological Society members! The club will be holding a raffle for herpetological items with proceeds going to the WNCNC’s Veterinarian Clinic. Learn about skulls, bats, nocturnal creatures and our native wildlife through programs and enrichment presentations on the hour starting at 1:00pm.
Event date(s):
Oct 23, 2010 at 01:00 PM
Rainbow Mountain Children’s School Halloween Hoe Down
Join the fun at the Harvest Hoe Down! Activities include live music, entertainment, food, kids' raffle, games, childrens' fun activities and more.
Event date(s):
Oct 30, 2010 at 12:00 PM
Halloween Dog Festival
Contest fees are $5.00 per dog per contest. Categories include Large dog, Small dog, Best Ensemble & Best Trick. Plan to spend a day visiting downtown and the outdoor cafes that cater to you and your best friend. There will be vendors, pet photography, and more! Meet pets who are available for adoption from Asheville Humane Society.
Event date(s):
Oct 30, 2010 at 01:00 PM
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