Things to Do in Charlotte in September, October 2017

Aw Shucks! - Monroe, NC
Aw Shucks Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch is open from the middle of September until about November 15th. Take a hayride to the pumpkin patch and choose your own pumpkin from the field. They also have a corn maze, animal barn, children’s play area and haunted trail. It is located at 3718 Plyler Mill Rd., Monroe, NC 28112. This is about 30 miles southeast of Charlotte.

Bush N’ Vine Farm - York, SC
Pick your own pumpkins from their pumpkin patch after a hayride (Saturdays). A peach farm owned by the Hall family for over 150 years, they’ve been growing fresh fruits and vegetables for the public on their 150 acre farm since Bob Hall started in 1979 with an open air market. The pumpkin patch is open from late September through October 31st. The location is 1650 Filbert Hwy York, SC 29745. They are 39 miles southwest of Charlotte, NC.

Carrigan Farms - Mooresville, NC
A 130 acre fifth generation family owned farm run by Doug and Kelly Carrigan. Take a tractor-drawn hayride to pick your own pumpkin on weekends this fall. They have Apple Pickin’ tours conducted in September and Pumpkin Pickin’ Tours in October. They feature lots of school tours and host wedding onsite. Enjoy the haunted trail of “Scarrigan Farms” on select October nights as well. The address is 1261 Oak Ridge Farm Hwy, Mooresville, NC 28115. It is about 32 miles north of downtown Charlotte.

Booger Jim’s Hollow - Blacksburg, NC
Booger Jim’s opens late September and runs every Friday and Saturday nights in October through early November plus Halloween night.  Booger Jim’s Hollow is a Blacksburg Haunted House and haunted trail surrounding the legend of Booger Jim. Booger Jim’s Hollow is separated into three main attractions – the Haunted House, the Doll House and the Haunted Trail – all of which you can access for one great low price! We offer something to chill the blood in anyone’s veins, whether it be ghouls, goblins, demons, or our group of psychotic clowns – or even the twisted BOOGER JIM himself!.  You will leave horrified, if you get out alive!

Boogerwoods - Rockwell, NC
Open Friday and Saturday nights beginning around the middle of October and runs through early November.  A Halloween event this haunted trail takes about 35 minutes to complete. It has been raising money for over 40 years with proceeds benefiting cystic fibrosis research this year. Attractions includes the return of the popular Twister Saw attraction, Mine Shaft, Club Booger, Booger Meat Packing, and more. Enjoy free parking, concessions, movies and souvenirs. Tickets are $20. Here is their explanation why they use tour guides: “Yes we have Guides and have had them for 43 years! Other haunts have told us we need to drop the guides so we can put way more people through. Well we just can’t do it. Our guides are part of the show and want to make sure you have a great time at Boogerwoods from the front of the group to the back. They get you involved in every scene. Yes we could put 3 times more through without guides, but we would rather give you a complete show.“

Camp Fear - Hiddenite, NC
Spend 45 minutes on the wooded trail at Camp Fear. The scenes are Rock Maze, Spinning Vortex, Clown Chaos, Insane Asylum, Living Dead Dollhouse, and Freakshow.  Camp Fear opens every Friday and Saturday in October. It runs from dark until 11 pm. It takes about 45 minutes to walk the trail. Remember “Alice in Wonderland” and “Through the Looking Glass”?  Lovely tales for children, featuring a girl who had very strange dreams. Dreams populated with impossible talking animals, a time obsessed rabbit, and disturbing, unusual people.  Or should we say, for the sake of accuracy, unusually disturbed people? Note this is probably a good example of an extreme haunted house as they may touch you.