November 4 & 5 are not weekend days but they are days you need to know about. On Monday and Tuesday, November 4 & 5 it’s CASH FOR CANDY day! Every year Andrew Johnson Pediatric Dentistry actually buys Halloween candy from kids. Crazy, right? Brilliant! This event is a win-win-win for parents, kids and most importantly Catherine’s House. Andrew Johnson Pediatric Dentistry not only buys candy from kids but will also donate $1 per pound of candy to Catherine’s House for each pound of candy received. Catherine’s House is a wonderful charity helping homeless mothers and children in our community by providing transitional housing in a safe and caring environment as well as supportive programs and services. Click here for more cash for candy details.
Thursday is not a weekend day either but it is Halloween! and with no school of Friday November 1, this is going to be a Halloween to remember. Take a look at all the fun festivities happening around the Greater Charlotte area tomorrow and this weekend.
THURSDAY, October 31
Fall Festival at Lazy 5 Ranch
Lazy 5 Ranch
15100 Mooresville Road, Mooresville, NC (704) 663-5100
October 31, Mon.-Sat. 9am-1 hour before sunset; Sun. 1pm-1 hour before sunset, All ages, $6-$9.50
Summary: Lazy 5 Ranch is a blast during the regular season but in the fall Lazy 5 Ranch is an absolute must family affair. Pumpkin slingshot, corn box, straw castle, sorghum pressing and cooking, kettle corn, the widest variety of fall decorations in the area for sale and more.
Treat-O-Ween
Carolina Place Mall
11025 Carolina Place Pkwy, Pineville, NC (704) 543-9300
October 31, 6:00pm – 8:00pm, All ages, free
Summary: Spend Halloween night at Carolina Place and enjoy much more than just the treats as Radio Disney Charlotte presents their Monstober Halloween Dance Party. Plus, haunted Halloween crafts from Children’s Party Plus, a chance to win great prizes and, of course, trick-or-treating at select retailers throughout the mall!
Trunk or Treat
Sharon Baptist Church
6411 Sharon Road, NC (919) 330-7954
October 31, 5:30 – 7:00pm, All ages, Free
Summary: Music, inflatables, face painting, food and other treats for the entire family.
Simon Kidgits Annual Monster Mash
SouthPark
4400 Sharon Road, Charlotte, NC
October 31, 5:00pm – 8:00pm, All ages, Free for members; $5 to join
Summary: Radio Disney will be in the house! Costumes encouraged. Plenty of entertainment on hand. You don’t want to miss this event.
The Hunter Farm
13624 Providence Road, Matthews, NC (704) 846-7975
October 31, Mon.-Sat. 9am-7pm; Sun. 1-7pm, All ages, $7.50
Summary: Pumpkins galore, great place for a fall family photo, a short hayride to visit the barn and feed the animals completes this easy, fun family outing.
FRIDAY, November 1
Morning Camp for CMS Holiday
My Gym South Park
5110 Park Road, Suite 2d, Charlotte, NC (704) 522-6966
November 1, 9:30am – 12:00pm, All ages, $35 for non-members $30 for members $5 sibling discount for every additional sibling.
Summary: Simply the BEST! An awesome half-day of fun fitness activities, non-competitive gymnastics, unique games and so much more! My Gym camp is ever changing to keep your kids active and enjoying themselves all morning long!
Britax Car Seat Check
Britax North American Headquarters
13501 S. Ridge Drive, Charlotte, NC (704) 409-1695
November 1, 8:00am – 11:30am, Free
Summary: Have a certified child passenger safety technician assist you with your car seat installation. Learn the correct way to install your child seat, safety recommendations and answers to any questions you may have. No appointment needed.
Rural Hill Amazing Maize Maze
Rural Hill
4431 Neck Road, Huntersville, NC (704) 874-3113
Click here for days and times, All ages, $10-$15
Summary: There’s more than enough fun and confusion for all! Get lost in our giant seven acre corn maze featuring over two miles of interconnecting paths. One of the largest in the Southeast, our maze is sure to please! Looking for an even bigger challenge? Traverse the maze in the dark during one of our famous Family Friendly Friday Night Mazes! Bring your own flashlight and an appetite for adventure, there’s even music and bonfires! (weather permitting) The whole of Rural Hill’s 265 acres is available to you and your group during maze hours- take a hayride around the farm, play a round of corn-hole, explore our historic site, play in our mini-mazes, have a picnic, hike our trails, pick a pumpkin (in October) & much, much more!
Aw Shucks! Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch
3718 Plyler Mill Road, Monroe, NC (704)709-7000
Open to the public September 13 – November 17, For times and cost click here, All ages
Summary: Corn maze, hayrides, animal barn, grain bin slide, 1800s train car, kid’s play area, tumbleweed roll (new for 2013), horseshoe and corn hole, boys’ club house and girls’ castle, kiddie corral (for 5 and under). Need I say more?
Regal Farm Corn Maze
Regal Farm
347 Bell Farm Road, Statesville, NC (704) 348-1648
See website for times, All ages, $8 – $15
Summary: Our 7 ACRE Corn Maze is fun for ALL AGES! If you are bringing little ones, you may need to bring a stroller for them. There is a good chance they may get tired of walking. Remember you will be walking on FARM LAND, therefore, there may be places where the land is uneven, and yes there is a good chance you may get your SHOES DIRTY. We recommend you wear sneakers or closed toe shoes.
Carrigan Farms Pumpkin Patch Tour
Carrigan Farms
1261 Oak Ridge Farm Highway, Mooresville, NC (704) 664-1450
See website for days and times, All ages, $10
Summary: Pumpkin patch and hayrides.
Discovery Place
301 N. Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC (704) 372-6261
Summary: Step into a world where science is brought to life through interactive exhibits and explosive experiments during daily programs. Connect with the past and visit the future with groundbreaking exhibitions, larger-than-life IMAX Dome films and hands on activities that let you explore more. Plan your visit today. Click on the links below for detailed information on special events, featured exhibitions, featured shows and IMAX.
Featured Exhibitions: Animal Grossology, Fantastic Frogs, Families of Abraham
For more information on all featured exhibitions and exhibitions click here.
Featured Shows: Sub-Zero, Fired Up!, Aquarium Feeding Tour
For more information on all featured shows and shows click here.
IMAX: Flight of the Butterflies, Jerusalem
For more information on all featured movies and showtimes click here.
Discovery Place Kids – Huntersville
105 Gilead Road, Huntersville, NC (704) 372-6261
Summary: Explore the theme of I CAN at Discovery Place KIDS-Huntersville. The children’s museum features developmentally-appropriate experiences that encourage imagination and offer the opportunity to build confidence while testing skills by trying new things. The exhibits, themed around a small town, allow children to learn through play.
Theme Areas: I CAN
For a complete description of all nine theme areas click here.
Featured Shows and Shows:
For a complete listing of all featured shows and shows click here.
Current and Upcoming Events:
For all current and upcoming events click here.
Charlotte Nature Museum
1658 Sterling Road, Charlotte, NC (704) 372-6261
Summary: Bring little ones for just an hour or the whole day and experience wildlife through live animal exhibits and interactive education programs. The Museum is easy to navigate with fun surprises around every corner. Kids can roam The Great Hall and visit Beginnings, an area filled with young animals and information on their lifecycles.
Featured Exhibitions & Exhibits: Beginnings, Fort Wild, Butterfly Pavillion, Our Big Backyard, Paw Paw Nature, Trail, Creature Cavern, Insect Alley, Peetie’s Place
For complete details on exhibitions and exhibits click here.
Featured Shows: Don’t Make a Pet of Me, Turtles on the Twos, Autumn Woods, Animal Feedings & Encounters
For a complete schedule of show times click here.
Foodtruck Friday
Southend
1613 Camden Road Charlotte, NC
November 1, 5:00pm – 9:00pm, All ages, Free
Summary: Every Friday night, Charlotte’s favorite food trucks gather on the lot at the corner of Park and Camden in the Historic South End. These aren’t the roach coaches of yesteryear! The nationwide revolution of the food truck industry has hit Charlotte, and we’ve got an ever-growing community of trucks that cater to your every taste. From burgers to tacos to soul food to cupcakes to ice cream and everything in between…there’s something for everyone. Meeting every Friday night since February 2012, Food Truck Fridays have taken the city by storm. Periodically featuring entertainment as well, the crowds have swelled to over 1,000 each week. We’re family and dog-friendly, too! So bring a chair, bring a blanket, BYOB, bring the kids, take the dog…it’s a neighborhood night out in a relaxed, casual atmosphere. Most of the trucks accept credit cards as well as cash. Accessible by public transportation…take the light rail to Bland Station. A good time and great food are guaranteed!
SATURDAY, November 2
Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes
Symphony Park (South Park Mall)
4400 Sharon Road, NC (704) 373-9111
November 2, 9:00am, All ages, Free
Summary: Perfect time and reason to walk off some of the Halloween candy. Support a great cause and enjoy all the fun. This event is perfect for kids of all ages and will have plenty of entertainment. (bounce house, arts & crafts, prizes and more).
Discovery Place
301 N. Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC (704) 372-6261
Summary: Step into a world where science is brought to life through interactive exhibits and explosive experiments during daily programs. Connect with the past and visit the future with groundbreaking exhibitions, larger-than-life IMAX Dome films and hands on activities that let you explore more. Plan your visit today. Click on the links below for detailed information on special events, featured exhibitions, featured shows and IMAX.
Featured Exhibitions: Animal Grossology, Fantastic Frogs, Families of Abraham
For more information on all featured exhibitions and exhibitions click here.
Featured Shows: Sub-Zero, Fired Up!, Aquarium Feeding Tour
For more information on all featured shows and shows click here.
IMAX: Flight of the Butterflies, Jerusalem
For more information on all featured movies and showtimes click here.
Discovery Place Kids – Huntersville
105 Gilead Road, Huntersville, NC (704) 372-6261
Summary: Explore the theme of I CAN at Discovery Place KIDS-Huntersville. The children’s museum features developmentally-appropriate experiences that encourage imagination and offer the opportunity to build confidence while testing skills by trying new things. The exhibits, themed around a small town, allow children to learn through play.
Theme Areas: I CAN
For a complete description of all nine theme areas click here.
Featured Shows and Shows:
For a complete listing of all featured shows and shows click here.
Current and Upcoming Events:
For all current and upcoming events click here.
Charlotte Nature Museum
1658 Sterling Road, Charlotte, NC (704) 372-6261
Summary: Bring little ones for just an hour or the whole day and experience wildlife through live animal exhibits and interactive education programs. The Museum is easy to navigate with fun surprises around every corner. Kids can roam The Great Hall and visit Beginnings, an area filled with young animals and information on their lifecycles.
Featured Exhibitions & Exhibits: Beginnings, Fort Wild, Butterfly Pavillion, Our Big Backyard, Paw Paw Nature, Trail, Creature Cavern, Insect Alley, Peetie’s Place
For complete details on exhibitions and exhibits click here.
Featured Shows: Don’t Make a Pet of Me, Turtles on the Twos, Autumn Woods, Animal Feedings & Encounters
For a complete schedule of show times click here.
Pumpkin Patch and Hayride
Hunter Farm
13624 Providence Road, Matthews, NC (704) 846-7975
See website for days and times, All ages, $7.50
Summary: Thousands of pumpkins to choose from, enjoy a hayride and feed the animals in the barn.
Carolina Renaissance Festival
16445 Poplar Tent Road, Huntersville, NC (704) 896-5544
Saturdays and Sundays, October 5 – November 24, 10:00am – 5:30pm rain or shine, All ages, $11 – $21, kids under 5 are free
Summary: The Carolina Renaissance Festival is one of the most interactive entertainment shows ever created with wonderful amusements and antics on going all around you! Enjoy non-stop entertainment presented on 11 stages every event day. There is comedy, music, dancing, circus performers, jousting knights on horseback, and much more! Sit back and relax or become a part of the action as you are surrounded by over 500 costumed characters roaming the festival village!
SUNDAY, November 3
Kick Breast Cancer’s Asana
Y2 Yoga at Cotswold Shopping Center
280 S. Sharon Amity Road, Charlotte, NC
November 3, 2:00pm – 3:30pm, Adults, $20 entry fee, Registration required
Summary: Dr. Peter Capizzi (Stillwater Plastic Surgery) and Tanner Bazemore (Y2 Yoga) are teaming to Kick Breast Cancer’s Asana yoga event at Tanner’s studio. A contribution of $20 is requested. Dr. Capizzi will match it! 100% of all funds raised will benefit Carolina Breast Friends and the iconic, comforting Pink House. To register, call (704) 456-YOGA.
Discovery Place
301 N. Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC (704) 372-6261
Summary: Step into a world where science is brought to life through interactive exhibits and explosive experiments during daily programs. Connect with the past and visit the future with groundbreaking exhibitions, larger-than-life IMAX Dome films and hands on activities that let you explore more. Plan your visit today. Click on the links below for detailed information on special events, featured exhibitions, featured shows and IMAX.
Featured Exhibitions: Animal Grossology, Fantastic Frogs, Families of Abraham
For more information on all featured exhibitions and exhibitions click here.
Featured Shows: Sub-Zero, Fired Up!, Aquarium Feeding Tour
For more information on all featured shows and shows click here.
IMAX: Flight of the Butterflies, Jerusalem
For more information on all featured movies and showtimes click here.
Discovery Place Kids – Huntersville
105 Gilead Road, Huntersville, NC (704) 372-6261
Summary: Explore the theme of I CAN at Discovery Place KIDS-Huntersville. The children’s museum features developmentally-appropriate experiences that encourage imagination and offer the opportunity to build confidence while testing skills by trying new things. The exhibits, themed around a small town, allow children to learn through play.
Theme Areas: I CAN
For a complete description of all nine theme areas click here.
Featured Shows and Shows:
For a complete listing of all featured shows and shows click here.
Current and Upcoming Events:
For all current and upcoming events click here.
Charlotte Nature Museum
1658 Sterling Road, Charlotte, NC (704) 372-6261
Summary: Bring little ones for just an hour or the whole day and experience wildlife through live animal exhibits and interactive education programs. The Museum is easy to navigate with fun surprises around every corner. Kids can roam The Great Hall and visit Beginnings, an area filled with young animals and information on their lifecycles.
Featured Exhibitions & Exhibits: Beginnings, Fort Wild, Butterfly Pavilion, Our Big Backyard, Paw Paw Nature, Trail, Creature Cavern, Insect Alley, Peetie’s Place
For complete details on exhibitions and exhibits click here.
Featured Shows: Don’t Make a Pet of Me, Turtles on the Twos, Autumn Woods, Animal Feedings & Encounters
For a complete schedule of show times click here.
