Halloween isn’t the only fall event happening in the Queen City! There are food festivals, fall festivals, and even pet festivals taking place in October and November, in addition to the always-fun spooky season celebrations.
Get out your planner and fill up your weekends with these Charlotte-area festivals. (For full details, visit the Charlotte Moms Network calendar.)
October 2025:
- Mint Hill Madness Family Fun Festival (Friday, October 17th-Saturday, October 18th – Mint Hill, NC)
- Fall Fest (Friday, October 17th-Saturday, October 18th – Pineville, NC)
- Carolina Balloon Fest (Friday, October 17th-Sunday, October 19th – Statesville, NC)
- Charlotte Craft Beer Week Festival (Friday, October 17th-Sunday, October 26th – Charlotte, NC)
- Oktoberfest at Carowinds (Saturdays and Sundays in October – Charlotte, NC)
- Carolina Renaissance Festival (Saturdays and Sundays in October – Huntersville, NC)
- Carolina Chalk Art Festival (Saturday, October 18th-Sunday, October 19th – Charlotte, NC)
- Fort Mill Fall Festival (Saturday, October 18th – Fort Mill, SC)
- Whiskey Wine and Fire Festival (Saturday, October 25th – Ballantyne, NC)
- Howl-O’-Ween Dog Festival (Saturday, October 25th – Rock Hill, SC)
- Fall Festival at St. John’s Baptist (Sunday, October 26th – Charlotte, NC)
- Halloween in Huntersville Festival (Saturday, October 25th – Huntersville, NC)
November 2025:
- Oktoberfest at Carowinds (Saturdays and Sundays in November – Charlotte, NC)
- Carolina Renaissance Festival (Saturdays and Sundays in November – Huntersville, NC)
- 21st Annual Dia de Los Muertos Festival (Saturday, November 1st – Charlotte, NC)
- Statesville Pumpkin Festival (Saturday, November 1st – Statesville, NC)
- Pawsitively Matthews Festival (Saturday, November 8th – Matthews, NC)
- EpicFest Literary Festival (Saturday, November 8th – Charlotte, NC)
- Romanian-American Festival (Saturday, November 15th – Matthews, NC)
- The Geekery Market Festival (Saturday, November 15th – Concord, NC)
- 2025 Sheepdog Trials and Dog Festival (Saturday, November 15th and Sunday, November 16th – Huntersville, NC)
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