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🍂 Pumpkin patches, hayrides, a chili cook-off, live music, and celebrating local traditions are all on tap throughout the month of October. Check out our lineup of family fun fall festivals and events!
Pumpkin Patch Hayrides & October Fall Festival Saturdays at Mike’s Farm
🎃 Mike’s Farm is Onslow County’s original agri-tourism farm offering seasonal hayrides, pumpkin & strawberry picking, a family-style restaurant, shopping, event venues & more! We strive to provide a family atmosphere that customers of all ages will enjoy.
Fall Educational Tours: Our fall educational tours will be held Tuesday- Friday from October 7th-31st and can be booked for groups of any size. The tour will include a guided hayride around the farm focusing on local agriculture and how we grow our pumpkins, a stop at the pumpkin patch to pick a sugar pie pumpkin to take home, a homesteading demonstration, an apple cider pressing demonstration, and the Dream Big Motivational Magic Show by Rockstar Magic! Tours begin at 9:00 and depart on the half hour. Be sure to allow extra time to visit our animals and to have lunch at one of our picnic facilities. Cost is $14 per person and pre registration is required. Give us a call at 910-324-3422 ext 35 or email reservations@mikesfarmnc.com to book!
Pumpkin Patch Hayrides: During the month of October we offer hayrides around the farm stopping at our pumpkin patch for you to pick that perfect pumpkin to take home! Hayrides run Tuesday and Wednesday from 1-5, Thursday-Friday from 1-8, and Saturdays from 10-8. Cost is $3 for ages 3 and older with pumpkins sold separately by the pound. Pumpkins are $0.79 per pound with a $4.00 minimum. No reservations are needed and tickets can be purchased upon arrival.
Fall Saturdays on the Farm: During the month of October, on Saturdays we will have live music, pumpkin patch hayrides, farm food to go, magic shows with Rockstar Magic, and more starting at 10:00am! Stayed tuned for more details and a list of musicians in our fall music series.
Also, receive a 15% discount off your hotel stay at Mainstay Suites in Jacksonville from October 1, 2025 – March 31, 2026 if you show your purchased Mike’s Farm tickets to their Fall and Holiday events. Learn more here. https://www.onlyinonslow.com/discounts/
DATES: Throughout the month of October LOCATION: Mike’s Farm, 1600 Haw Branch Rd., Beulaville, NC (Richlands) WEBSITE: www.mikesfarmnc.com
Pogie’s at the Farm Halloween Trail and Fall Events
Pogie’s at the Farm will be offering a family friendly Fall Halloween trail. This trail won’t have jump scares, but will embrace the full spirit of the season. Decorations, lights, props, and characters. Our characters will be friendly witches, “booOooOooing” ghost, and other fun folks. This trail is the for the family first and foremost! Along the trail each night, there will be spots for kids to gather candy and trick-or-treat. WE WILL HAVE PUMPKINS
Fall at the Farm- 12pm-9pm (100% FREE to attend, certain onsite activities cost.) Includes
Hay bale rides, mazes, corn pits, playgrounds,
Vendors, food trucks, crafts, & live entertainment
DATES: 12pm-9pm Friday-Sunday from Sept 27th-Oct 31st
Its time for our annual Fishstrong Fright Nights Haunted Hayride and Walking Trail. As every year, we have changed things up a bit with new scares and frightful attractions that you will not want to miss! There will be food vendors, carnival games, and a pumpkin patch. As always proceeds from the events will go to help North Carolina families that are experiencing life altering illness. The ticket booth opens at 6 pm and closes at 10:30 pm The show itself will begin right around 7:00 pm (dark) and we will not close until all patrons with tickets have gone through. Tickets for the Hayride are $12 per person and ages 5 and under ride free at parental discretion. Tickets for the walking trail are $9 per person again children are allowed at parental discretion Combo tickets are available at the time of original purchase and the cost is $18 for both attractions.
DATES: 6 pm – 10:30 pm every Friday & Saturday from Sept. 27th – October 26th. Plus, special event on Halloween.
Step into the past and experience the spine-tingling tales that have woven themselves into the very fabric of the history in the Friendly City by the Sea. Our 90 minute walking tour will transport you to a world where spirits linger and stories echo through the ages. Wander through moonlit streets with state of the art paranormal investigation equipment as our expert guides recount chilling anecdotes of the paranormal, bringing the rich past to life. Discover the hidden secrets of haunted locations, where the boundary between the living and the spectral is blurred. Are you ready to walk alongside the ghosts of yesteryear?
Parking available at Town hall or free lot directly across from Swansboro Area Heritage Museum.
Please arrive 15 minutes ahead of tour for check in.
Tour organizer will make a weather call 30 minutes ahead of tour start time, as needed to ensure safety for all guests.
DATES: Starts at 7 pm, check booking site for available dates – Book Here
🛍️ Find the latest fall fashions in our boutiques, spruce up your home decor, pick up some new Halloween decorations, or a six-pack of pumpkin-flavored beer! Shop for some new fishing gear, or do some early Christmas shopping in our unique specialty shops! We appreciate you supporting our local small businesses. Shop small this fall!
Pumpkin lattés, cinnamon spice muffins, pumpkin flavored beer, apple hand pies, hot cider, candy apples, savory quiches and more! Be inspired by fall’s flavors as cooler temps arrive at North Carolina’s southern coast #OnlyinOnslow! Discover all of our locally loved eateries, coffee spots, and bakeries. Here are a few selections of our local yumminess!