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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.

Pumpkin Patch Hayrides
We offer hayrides around the farm to the pumpkin patch Tuesday and Wednesday from 1-5, Thursday and Friday from 1-8, and Saturday from 10-8. Hayrides run continuously throughout the day. The cost is $2.00 per person for ages 3 and older with no reservations needed. Pumpkins are $0.79 per pound with a $4.00 minimum.

Fall Festival Saturdays
Join us on Saturdays in October for fall family fun! Pumpkin patch hayrides will run continuously from 10-8, Animal Area, Gift Shop, Bakery & NC Products barn will all be open from 10 am to 8 pm. The restaurant and our Food Truck (weather permitting) will be open from 12 pm to 8 pm. Free tastings of NC wines, wine by the glass and wine slushies will all be available in the NC Products Barn. We will have live music from 3 pm to 7 pm,  so bring your lawn chairs to enjoy a nice fall afternoon on the farm!

Also, receive a 15% discount off your hotel stay at Mainstay Suites in Jacksonville from October 1, 2024 - March 31, 2025 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

Hog Wild at Howard Farms

Welcome to Hog Wild at Howard Farms!! We have a 6-acre corn maze, kiddie corn maze, barrel train ride, tub slide, Fairy Tail Trail Story in Kiddie Corn Maze, jump pad and more.

Open Fridays 5-9 pm, Saturdays 11 am – 9 pm, and Sundays 11 am – 6 pm.

$15 for General Admission, this includes All the activities we have on the grounds to include the corn maze and the hayride. Children two and under are free. $13 will be all ground activities without a hayride. We do also offer senior discounts. We also will have weekends in October that we will highlight different members in the community for a discount.

DATES: Open Fridays 5-9 pm, Saturdays 11 am – 9 pm, and Sundays 11 am – 6 pm starting Sept. 21st through the end of October
LOCATION: 165 Rhodestown road, Jacksonville, NC 28540
FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE

Halloween Trail at Pogie's at the Farm

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 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

DATES: 4pm-9pm Saturday nights October 5th—26th plus Halloween night Thursday the 31st

LOCATION: 117 Williams farm Rd. , Maysville, NC 28584
FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE

Fright Nights at Fishstrong Foundation

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.

LOCATION: 3100 Freedom Way, Hubert, NC 28539
FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE

Fall Activities at Bear Ridge Farms

We have a corn maze, pumpkin patch, hay rides, bouncy houses, corn pit, pumpkin painting, food trucks and family fun games.  We’re .  Please check our social media pages for hours.

DATES: open every Friday and Saturday in October and first weekend in November

LOCATION: 2053 Pony Farm Rd. Jacksonville NC

ADMISSION: Entry fee is $12 and that includes all activities and hayrides. Pumpkins are extra.
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🛍️ 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!

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👋🏾 From our rural coastal plains all the way to the coast, we look forward to seeing you, #OnlyinOnslow!

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