Gather Your Friends! Gather Your Enemies! It?s
Opening INVASION Celebration! Kick off the
Festival season with Vikings, barbarians,
crusaders, orcs, raiders, and more! Win prizes
in the Invaders Costume Contest at the Middleshire
Grove stage at 2:30 PM! Save $26.00 with 2 Adult
Tickets for $47.99! a ($46.00 + $1.99 service fee)
Opening Weekend Only! Saturday,...
Lake Hickory Haunts is hosting replicas of the
Scooby-Doo Mystery Machine & Ghostbusters Ecto-1
cars Oct. 9th-Nov. 7th! Photo-Ops are included
with admission. BE PREPARED to be SCARED and
ENTERTAINED when replicas of the Scooby-Doo
Mystery Machine & Ghostbusters Ecto-1 cars invade
the best haunted house in the Carolinas Oct.
9th-Nov. 7th! Get Tickets Online To Reserve Your...
FabFest - Charlotte's Beatles Festival returns
October 2-3 for two days of music, art, and
community for all ages! On Friday, October 2,
Tosco Music Beatles Tribute at Knight Theater
features 16 diverse acts as well as audience
singalongs. COME TOGETHER! Bring friends and save
20% - buy 6 or more tickets with discount code
GROUP20. FabFest Daytime is FREE on Saturday...
Get ready to "Eat, Drink, and Be Merry" because
the world's premier tribute to DMB is coming to
the lake! The Dave Matthews Tribute Band is
bringing their authentic, jam-filled experience to
BoatYard. As the only nationally touring tribute
to Dave Matthews Band, these musicians have spent
over two decades perfecting the intricate rhythms,
soulful sax solos, and unmistakable...
Members of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community,
family, and friends can SAVE with two discounted
admission offers! Adults ages 13 and up SAVE $13
per each adult tickets. Offer is redeemable via
one time use promotional discount code entered
into the Festival's online ticket shopping cart
for Saturday, October 10 only. A separate $1.99
online ticket service provider fee...
Dan LaMorte is a distinct voice in stand-up comedy
- and not just because he's on the spectrum. He
began his comedy career at 19, after a college
baseball injury ended his athletic ambitions. Dan
made appearances on Fox's Red Eye, AXS TV's Gotham
Comedy Live, Getting Doug with High, and, as he
jokes, nearly every drive-thru in the Tri-state
area. His two albums, Not Enough...
Experience Nightshades LIVE in concert at Lake
Hickory Haunts - 15th Year of Fear on September
26th with three 30 minute shows throughout the
night! *One show is included with admission to
Lake Hickory Haunts. BE PREPARED to be SCARED and
ENTERTAINED when Nightshades and the best haunted
house in the Carolinas unite on Sept. 26th! Get
Your Tickets To Reserve Your Spot...
Departure (Journey Tribute) After 13 years
together, DEPARTURE has become the most respected
Journey tribute band in the nation. DEPARTURE
replicates the look, sound and feel of the
original 80's rock super group. The current lineup
has a natural synergy and enthusiasm which has
developed into an amazing on-stage chemistry.
These veteran musicians pride themselves on giving...
Charlottes most award winning festival is back and
is pretended by Greystar Apartments Enjoy a day in
one our city's favorite neighborhoods, South End.
Our festival brings you boundless cocktails, wine
& craft brews. Plus, tasty food trucks and
adorable pop up shops will be onsite too
Thursday nights just got better at Boatyard! Join
us for Acoustic 'Til Kickoff - our brand-new
Thursday night series featuring live acoustic
music leading right into Thursday Night Football.
Come early, grab a table, enjoy food & drink
specials, and catch live acoustic music starting
at 6 PM. When it's time for kickoff, stick around
and catch the game on the TVs and our...
THE HAUNTED FARM RETURNS FOR 2026 Western North
Carolina's terrifying Halloween tradition returns
to Hendersonville, NC - just outside Asheville.
Experience a massive indoor-and-outdoor haunted
attraction packed with dark woods, immersive
environments, terrifying characters and unexpected
scares. Indoor + outdoor haunted experience
Haunted woods and trails Live...
Just east of Charlotte, NC in Monroe, this lenghty
haunted trail has become a destination to haunt
enthusiasts. Are you brave enough to find out
what lies in there? Bring your friends and see how
far you can go through The 13th Acre! This walking
event is not for the faint of heart. Once you
enter these creepy woods, you will only have one
chance to retreat, and if you...
Join us every Tuesday at Boardwalk Billy's Raw Bar
& Ribs at Crown Point where kids will eat free
from 5:00-9:00 with each paying adult entree!
Bring the whole family out for some food and fun.
2026 NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Digital
Content Creator in Art/Comedy winner Tee Sanders
is blowing up currently on her social media
channels both solo and as a part of the hit comedy
group, The Round Table. She was a standout on the
Netflix series, Funny AF with Kevin Hart that
aired this year and recent starred in the movie
The Perfect Proposal on Tubi. Raised on the...
The Wine + Food Festival At Ballantyne. Come to a
world-class, backyard culinary event; bringing
together Charlotte's hottest chefs, artisanal
craftsmen, and culinary pioneers with thousands of
Charlotte's foodies. Enjoy over 100 different
international and local wines, craft beers, and
craft spirits in an all-you-care-to-taste affair.
The title says wine but don't worry,...
Time travel to the greatest party since Camelot!
Take an autumn stroll through the wooded Village
of Fairhaven where history comes alive with
non-stop, day-long, immersive and interactive
entertainments like no place else! Shop an
abundance of arts and crafts in the village
open-air Artisan Market! Adventure awaits with
games and rides, valiant jousting knights on...
The drama of the NASCAR Chase returns to
Charlotte's 1.5-mile OVAL on Oct. 11! Don't miss
any of the entertainment, including the Tyler
Hubbard pre-race concert and numerous driver
appearances! Tyler Hubbard Pre-Race Concert
Chart-topping country music recording artist Tyler
Hubbard ? known for his exploits as one half of
multi-platinum duo Florida Georgia Line and for
his...
Get ready for a full day of fun for the whole
family at Charlotte Kids Fest! Charlotte Kids Fest
is all about creating more opportunities for kids
and families to play, learn, explore, and
experience something new together. Throughout the
festival, families can jump into different
interactive zones packed with activities like:
🎨 Create Zone: Crafts, hands-on projects...
Six haunted attractions. Six chilling nightmares.
Are you brave enough to face them all at The Fear
Farm? Abyss. Mineshaft Mayhem 2.0. The Coven.
Confinement. Twisty'z. Farm House. One ticket
unlocks every terrifying experience-and one
unforgettable night of fear.
Blue Monday is a tribute to the MTV
generation...The MTV Classic' s of the 80's/90's
and a few guilty pleasures of today. They have
staged years of experience and passion to create a
new trend setting retro sound that audiences are
familiar with and holds up strong in todays music.
Originally hailing from New York City they moved
to Charlotte NC and quickly had success...
WE BELIEVE IN INNOVATION, NOT DUPLICATION Lake
Hickory Haunts is not simply a haunted house, it
is a haunted theme park; providing a unique
experience for anyone seeking an entertaining,
thrilling, scary, and fun-filled experience. At
Lake Hickory Haunts, we believe in innovation, not
duplication. Since 2012, our team has continuously
worked more and more each year to make...
Learn the time honored craft of beer brewing!
Sample a selection of fine micro-brewed ale! Play
a series of RenFest Beer Games! Adventurous
costumed ladies are invited to flirtatiously strut
their stuff in the Saucy Maiden Costume Contest!
All in good, clean fun of course! Prizes will be
awarded. BrewFest activities start at 12:00pm at
the Haven (behind Edgewood...
Experience Bourbon Sons LIVE in concert at Lake
Hickory Haunts on September 25th 8PM-9:30PM!
*Concert is included with admission to Lake
Hickory Haunts. BE PREPARED to be SCARED and
ENTERTAINED when Bourbon Sons and the best haunted
house in the Carolinas unite on Sept. 26th! Get
Your Tickets To Reserve Your Spot Before They Sell
Out:
Simplified is a rock/pop band from Charlotte, NC,
known for their upbeat blend of acoustic rock,
reggae, and funk. With infectious melodies and
feel-good vibes, they've built a loyal fan base
through high-energy live shows and songs like
"Wake 'N Bake" and "Home".
THE WAIT IS OVER? THE HAUNTING BEGINS! The 29th
Year of Fear is coming to The Haunted Pyramids,
and we're ready to make 2026 our most terrifying
season yet! Gather your friends, bring your
bravest crew, and get ready to step into the
darkness. Once you enter- there's no turning back.
Tis the season to be giving, fa la la la la, la la
la la! Get ready for Gina Robinson's Annual
Christmas Benefit Concert and Toy Drive! Bring a
friend and a toy and come enjoy some good
Christmas/Gospel music by recording artist Gina
Robinson along with her many special guest. The
evening will be topped off with your favorite
Christmas carols and don't be surprised if you
find...
Southern Christmas Show returns to the The Park
Expo & Conference Center, from November 11-22,
2026. Join us for 12 exciting days of festive fun
& shopping! Buy online and save on regular priced
weekday and weekend tickets.
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