HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL: 6-7:30 p.m., Carver Community Center, Black Mountain. Candy, carnival games, magician, bounce house, crafts, food, more. Toddlers to age 10, costume optional. Free. Visit www.bmrecreation.com. HALLOWEENFEST: 10 a.m.-6 p.m., downtown Brevard. Tiny Tot Pumpkin Bowl, cookie decorating, face and hair painting, ghoulish golf, inflatables, costume parade, hay maze, trick-or-treat, pumpkin patch. Flight of the Vampire 5/10K Run & Walk starts at 8 a.m. Call 884-3278 or visit www.brevardnc.org. HAUNTED LAGOON: 1-3 p.m. at Zeugner Center, behind Roberson High School, Arden. Face painting, costume contest at 1:30 p.m., swimming, trick-or-treat. Pool opens at 2 p.m. Admission is can of food for MANNA FoodBank; $2 for swimmers. Call 684-5072 or visit www.buncombecounty.org. HOWL-O-WEEN: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at WNC Nature Center, 75 Gashes Creek Road, Asheville. Games, presentations, crafts, more. Visit www.wncnaturecenter.com or call 259-8080. PUNKIN FEST: 4-7 p.m., Dillsboro Town Hall, Front Street. Costume contest and parade and trick-or-treating in downtown. Visit www.visitdillsboro.org.
Oct. 31
FALL FAMILY FESTIVAL: 5:30-8 p.m., First Baptist Church of Asheville, 5 Oak St. Free and open to the community. Pony rides, inflatables, prizes, games, face painting, conceessions, preschool area and more. Rain or shine. Visit www.fbca.net or call 252-4781. HOOPLA: 5:30-8:30 p.m., Biltmore Baptist Church, 35 Clayton Road, Arden, and East Campus, 74 Riverwood Road, Swannanoa. Games, prizes, food, inflatables, more. Free, Visit www.hoopla2012.org. TRICK-OR-TREAT STREET: 4:30-7:30 p.m. at Main Street gazebo, downtown Hendersonville. Costume contest for children and pets, Monster Mash entertainment. TRUNK OR TREAT: 3-5 p.m., First Presbyterian Church of Swannanoa, 372 Bee Tree Road. With treats and face painting. Call 686-3140.
Corn mazes
BLUE RIDGE CORN MAZE: Six-acre maze at 1605 Everett Road, Pisgah Forest. Times by appointment, Monday-Friday; 2-8 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. $7 for ages 13 and up, $5 for ages 6-12, free for 5 and under. Group rates. Visit www.blueridgecornmaze.com or call 2260508. COLD MOUNTAIN CORN MAIZE: 4168 Pisgah Drive, along N.C. 110, south of Canton. Open 4-9 p.m. Wednesday-Friday and 1-9 p.m. Saturday-Sunday through Nov. 1. $8 for ages 4 and older. Haunted maze opens Oct. 1. Group rates. Call 648-8575 or visit www.themaize.com. ELIADA FIELDS OF FUN MAZE: Twisting trails, with a small storybook trail with the story of Spookley the Square Pumpkin, at 2 Compton Drive, Asheville. Open through Oct. 28. Visit www.fieldsoffun.org. HICKORY NUT GAP FARM: Visit the Fairview farm from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. daily through October. Corn maze and more. $7 adults, $5 children 3 and older, free for 2 and younger. Admission covers all farm activities for the day. Visit www.hickorynutgapfarm.com. TAYLOR RANCHFEST AND PINK CORN MAZE: Weekends in October, 4-11 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturdays and 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sundays, plus Oct. 29-31. The 500-acre ranch opens to the public for the first time to raise funds for local cancer care in partnership with Mission Hospital. With Haunted Mountain Rail, pink corn maze, live local music, seed jump, game field, pumpkin patch, hayrides and more. $12 gate, $10 online/advance for adults, $8/$6 for kids 10 and younger, kids 2 and younger free. Bring a flashlight at night.
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