SEPT. 9-10 The Tri-County Ruritan Club hosts its 24th annual celebration on Chatham Street in downtown Bennett starting with a Friday night auction at the local fire department. On Saturday, join fellow onlookers and line the street to watch a parade of antique cars, trucks, tractors and horses. Enjoy food and craft vendors, live music and inflatable bounce houses. tricountyruritan.com
PepperFest SEPT. 18, 3-7 p.m. The 15th annual event at The Plant puts peppers grown by local farmers front and center. Piedmont-based eateries offer up samples of pepper-themed culinary creations and beverages. Festivities include a performance from The RT’s, a
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Flatwoods Festival
Bring family and friends out to a pepper-centric celebration of the agriculture industry at The Plant.
high-energy jazz and blues band, plus acrobatic displays by Imagine Circus. The Circle City Supper Club will offer cooking classes as well as pepper arts and crafts. The evening wraps up with dancing to Latin fusion music by ¡Tumbao! abundancenc.org
Huckleberry Trail Farm Fall Festival
WEEKENDS, SEPT. 24 – OCT. 30 & MONDAY, OCT. 31 Visitors can pick pumpkins, jump on a hayride and race through a corn maze at the farm located off Highway 64 between Siler City and Pittsboro. There will be refreshments and fall produce for purchase. The host’s mission is to bring all kids back outdoors and make the farm activities both wheelchair accessible and autism friendly. huckleberrytrailfarm.com
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Goldston Old Fashion Day OCT. 8, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. The 35th annual street festival in the Goldston historic district features local arts and crafts, pottery and jewelry along with a classic car show, tractor display and live music. Multiple food vendors will offer traditional fair food and drinks, such as funnel cakes, lemonade, hot dogs and ice cream. visitpittsboro.com/events
Fall-O-Ween Trunk R’ Treat OCT. 28, 5:30-8 p.m. hosts its sixth annual drive-thru Halloween event at Bray Park Sports Complex with free admission to all. Local businesses, civic organizations and governmental departments will participate in this event where families visit car trunks to receive candy instead of ringing doorbells. Kids can enjoy inflatable bounce houses, obstacle courses and slides, plus an outdoor screening of the Disney movie “Encanto.” silercity.org CM Siler City Parks and Recreation