Trask Family Farms' corn maze and pumpkin patch runs to early November; Pumpkin and Purrs Oct. 11, Celebrate Downtown Oct. 30, Eek! Week Oct. 31.
Last checked Oct. 11, 2026. This page is updated each year for September and October. Every listing links to the organizer; check dates, hours and tickets there before you go. Halloween night details are on our trick-or-treat hours page.
Fall in Wilmington runs from the farm fields north of the city to the riverfront downtown. Here are the pumpkin patches, corn mazes and fall festivals with dates this year, from the organizers themselves.
Who to call
- Trask Family Farms: traskfamilyfarms.com, 3650 Blue Clay Road, Castle Hayne
- Downtown festivals: Wilmington Downtown Inc.’s events calendar
- City events: City of Wilmington events listing
Pumpkin patch and corn maze
Trask Family Farms, 3650 Blue Clay Road in Castle Hayne, is a family farm that says its land has been farmed by the Trask family since 1930. Its corn maze and pumpkin patch opened Sept. 19 and run through the first weekend in November. The farm also has a sunflower maze and a pick-your-own flower field.
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Wednesday and Thursday | 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
| Friday | 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. |
| Saturday | 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
| Sunday | 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
| Monday and Tuesday | Closed |
Fall festivals
- Pumpkin and Purrs, Sunday, Oct. 11, noon to 4 p.m., in downtown’s South Front District: a street fair with local vendors and businesses and a pumpkin patch benefiting All4Cats. Details.
- Lighthouse Beer and Wine weekend, Oct. 23-24, Live Oak Pavilion at Riverfront Park: the Voracious: Cellar, Sea and Shore food and drink evening on Friday, Oct. 23, 6 to 9 p.m., then the Lighthouse Beer and Wine Festival on Saturday, Oct. 24, with more than 150 vendors, live music and food trucks. The Saturday festival is for ages 21 and older; tickets are limited and sold online. Proceeds benefit the Carousel Child Advocacy Center. Details.
- Celebrate Downtown, Friday, Oct. 30, 5 to 8:30 p.m., Riverfront Park, 10 Cowan St.: the city’s free fall evening with food trucks, Halloween treats, lawn games, music and Hocus Pocus on the lawn at 6:45 p.m. Details.
- Eek! Week Festival, Saturday, Oct. 31, 9 a.m. to noon, at the Children’s Museum of Wilmington: costumes, treats, crafts and hands-on experiments, with free daily programs at the museum the week before. Details.
Fall at the historic houses and gardens
- Burgwin-Wright House, 224 Market St.: an Outlander in the Cape Fear walking tour on Friday, Oct. 16, and A Colonial Apparition River Cruise on Friday, Oct. 30, according to its events calendar.
- Latimer House, 126 S. Third St.: Victorian Visions of Death, an interactive mourning tour, Oct. 27-29 at 6 and 7 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 31, at 1 and 2 p.m. Tours page.
- Airlie Gardens, 300 Airlie Road: Spooky Mushrooms: Friend or Foe?, a children’s classroom session, Thursday, Oct. 29; pre-registration required. Airlie events.
- Cape Fear Museum: Cape Fearful Skies, a Halloween planetarium show for adults 18 and older, Friday, Oct. 23, at 6 and 7:30 p.m. County calendar.
More October events are on our things to do this month page.
Frequently asked questions
Where is the closest corn maze to Wilmington, NC? Trask Family Farms, 3650 Blue Clay Road in Castle Hayne, runs a corn maze and pumpkin patch from Sept. 19 to the first weekend in November, Wednesday through Sunday.
What fall festivals are in Wilmington in October 2026? Pumpkin and Purrs in the South Front District Oct. 11, the Lighthouse Beer and Wine Festival Oct. 24, the city’s free Celebrate Downtown Oct. 30 and the Eek! Week Festival at the Children’s Museum Oct. 31.
What are Trask Family Farms’ hours? 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, according to the farm.
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