Farms Near Charlotte, NC

Opening for the fall season on September 19th, 2025. Hall Family Farm is a 4th generation farm located in Lancaster, SC just south of Charlotte. The farm offers birthday and group parties, Hall’s Kitchen dining, Fall season events, Spring season events, school tours, and more.

Fall Season: 7-acre corn maze, pumpkin patch ($0.70 cent per pound), hay ride, activities for kids, pedal go-karts, and more. There is no admission fee. There is a corn maze ($11.99 per person ages 3 and up), as well as a kids corn maze ($4.49 per person ages 3 and up). Tent with bonfire rentals are also available starting at $75.00 for 4 hours.

Spring Season: Pre-picked and U-pick strawberries, musical hayride, kids activities, and food/ drink for purchase. Hayrides are $3.50 for ages 3 and older (all ages allowed). They also have gem mining and a kids playground.

Opening day is November 22nd, 2024.

They have Christmas trees available every year and fresh garland. Visit their Facebook page for more information.

Opening day is November 22nd, 2024.

They are a family-run business that sells flowers in Spring, pumpkins in the fall, Christmas trees in the Winter, and more. Additionally, they sell other holiday items and seasonal finds. Check their Facebook for pricing info.

Lineberger’s Farm is located in Dallas, NC, just 30 minutes from Charlotte. The farm offers U pick, a farm store, and a seasonal pumpkin patch.

Fall season begins in September (weekends only) then they are open daily in October. 
Admission is free, with tickets purchasable for activities, including wagon rides for $7.50, duck and chicken feeding for $0.50, and more. Pumpkins are not u pick, but they do offer a free pumpkin with the purchase of a wagon ride. Pumpkins can be purchased in their store.

U pick seasons: strawberries (mid-April – June), blackberries (June – July), sunflowers (July & October), muscadines (September – October), and greens (September – October).

Midland Farms offers a store, field trips, homeschool days, festivals, and MORE!

Formerly, Aw Shucks Farms is now Outlaw Acres! They are located in Monroe, NC, just 20 miles from Charlotte. They offer a wild-west themed attraction with a corn maze, pumpkins, live music, shows, and more!

Fall Season runs September 20th through November 2nd, 2025; They are only open Saturdays 11 am to 5 pm and Sundays 12 pm to 5 pm. 

This orchard is located in Moravian Falls, NC and has U pick apples (by reservation) with a two dollar admission per person. They offer 30 varieties of apples to pick!

2025 Opening Weekend: Labor Day Weekend 2025

Offers:

Upick apples (by reservation)
Apple cider, dried apples, and produce
Tractor rides through the orchard
Tractor playground ($)
Jump Pillow($)
Megaslide ($)
Bee Train ($)

Riverbend Farm is located in Midland, NC, a short drive East of Charlotte. They are only open in October for field trips, fall activities, and a pumpkin patch.

Fall season begins in October. They are open 7 days a week, afternoons and weekends.
Monday- Friday hours: 3:30 pm to 6 pm
Saturday- 10 am – 6 pm
Sunday- 1 pm to 6 pm

Fall activities offered include several unique slides, lots of photo opportunities, a farm-themed playground, a picnic area, an animal barn, wagon rides to the pumpkin patch, and more. Pumpkins are $0.50 per lb and are field placed.
Admission is $6.00 for ages 2 and older. 

Fall Season Hours: TBD for 2025
During the fall season, The Hunter Farms offers a variety of fall activities.
Offers:
Wagon rides
Interactive petting barn
Variety of pumpkins for purchase
Market store

Winter Season Opening day is late November 2025

Offers:
Fresh-cut Fraser Fir Christmas trees
Wagon rides
Hot chocolate & beverages
Barn with animals to visit
Letters to Santa mailbox
Holiday store

Hours:
The tree lot is open 7 days a week 9 am – 9 pm and they are open on Thanksgiving Day.
Wagon rides and holiday store hours are available Tuesday – Sunday: 11 am – 7 pm

Santa Experiences at The Petting Barn dates are TBD for 2025

Patterson Farm is located just north of Charlotte in Mt. Ulla, NC. The farm offers educational tours, a produce market, seasonal events, and more.

Fall Season begins early fall 2025. Check their website and Facebook page for updates. 

Fall activities include a barnyard, playground, corn maize, hayrides, train rides, pumpkin patch visits, and more.

Hours: Monday – Friday : 12 – 5 pm; Saturday 10 – 5
Admission: Monday – Friday : Starts at $14.00 per person; Saturday – Sunday : starts at $16.99 per person. You can purchase tickets online at a discounted rate or purchase at the gate.
Pumpkins are sold separately from the admission price. It is recommended to purchase tickets in advance.

They also offer special events and birthday parties. Read more about their packages on their website.

Shelby Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch offer fall activities including parties, an 8-acre corn maze, pumpkin patch, and more. They also offer a haunted maze in October at night. There is a section of the haunted maze appropriate for younger crowds, with the rest of the maze being for older participants.

Fall Season runs September 20th – November 2nd, 2025 Friday through Sunday. Weekdays are reserved for large groups.

Farm admission is $16 for ages 3 +, Haunted Pass is $16 for ages 3 +, Farm and Haunt Pass is $22 for ages 3+.
There are courtyard activities, mazes, hayrides, a pumpkin patch, and over 40 other attractions to participate in.

Opening day is November 20th, 2024

They offer fresh Christmas trees, fresh garland, tree stands, wreaths, and more! Check their Facebook page for hours and more details.

Annual Pumpkin Patch: Early September 2025 Check their Facebook Page for updates.

Hodges Family Farm is located just north of Charlotte’s Uptown and offers goods for purchase, an annual pumpkin patch, weddings and events, an antique tractor show (October), farm tours, and several agility competitions. They also participate in the Davidson Farmers Market.

During fall, there are barnyard animals, hay mountains to play and climb on, picnic areas, and photo opportunities.
Saturdays and Sundays have food for purchase, with weekend parking being $5.

They also offer school field trips during the fall and offer birthday parties.

Note: Pumpkins are field placed.

Red Wolf Farm is located north of Charlotte in Maiden, NC. They offer special events, field trips, weekend pumpkin patch activities starting in September, and more.

Fall season for 2025 begins September 27th, 2025. It is open Saturdays and Sundays until October 26th.

Fall activities include a corn maze, hayride, a kids corn maze, large play structures for kids, corn “swimming”, inflatables, pumpkin bowling, concessions for purchase, and more.

Hours: 10 am to 6 pm, Saturday and Sunday; school field trips all other days of October.

Admission: $9.00 per person, children 2 and under are free

Millstone Creek Orchards is open daily for u-pick with lots of themed weekends throughout the fall with activities.

• bakery
• hayrides
• pumpkin patch in the fall
• u-pick pecans in November
• live music
• animal visits
• U-pick blackberries (June)
• U-pick blueberries (June/July)
• U-pick apples early Augustthe  to beginning of September 2025
• Fall orchard tours start in September 2025

No pets allowed. Service animals are allowed but must wear a leash.

2025 Season begins September 20th – November 1st, 2025 (weather permitting)
Hours: Friday, 10 am – 6 pm, Saturday 10 am – 6 pm, and Sunday 1 pm – 6 pm

Offers:

• Family-friendly corn maze
• A lot of kids activities (playground, corn pit, cattle cars, jump pillow, hayride, and more)
• Pumpkins and mums 

Opens August 17 for end of Summer event. Follow their Instagram for Fall Season schedule that is going to be shared soon.

Wise Acres is a USDA organic produce farm that offers U pick strawberries in mid-April to early June, Sunflowers from June to July, and U pick Pumpkins from mid-September to mid-November.

On location is Wise Pie Pizza to purchase food and drinks.

They offer wagon rides, a barrel train for ages 12 and under, climbing and swinging structures, farm animals to meet, and locally made products for purchase.

Hop on a hayride, get lost in the corn maze and choose your pumpkin from the patch at this family-owned and operated farm. Located in charming Concord, be sure to check out the Fall Festival happening Sept. 13-Nov. 1, 2025 for wagon rides, farm animals and more.

Bush N Vine Farm is located in York, SC, just 40 minutes South of Charlotte. The farm is over 150 years old and focuses on producing fresh produce. They offer U pick produce as well as pre-packed produce for purchase.

Fall Season runs the late September to the end of October.
Fall activities include u pick pumpkins, food for purchase, wagon rides, observation bee hive, hiking, and more.

Check out our trip to pick pumpkins at Bush-N-Vine.

Hours: Monday – Saturday 8 am – 6 pm (pumpkin patch closes at 5 pm)

U Pick Seasons: strawberries (mid-April through May), blueberries (May through July), blackberries, (June through late July), peaches (summer), flowers (June through October), and pumpkins (mid-September through October 31st).

Bush N Vine participates in the Ag and Art Tour that occurs annually throughout SC.