Summer may be a happy memory, but the fun continues at Carowinds in the fall and winter with several special events, including the popular SCarowinds, The Great Pumpkin Fest and WinterFest.
Here are Carowinds' annual off-season offerings:
Enjoy Special Fall and Winter Events at Carowinds
SCarowinds
Starting the second weekend of September and running through October, SCarowinds transforms the “theme park” to a “scream park” with spine-chilling attractions, grisly shows and more than 500 zombies, monsters, vampires and ghouls roaming in the shadows.
Scare yourself silly walking through five spooky mazes—including a cornfield guarded by possessed scarecrows—a slaughterhouse grinding more than beef and pork and a condemned horror film movie studio haunted by its real-life victims.
For a frighteningly good time, venture into Carowinds’ scare zones, each featuring a different creepy theme like Carnevil, Blood Yard, Dead Man’s Landing and The Hollow. The entertainment lineup is equally as eerie with a New Orleans-style funeral procession led by the Bone Brigade, the death-defying stunts of the Skeleton Crew, a vampire junkyard percussion band and two thrilling productions starring a gruesome cast of the undead.
In between the bloodcurdling terror, you’ll have the opportunity to enjoy some two dozen rides, including the Vortex, Afterburn, Carolina Cyclone, Copperhead Strike and Fury 325.
The Great Pumpkin Fest
A Halloween event for little ones, this popular fall festival, runs mid-September through October. It has been expanded from Camp Snoopy to include a Great Pumpkin Fest Activity Trail hosted by Snoopy and the rest of the Peanuts gang, as well as a challenge course, corn maze, hay bale maze, games, crafts and more.
You’ll also want to mosey on over to Blue Ridge Junction for the Halloween Hootenanny with family games, kids’ activities and DJ Hoot ‘N” Holler playing tunes on the midway.
Along with the usual rides at Camp Snoopy, Pumpkin Fest attractions include a pedal-powered tractor course and sudsy mummy pit along with several family-friendly shows.
WinterFest
WinterFest opens the weekend before Thanksgivng and runs through Dec. 31, bringing the holidays to life in spectacular style. Walk through a winter wonderland filled with millions of twinkling lights, decorated trees and lavish holiday decorations.
Highlighting the festivities is a fantastic lineup of song-and-dance shows and musical performances capped by a nightly wonderland parade. Visitors to WinterFest will also enjoy an outdoor ice skating rink, crafts and activities for the whole family along with surprise appearances by seasonal characters like Jack Frost and the Sugar Plum Fairy.
A large portion of the park is open for this event, with each section featuring its own winter motif, special attractions, shops and seasonal fare—and a fun selection of rides for every level of thrill-seeker.
