Hickory Buzz

Red Wolf Farm- Pumpkin Patch & Maze
2025-10-25 10:00 - 18:00, 2025-10-26 10:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | See Description, United States
Bring the family and make some great Fall memories. Admission includes all activities:

Hayride – as many times as you like

Large, Pro-Designed Corn Maze

Kid’s Corn Maze

Let your kids use their imagination on our Pirate Ship, Tractor, Toy Airplanes, and Wooden Train Play Sets

“Swim” in our giant house of Corn

Challenge a friend to a game of Pumpkin Tic-Tac-Toe or Checkers

Race on the Pedal Tractors

Play on the Inflatables

Challenge a friend to Farm Ball

Jump in the pre-school bounce house

Try your skills in Pumpkin Bowling

See the farm animals

Check out our artisans work their craft

Relax at a picnic table while you enjoy some food from our food vendors, or bring your own picnic lunch

Grab a drink or snack with our in house concession stand THE THIRSTY WOLF

Create memories to last a Lifetime

Plenty of other photo opportunities

Location:
1900 HW Farm Rd
Maiden, NC 28650
Admission $9 per person (Kids 2 and under are admitted free)

Open House | Hickory, NC
2025-10-25 11:00 - 13:00 | See Description, United States
Join Realtor Jay Brown for an open house Saturday October 25th 2025 from 11 am to 1 pm for a tour of this incredible custom built home!
893 Players Ridge Rd Hickory, NC
4BR/3BA/Full Basement
18 hole golf course and lake access!

Lake Hickory Oktoberfest
2025-10-25 11:00 - 23:00 | Copper Penny Grill Lake Hickory, 101 Catawba Avenue, Hickory, NC, 28601, United States
Event:
Family friendly event all day on beautiful Lake Hickory! Come by and enjoy Food & Drink Specials – Corn Hole – Prize giveaways – Live Music 6-9pm with Kelven Cockerham! We hope to see ya at The Penny!

Laser Scare Show
2025-10-25 15:00 - 15:30, 2025-10-26 15:00 - 15:30 | Millholland Planetarium, 243 Third Avenue NE, Hickory, NC, 28601, United States
Spookier tunes from Blue Oyster Cult, Michael Jackson, Weird Al Yankovic, Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath, and others aligned with laser light goodness!

Fall in Love with Long View Annual Fall Festival
2025-10-25 15:00 - 18:00 | Long View Recreation Center, 3107 2nd Ave NW, Hickory, NC, 28601, United States
This year’s theme, “Come FALL in Love with Long View,” celebrates community spirit, creativity, and connection in the heart of town.
The Fall Festival promises an afternoon filled with family-friendly fun, including local vendors, food trucks, games, inflatables, Moose Entertainment, and activities for all ages. Children can enjoy our hay ride around the festival, inflatables, and crafts, while adults explore handmade goods and connect with community organizations.
Parking will be located on the upper field off 33rd Street NW, with handicap-accessible shuttle service available.
Event Details:
Date: Saturday, October 25, 2025
Time: 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Location: Long View Recreation Center, 3107 2nd Ave NW
Parking: Upper field off 33rd St NW (Shuttle available for handicap parking)
Theme: “Come FALL in Love with Long View”

Spooktacular
2025-10-25 16:30 - 20:30 | See Description, United States
Join us at Newton’s Southside Park on October 25 from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. for a night of costume contests, food trucks, haunted hayrides, candy galore, trunk-or-treating, and more fang-tastic fun!

Tri-County Race Night
2025-10-25 18:30 - 23:00 | Tri-County Motor Speedway, 4405 Hickory Nut Ridge Rd, Granite Falls, NC, 28630, United States
Event:
Located in Western North Carolina, Tri-County Motor Speedway is a 4/10 mile banked asphalt track racing weekly on Friday night as it has for most of it’s existence. A NASCAR Home Track facility, TCMS features Late Models as it’s premier division and has been a proving ground for many of today’s rising talents. It was originally built as a dirt track in 1985 and then later converted to pavement in 1988.

Classes:

South Atlantic Pro Series
Asphalt Late Models
Asphalt Limited Late Models
Outlaws
Asphalt Street Stocks
Carolina Mini Stocks
Renegades
Front Wheel Drive
Crown Vic
Carolina Vintage

Lake Hickory Haunts
2025-10-25 19:00 - 23:00, 2025-10-26 19:00 - 22:00 | Lake Hickory Haunts, 520 Carolina Ave, Hickory, NC, 28601, United States
Event:
Known as the premier haunt of the Carolinas, Lake Hickory Haunts is a one of a kind haunted theme park; featuring a large body of water, surrounded by 13 unique haunted attractions. Throughout these attractions, guests experience 100’s of live characters, awe-inspiring immersive environments, multi-dimensional special FX, and breathtaking scares. Since 2012, Lake Hickory Haunts and its team of experts have continuously innovated and improved its experience, delivering never before seen experiences to North Carolina haunt-goers and fans from around the country. As usual, Lake Hickory Haunts features MANY NEW Attractions, Additions, and Expansions for the 2025 season!

The Woman in Black
2025-10-25 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-10-26 14:30 - 16:00 | Hickory Community Theatre, 30 3rd St NW, Hickory, NC, 28601, United States
A lawyer hires an actor to help him recount to family and friends a haunting story from a funeral he attended. There, he saw the Woman in Black—a feared specter whose presence means death. She haunts the town where her illegitimate child tragically died, and mere mention of her strikes terror into the locals. Anyone who sees her does not have long to live.
Based on the Novel by Susan HillAdapted by Stephen Mallatratt
Playing in the Jeffers Theatre

Mindbender Mansion Exhibit
2025-10-26 13:00 - 16:00 | Catawba Science Center, 243 Third Avenue NE, Hickory, NC, 28601, United States
Enter the wonderfully puzzling world of Mindbender Mansion, an eclectic place full of brainteasers and interactive challenges guaranteed to test the brain power and problem-solving skills of even the most experienced puzzlers! Math, science, and technology educational content are woven into the puzzles, videos, and group challenges found inside the exhibit! Sponsored by USConec, Corning, Shurtape, and Piedmont Natural Gas.

Johnny Wilson Farm Pumpkin Patch
2025-10-26 13:00 - 18:00 | Johnny Wilson Farm, 5163 Precious Memories Lane, Granite Falls, NC, 28630, United States
Event:
Corn maze, wagon ride, farm animals, corn crib, duck race, hay maze, apple and pumpkin. Cash Only.

Waking the Dead at the Propst House
2025-10-26 16:00 - 19:00 | See Description, United States
Join the Hickory Landmarks Society to learn about the rules of Victorian mourning and share in some eerie local history. Register online, at the Maple Grove house (542 Second Street, NE
Hickory, NC 28601) or at the event.
Location:
Propst House
534 Third Ave., NW (within Shuford Memorial Park and Gardens)
Hickory, NC

Halloween Party at Liquid Roots
2025-10-26 16:00 - 22:00 | Liquid Roots Brewing, 1048 Harper Ave. NW, Lenoir, NC, 28645, United States
We are gearing up for our Annual Halloween Party, and we are super excited for this one! Can you guess what the Liquid Roots Group Costume will be this year?
Things are getting smokey with Smolder N Smoke BBQ Truck 4pmHard Rocking 80’s Classis Rock Band, Hella Stellar is joining us for the Party! Live Music 6-9pm
Dress up for a chance to win!Best Costume $25 Gift CardBest Group Costume $75 Gift Card

UUCCV Trunk-or-Treat & Fall Festival
2025-10-26 17:30 - 19:30 | Unitarian Universalist Church of Catawba Valley, 833 5th St SE, Hickory, NC, 28602, United States
Event:
Come for the Trunk-or-Treat and stay for the cider tasting! We’ll have a glitter booth, broom-making craft, costume contest, fortune-telling booth, and more at our Trunk-or-Treat and Fall Festival.
The trunk-or-treat and fall festival will run from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The costume contest and fire pit will begin at 6:30 p.m.
Admission is free, and ALL are welcome!
HOST: Unitarian Universalist Church of Catawba Valley
LOCATION: 833 5th St SE, Hickory, NC, United States, North Carolina 28602

Line Dancing with Angie!
2025-10-26 18:00 - 19:30 | Dive Bar Hickory, 117 Government Ave SW, Hickory, NC, 28602, United States
Event:

Every Sunday from 6pm-7:30pm in Hickory! All skill levels welcomed… Even those with two left feet!

Senior Bingo & Brain Games
2025-10-27 10:00 - 11:00 | Patrick Beaver Library, 375 3rd St NE, Hickory, NC, 28601, United States
Event:
Senior Bingo & Brain Games meets on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month for fun in a friendly environment. Our casual and relaxed pace makes it perfect for people of all playing levels. Bring friends or join us on your own and meet new people in our community. Sponsored by Friends of Hickory Public Library.

About:

Hickory Public Library promotes a high quality of life by providing empowering opportunities and excellent service. Hickory Public Library is a department of the City of Hickory, North Carolina, located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The library has two locations: the main facility, the Patrick Beaver Memorial Library, and the Ridgeview Branch.

Fonta Flora Run Club
2025-10-27 18:00 - 20:00 | Fonta Flora Brewery, 317 N Green St, Morganton, NC, 28655, United States
Event:

Every Monday at the Morganton Pub Location. All ages and skill levels welcome. Run starts promptly at 6:15pm.

Learn to Square Dance
2025-10-27 18:30 - 20:00 | St. Luke’s United Methodist Church Youth Building, 52 16th Street NW, Hickory, NC, 289601, United States
Learn to Square Dance in just 12 lessons!
Sponsored by the Catawba Valley Cloverleafs Square Dance Club
FUN, heart and brain healthy!
No partner needed – 12 to 90 years old!
Mondays 6:30-8:00 p.m.
New Session begins Sep. 22, 2025
$60 per person
St. Luke’s United Methodist Church Youth Building
52 16th Street NW, Hickory NC 28601
For more information Call Tonya Brannan 828-312-5849
Facebook: “Catawba Valley Cloverleafs Square Dancing”

LA Shaggers Test & Tune
2025-10-27 18:30 - 20:30 | 1841 Cafe, 117 N Main St, Lenoir, NC, 28645, United States
Beginner/Intermediate/Advance Shag Lessons
***FREE***
Monday nights 6:30pm-8:30pm
@ 1841 Cafe
117 N Main St, Lenoir, NC 28645
Ignore the closed sign go in and ask directions to the 4th floor. Bring take-out or eat before you come the kitchen is close on Mondays
Call Vickie
828.850.3857 to confirm meeting each week.

Sidetracked Weekly Pinball Tournament
2025-10-27 18:30 - 21:30 | SideTracked Brewery, 609 S Green St Suite 100, Morganton, NC, 28655, United States
Event:

Come out to our Weekly Pinball Tournaments held every Monday at 630pm!
Events are IFPA sanctioned and are Target Matchplay Format. A $10 buy-in covers all your tournament pinball play and practice. There will be a cash prize to the top 2 spots! New and inexperienced players are encouraged to attend! It’s just a bunch of nerds pressing buttons after all

B Chord Live Monday Music Bingo!
2025-10-27 19:00 - 21:00 | B Chord Live, 47 Duke St., Granite Falls, NC, 28630, United States
Event:
B Chord Live hosts Music Bingo every Monday night from 7pm – 9pm with Top Shelf Trivia! Come join the fun!

Pre-K Craft & Storytime - Grape Kids Class
2025-10-28 10:30 - 11:00 | Painted Grape, 1366 US-321, Hickory, NC, 28601, United States
Event:

Now Free but Registration Required. Each week we will have a craft & story time. We will read a classic, yet age-appropriate story followed by a craft.
We will remain open until 5pm with Open Studio hours for you to do other paid crafts and activities.

Strength & Balance Class
2025-10-28 11:00 - 11:45 | Catawba Valley Medical Center’s Fitness Plus, 810 Fairgrove Church Road SE, Hickory, NC, 28602, United States
About:

Strength & Balance Class is a low impact fitness class for anyone wanting to improve their balance, coordination, and overall strength.

Vinyl Night + CBD Infused Mocktail Flights
2025-10-28 16:00 - 21:00 | Liquid Roots Brewing, 1048 Harper Ave. NW, Lenoir, NC, 28645, United States
Let’s celebrate Hoodie Season!! Chill out on the patio and enjoy the fall weather listening to your favorite vinyl albums. We will bring our faves and you can bring yours too! Blankets and heaters provided.
CBD Infused Mocktail Flights from local ONE Pure Vibe
Each Drink Purchase enters you to win the Album of the Night from Dead Wax records in Lenoir

Community Square Dance
2025-10-28 18:00 - 20:00 | Hart Square Village, 5055 Hope Road, Vale, NC, 28168, United States
Event:
Community square dances are attended by young and old, couples and singles, and anyone interested in getting out, moving, listening to live music, and enjoying fellowship with others in the community. Beginners are welcome, and all dances are taught.
We invite people of all backgrounds and ages to enjoy an oral tradition passed down for hundreds of years. The Hickory Music Factory’s “Old Time String Band” and a dance caller will lead you throughout the evening. We will primarily draw upon the traditional social dances of America.
Journey into the past and learn square dances, step dances, reels, and other dance forms practiced in Southern Appalachia. These distinctive folk dances are the culmination of the many heritages that settled in this region. Folk dancing today is built on the European, African American, and Native American traditions of our past, but they are very much alive in the present.
You can help bring them to life by attending this inter-generational dance. Children must be accompanied by an adult. All ages are welcome, and no experience is necessary.

Taps & Tunes Music Bingo
2025-10-28 18:30 - 20:30 | Schwarzbär Ale Haus & Biergarten, 305 1st Ave. S, Conover, NC, 28613, United States
Taps & Tunes at The Black Bear

2nd and 4th Tuesday in October: settle in at 6:30 PM for a night of music, beer, and bingo!

Multiple rounds, with some surprises thrown in
Rotating selection of beer & Prosecco on tap
Wine, cider & seltzer for our non-beer drinkers
Family friendly – win prizes & bragging rights
Free to play – invite your friends for some healthy competition
