10/09/2026
What an absolutely enchanting weekend ahead across the Carolinas — fall is in full swing and the lineup is giving us everything! 🍂🦋🎶
Saturday, October 10th kicks off with the 51st Annual OctoberTour in Historic Salisbury (10am–5pm, continuing Sunday 12–5pm), where complimentary trolleys whisk you from stunning historic home to historic home with knowledgeable docents at every stop — and the free OctoberTour Festival running alongside it with food trucks, vendors, and live music makes this a full weekend tradition worth every single year!
Also on Saturday, Historic Downtown Mocksville comes alive for The Oaks Festival (11am–7pm) with live music all day from Raphael Graves Duo, Taylor Mason, and Carolina Clay Band, plus food trucks, vendors, henna tattoos, permanent jewelry, free bounce houses, free pumpkin painting, free balloon twisting, and New Sarum Brewing on site — bring your chairs and plan to stay all day!
That same Saturday evening, Downtown China Grove is hosting An Evening in Stars Hollow (5–9pm), a Gilmore Girls themed event with hayrides, show screenings, troubadours, trivia, food trucks, and merch that is going to make every Stars Hollow fan absolutely lose their mind in the best possible way — team Dean, Jesse, or Logan, everyone is welcome!
Then on Sunday, October 11th, head to Hurley Park in Salisbury for the Monarch Butterfly Release at 2pm, where All-A-Flutter Farms will teach attendees about the butterfly life cycle before releasing 50 Monarchs and 50 Painted Lady butterflies into the wild — one of those rare and magical moments that reminds you just how beautiful this world really is!
Carolina, what a weekend — get out there and take it all in! 💚🎃🦋