Halloween weekend in Holly Springs: HollyFest at Sugg Farm Saturday, Golden Hawks football at Middle Creek Friday and a costume market in Morrisville.

HollyFest fills Sugg Farm on Saturday, Halloween, and the Golden Hawks close their regular season at Middle Creek on Friday night. Last checked Oct. 27, 2026.

Listings come from the organizers’ own pages, linked in each entry. The National Weather Service in Raleigh forecast on Oct. 27 calls for a sunny Friday near 78 degrees, a partly sunny Saturday near 75 and a chance of showers Sunday.

Friday, Oct. 30

  • Holly Springs at Middle Creek, high school football, 7 p.m., Middle Creek High School, 123 Middle Creek Park Ave., Apex. The Golden Hawks (5-4, 3-1 in the Triangle Six) finish the regular season. Tickets through GoFan on the team schedule. More on our Friday night football page.
  • Cary Art Loop: Final Friday, 6 to 9 p.m., galleries and businesses in downtown Cary, about nine miles north. Free. The monthly art crawl, with open studios, meet-the-artist nights and live music. Cary Art Loop.

Saturday, Oct. 31

  • HollyFest, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Jefferson L. Sugg Farm at Bass Lake Park, 2401 Grigsby Ave. Free, rain or shine. The town’s annual festival of local artists, food, children’s activities and entertainment, with 150th anniversary line dancing, a HollyQuest scavenger hunt and a free mini pumpkin for the first 1,000 children. Parking is in the Sugg Farm lots only. Town HollyFest page; our HollyFest page has parking, exits and beer rules.
  • WWFM Costume Party, 8 a.m. to noon, Western Wake Farmers Market at Indian Creek Trailhead Park, 101 Town Hall Drive, Morrisville, about 13 miles north. Free. Children in costume trick-or-treat at the vendors’ stalls. Market event page.
  • Trick-or-treating, Saturday evening. The Town of Holly Springs sets no official hours; neighborhoods and HOAs set their own. The Block on Main, 300 S. Main St., lists a Trunk or Treat with the time still to be announced. See our trick-or-treat page.

The Holly Springs Farmers Market is closed Saturday for HollyFest, according to its market page.

Sunday, Nov. 1

  • Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Set clocks back an hour.
  • Bass Lake Park, 900 Bass Lake Road, open for walks on its trails. See our parks and trails guide.

All weekend

  • Watercolor Artists of North Carolina, The Halle Cultural Arts Center, 237 N. Salem St., Apex, through Nov. 16. Free. The Halle is open 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday and closed Sunday. Exhibition page.

Regular weekend fixtures

  • Holly Springs Farmers Market, Saturdays at 300 W. Ballentine St. It returns Saturday, Nov. 7, on winter hours, 9 a.m. to noon. More in our farmers markets guide.
  • Everything through early December is on our things to do this month page, and shows and exhibitions are on our arts page.

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Frequently asked questions

What is there to do in Holly Springs this weekend?

HollyFest, the town’s free fall festival, runs 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, at Sugg Farm. Holly Springs High plays at Middle Creek at 7 p.m. Friday, and neighborhoods trick-or-treat Saturday evening.

What is free in Holly Springs this weekend?

HollyFest is free for all ages, including a mini pumpkin for the first 1,000 children. The Cary Art Loop’s Final Friday on Oct. 30 and the Western Wake Farmers Market costume party in Morrisville on Oct. 31 are also free.

Where do you park for HollyFest?

In the event lots at Sugg Farm, 2401 Grigsby Ave. Parking is banned on the neighborhood streets next to the farm, and the town recommends picking people up at Womble Park, 1201 Grigsby Ave.