Ready to be scared? To celebrate fall? Here is where and when in the Piedmont Triad and beyond

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GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) – Are you ready to be scared a little? To see some leaves and experience some color? To celebrate fall?

Many of the familiar scary events – Woods of Terror, Scarowinds, Kersey Valley Scary Woods – are back to add some fright to your weekend nights, and fall festivals and corn mazes are for a more family-fun fall!

Scarowinds is the seasonal event at the Carowinds amusement park in south Charlotte. It has various subevents as well and continues on various dates through October.

The ballyhooed Autumn Leaves Festival in Mount Airy takes over downtown “Mayberry,” on Oct. 14-16. And there are two other major events we’ve added to the calendar for that weekend.

Foxtoberfest 2022, a celebration for car lovers, actually starts on Oct. 12 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway and continues through Oct. 15.

Carolina BalloonFest soars into the skies over the Statesville Airport with an elevated experience on Oct. 14-16.

There are celebrations involving animals, athletics and, of course, Halloween that will line up right through the first weekend of November.

Some events have varying hours, and some have entry fees. The links will allow you to check all that out.