SPENCER – The N.C. Transportation Museum offers a great event for kids and parents, celebrating the spookiest of holidays.
The Pumpkin Patch Express and Pumpkin Patch Fair is a Halloween tradition at the N.C. Transportation Museum. Kids can dress in their Halloween costumes for a train ride and special activities at the Bob Julian Roundhouse. The event is Halloween Day, Oct. 31, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Pumpkin Patch Express is a special Halloween themed train with friendly ghosts and witches. The train rolls out at 11 a.m., 1, 2 and 3 p.m. Kids will receive treats as the train makes its way to the museum’s Bob Julian Roundhouse. Train rides are $7. Museum members can purchase discounted tickets.
In the Roundhouse, kids and parents will find the Pumpkin Patch Fair. Halloween goodies and coloring will be available, along with a miniature haunted house full of skeletons, witches and ghosts. It is just spooky fun, however, appropriate for children of all ages. Everyone can also enjoy a costume contest aboard the N.C. Transportation Museum turntable. Take a spin while kids compete for a special prize for the best Halloween costume.
Finally, pumpkin painting will allow kids to create a great addition to your Halloween decorations at home. Pumpkins can be funny, scary, or just kooky. Pumpkin painting is $2 for museum members and $3 for non-members and includes a pumpkin you can take home.
Enjoy a Halloween event that is safe and fun for you children at the N.C. Transportation Museum.
The N.C. Transportation Museum, located in historic Spencer Shops, the former Southern Railway repair facility, is part of the Division of State Historic Sites, Department of Cultural Resources. The museum is located just five minutes off I-85 at Exit 79 in Spencer, N.C., and about an hour from Charlotte, Greensboro or Winston-Salem. Visit www.nctrans.org for more information. The N.C. Department of Cultural Resources is celebrating the 2009 theme of “Treasure N.C. Culture.” For information on the Department of Cultural Resources, call (919) 807-7385 or visit www.ncculture.com.