25 thru 26 September / Doors open at 5 PM and 2 PM
A September to Dismember
HauntFest returns to Historic Hopkins Farm for its A September to Dismember event! Rather than our Mini Event, this will be a full-fledged weekend festival with vendors, live music, themed entertainment, and much more! Prepare for a Dead Man's Party...
3717 Fork Shoals Rd, Simpsonville, SC 29680
Historic Hopkins Farm
Venue:
A September to Dismember 2026 Promo Video
Promo Video
A September to Dismember
Event Details
Friday, September 25th:
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Market and Festivities from 5 PM - 10 PM
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Hopkins Haunted Attraction "Sneak Peek" from 7:30 PM - 11:00 PM
Saturday, September 26th:
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Market and Festivities from 2 PM - 10 PM
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Hopkins Haunted Attraction "Sneak Peek" from 7:30 PM - 11:00 PM
Tickets:
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$30 Single Day General Admission Tickets include admission and 1 haunted trail sneak peek ticket
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$45 Full Weekend General Admission Tickets include admission and 2 haunted trail sneak peek tickets
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$12 Additional Sneak Peek Add-Ons Available
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About the Venue
Historic Hopkins Farm is an expansive and beautiful piece of land, used in the off-season as a wedding venue. HHF has an enormous space to host events, from pavilions to event buildings to huge open fields. HauntFest is thrilled to have an opportunity to take advantage of some of this space to host its first South Carolina "A September to Dismember" festival, coinciding with Hopkins Haunted Attraction.
Parking
There is no shortage of parking at this venue. Enjoy a stress-free parking process for a small parking fee from Historic Hopkins Farm. You can upgrade to VIP parking at the venue to get a front row parking spot!
Haunted Attraction
Historic Hopkins Farm has hosted its Haunted Hayride event for the last 4 years. This year, Hopkins Haunted Attraction is offering a shorter, "sneak peek" haunted trail in collaboration with HauntFest's A September to Dismember event. Festival event tickets include a haunted trail ticket! If you would like to go through more than once, make sure to add however many additional "add-on" tickets you would like. You must purchase a festival ticket to have access to the haunted trail sneak peek.
Activities
The Historic Hopkins Farm venue offers several unique activities. See the "Activities" page for more information and other activities. Costumes are highly encouraged. General Admission tickets allow you entry to the Hopkins Haunted Attraction sneak peek at no additional cost.
Family-Friendly Notes
Historically, Sundays have been reserved for family-friendly activities. However, in 2026, we would like to try something new! Families should be advised that HauntFest may offer things that could be triggering for young children, such as gore, intense shows, and explicit vendor booths. We encourage parents to consider this when choosing to bring their children, but we do not ID for this at the door (only upon the purchase of alcohol or for any 18+ activities). Rather than having a family-friendly Sunday, HauntFest will be advertising more kid-frinedly activities in the earlier hours of the day for both days. The Release of the Ghouls will be at 6PM, at which point the event may get bumped up a notch.
Sponsor this Event!
The more sponsors we get, the more thrilling this event can be! Sponsorships can take many forms, such as allowing us to host a promotional event or fundraiser in your space, donating physical gifts for game prizes, or providing a typical monetary sponsorship.
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Interactive Vendor Map
Coming soon!
Vendor List
Midnight Haze Co.
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Entertainment
HauntFest: A September to Dismember 2026 Lineup
Friday, September 25th
Lunar Gateway
Turpie
Sweet Meteor of Death
Lunar Gateway is a genre traversing collective whose sound tends to dwell somewhere in the realm of post punk and psychedelia. Formed in Los Angeles, founding member Mark Mallory performed in a thriving underground scene, meeting and collaborating with a slew of talented musicians and writing, producing , and recording 3 albums and an EP. He then moved the project to Atlanta during the pandemic and continued to write and record new music, in addition to finding new members that would help carry the band forward. The current lineup consists of Demond (drums), Brit (bass), Hayes (guitar) and Mark (guitar/keys/vocals). Their core intention has always been to convey emotion through sound, inviting the listener to partake in a heavy dose of sonic exploration.
Turpie is a horror punk band from Tuscaloosa, AL. We make spooky music for spooky people!
Sweet Meteor of Death was formed in Los Angeles in 2019. Born shrieking into this world from the ashes of garage rock, 70’s punk and psychobilly. The band plunged down into the seedy rock halls of LA’s weirdest holes and popped out again in the city of Atlanta. Where they continue to rise higher and rock harder than ever before! Like an unstoppable flaming testicle soaring through the night, igniting the heavens! At the helm is the six string commander and sonic seer, Eamon Glennon. On Drums: Escaping the ruins of New York and keeping the heartbeat is Cadet Chris Cummo. From the bowels of south Georgia wielding the four string weapon of thunder is James Ditty. SMOD’s original music can be found on all platforms.
Saturday, September 26th
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SortaSpooky
Sorta Spooky is a queer rock band from Greensboro, NC! Embracing the weird & wonderful, we specialize in writing songs about all things strange and unconventional. Creating a safe space for the community, while spreading cryptid lore, gay chaos and queer joy in our hearse!
My Gal Monday
My Gal Monday is a alt/punk band from Asheville, NC that writes music about social iniustice and monsters (both iteral and figurative). Their songs will get stuck in your head and make you question everything while screamino at the top of your lungs
Stone Reaper
Born in a garage and tuned somewhere between feedback and bad decisions, this two-piece fuzz rock outfit runs on pure low-end and heavy hands. With only bass and drums, they channel classic and southern rock grit, grunge angst, and the sun-blasted trance of desert rock into something raw and loud as hell. The bassist pulls double duty, singing through the distortion and driving riffs that feel bigger than the room they’re played in while the drummer thunders around his set with powerful precision. No frills, no filler—just volume, groove, and a sound that hits like a heatwave.
MSG - Michael Scott Groove
3 piece rock band with a vast mixed library of cover songs and originals blending rock, funk, punk, blues, psychedelic, improv, metal and southern rock to create our distinctive and unique sound.
All Weekend
Cyanide Circus
Cyanide Circus is a sideshow performance team specializing in flesh hook suspension and other extreme acts. They take performances to the next level with detailed character creation, storytelling, immersive experiences, crowd interactions, and shocking sights.
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Lodging
TBD
Important Lodging Notes:
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If you are event staff, inquire about free camping opportunities at the venue!