Deb's Monthly Review

October 2008

Editor: Deb Thompson deb@lightpatch.com

Festivals for Travelers, Sites of the Month, Archives, Selected Links and more.

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	The Artsy Site Of The Month: Art in the Modern Era Art's purpose in society and how this changes over time.		Handy Site Of The Month: Leaf Peeper Dos and Don'ts Particularly useful if you plan seek colorful foliage in New England.
	Just Fun Site Of The Month: Cramer's Sound Board Have fun using the same sounds Mad Money host Jim Kramer uses on his show.		Scientific/Technical Site Of The Month: Misnamed gemstones That Tasmanian Diamond is actually rock crystal quartz.

 October 2008 Festivals and Events

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October 2-5, 2008 Banning Stagecoach Days Dysart Park off 22nd Street South, Banning, California	The festival celebrates 51 years with a parade on Ramsey Street at 10am on Saturday, arts and crafts, music, carnival games and rides, a dance, Old-West re-enactors, rodeo events, beverage garden, barbecue. Learn More: Call 951-922-3242
October 2-5, 2008 Apple Butter Festival Downtown area, Salem, West Virginia	Plans for this 24th year include a pet parade at 5:30pm on Friday, grand parade at noon on Saturday, greased pig contest, entertainment, arts and crafts, pageants, festival foods, 5K run on Saturday at 9am, bicycle poker run, activities for kids, quilt show, apple butter making and judging, talent contest, car show, fireworks. Details: Call 304-782-3585
October 3-4, 2008 Boaz Harvest Festival Downtown, Boaz, Alabama	Boaz celebrates 44 years of festival fun with classic cars, folklife displays, Moon Pie Eating Contest, pageants, food vendors, music on 2 stages, farmers market, arts and crafts, merchant specials, activities for the children, rod run. General hours are 8am-5pm. Further Information: Call 256-593-8154
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October 3-4, 2008 Timberfest Downtown Courthouse Square, Sheridan, Arkansas	It's the 25th big year for this one. Enjoy a talent contest, State Lumberjack Championships, commercial vendors, classic cars, Pinewood Derby, pet show, bow shoot, parade on Saturday at 10am, horseshoe tournament, food vendors, Dutch oven cooking contest, arts and crafts, activities for kids. And you sports fans will enjoy the Sheridan Punt, Pass, Kick at the football fields across from the Rec Center, held just before the main festival. Get The Facts: Call 870-942-3021
October 3-4, 2008 Beaufort Shrimp Festival Waterfront Park, Beaufort, South Carolina	Food and beverage stands, shrimp peeling contest, arts and crafts, 5K run/walk on Saturday morning, entertainment, Popcorn Shrimp Run for kids ages 7 and younger, area restaurant foods. More: Call 843-986-5400 or 800-638-3525
October 3-4, 2008 Olde Tyme Apple Festival Downtown, Versailles, Missouri	The festival celebrates 29 years this season. Enjoy an apple pie contest, apple peeling contest, a 10K run (plus a 5K run and a 2-mile walk), car cruise-in and sock hop on Friday evening, fiddlers' contest, food, arts and crafts, Fun Zone for the kids, parade, entertainment. Questions? Call 573-378-4401
October 3-5, 2008 Way Out West Oktoberfest Tempe Beach Park, Tempe, Arizona	Entertainment on 3 stages, arts and crafts, strudel eating contest, bull ride, Western music, beer and wine, Bavarian foods, gift vendors, raffle, silent auction, interactive exhibits, Parade of Flags on Mill Avenue, activities for kids, carnival, rock climbing wall, polka and chicken dancing. It's the event's 36th year. Learn More: Call 480-350-8181 or 480-491-FEST
October 3-5, 2008 Arkansas Apple Festival Downtown Square, Lincoln, Arkansas	Enjoy Square dancing, arts and crafts, apple dumplings, Cajun (and other) foods, parade at 10am on Saturday, apple core throwing competition, entertainment, activities for kids, gospel music. A pageant is held the week before the main festival. Further Details: Call 479-824-FEST
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October 3-5, 2008 California Avocado Festival Linden Avenue downtown, Carpinteria, California	Help celebrate this 22nd year with a Best Dressed Avocado Contest, Best Guacamole Contest, entertainment on 3 stages, commercial vendors, avocado industry information, 30-plus food booths (including guacamole), Kid's Block Pary, rock climbing wall, Biggest Avocado Contest, You can park and take the shuttle service from Carpenteria High School on Foothill Blvd. or at Canalino Elementary School on Linden Ave. Festiva hours are 4-9pm on Friday, 10am-9pm on Saturday and 10am-6pm on Sunday. There is no admission charge. Please leave pets comfortably at home. Additional Facts: Call 805-684-0038 or 805-684-5479
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October 3-5, 2008 North Carolina Seafood Festival Crystal Coast Civic Center, Morehead City, North Carolina	Sailing regatta, Twin Bridges 8K road race on Saturday, fireworks, fishing tournament, Southern Outer Banks Boat Show, Cooking with the Chefs, festival merchandise, Blessing of the Fleet Sunday at 10am, Sas Sea's Island Playground for kids, 3 stages of entertainment, festival foods, commercial vendors, arts and crafts. Admission and parking are free. It's the event's 22nd year. Learn More: Call 252-726-6273
October 3-5, 2008 Franklin Applefest Downtown parks (and other venues), Franklin, Pennsylvania	Apple pie eating contest, daily visits from Johnny Appleseed, more than 300 arts and crafts booths, music, Tiffany window tours, classic cars, merchant specials and sidewalk sales, food court, apple cider press demonstrations, farmers market, activities for kids, book fair, apple pancake breakfast from 5am-noon on Friday at First United Methodist Church on Liberty Street, and another breakfast Sunday from 7-11am at the Elks Lodge (13th and Buffalo), apple pie baking contest, duck races. Info: Call 814-432-5823 or 888-547-2377
October 3-5, 2008 Smicksburg Fall Festival Various venues, Smicksburg, Pennsylvania	Amish baked goods and an Amish farmers market, antique tractor show, musical entertainment, pumpkin patch, arts and crafts (plus craft demonstrations), festival foods (including apple dumplings and other treats), foliage tours on horse-drawn wagons. There should be plenty to do during this 19th year. Get The Facts: Call 814-257-0192
October 3-5, 2008 Applefest Historic downtown, Wellsburg, West Virginia	Have fun this 30th year with carnival games and rides, a pumpkin decorating contest at the library, apple pie baking contest, pumpkin carving contest on the Town Square, entertainment, fresh apples for sale, chainsaw carving, fresh apple butter on Friday and Saturday, drawings for prizes, Asian and Mexican ethnic dishes, Charles Street lined with arts and crafts vendors, food vendors. Questions? Call 304-479-2115
October 3-5, 2008 Apple Festival Downtown, Bayfield, Wisconsin	Now in its 47th year, the festival offers orchard booths with fresh apples and apple treats for sale, senior social, Apple Dumpling Gang contest, hay rides, Venetian Boat Parade Saturday evening, arts and crafts, food booths, drawings for prizes, music, wine tasting, apple peeling contest, fish dinner, street performers, cruises of The Apostle Islands, kids' carnival, Maritime Museum exhibits, grand parade on Sunday. Details: Call 715-779-3335 or 800-447-4094
October 4, 2008 Madison Street Festival Main Street area, Madison, Alabama	Arts and crafts, craft demonstrations, parade at 8:45am, craft (and other) activities for kids, 3 stages of entertainment, games. When you get hungry you can choose from among such goodies as red beans & rice, burgers, corn dogs, ribbon fries, nachos, baked goods and cotton candy. It's the festival's 28th year and the fun goes on rain or shine. More: Call 888-228-5644
October 4, 2008 Apple Harvest Festival Various venues, Fortuna, California	It's the Festival's 23rd anniversary. Plan to help celebrate with an apple pie contest, health fair, BBQ, free hayrides, pancake breakfast in Rohner Park from 8-10:30am, Dutch oven cooking contest, arts and crafts, caramel apples, varietal apple tasting, free apple cider, fresh apples for sale, activities for kids, entertainment, farmers market. General festival hours are 10am-5pm. Get The Facts: Call 707-725-2123 or 707-725-9261
October 4, 2008 Multicultural Harvest Festival Emma Prusch Farm Park, San Jose, California	Celebrate 15 years with a pumpkin patch, cooking classes, games, petting zoo, 4-H projects on display, entertainment, apple juice tasting, hay wagon rides, vegetable plants for sale, pony rides, music, giant pumpkins, fresh apple cider, tamales, sweet potato fries. Hours are 9am-4:30pm and there is no admission charge. This is an alcohol-free event. Info: Call 913-541-8592 or 913-541-0209
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October 4, 2008 Lumberjack Days Main Street area, West Point, California	It's the 34th year for this one. Plans include a craft fair, lumberjack contests, soap box derby, car show, bratwurst sandwiches, entertainment, gunfighter show, horseshoe hunt, quilt exhibit, festival foods, parade at 11am, art gallery. Get Details: Call 209-293-4325 or 209-236-3700
October 4, 2008 Bellville Autumn Days Courthouse Square area, Bellville, Kansas	Evening street dance, arts and crafts, festival foods, 10K/2-mile run (a benefit for Cystic Fibrosis research), entertainment, activities for the kids, library book sale, beer garden. It's the festival's 8th anniversary. Further Facts: Call 785-527-5524
October 4, 2008 Apple Harvest Day Downtown, Dover, New Hampshire	In this 24th year you can expect fun such as carnival games and rides, Traveling Barn Yard & Wildlife Encounters, community service displays, arts and crafts, fire and rescue demos, music, raffles, apple pie baking contest, Kiwanis pancake breakfast in the Coheco Courtyard from 8-11am, festival merchandise. The festival goes from 9am-4pm. Find Out More: Call 603-742-2218
October 4, 2008 Gooberfest Kauger Park & Community Center, Colony, Oklahoma	General hours for this 23rd year are 8am-5pm. Enjoy a rock climbing wall, auction, farm equipment displays, arts and crafts, morning parade, activities for children, classic cars, roasted peanuts and other festival foods. Additional Information: Call 405-929-7210
October 4, 2008 Old Town Festival Downtown, McAlester, Oklahoma	Classic cars, walking and bus tours of historic sites, food vendors, street dance, carnival, gun fight re-enactments and bank robbery re-enactments, other entertainment. Hours are 9am-8pm. Questions? Call 918-329-9434
October 4-5, 2008 Johnny Appleseed Days Terry Ashe Park & Veterans Memorial Hall, Paradise, California	Enjoy arts and crafts, stories from Johnny Appleseed, activities for children, apple pie and other apple treats, pancake breakfast from 7-11 am, food vendors, entertainment, games, commercial vendors, demonstrations. It's the 40th year for this one. Find Out Details: Call 530-877-9356 or 888-845-2789
October 4-5, 2008 Scarecrow Festival Standish Park Arboretum, Galesburg, Illinois	Scarecrow making plus a chance to vote for your favorites in a contest, face painting, pumpkin and gourd painting, arts and crafts, flea market, car show on Sunday, activities for kids, festival foods, entertainment. Keep an eye out for Abe & Mary Lincoln! General hours are 9am-5pm. Further Details: Call 309-343-2485 or 309-343-9181
October 4-5, 2008 Issaquah Salmon Days Festival Memorial Park area, Issaquah, Washington	Salmon hatchery displays and tours, grand parade on Saturday at 10am, 5K and 10K runs plus a kids 1K run on Sunday, golf tournament, 4 stages of entertainment, 300-plus arts and crafts vendors, Kid's Carnival, giant inflatables, spin art, pony rides, puppets. Salmon Enchanted Evening is held just before the main festival. General festival hours are 10am-6pm. Get Details: Call 425-392-0661
October 4-5, 2008 Cranberry Fest County Fairgrounds (and other venues), Eagle River, Wisconsin	It's the 29th year for this event. Plan on fun such as the World's Largest Cranberry Cheesecake, fitness events, flea market, festival foods, festival merchandise, arts and crafts, library used book sale, Bog Bridge Tournament at the Masonic Temple, fresh cranberies and Craisins for sale, farmers market, cranberry bratwurst, cranberry beer and soda, cranberry baked goods, cranberry marsh and winer tours (reservations for tours: 800-359-6315). Further Information: Call 541-679-0116
October 9-12, 2008 National Shrimp Festival Main Beach area, Gulf Shores, Alabama	Help celebrate this 37th year with 2 stages of entertainment, commercial vendors, 10K run on Saturday at 7:30am, Children's Activity Village sand sculpting and lots of food, including Cajun fries, mahi mahi fried green tomatoes, fried eggplant, kraut dogs, turkey legs, seafood sampler platters, fried pickles, nachos, fried candy bars and apple dumplings with ice cream. Learn More: Call 251-968-4237
October 9-12, 2008 Louisiana Cattle Festival Concord Street area downtown, Abbeville, Louisiana	Children's parade on Sunday at 2pm, grand parade at 1pm on Saturday, non-profit booths, pageants, B.B. gun tournament, arts and crafts, beef cooking competition, livestock events, fais dodo, fire department water fights and fire fighting demos, plenty of musical entertainment. Get The Festival Facts: Call 337-893-6328 or 337-652-0546
October 9-12, 2008 Suffolk Peanut Festival S. Executive Airport, Suffolk, Virginia	Arts and crafts, horseshoe pitching, flea circus, bingo, demolition derby, Suffolk Swamp Roar Motorcycle Rally, truck and tractor pull, carnival rides and games, entertainment, activities for kids, fireworks, karaoke contest, AYYA Yo-Yo Contest, sidewalk art contest, cooking contest, shrimp feed, food concessions. It's the festival's 31st anniversary. Find Out Details: Call 757-539-6751
October 9-12, 2008 Black Walnut Festival Downtown, Spencer, West Virginia	Come and help celebrate 54 years with chainsaw art, kids parade, quilt show, black walnut baking contest, art & photo show, gospel sing, 4-H events, pancake breakfast Friday and Saturday from 6-11am at St. John Methodist Church, entertainment, flea market, exhibits, golf scramble, Nut Run, agricultural displays, novelty shoot, festival foods, grand parade on Saturday morning, classic car show. Further Information: Call 304-927-5615
October 10-11, 2008 Apple Scrapple Festival Downtown, Bridgeville, Delaware	Now in its 17th year, the festival offers fun such as a carnival on the 10th (to start things off) and then the 5K Hog Jog, Country Idol, Scrapple Chunkin' Contest, trade show, arts and crafts, Mayor's Scrapple Sling, street dance, car show, music, health and safety fair. There will also be breakfast at the Methodist Church fellowship hall on Laws Street from 7-11am on Saturday. (The food court is open Friday evening and on Saturday.) Please, no pets, skateboards, inline skates or bikes. Get The Facts: Call 302-629-9582
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October 10-11, 2008 Octoberfest Downtown, Cleveland, Mississippi	It's the 26th year for this event. Enjoy a street dance, custom car show, train rides, rock climbing wall, face painting, giant inflatables for the kids, arts and crafts, Memphis in May BBQ competition, food vendors. Questions? Call 662-843-2712 or 800-295-7473
October 10-11, 2008 Oak Harbor Apple Festival Downtown, Harbor, Ohio	Youth football, arts and crafts, parade, apple pie and other apple treats, talent show, pageant, 5K run, contests, entertainment, tractor pull. It's the festival's 30th anniversary. Learn Details: Call 419-898-0479
October 10-11, 2008 Watonga Cheese Festival Downtown, Watonga, Oklahoma	Timed cooking show and cooking demonstrations, entertainment, arts and crafts at 3 sites, parade at 12:30pm on Saturday, fine art show plus youth art show, quilt show and raffle, cheese tasting, 10K and 5K race on Saturday at 8:30am (plus a 1-mile fun run), clowns, face painting, chainsaw art, classic cars, cheese food contest. General hours are 9am-5pm and there is an admission charge. You'll be helping celebrate 32 years of festival fun. Further Information: Call 580-623-7579
October 10-12, 2008 Patagonia Fall Festival Town Park, Patagonia, Arizona	This one celebrates 20 years with musical entertainment, specialty food sales, arts and crafts, festival food booths, Children's Carnival, bungee jumping, KPUP local broadcasts, not-for-profit booths. More: Call 520-394-0060 or 888-794-0060
October 10-12, 2008 Bass Festival Downtown, Rio Vista, California	For a 61st year you can celebrate with a lighted boat parade, pancake breakfast, car show, barbecues, fishing derby, fireworks on Saturday night, food booths, carnival, soap box derby, parade at noon on Saturday, arts and crafts. This year the festival will be more like the festival folks remember from the 50s and 60s. Find Out Details: Call 707-374-2700
October 10-12, 2008 Scarecrow Festival Lincoln Highway, St. Charles, Illinois	This year marks the festival's 23rd season. Plans include a Corvette Club show, local youth talent, Harley motorcycle exhibit, model railroad exhibit, Make Your Own Scarecrow, paddlewheel riverboat cruises (extra fee), petting zoo, arts and crafts, face painting, carnival rides, music, storytelling, children's carnival, outdoor market, more than 100 handmade scarecrows on display, food. Get The Facts: Call 630-377-6161 or 800-777-4373
October 10-12, 2008 Octoberfest Southern Style Dillon Park Haysworth Street, Sumter, South Carolina	Forrest Ray Classic Run/Walk on Saturday at 9am, arts and crafts, entertainment, activities for the children, car show, festival foods and more. It's the 15th year for this one. Further Information: Call 803-436-2248
October 10-12, 2008 Conroe Cajun Catfish Festival Downtown Square, Conroe, Texas	Arts and crafts, activities for kids, Small Fry Stage, fishing contest, a whopping 6 stages of musical entertainment, wine. When you get hungry you can indulge in Cajun fries, roasted corn, stuffed jalapenos, turkey legs, wings, seafood, red beans & rice, corn dogs, lemonade and more. Learn More: Call 832-298-4161 or 800-324-2604
October 10-12, 2008 Turkeyfest City Park, Cuero, Texas	This one has the second heat of the Great Gobbler Gallop as part of a friendly rivalry with folks in Worthington, Minnesota. Catch video of a past race in Cuero here. (No turkeys are harmed. The paddles you see in the video actually keep the turkeys safer by keeping them from veering off the race path.) After you see whether Paycheck or local favorite Ruby Begonia win the race you can catch the parade. The festival also hosts a chili cooking contest, washer pitching tournament, jalapeno eating contest, tractor show, horseshoe pitching, arts and crafts, children's parade, kiddie tractor pull, Turk Olympics, petting zoo, BBQ challenges, music and dancing, Dutch oven dishes and other festival foods. 2008 marks the festival's 36th year. Questions? Call 361-275-2112
October 11, 2008 Evergreen/Conecuh Sausage Festival Downtown, Evergreen, Alabama	Doo Daa Pet Parade, activities for kids, food vendors with sausage and other treats, arts and crafts, entertainment. Find Out Details: Call 251-578-1707
October 11, 2008 Snowflake Harvest Festival Heritage Park, Snowflake, Arizona	The festival is celebrating its 7th season. Take a wagon ride to the pumpkin patch. Enjoy pumpkin carving, pumpkin pie eating contests, festival foods, arts and crafts, entertainment. Further Information: Call 928-536-4331
October 11, 2008 Scandinavian Festival Atlanta Ogelthorpe University Campus, Atlanta, Georgia	Join in the fun this 14th year with Viking encampments, storytelling, brass bands and folkdancing troupes, games for kids, cultural information, soccer tournament, arts and crafts, raffle, a very early appearance by Santa Claus. General hours are 10am-6pm. There is no admission charge for those age 12 and younger. Get The Facts: Call 678-315-4997
October 11, 2008 Turkey Festival Downtown & Rock Island Park, Eldon, Missouri	Turkey Trot and Gobble Wobble 5K Run/Walk, food vendors, parade, turkey-related games, arts and crafts, food. Hours are 9am-5pm and there is no admission charge. This year marks the 23rd season of the event. Questions? Call 573-392-3752
October 11, 2008 South Carolina Sweet Potato Festival Downtown, Darlington, South Carolina	Raffle, exhibits, classic cars, balloon release, activities for kids, arts and crafts, music, festival foods. Hours are 9am-4pm. It's the event's 26th year. Learn More: Call 843-395-2947 or 800-427-8720
October 11, 2008 Vinton Fall Festival Downtown, Vinton, Arizona	Safety awareness exhibit (try on the DUI Goggles), farmers market, carriage rides, 2 stages of entertainment, Doggie Pageant with costumes, pancake breakfast at the VFW from 7-11am, food vendors, 5K run/walk, activities for kids, agricultural displays and competitions, arts and crafts. Find Out Details: Call 540-343-1364
October 11-12, 2008 Oakhurst Fall Chocolate & Wine Festival Oakhurst Community Park, Oakhurst, California	Food tasting pavilion, wine and chocolate pairings, arts and crafts, silent auction, Corvette club showing on Saturday, cooking and baking contests, games for kids, dessert making contests, merchant specials. Those age 12 and younger get in free. Further Information: Call 559-683-1993 or 559-683-7766
October 11-12, 2008 Fall Festival Heritage canyon on North 4th Street, Fulton, Illinois	Wheelbarrow races, decorated wheelbarrows, guided historical walks, buggy rides, dance and gymnastics performances, bounce houses for kids, gunny sack races, apple bobbing, pumpking painting, alpaca display, windmill tours, merchant specials, scavenger hunt, hay bale maze, bake sale, fire department open house on Saturday, 2-mile run/walk on Saturday, caramel apples. General hours are 10am-4pm. Questions? Call 815-589-4545
October 11-12, 2008 Madison County Covered Bridge Festival Courthouse Square & other venues, Winterset, Iowa	This 39th season brings antiques, antique tractors on display, antique vehicle parade, guided tours of the bridges, storytelling, belt buckle auction, arts and crafts, quilt show, music, tours of John Wayne's birthplace, craft demos, food vendors, horse-drawn wagon rides, farmers market. Learn More: Call 515-462-1185
October 11-12, 2008 Warner Fall Foliage Festival Downtown, Warner, New Hampshire	Farmers market, carnival rides (also open the evening of October 10), woodsmen's competition, 5-mile road race, arts and crafts, oxen pulls, parade on Sunday at 1pm, exhibits, music, pie eating contest for kids ages 6-12, book and bake sale, festival foods, country breakfast both days from 7-9am at United Church of Warner, BBQ. It costs five dollars to park, but festival entrance is free. It's the festival's 61st year. Info: Call 603-456-9775
October 11-12, 2008 Ohio Sauerkraut Festival Old Main Street, Waynesville, Ohio	Auction, music, more than 450 arts and crafts exhibitors, cabbage growing contest, sauerkraut cookbooks for sale, sauerkraut recipe contest, sauerkraut pizza, cabbage rolls and other festival foods. 2008 marks the festival's 39th season. Additional Details: Call 513-897-8855
October 11-12, 2008 Katy Rice Harvest Festival Historic downtown, Katy, Texas	Rice cooking contest, arts and crafts, 2 stages of entertainment, pageant, festival foods, photography contest, carnival, parade on Saturday at 10am, fun run. Find Out More: Call 281-828-1100
October 11-12, 2008 FireAnt Festival Downtown, Marshall, Texas	In its 26th year the festival offers fun such as a parade at 9am on Saturday, rubber chicken chunking contest, domino tournament, fireant calling contest, food vendors, 5K Six Feet on the Street, Tour de FireAnt bike tours (100K, 101-mile and 45-mile), arts and crafts. Questions? Call 903-935-7868
October 11-18, 2008 Maple Leaf Festival Downtown, Carthage, Missouri	Auto show, dog show, pageants, festival foods, parade, arts and crafts, lip-sync contest. It's the festival's 42nd year of fun. Further Information: Call 417-358-2372
October 12, 2008 Chestnut Hills Fall for the Arts Festival Germantown Avenue (between Willow Grove & Park Avenue), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	For a 24th year Philadelphia celebrates with more than 150 artisans showing and selling their wares, music, activities for kids, food, exhibits, merchant specials and more. Hours are 11am-5pm. Parking is five dollars but there is no admission charge. (Rain date is October 19.) Learn More: Call 215-247-6696
October 12-13, 2008 Fall Harvest Festival Downtown, Newburyport, Massachusetts	Merchant specials, pony rides, entertainment, scarecrow contest, fresh produce for sale, food booths, arts and crafts. Hours are 10am-5pm. It's the festival's 34th season. Get The Facts: Call 976-462-6680
October 17-19, 2008 Boggy Bayou Mullet Festival Highway 85 North at College Blvd., Niceville, Florida	Pony rides and other activities for kids, arts and crafts, entertainment, commercial vendors, exhibits, plus plenty of festival foods such as smoked mullet, fried mullet, hot apple dumplings and soft frozen beverages. October 19 is Family Day with no alcohol served. More: Call 850-729-4008
October 17-19, 2008 Harvestfest Village, plus York Beach, York, Maine	The festival celebrates 24 years in 2008. Have fun with trolley tours, arts and crafts at the ball park, activities for kids, entertainment, merchant specials, Native American Pow-Wow, festival foods, Corn Toss Challenge, Pumpkin Stroll and more. Additional Details: Call 207-363-4422
October 17-19 2008 Hood River Valley Harvest Fest Expo Center, Hood River, Oregon	Quilt raffle, entertainment, more than 100 artisans showing and selling their work, local fresh produce for sale, food and wine. It's the festival's 26th season. Further Information: Call 800-366-3530
October 17-19, 2008 Fall Fine Craft Festival Montgomery County Community College, Richboro, Pennsylvania	Arts and crafts, craft demonstrations, music, wine tasting, Sweet potato fries, burgers, chicken and other festival foods. The festival has moved to a new venue for this year. (City is also listed as Blue Bell, Pennsylvania.) More: Call 215-579-5997
October 17-25, 2008 Neewollah Downtown, Independence, Kansas	This festival started as an alternative to the negative mischief that was often a part of Halloween in the community. (If you look at the festival name backwards, you see the idea of reversal.) Terri Clark is among those scheduled to provide music this year. You can also enjoy the Doo-Dah Parade on October 23, a bike ride on October 17, Kiddie Parade on the 24th at 4pm, Grand Parade on October 25 at 11am, pageant, carnival, arts and crafts, 5K run/1-mile run and 1-mile walk, marching band festival, chili cook-off, festival merchandise, pumpkin contest, medallion hunt, musical theatre presentation of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat". When you get hungry you can buy fried pickles, Indian tacos, Philly steak sandwiches, funnel cakes and more. The cinnamon roll stand is available 24/7 during the festival! Details: Call 620-331-5003
October 18, 2008 Sweet Potato Festival Jacksonville Park, Langley, South Carolina	Classic cars, pageant, entertainment, pie eating contest, arts and crafts, carnival games and rides, festival foods (including sweet potato dishes). General hours are 11am-7pm. Get The Facts: Call 803-593-9260
October 18, 2008 Loris Bog-Off Festival Downtown, Loris, South Carolina	The festival is back for a 29th year with the chicken Bog Cooking Contest, fireworks, entertainment, activities for kids, gospel singing, arts and crafts and food. The Bog is a dish made with chicken, sausage and seasonings that is simmered for hours and then served to hungry festival-goers. Festival hours are 9am-5pm. Get The Facts: Call 643-756-6030
October 18-19, 2008 Colorfest Brow Park, Mentone, Alabama	Music and dance entertainment, bonfires and stories with hot chocolate and snacks available, arts and crafts, parade, festival foods. There is no admission charge. Further Information: Call 256-634-4041 or 256-993-9051
October 18-19, 2008 Kentuck Festival of the Arts Kentuck Park Northport, Alabama	Music on 2 stages, up to 300 artisans showing (and selling) their wares, craft demos, craft activities for children, stories, plenty of regional foods (including vegetarian and Cajun dishes). There is an admission charge for those age 12 and older. Learn More: Call 205-758-1257
October 18-19, 2008 Goleta Lemon Festival Girsh Park, Goleta, California	In its 17th year the festival offers funs such as laser tag, pony rides, miniature golf, Safety Street, non-profit booths, music, arts and crafts, carnival rides, petting zoo, pie eating contest, commercial vendors, plus plenty of festival foods and lemon treats. You can also enjoy the Fall Classic Car, Motorcycle & Street Rod Show. Questions? Call 800-646-5382
October 18-19, 2008 Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival Main Street (between Miramontes & Monte Vista, Half Moon Bay, California	Scarecrow contest, pie eating contest, Great Pumpkin Parade at noon on Saturday, youth talent show, arts and crafts, pancake breakfast on Sunday at Mac Dutra Park at 7am, Pumpkin Run/Walk on Coastside Trail, costume contest and the giant pumpkin contest. Among those scheduled to share their music are Daniel Castro, Mama Pacho, Dub FX and The Megatones. When you need some personal fuel you can feast on pumpkin rolls with cream cheese filling, chicken-pumpkin sausages, burgers, fries, tamales, Portabello mushroom sandwiches, pumpkin pie, white chocolate pumpkin fudge and more. Last year's giant pumpkin weighed in at more than 1520 pounds. There will also be an award for the most beautiful pumpkin. Cast your vote! Additional Details: Call 650-726-9652
October 18-19, 2008 Springville Apple Festival Downtown, Springville, California	Celebrate this 28th year with a pie eating contest, Lions breakfast 7-10am both days and lunches (beginning at 11am), more than 200 arts and crafts booths, apple pies for sale, clowns, music, Fat Tire Classic mountain bike race, festival foods, Apple Run (5K, 10K, Kids' Run, 2-mile walk). You can take the free shuttle to and from the Rodeo Grounds. This is an alcohol-free event. Further Information: Call 559-539-0619
October 18-19, 2008 Country Pumpkinfest Downtown, Ukiah, California	Fiddle contest, arts and crafts, parade on Saturday at 10am, giant pumpkin contest on Saturday from 10am-1pm in the Safeway parking lot, haunted house, 3-on-3 basketball, pumpkin pie baking contest, food vendors, beer and wine tasting, pet costume contest, activities for kids (including a coloring contest). Questions? Call 707-463-6231 or 707-463-6712
October 18-19, 2008 Chillifest Taylorville Square, Taylorville, Illinois	Scarecrow building (extra fee), tractor show, arts and crafts, food vendors, chili cooking contests, music, baby contest. Learn More: Call 218-824-3395
October 18-19, 2008 Cranberry Festival Downtown, Chatsworth, New Jersey	Music, arts and crafts, craft demos, classic cars, festival merchandise, quilt display, antiques, info on Chatsworth White Horse Inn, breakfast at the fire house both days from 6-11am, festival foods (including cranberry ice cream.) There is no admission charge and general festival hours are 9am-4:30pm. This is the festival's 25th season. Get The Facts: Call 609-726-1257 or 609-726-9327
October 18-19, 2008 San Antonio Rattlesnake Festival City Park, San Antonio, Texas	During this 41st season you can enjoy the 5-mile Rattlesnake Run on Saturday at 8am, a Western Wear Contest, arts and crafts, classic cars (on Sunday), flag raising ceremony at the festival opening, gopher races, chicken and beef barbecue (with corn on the cob and ice cream), wildlife exhibits, music, antiques. More Details: Call 352-588-4444
October 19, 2008 Harvest Festival El Camino Real Road between Maple & Apple Ave.), Greenfield, California	Arts and crafts booths, musical entertainment, activities for kids, festival foods, plus the car, truck & cycle show. It's the festival's 9th season and general hours are 10am-5pm. Questions? Call 831-674-5591 or 831-674-3222
October 23-25, 2008 Beanfest & Outhouse Races Downtown, Mountain View, Arkansas	Celebrate 26 years of fun with the Beanie Weenie Dog Show, square dancing, Best Beans cooking competition, commercial vendors, open house at Ozark Folk Center, cornbread cooking contest, gospel music, games for kids, Outhouse Race, Cajun music, arts and crafts, talent contest, festival foods, open hours at Blanchard Springs Cavern. At noontime there are servings of pinto beans and cornbread to visitors. Further Information: Call 870-269-8068
October 24-26, 2008 Louisiana Yambilee Festival Various venues, Opelousas, Louisiana	Yam-i-nal competition (to decorate yams), cooked yam competition, parade on Sunday at 1pm, Yam Idol, arts and crafts, festival foods, battle of the bands and more. There is also a pre-festival Casino Carnival and a pageant. Get The Facts: Call 337-948-8848 or 800-210-5298
October 24-26, 2008 Ogunquit Fest throughout town, Ogunquit, Maine	The festival is back for a 5th year with a costume parade at 11:30am on Sunday, bed races, horse-drawn wagon rides, miniature golf on the beach, festival merchandise, commercial vendors, flashlight (BYOF) tours (begin at Winn house on Friday evening and tours have extra fee), cookie decorating for the kids, pumpkin decorating, Painted Pumpkin Pursuit (tracking of painted pumpkins), arts and crafts, ghost stories. Details: Call 207-646-2939
October 24-26, 2008 Czhilispiel North Main Street, Flatonia, Texas	Petting zoo, golf scramble, jalapeno eating contest, back seat driving contest, egg toss, pie baking contest, car and truck show, comedy, biergarten, pie auction, music, food vendors, carnival domino tournament, parade, chili cooking contest (locals only), BBQ competition. Friday and Sunday there is free admission. On Saturday, admission is free only to those age 12 and younger. Learn More: Call 361-865-3920
October 25, 2008 Peanut Butter Festival Bass House grounds, Brundidge, Alabama	Making of Alabama's biggest peanut butter & jelly sandwich, tours of the Johnston Mill, arts and crafts booths, 2 stages of entertainment, Peanut Butter Recipe Contest, 5K Peanut Butter Run, peanut butter and dill pickle sandwiches, fried peanuts and other festival treats. Hours are 9am-5pm. It's the festival's 17th season. Questions? Call 334-735-3125 or 334-670-6302
October 25, 2008 Boll Weevil Festival Main Street downtown, Enterprise, Alabama	Car show, farmers market, music, arts and crafts, merchant specials, children's costume contest, food vendors. There is no admission charge. Get The Facts: Call 334-347-0581
October 25, 2008 Opp Fest Downtown, Opp, Alabama	From 9am-7pm you can enjoy student art, fine art show, arts and crafts, festival foods, music, sidewalk sales plus a show of cars, trucks and motorcyles. Learn Details: Call 334-493-6224, 800-239-8054 or 800-348-0095
October 25, 2008 Great Delta Bear Affair Downtown, Rolling Fork, Mississippi	Indian Mound tours, nature walks, wildlife education, bird walks, activities for kids and for teens, games, pony rides, arts and crafts, bike poker run, music, fireworks, storytelling, 5K run/walk, chainsaw carving, Theodore Roosevelt impersonator Case Hicks, book signings, festival foods. Further Information: Call 662-873-6281
October 25, 2008 Pumpkin Festival Main Street, Keene, New Hampshire	Pie eating contest, fireworks, children's costume parade, bounce houses and other activities for kids, 3 stages of entertainment, pumpkin seed-spitting contest, arts and crafts, pumpkin patch, and this year's attempt to set records for the most jack-o-lanterns lit at the same time. (Boston's "Life is Good" event still holds that record.) Learn More: Call 603-358-5344
October 25, 2008 Fall Oktoberfest Downtown and Old Town, Palestine, Texas	3 stages of entertainment, activities for kids, theatre, arts and crafts, food booths. Questions? Call 903-729-6066
October 25-26, 2008 ARToberFEST Postoffice Street, Galveston, Texas	(Check before you travel! Hurricane Ike has devastated parts of Galveston Island.) Music, rock climbing wall, petting zoo, face painting, raffles, games, more than 100 artisans showing their work on Postoffice between 21st and 23rd, festival foods such as wurstfest and German potato salad. Details: Call 409-762-3617
October 31-November 2, 2008 Nevada Day Celebration various venues, Carson City, Nevada	This year's theme is "Hollywood in Nevada-Movies and Television". Enjoy a pinewood derby, Rock Drilling contest, 8K/2-mile run and 2-mile walk, beard contest, Mad-Hatter Ball, music, Silver State Rumble, merchandise booths, fireworks, tours of the Governor's Mansion, RSVP Carnival, chili feed, balloon launch (weather permitting), flyovers, parade, band march and concert. Further Information: Call 866-683-2948
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October Somethings! Brief, bare-boned last-minute festival listings:
Oct. 2-4 East Texas Poultry Festival, Center, Texas, 936-698-3682 Oct. 2-5 Rex Allen Days, Willcox, Arizona, 520-364-2272 Oct. 2-5 Riley Festival, Downtown & 4-H Fairgrounds, Greenfield, Indiana, 317-462-2141 Oct. 3-4 Autumn Leaf Festival, Veterans Park, Maysville, Georgia, 708-652-2234 Oct. 3-4 Dalton Defenders Days, Coffeyville, Kansas, 620-251-2550 or 800-626-3357 Oct. 3-4 Kentucky Apple Fest (46th), Downtown, Paintsville, Kentucky, 606-789-4355 Oct. 3-4 Red Flannel Festival, Cedar Springs, Michigan, 616-696-5413 Oct. 3-4 Southern West Virginia Italian Festival (13th), City Auditorium, Bluefield, West Virginia, 304-589-3317 Oct. 3-5 BayFest (14th), Downtown, Mobile, Alabama, 251-208-7782 Oct. 3-5 Westville Pumpkin Festival,                    Prairie Meadows Park at US Highways 6 & 421, Westville, Indiana, 219-785-7019 or 219-785-4567 Oct. 3-5 Pumpkin Days, Guttenberg, Iowa, 563-252-2323 Oct. 3-5 Aurora Country Festival (31st), Aurora, Kentucky, 270-703-6060 Oct. 3-5 Southlake Oktoberfest (7th), Town Park, Southlake, Texas, 817-481-8200 Oct. 4 Apple Festival, 9am-4pm, Manton School, Manton, California, 530-474-4325 or 530-474-1113 Oct. 4 Calaveras Grape Stomp & Gold Rush Street Faire, Murphys Park, Murphys, California, 209-736-6722 Oct. 4 Governor's Fall Festival, 10-4, 151 Kingshighway, Dover, Delaware, 302-739-5656 Oct. 4 New Castle Fall Fling, 10-5, New Castle, Kentucky, 502-845-4181 Oct. 4 Fall Fest (28th), 9-5, Osyka, MIssissippi, 601-783-2351 Oct. 4 Apple Days, Downtown Historic Square, Lamar, Missouri, 417-682-3595 Oct. 4 Pumpkin Daze, 8-4, Republic, Missouri Oct. 4 Oil Patch Jamboree, Whitlock Park (at S. Hones & Lou Alard Dr.), Drumwright, Oklahoma, 918-352-2204 Oct. 4 Oklahoma Czech Festival, 8-5, 5th & Cedar, Yukon, Oklahoma, 405-206-8142 Oct. 4 Haverford Township Day (14th), Darby Road, Haverford, Pennsylvania, 610-789-2334 Oct. 4 Sassafras Festival, Sassafras Park, Burnettown, South Carolina, 803-593-2676 Oct. 4 Aunt Het Festival (25th), Main Street, Fountain Inn, South Carolina, 864-862-2586 Oct. 4 Habitat for Humanity Pumpkin Festival, CAM-PLEX, Gillette, Wyoming, 307-682-0552 or 307-685-1231 Oct. 4-5 Gila County Fall Festival, 9-5, County Fairgrounds, Globe, Arizona, 928-425-4344 Oct. 4-5 Pumpkin Fair (24th), Downtown, Manteca, California, 209-834-9555 Oct. 4-5 Jay Peanut Festival, 9-6, Gabbert Farm, Galena, Illinois, 815-777-0817 Oct. 4-5 GRADD Arts & Crafts Festival (36th), Audubon State Park, Henderson, Kentucky, 270-926-4433 Oct. 4-5 Hilton Apple Fest, Community Center, Hilton, New York, 585-234-3378 Oct. 4-5 Central New York Great Pumpkin Fest, East Park, Oswego, New York, 315-343-7681 Oct. 4-5 Holmes County Antique Festival, Millersburg, Ohio, 330-674-6781 Oct. 4-5 Mt. Hood Salmon & Mushroom Festival (17th), Mount Hood, Oregon, 503-622-4798 Oct. 4-5 Pumpkin Festival, Pomeroy Living History Farm, Yacolt, Washington, 360-622-4798 Oct. 4-5 Mount Horeb Fall Heritage Festival (27th),                    9-5 & 10-4, Mount Horeb, Wisconsin, 608-437-5914 or 88TROLLWAY Oct. 4-11 Tobacco & Heritage Festival (27th), On the Square, Russelville, Kentucky, 270-726-2206 Oct. 4-12 Harvest Homecoming Festival, downtown, New Albany, Indiana Oct. 4-12 Albuquerque Balloon Festival, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 505-821-1000 or 888-422-7277 Oct. 4-November 16 (weekends only) Carolina Renaissance Festival, Huntersville, North Carolina, 704-896-5544 or 877-896-5544 Oct. 5 Arts & Olive Festival, Canada College Campus, Redwood City, California, 650-306-3428 Oct. 10 Centennial Celebration, 5-9pm, Yuba City, California, 530-822-4798 Oct. 10-11 Oktoberfest/Oktoberfeast, Fourth Street between Broadway & Chestnut, Louisville, Kentucky, 502-583-0333 Oct. 10-12 Quartz, Quilts, Crafts Festival, County Fairgrounds, Mount Ida, Arkansas, 870-867-2723 Oct. 10-12 Big Sur Jade Festival (17th), Pacific Valley School, Big Sur, California, 831-659-3857 Oct. 10-12 Bridge City Gumbo Festival, Gumbo Festival Park on Angel Square, Bridge City, Louisiana, 504-438-4881 Oct. 10-12 Age of Chivalry Renaissance Festival, Sunset Regional Park, Las Vegas, Nevada, 702-455-8200 Oct. 10-12 Fall Foliage Fest, 9am-9:30pm, Mapleside Farms, Brunswick, Ohio, 330-225-5576 Oct. 10-12 Algonquin Mill Fall Festival, Mill Farm on SR 332 South, Carrolton, Ohio, 330-627-5910 Oct. 10-12 Sherman's Valley Heritage Days (23rd), Blain Picnic Grounds, Blain, Pennsylvania, 717-636-0025 Oct. 10-12 Cranberrian Fair (87th), Ilwaco, Washington, 360-642-2400 or 800-451-2542 Oct. 10-18 Alaska Day Festival, Sitka, Alaska, 907-747-8806 Oct. 10-19 Covered Bridge Festival,                    County-wide (headquartered in Rockville), Parke County, Indiana, 765-569-5226 Oct. 11 Butterfield Overland Stage Days, Lion's Park, Benson, Arizona, 520-586-2842 Oct. 11 Autumn Fest & Car Show, City Park, Altus, Arkansas, 479-468-4684 Oct. 11 Hobo Festival, Gene Clary Park, Laurel Hill, Florida, 850-652-4325 Oct. 11 Southwest Community Festival, Sun Valley Park, Louisville, Kentucky, 502-368-1196 Oct. 11 Pumpkin Fest, 10-3, Community Center, Aurora, Minnesota, 218-229-2245 Oct. 11 Hard Times Festival, downtown, Hartshome, Oklahoma, 918-297-3651 Oct. 11-12 Country Fair, Grant Park on Park Avenue, Galena, Illinois, 815-777-0817 Oct. 11-12 Wild Turkey Days, City Park, Spencer, Nebraska, 402-569-9072 or 402-569-1300 Oct. 11-12 Italian Festival (27th), Eldorado Hotel, Reno, Nevada, 800-648-5966 Oct. 11-12 Apple Butter Festival (60th), Century Village Museum, Burton, Ohio, 440-934-1492 Oct. 11-12 Black Walnut Festival, Monroe County Fairgrounds, Woodsfield, Ohio, 740-472-5499 Oct. 11-12 Apple Harvest Festival,, Fairgrounds, Mt. Pleasant Mills, Pennsylvania Oct. 11-12 Sonestown Heritage Festival, Rt. 220 (north of town), Muncy Valley, Pennsylvania, 570-482-2971 Oct. 16-18 Circleville Pumpkin Show, downtown, Circleville, Ohio, 740-474-7000 Oct. 16-18 Pig Pickin' Festival, Kingstree, South Carolina, 843-465-7484 Oct. 16-19 Texas Rose Festival, various venues, Tyler, Texas, 903-592-1661 Oct. 17-18 Oktoberfest (27th), Convention Center on Sierra Blanca Drive, Ruidoso, New Mexico, 505-257-6171 Oct. 17-18 Lee County Cotton Festival (31st), Main Street area, Bishopville, South Carolina, 803-484-5145 Oct. 17-19 Helldorado Days, Tombstone, Arizona, 888-457-3939 Oct. 17-19 Oktoberfest, Ritger's Bay Lodge, Deerwood, Minnesota, 218-678-2885 Oct. 17-19 Lake Eden Arts Festival, Camp Rockmount, Black Mountain, North Carolina, 828-68-MUSIC Oct. 17-19 Fall Festival of Leaves (41st), Bainbridge, Ohio, 740-634-2085 or 740-634-2997 Oct. 18 Glendale Crossing Festival, Glendale, Kentucky, 270-369-9677 Oct. 18 Red Beans & Rice Festival, 11am-5pm, downtown, Jackson, Mississippi, 601-353-2759 Oct. 18-19 Folsom Renaissance Festival, Lake Village, Arkansas, 870-265-5997 Oct. 18-19 Clam Festival (62nd), Pismo Beach, California Oct. 18-19 Cuba Fest, Smith & School Streets, Cuba, Missouri, 877-212-8429 Oct. 18-19 Country Colorfest, Louisiana, Missouri, 573-754-5921 Oct. 18-19 Missouri Day Festival, Oklahoma Avenue, Trenton, Missouri, 660-359-4324 Oct. 18-19 Farmington Renaissance Festival, Rocky Beach Landing, Farmington, New Mexico, 505-599-1174 Oct. 18-19 Town Point Virginia Wine Festival, Town Point Park, Norfolk, Virginia Oct. 19 Pumpkin Festival (7th), Town Green, Windsor, California, 707-433-4595 Oct. 22-25 Kudzu Festival, Town Square, Holly Springs, Mississippi, 662-252-2515 or 888-637-4765 Oct. 23-26 Magnoliafest, Suwanee Music Park, Live Oak, Florida, 904-249-7990 Oct. 24-26 Celebrate Hardeeville, East Main Street, Hardeeville, South Carolina, 843-784-2231 Oct. 25 Syrup Sopping Day, Loachapoka, Alabama, 334-332-0087 Oct. 25 Harvest Festival (23rd), 9-5, Wynn Park, Corning, Arkansas, 870-857-3429 or 870-925-1188 Oct. 25 Emma Crawford Festival, downtown, Manitou Springs, Colorado, 719-685-5089 or 800-642-2567 Oct. 25 Fall Festival & Halloween Parade, Locust Street, Centralia, Illinois, 618-533-6789 Oct. 25 Great Pumpkin Fest, Newcastle, Oklahoma, 405-387-3232 Oct. 25 Hogeye Festival (21st), 10-6, downtown, Elgin, Texas, 512-281-5724 Oct. 25-26 Green Tomato Festival, downtown, Juliette, Georgia, 478-974-0716 Oct. 25-26 New Hampshire Renaissance Fair, Farmington, New Hampshire, 603-755-9587 Oct. 26 Golf Cart Parade, El Paseo area, Palm Desert, California, 760-346-6111 Oct. 31-November 9 Wurstfest, Landa Park and other county venues, New Braunfels, Texas, 830-625-9167 or 800-221-4369
Other October 2008 Events You Might Enjoy Events in this section may also be called festivals but are generally less multi-dimensional than events in the above category
Oct. 2-5 Wonderful World of Ohio Mart,                    10-5 (10-4 on Sun.), Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens at 714 Portage Path, Akron, Ohio, 330-836-5533 Oct. 2-5 Pink Palace Crafts Fair (36th), Audubon Park, Memphis, Tennessee, 901-320-6408 Oct. 3-5 Antique Auto Hill Climb, Newport, Indiana, 765-492-4220 Oct. 3-5 St. James Court Art Show, 10-6, 10-6 & 10-5, Old Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, 502-635-1842 Oct. 3-5 Pelican Festival, Community Center lawn, Grove, Oklahoma, 918-786-2289 or 866-688-4726 Oct. 3-11 Litquake, San Francisco, California, 415-777-7899 Oct. 4 Butterfly Parade & Bazaar, Pacific Grove, California, 831-373-3304 or 831-646-6548 Oct. 4 Antiques & Collectibles Fair Day, Historic District, Cameron, North Carolina, 910-245-7701 Oct. 4 St. Mary's Chocolate Festival (20th),                    10-4, St. Mary School (118 York St.), Aiken, South Carolina, 803-649-2071 or 803-649-4777 Oct. 4-5 Art in the Park (37th), Veterans Memorial Park, Sierra Vista, Arizona, 520-417-6960 or 520-378-1763 Oct. 4-5 Art in the Park (46th), 9-5, Wilbur Square (plus Bicentennial Park & Escalante Park), Boulder City, Nevada, 702-294-1611 Oct. 4-5 World Championship Outhouse Races, C Street, Virginia City, Nevada, 775-742-4086 Oct. 4-5 Autumn Craft Festival, Mill Falls Marketplace on Rt. 3, Meredith, New Hampshire, 603-332-2616 Oct. 4-5 Cottonwood Art Festival, 9-6, Cottonwood Park on Belt Line Rd., Richardson, Texas Oct. 5 Lodi Street Faire, 8am-4pm, Lodi, California, 209-367-7840 Oct. 9-14 Fleet Week, San Francisco, California, 650-599-5057 Oct. 10-12 Pomona Home Improvement & Remodeling Show,                    Fairplex on McKinley Ave., Pomona, California, 909-623-3111 or 800-358-7469 Oct. 10-12 Gateway Miniature Fair Show & Sale, Doubletree Hotel on Swingley Ridge Rd., St. Louis, Missouri, 314-832-7790 Oct. 10-12 Gem & Mineral Show, Moab, Utah, 435-259-8825 Oct. 11-12 Fall Diddley Craft Show, County Fairgrounds, Belvidere, Illinois, 815-544-0143 or 815-385-5745 Oct. 11-12 Catoctin Colorfest, Inc. Arts & Show (45th),                    9-5, Community Park plus Guardian Hose Co. Activity Grounds, Thurmont, Maryland, 301-271-4432 or 301-2271-7313 Oct. 11-12 Fall Festival of the Arts (42nd), Red Wing, Minnesota, 651-388-7569 or 800-498-3441 Oct. 11-12 Harvest Moon Festival, Shadow Rock Park on Anthony Way, Forsyth, Missouri, 417-546-2741 Oct. 11-12 art@park, 10-6 & 10-4, Park University (English Landing Park), Parkville, Missouri, 816-584-6209 Oct. 11-12 Townline Art Fair, Ephraim, Wisconsin, 920-854-4343 Oct. 11-12 Fall Gift & Craft Show, Omni Center, Onalaska, Wisconsin, 608-781-9565 ext. 203 or 800-873-1901 Oct. 11-13 Paradise City Arts Festival, Northampton, Massachusetts, 413-587-0772 or 888-511-9725 Oct. 12 Outdoor Arts, 10-5, Bruce Museum, Greenwich, Connecticut, 203-869-6786 ext. 335 Oct. 12 Taste of Charleston, 10-5, Boone Hall Plantation, Charleston, South Carolina, 843-577-4030 Oct. 12 Gospel Brunch with a Texas Twist, 10:30-noon, Gruene Hall, New Braunfels, Texas, 830-608-1601 or 830-6229-5077 Oct. 17-19 Morristown Craft Market (32nd), National Guard Armory on Western Ave., Morristown, New Jersey, 973-263-8332 Oct. 17-19 Fall Book Sale, County Fairgrounds, Troy, Ohio, 937-339-0502 Oct. 17-19 Yellow Springs Antique Show (30th), Chester Springs, Pennsylvania, 610-827-7414 or 717-796-2380 Oct. 18-19 Fall Delaware Home Show, Chase Center, Wilmington, Delaware, 302-994-2597 Oct. 18-19 Health & Fitness Fair (6th), Expo Idaho, Boise, Idaho, 208-323-4464 Oct. 18-19 Punkin' Chuckin', corner of Allentown & Springfield, Morton, Illinois, 888-765-6588 Oct. 18-19 Westmoreland Dollhouse & Miniature Show,                    10-5 Sat. & 11-5 on Sun., Mountain View Inn, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, 724-837-8199 Oct. 18-20 Book Sale, Community Center on 4th, Media, Pennsylvania, 610-566-1918 Oct. 18-Nov. 2 Scarecrows on the Square, Town Square, Summerville, South Carolina, 843-873-8535 Oct. 19 Miniature Fair, 10-4, Ethan Allen Hotel on Lake Ave., Danbury, Connecticut, 856-427-7838 Oct. 19-21 Moab Century Tour (bike), Moab, Utah, 435-259-2598 Oct. 24-26 Bagwell Antique Fall Show & Sale, State Fairgrounds, Jackson, Mississippi, 662-844-3095 Oct. 24-26 Dallas Comicon, Plano Centre, Plano, Texas, 972-420-8839 Oct. 24-26 Fall Craft & Fine Arts Show (27th), Champlain Valley Expo, Essex Junction, Vermont, 802-878-4786 Oct. 25 Fall Fest Arts & Crafts Show, 10-3, Tunkhammock Area High School, Tunkhammock, Pennsylvania, 570-833-2320 Oct. 25-26 Texas Clay Festival (16th), Gruene, Texas, 830-829-7975 Oct. 26 Antique-Collectible toy & Doll World Show, County Fairgrounds, St. Charles, Illinois, 773-736-5140 Oct. 26 Fall Miniature Fair, 11-4, Holiday Inn on Rt. 85, Frederick, Maryland, 856-437-7838
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