Events
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Start: 09/28/2009 - 8:00am
End: 10/02/2009 - 3:00am
AMAZING ACRES FARM CAMP has been applauded for providing a unique, safe, and extremely fun farm experience for kids. FARM CAMP encourages kids to “Get Outside And Learn!” with activities that include taking care of barnyard animals, growing vegetables, and playing games. Website: www.getoutsideandlearn.com Email: kathleen AT getoutsideandlearn.com Address: 732 Piney Grove Wilbon Rd., Holly Springs, NC 27540 Start: 1:00 am
End: 2:00 am
Homeschool Dance ClassesBeginning October 1st at 1:30 PMVarious Locations through out Wake Forest Start: 10:00 am
End: 11:00 am
Bring your toddler to Durant Nature Park for an easy paced walk and have fun exploring nature.
Start: 10:00 am
End: 11:00 am
October is National Apple Month. On October 1st from 10 -11 a.m., the North Carolina Museum of History invites children ages 5-9 (with an adult) to celebrate this fresh, healthy, tasty mountain treat with a lesson, a story and a taste test! The program is presented with Cameron Village Regional Library. Start: 6:00 pm
End: 7:30 pm
Head to a Raleigh city park for games, spooktacular activities, fang-tastic crafts and more each week leading up to the city's annual BOO BASH event on Oct. 23 which includes even more fun, chills and thrills, games, trunk-or-treating, a spooky bus and a haunted trail. Candy and plenty of creepy scares for the whole family to ex-FEAR-ience. Schedule 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Oct 1. Lake Lynn, 7921 Ray Rd. 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Oct. 8: Optimist, 5900 Whittier Dr. Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Come one, come all, because Beach Music is back at North Hills! Mark your calendars now for complimentary Thursday night concerts from 6-830pm in the Commons at North Hills, beginning April 16 and continuing through the summer months until August 27th. Put on your shagging shoes and enjoy your beach music favorites while you shag the night away in the Commons at North Hills. Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Take a twilight stroll through Knightdale's Nature Trail! A fun-filled event for the family with storytellers, music and refreshments. Bring a flashlight! Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:30 pm
The semi-annual sale features kids clothes, toys and gear plus maternity clothes. They've added new evening hours on Thursday, an express lane for busy times and a prize drawing for consignors who drop off early. Public sale dates and times are: 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Oct. 1 Sale organizers are working to post more information here. Check back for the latest. | ||
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Start: 09/28/2009 - 8:00am
End: 10/02/2009 - 3:00am
AMAZING ACRES FARM CAMP has been applauded for providing a unique, safe, and extremely fun farm experience for kids. FARM CAMP encourages kids to “Get Outside And Learn!” with activities that include taking care of barnyard animals, growing vegetables, and playing games. Website: www.getoutsideandlearn.com Email: kathleen AT getoutsideandlearn.com Address: 732 Piney Grove Wilbon Rd., Holly Springs, NC 27540 Start: 9:00 am
End: 5:00 pm
The semi-annual sale features kids clothes, toys and gear plus maternity clothes. They've added new evening hours on Thursday, an express lane for busy times and a prize drawing for consignors who drop
Public sale dates and times are: 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Oct. 1 You'll find more details here. Start: 10:00 am
End: 6:00 pm
Kids' clothes, toys and gear for less. The public sale runs from Oct. 2 through Oct. 4. Click here for the details. Start: 10:30 am
End: 11:00 am
Join us each Friday at 10:30 am for our weekly storytime on our children's stage. We will read a different story each week and create something fun following the story. Start: 12:00 pm
End: 10:00 pm
Food, cultural exhibits, a world bazaar and Sohie's Corner with face painting, storytelling, games and other activities for kids. Click here for details. Festival runs Friday through Sunday. Start: 6:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
The annual festival in downtown Selma includes live music, parade, model train displays, a carnival, craft vendors and more. It runs 6 to 9 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. Click here for more information. Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
On October 2nd from 7 – 9 p.m., North Carolina Museum of History is hosting First Friday at the Movies with “The Pirate of the Black Hawk”. In this 1958 action-packed adventure, a dashing pirate and his loyal crew agree to rescue a duke’s daughter from evil pirates and restore her brother to his rightful throne. Free popcorn and beverages! Start: 7:00 pm
End: 7:45 pm
Peter Holsapple has played for R.E.M. and Hootie. Now he wants to play for your kids at Regulator Bookshop in Durham. Start: 7:30 pm
Start: 10/02/2009 - 7:30pm
End: 10/03/2009 - 11:30pm
Don't miss a hauntingly good time as Tweetsie Railroad celebrates the 20th season of its Ghost Train(R) Halloween Festival. This spooktacular event begins Friday, October 2, and runs every Friday and Saturday night through October 31. The Ghost Train Halloween Festival's non-stop excitement has made the event one of the most popular Halloween celebrations in the High Country. | ||
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End: 11:30 pm
Start: 10/02/2009 - 7:30pm
End: 10/03/2009 - 11:30pm
Don't miss a hauntingly good time as Tweetsie Railroad celebrates the 20th season of its Ghost Train(R) Halloween Festival. This spooktacular event begins Friday, October 2, and runs every Friday and Saturday night through October 31. The Ghost Train Halloween Festival's non-stop excitement has made the event one of the most popular Halloween celebrations in the High Country. Start: 8:00 am
End: 5:00 pm
Kids' clothes, toys and gear for less. The public sale runs from Oct. 2 through Oct. 4. Click here for the details. Start: 8:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Looking for fresh, locally grown veggies and fruit in Western Wake County? Come to the Western Wake Farmers' Market on Saturdays, May - November, 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. See website for details: http://www.westernwakefarmersmarket.org/. Start: 8:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
The semi-annual sale features kids clothes, toys and gear plus maternity clothes. They've added new evening hours on Thursday, an express lane for busy times and a prize drawing for consignors who drop
Public sale dates and times are: 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Oct. 1 You'll find more details here. Start: 8:00 am
End: 6:00 pm
A parade, model train displays, live entertainment and more at this annual festival in downtown Selma. Click here for details. Start: 9:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Do you want to help the environment? Get into action and join others across the state in North Carolina Big Sweep. Do your part to help clean up our water resources. Volunteers of all ages are needed to clean up the shore line of Bond Lake and the streams in Bond Park. Groups, families and individuals are welcome! Children must be accompanied by a parent. Pre-registration and liability waiver are required. For more, call (919) 469-4100. Start: 10:00 am
End: 2:01 pm
There will be blow-up rides, food, special entertainment, prizes, and much , much more. All children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult. For more details please call the school at 919-489-2655. Cresset Christian Academy is located on the corner of Garrett Rd. and pickett Rd. (just down from Mark Jacobson's Toyota dealership) Start: 10:00 am
End: 4:00 pm
An old-fashioned county fair with animals, crafts, antique farm equipment and more. Click here for more information about Historic Oak View County Park. Start: 10:00 am
Start: 10/03/2009 - 10:00am
End: 10/04/2009 - 3:00pm
FARM FEST at Amazing Acres Farm. Visit the FARM ANIMALS! Get your PUMPKINS! Website: www.getoutsideandlearn.com Email: kathleen@getoutsideandlearn.com
Start: 10:00 am
End: 4:00 pm
Costumed living historians will demonstrate a variety of mid 19th century domestic skills such as open hearth cooking, sewing, natural dyeing, spinning, and knitting. There will also be discussions throughout the day regarding the hardships that the common southern lady endured as she did her best to provide for her family during the Civil War. All demonstrations are subject to change without notice. Click here for details about Bentonville Battlefield. Start: 10:00 am
End: 10:00 pm
Food, cultural exhibits, a world bazaar and Sohie's Corner with face painting, storytelling, games and other activities for kids. Click here for details. Festival runs Friday through Sunday. Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm
Have fun as you learn theatre skills needed to bring a story to life. Linda O'Day Young, youth theatre and education director for the Raleigh Little Theatre, will guide participants through the actor's process as they perform an adaptation of Where the Wild Things Are. No experience necessary. Wear comfortable clothes. Start: 12:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
A fun-filled afternoon sponsored by Raleigh parks and recreation with food, entertainment, rides and other activities for the whole family. Raleigh-area services for children and product providers will be on hand to demonstrate and discuss what they do. The rain date, if needed, will be Oct. 4. | ||
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End: 3:00 pm
Start: 10/03/2009 - 10:00am
End: 10/04/2009 - 3:00pm
FARM FEST at Amazing Acres Farm. Visit the FARM ANIMALS! Get your PUMPKINS! Website: www.getoutsideandlearn.com Email: kathleen@getoutsideandlearn.com
Start: 11:00 am
End: 5:00 pm
Ride a diesel or steam engine on the New Hope Valley Railway. Be sure to get there at least 35 minutes before your desired departure times.
Departure times are 11 a.m., 12:15 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:45 p.m. and 4 p.m. Click here for more information and to buy tickets online. Start: 11:00 am
End: 2:00 pm
Drop-in for some crafts and activities at Duke Gardens in Durham. Schedule: Sept. 27: Leaf and flower pounding Oct. 4: Fairy houses Oct. 11: Germs experiment Oct. 18: Pine cone bird feeders Oct. 25: Sand paintings in a jar All programs are free.
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm
Kids' clothes, toys and gear for less. The public sale runs from Oct. 2 through Oct. 4. Click here for the details. Start: 12:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm
Food, cultural exhibits, a world bazaar and Sohie's Corner with face painting, storytelling, games and other activities for kids. Click here for details. Festival runs Friday through Sunday. Start: 3:00 pm
End: 5:00 pm
Free Concert Presented by PineCone and the Town of Wake Forest. Sunday, October 4, 3-5 p.m. | ||
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Start: 10:00 am
End: 11:00 am
What happend to the apples, juicy and red? Papa baked them into a pie. Head on over to Historic Yates Mill County Park for a storytime, crafts and fun. Explore the autumn world of apples and the changing of the seasons. Pre-registration is required as space is limited. Start: 5:30 pm
End: 6:30 pm
Is your teen looking for some volunteer hours? They can have a say in the services and events for teens at Cameron Village Library as a member of the Teen Advisory Board. Start: 5:30 pm
End: 7:30 pm
This is an exciting FREE event. Don't miss this super-special Baby Shower being thrown for moms-to-be of the Triangle NC by GreenPea Nursery! Whether this is your first baby or bundle #6, you won't want to miss it -- bring a friend (or a dad or grandparent...) and enjoy tasty refreshments plus awesome giveaways, mom-to-be specials, informational overviews, one-on-one planning help and a whole lot of fun with other moms-to-be. The grand prize will be a Naturepedic Organic Cotton Crib Mattress! | ||
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Start: 10:00 am
End: 10:30 am
Listen to stories and sing songs with your child. Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 10 am, weekly until November 28. East Regional Library, Knightdale, NC 27545 919-217-5300 www.wakegov.com/libraries/locations/eastregional/events.htm Start: 10:00 am
End: 10:30 am
Listen to stories and sing songs with your child. Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 10 am, weekly until November 28. East Regional Library, Knightdale, NC 27545 919-217-5300 www.wakegov.com/libraries/locations/eastregional/events.htm Start: 10:00 am
End: 10:45 am
October means pumpkins! On October 6th and 13th from 10 – 10:45 a.m., the N.C. Museum of History invites you to find out about the different varieties and uses of pumpkins and gourds. Then decorate your own tiny pumpkin to take home. This program is for children ages 3-5 (with an adult). To register, call 919-807-7992 Start: 11:15 am
End: 11:45 am
Join Cotton for 30 minutes of singing and music-time fun. | ||
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Start: 10:30 am
End: 11:00 am
Listen to stories and sing songs with your child. Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 10:30 am, weekly until November 28. East Regional Library, Knightdale, NC 27545 919-217-5300 www.wakegov.com/libraries/locations/eastregional/events.htm Start: 10:30 am
End: 12:00 pm
Get the family out of the house and connect with other new parents while learning important information! Baby Steps consists of support group meetings, facilitated by a health care professional, and are divided into two six-week sessions for newborns and infants! Start: 10:15 am
End: 10:45 am
Join Cotton for 30 minutes of singing and music-time fun. | ||
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Start: 1:00 am
End: 2:00 am
Homeschool Dance ClassesBeginning October 1st at 1:30 PMVarious Locations through out Wake Forest Start: 10:00 am
End: 11:00 am
Bring your toddler to Durant Nature Park for an easy paced walk and have fun exploring nature.
Start: 11:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
It's pumpkin time at the State Farmers Market. Before you go, click here to check the exact time and schedule for the event. Start: 5:30 pm
End: 8:00 pm
The theme of Marbles Kids Museum's regular Family Fun Night for special-needs kids will be the spirit of Halloween. Marbles Kids Museum, The ARC of Wake County and other local Start: 6:00 pm
End: 7:30 pm
Head to a Raleigh city park for games, spooktacular activities, fang-tastic crafts and more each week leading up to the city's annual BOO BASH event on Oct. 23 which includes even more fun, chills and thrills, games, trunk-or-treating, a spooky bus and a haunted trail. Candy and plenty of creepy scares for the whole family to ex-FEAR-ience. Schedule 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Oct 1. Lake Lynn, 7921 Ray Rd. 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Oct. 8: Optimist, 5900 Whittier Dr. Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Come one, come all, because Beach Music is back at North Hills! Mark your calendars now for complimentary Thursday night concerts from 6-830pm in the Commons at North Hills, beginning April 16 and continuing through the summer months until August 27th. Put on your shagging shoes and enjoy your beach music favorites while you shag the night away in the Commons at North Hills. | ||
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Start: 10:30 am
End: 11:00 am
Join us each Friday at 10:30 am for our weekly storytime on our children's stage. We will read a different story each week and create something fun following the story. Start: 2:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Kids' clothes, toys and gear for less. Maternity available. The public sale is Oct. 9 to Oct. 11. Click here for details. Start: 2:13 pm
Start: 10/09/2009 - 2:13pm
End: 10/11/2009 - 2:13pm
Join EarthShare North Carolina in a statewide campout to conserve energy! Campout! Carolina is back for its third year, inviting families, friends and community groups to campout out the weekend of Oct. 9 to celebrate the North Carolina Environment. Over 2,000 North Carolinians participated last year, making Campout! Carolina Start: 6:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
"Parents Night Out" Start: 7:30 pm
Start: 10/09/2009 - 7:30pm
End: 10/10/2009 - 11:30pm
Don't miss a hauntingly good time as Tweetsie Railroad celebrates the 20th season of its Ghost Train(R) Halloween Festival. This spooktacular event begins Friday, October 2, and runs every Friday and Saturday night through October 31. The Ghost Train Halloween Festival's non-stop excitement has made the event one of the most popular Halloween celebrations in the High Country. | ||
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Start: 10/09/2009 - 2:13pm
End: 10/11/2009 - 2:13pm
Join EarthShare North Carolina in a statewide campout to conserve energy! Campout! Carolina is back for its third year, inviting families, friends and community groups to campout out the weekend of Oct. 9 to celebrate the North Carolina Environment. Over 2,000 North Carolinians participated last year, making Campout! Carolina End: 11:30 pm
Start: 10/09/2009 - 7:30pm
End: 10/10/2009 - 11:30pm
Don't miss a hauntingly good time as Tweetsie Railroad celebrates the 20th season of its Ghost Train(R) Halloween Festival. This spooktacular event begins Friday, October 2, and runs every Friday and Saturday night through October 31. The Ghost Train Halloween Festival's non-stop excitement has made the event one of the most popular Halloween celebrations in the High Country. Start: 7:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
Between 15 and 20 teams will be allowed to register for this Bass Tournament for ages 16 and up. Awards include first, second and third place, along with awards for largest bass and other door prizes. All registrations must be done in person and received by 5 p.m. Oct. 9. Regular boat rentals at Lake Johnson will resume at 3 p.m. the day of the event. Fees include cost of lunch. Start: 8:00 am
End: 6:00 pm
Kids' clothes, toys and gear for less. The public sale dates are Oct. 9 to Oct. 11. Click here for details. Start: 8:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Looking for fresh, locally grown veggies and fruit in Western Wake County? Come to the Western Wake Farmers' Market on Saturdays, May - November, 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. See website for details: http://www.westernwakefarmersmarket.org/. Start: 9:00 am
The Polka Dotted Alligator Children's Consignment SaleChildren's Consignment Sale!--October 10th--Location-- 950 Mack Todd Road, in Zebulon. Start: 10:00 am
End: 10:00 pm
Come show off your best tricks at our Fall Sk8 Contest! Start: 10:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
Make your first playdate at the Carolina Parent Baby Fair! This exciting event brings together a wide variety of baby-related vendors to provide new and expectant parents with valuable information on a variety of topics and products.
Visit www.carolinaparent.com/events for details! Start: 10:00 am
End: 5:00 pm
Get an inside look at what's going on at North Raleigh's Sertoma arts center and pick up some artwork while you're there. Event includes refreshments, vendors, entertainment, exhibits and more. Start: 10:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
Pulley, Watson, King & Lischer will be sponsoring the Carolina Parent Baby Fair on October 10, 2009 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Marbles Kids Museum, downtown Raleigh, to educate soon-to-be-parents about the real dangers of jaundice. Admission to the Carolina Parent Baby Fair is free of charge. In addition to the Pulley, Watson, King & Lischer exhibit, the Carolina Parent Baby Fair will feature a variety of information, demonstrations and give-a-ways from medical professionals and baby-related vendors to help expecting parents learn what’s available for their new arrivals. Start: 11:00 am
End: 8:00 pm
The theme of this year’s Cary Diwali is “Padharo Mhare Des” – Welcome to the Vibrant State of Rajasthan. Literally meaning “the land of royalty”, Rajasthan is the largest and may be the most ‘Colorful’ state of India. Its rich history is filled with stories of great warriors and their chivalry, romance, glory and tragedy. Legends of heroism and romance still resound from its spectacular architecture and delicate carvings that still stand to narrate its tale of a bygone era. The whole day event will include extravagant performances of music and dance by local talent. Start: 11:00 am
End: 3:00 pm
St. Mark's UMC will hold its 3rd annual Fall Festival on Saturday, October 10th from 11-3. Come enjoy this wonderful family event, complete with pony rides, bounce houses, live music, games for kids, and great food. Our fantastic silent auction will have items ranging from jewelry to sports tickets to kids toys. Hope to see you there! Start: 11:00 am
Celebrating it’s 25th anniversary, the Raleigh Dance Theatre will open its season with its popular family-oriented production of Storybook Tales on Saturday, October 10, at 11:00 a.m., 3:00pm and 7 p.m. Storybook Tales will bring back two RDT favorites; Mary LeGere’s Fancy Nancy: Bonjour Butterfly, based on the popular children’s book by Jane O’Connor with illustrations by Robin Preiss Glasser as well as Jennifer Sommers’ Alice in Wonderland based on the fairytale classic. Start: 2:30 pm
End: 3:30 pm
Learn about how embellished applique techniques are used in picture books through stories and a hands-on art activity. Presented with the N.C. Museum of Art. Start: 3:00 pm
Celebrating it’s 25th anniversary, the Raleigh Dance Theatre will open its season with its popular family-oriented production of Storybook Tales on Saturday, October 10, at 11:00 a.m., 3:00 p.m. and 7 p.m.. Storybook Tales will bring back two RDT favorites; Mary LeGere’s Fancy Nancy: Bonjour Butterfly, based on the popular children’s book by Jane O’Connor with illustrations by Robin Preiss Glasser as well as Jennifer Sommers’ Alice in Wonderland based on the fairytale classic. Start: 3:00 pm
The Traveling Teacher Show at Whole Foods Raleigh We bring the eco-creativity out in every child using safe, recycled & reusable materials. During our October Monter Bash, we will be using all sorts of cool, recycled items & imagination to make awesome monsters! Our own puppet Org will be there to join in on the fun! Start: 3:00 pm
Whether he's juggling bean bag chairs, playing a melody on a "concert balloon" or defying the laws of physics with a bowling ball, Kaplan's blend of dazzling skill and shameless gimmickry is sure to amaze and amuse. Showtimes are at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Start: 7:00 pm
Celebrating it’s 25th anniversary, the Raleigh Dance Theatre will | ||
10 / 11
End: 2:13 pm
Start: 10/09/2009 - 2:13pm
End: 10/11/2009 - 2:13pm
Join EarthShare North Carolina in a statewide campout to conserve energy! Campout! Carolina is back for its third year, inviting families, friends and community groups to campout out the weekend of Oct. 9 to celebrate the North Carolina Environment. Over 2,000 North Carolinians participated last year, making Campout! Carolina Start: 10:00 am
End: 10:00 pm
Our annual Fall BMX Contest is here! Start: 11:00 am
End: 2:00 pm
Drop-in for some crafts and activities at Duke Gardens in Durham. Schedule: Sept. 27: Leaf and flower pounding Oct. 4: Fairy houses Oct. 11: Germs experiment Oct. 18: Pine cone bird feeders Oct. 25: Sand paintings in a jar All programs are free.
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm
Kids' clothes, toys and gear for less. The public sale dates are Oct. 9 through Oct. 11. Click here for details. Start: 1:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
Help raise money for the Triangle Down Syndrome Network and hear the popular Noggin performer David Weinstone and the Music for Aardvarks Band. The event also includes inflatables, face painting, clowns, a playground and other entertainment. Click here for more information.
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10 / 12
Start: 8:00 am
End: 4:00 pm
Join The Volunteers at WakeMed Cary Hospital for their 11th annual Charity Golf Outing. Funds raised benefit programs and services for patients, families and visitors, employees, physicians and our community. Start: 6:30 pm
End: 7:30 pm
The library brings the dogs, you choose the books. Kids are invited to practice their reading skills by reading to calm, lovable dogs. | ||
10 / 13
Start: 10:00 am
End: 10:30 am
Listen to stories and sing songs with your child. Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 10 am, weekly until November 28. East Regional Library, Knightdale, NC 27545 919-217-5300 www.wakegov.com/libraries/locations/eastregional/events.htm Start: 11:15 am
End: 11:45 am
Join Cotton for 30 minutes of singing and music-time fun. Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Sameh Toma, MD, FACOG, North Carolina Center for Reproductive Medicine, will lead the discussion that will cover common infertility problems, when to seek treatment, and | ||
10 / 14
Start: 10:00 am
End: 5:00 pm
Don’t miss Tim Gabrirel’s Halloween Village at the Museum of Life and Science. With a number of moving parts and a train running around part of the nearly 250-square-foot Village, this exhibit will delight children and adults with its intricate detail and whimsy. The exhibit runs from Oct. 14 to Nov. 1. Start: 10:30 am
End: 11:00 am
Listen to stories and sing songs with your child. Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 10:30 am, weekly until November 28. East Regional Library, Knightdale, NC 27545 919-217-5300 www.wakegov.com/libraries/locations/eastregional/events.htm Start: 10:30 am
End: 12:00 pm
Get the family out of the house and connect with other new parents while learning important information! Baby Steps consists of support group meetings, facilitated by a health care professional, and are divided into two six-week sessions for newborns and infants! Start: 10:15 am
End: 10:45 am
Join Cotton for 30 minutes of singing and music-time fun. Start: 6:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
The free educational event will be held at 6:00 pm at the Hilton North Raleigh. See details below. Who: Rodney Radtke, M.D., Clinical Neurophysiology and Neurology, Duke University Medical Center Don, Monroe, NC resident living with epilepsy What: Epilepsy Advocate “Take Charge” Tour 2009 When: Wednesday, October 14 with registration at 6 p.m. | ||
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End: 2:00 am
Homeschool Dance ClassesBeginning October 1st at 1:30 PMVarious Locations through out Wake Forest Start: 10:00 am
End: 11:00 am
Bring your toddler to Durant Nature Park for an easy paced walk and have fun exploring nature.
Start: 3:00 pm
Rides, demonstrations, food, music. The N.C. State Fair pretty much has it all. It runs from Oct. 15 to Oct. 25. Fairground gates open 3 p.m. to midnight on Oct. 15. They're open 8 a.m. to midnight through Oct. 25 (must have an advance ticket to get in the gate between 10 p.m. and midnight). Rides run from 10 a.m. to midnight (except Oct. 15, when they're open from 4 p.m. to midnight). Start: 4:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm
Bring your pumpkin and make it spooky or goofy with supplies provided by East Regional Library. Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Join Linda Loveland from WRAL-FM for a special evening of shopping, wine tasting and hors d’oeuvres as our WakeMed physicians strut their stuff on the catwalk. Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Spend an evening watching a movie and enjoying a slice of Anna's Pizza. Bottled water and dessert also will be served to you at your table while you watch the show. Start: 7:30 pm
Dramatized from the classic Bram Stoker novel. This spell-binding dramatization retains all the suspense, horror and enchantment associated with the world’s most famous vampire. When Dr. Van Helsing, a specialist in obscure maladies, discovers that beautiful Lucy Westenra is the victim of a vampire, suspicion falls on a mysterious neighbor, Count Dracula. The descendant of a Romanian family, Dracula has devastated the mountains of his homeland, and has come to England with his frighteningly beautiful wives to seek new blood. | ||
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Start: 8:00 am
Rides, demonstrations, food, music. The N.C. State Fair pretty much has it all. It runs from Oct. 15 to Oct. 25.
It's open 8 a.m. to midnight (must have an advance ticket to get in the gate between 10 p.m. and midnight). Rides run from 10 a.m. to midnight. Bring four cans of food to the fair on Oct. 22 to receive free admission during Food Lion Hunger Relief Day. Start: 10:30 am
End: 11:00 am
Join us each Friday at 10:30 am for our weekly storytime on our children's stage. We will read a different story each week and create something fun following the story. Start: 11:30 am
A WakeMed physician panel, led by Dr. Allen Mask from WRAL-TV, will discuss common cancers for women – breast, ovarian, colon and HPV screenings. Come prepared with your questions for our panel of experts. Space is limited. Start: 6:00 pm
End: 7:30 pm
Head to a Raleigh city park for games, spooktacular activities, fang-tastic crafts and more each week leading up to the city's annual BOO BASH event which includes even more fun, chills and thrills, games, trunk-or-treating, a spooky bus and a haunted trail. Candy and plenty of creepy scares for the whole family to ex-FEAR-ience.
Schedule
6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Oct 1. Lake Lynn, 7921 Ray Rd. 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Oct. 8: Optimist, 5900 Whittier Dr. Start: 7:00 pm
End: 11:59 pm
Indoor maze of thrills and terror in Chromodepth 3-D, gallery featuring bizarre art and a motion simulator of what it's like to be buried in a coffin, go on a wild hearse ride and be buried alive. A dinosaur room for small children. You can purchase tickets online at www.frightmare.com along with a Fast Pass if you desire to not stand in line! Start: 7:00 pm
End: 7:45 pm
Peter Holsapple has played for R.E.M. and Hootie. Now he wants to play for your kids at Regulator Bookshop in Durham. Start: 7:30 pm
Dramatized from the classic Bram Stoker novel. This spell-binding dramatization retains all the suspense, horror and enchantment associated with the world’s most famous vampire. When Dr. Van Helsing, a specialist in obscure maladies, discovers that beautiful Lucy Westenra is the victim of a vampire, suspicion falls on a mysterious neighbor, Count Dracula. The descendant of a Romanian family, Dracula has devastated the mountains of his homeland, and has come to England with his frighteningly beautiful wives to seek new blood. Start: 7:30 pm
Start: 10/16/2009 - 7:30pm
End: 10/17/2009 - 11:30pm
Don't miss a hauntingly good time as Tweetsie Railroad celebrates the 20th season of its Ghost Train(R) Halloween Festival. This spooktacular event begins Friday, October 2, and runs every Friday and Saturday night through October 31. The Ghost Train Halloween Festival's non-stop excitement has made the event one of the most popular Halloween celebrations in the High Country. | ||
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Start: 10/16/2009 - 7:30pm
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Don't miss a hauntingly good time as Tweetsie Railroad celebrates the 20th season of its Ghost Train(R) Halloween Festival. This spooktacular event begins Friday, October 2, and runs every Friday and Saturday night through October 31. The Ghost Train Halloween Festival's non-stop excitement has made the event one of the most popular Halloween celebrations in the High Country. Start: 8:00 am
Rides, demonstrations, food, music. The N.C. State Fair pretty much has it all. It runs from Oct. 15 to Oct. 25.
It's open 8 a.m. to midnight (must have an advance ticket to get in the gate between 10 p.m. and midnight). Rides run from 10 a.m. to midnight. Bring four cans of food to the fair on Oct. 22 to receive free admission during Food Lion Hunger Relief Day. Start: 8:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Looking for fresh, locally grown veggies and fruit in Western Wake County? Come to the Western Wake Farmers' Market on Saturdays, May - November, 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. See website for details: http://www.westernwakefarmersmarket.org/. Start: 9:17 am
Twilighters Night Out 2009 is an unofficial event for Twilighters in the North Carolina area! The event will feature a Twilight movie screening, Vampire Softball, Twilighters Ball, Photo Ops, Letter Writing, Twilight Dinner, Contests and Trivia and Fabulous Twilight Prizes, as well as a Vendor Spread where vendors will be set up for your shopping pleasure. We will also have an Artists’ Area, where you can display fan made art and goods. Start: 10:00 am
End: 5:00 pm
Live demonstrations, refreshments, entertainment and gallery exhibits. The center's instructors, studio participants and studens will ahve their best wares on sale. If you're interested in participating, call the arts cener at 831-6126 for an entry form. Start: 10:00 am
End: 4:00 pm
The year 2009 is the 140th anniversary of Mendeleev’s Periodic Table of the Elements and is a wonderful opportunity to investigate and appreciate the discovery and use of the elements in every aspect of our lives. Click here fore more information. Start: 10:00 am
End: 2:00 pm
Free cholesterol checks, blood pressure and bone density screenings, and lots of health information. Free and open to the public. Start: 10:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
Meander through the maze, learn where your food comes from, check out the pumpkin patch, see barnyard animals and take a hayride. Click here for details. Start: 11:00 am
End: 3:00 pm
Open to the public fall festival. All proceeds go to the school. Music, Games, Crafts, Novelties, Food, and Dessert for sale. Event is at Spring Forest Park, additional parking at east millbrook middle school 3801 Spring Forest Road, Raleigh, NC 27616 TICKETS- Start: 11:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Kids Together kicks off national "Take It Outside" Week with a kid-friendly, guided walk led by our friends from Little & Little Landscape Architects. Learn about the plants that make Kids Together Playground so special and gather materials from the playground for a craft project. Refreshments, too! Just like Kids Together Playground, this event is designed to be welcoming for all children, regardless of their level of mental or physical ability. Sponsored by Kids Together and Little & Little Landscape Architects. Start: 11:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
(presented by Michael Cooper) Start: 11:00 am
Rev up your piano?! Sounds wacky, but don’t miss two speedy sensations completely taking apart a huge grand piano and putting the whole thing back together again in less than 5 MINUTES! Ruggero Pianos is hosting this wacky and fun racing adventure, and you’ll have three opportunities (at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 2 p.m.) to see if they can break their own speed record.
Start: 11:00 am
End: 3:00 pm
Sample cider and see an antique cider press and whiskey still. Explore how corn and other harvest produce are transformed into "spirits" at Historic Yates Mill County Park. Start: 11:00 am
End: 3:00 pm
What do mathematicians do? How do scientists use math? Learn the answers and enjoy fun, family-friendly math games and activities during this special event. Visit www.moreheadplanetarium.org in October for more information. Start: 11:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Don’t miss out on this one-man extravaganza full of eye-popping marvels and spectacles. Michael Cooper uses original stories and mime combined with his breathtaking, handcrafted masks to captivate his audience with wonder and magic. Cooper’s show, full of both humor and poignancy, is sure to enthrall both old and young alike! www.themaskedmarvel.com
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 5:00 pm
Join archaeologists from around the state for a day of free family fun and learn about 12,000 years of North Carolina history. The event offers activities, demonstrations, presentations, tours, and exhibits for all ages, but hands-on activities are especially geared toward children ages 2-10. There will be cookie excavations, face painting, pottery making, and much more. For additional information, please visit rla.unc.edu or call 919-302-1748. Start: 1:00 pm
What does a mayor do? How does the city council affect you? Representatives from local governments across Wake County will discuss these and other issues in the 2009 Education Forum for middle- and high-school students. This program will be held on October 17th from 1 – 3 p.m. at the N.C. Museum of History and is co-sponsored by Kids Voting North Carolina Wake County. For more information, visit www.kidsvotingwake.org. Start: 2:00 pm
End: 3:00 pm
Sharon Silcox will share her expertise on the advantages of bats and read a story. Call for more information and to register for this event at West Regional Library in Cary. Start: 5:30 pm
End: 9:30 pm
Bring the whole family out for a spooky Start: 7:00 pm
End: 11:59 pm
Indoor maze of thrills and terror in Chromodepth 3-D, gallery featuring Start: 7:30 pm
Dramatized from the classic Bram Stoker novel. This spell-binding dramatization retains all the suspense, horror and enchantment associated with the world’s most famous vampire. When Dr. Van Helsing, a specialist in obscure maladies, discovers that beautiful Lucy Westenra is the victim of a vampire, suspicion falls on a mysterious neighbor, Count Dracula. The descendant of a Romanian family, Dracula has devastated the mountains of his homeland, and has come to England with his frighteningly beautiful wives to seek new blood. | ||
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Rides, demonstrations, food, music. The N.C. State Fair pretty much has it all. It runs from Oct. 15 to Oct. 25.
It's open 8 a.m. to midnight (must have an advance ticket to get in the gate between 10 p.m. and midnight). Rides run from 10 a.m. to midnight. Bring four cans of food to the fair on Oct. 22 to receive free admission during Food Lion Hunger Relief Day. Start: 11:00 am
End: 2:00 pm
Drop-in for some crafts and activities at Duke Gardens in Durham. Schedule: Sept. 27: Leaf and flower pounding Oct. 4: Fairy houses Oct. 11: Germs experiment Oct. 18: Pine cone bird feeders Oct. 25: Sand paintings in a jar All programs are free.
Start: 1:15 pm
Bring your 6- to 12-year-olds for an interactive tour of Ackland Art Museum. | ||
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Start: 8:00 am
Rides, demonstrations, food, music. The N.C. State Fair pretty much has it all. It runs from Oct. 15 to Oct. 25.
It's open 8 a.m. to midnight (must have an advance ticket to get in the gate between 10 p.m. and midnight). Rides run from 10 a.m. to midnight. Bring four cans of food to the fair on Oct. 22 to receive free admission during Food Lion Hunger Relief Day. Start: 9:30 am
End: 10:30 am
Join us at Chick-fil-A at Falls Village (6701 Falls of Neuse Road-near TJ Maxx) the third Monday of every month for a FREE story time from 9:30am-10:30am. We will have stories, activities, and a craft during our event. We can't wait to see you on the third Monday of the month. Start: 11:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
Elf on the Shelf Book Signing with author Carol Aebersold. This is the only signing in the triangle and pre-orders are accepted. The Elf on the Shelf promises to watch over little ones during the day, report to the North Pole at night, and return at day's break to hide in a new place. Enjoy this fun family hide-and-seek activity right up through Christmas Eve, this year and for years to come. Start: 5:30 pm
End: 6:30 pm
Is your teen looking for some volunteer hours? They can have a say in the services and events for teens at Cameron Village Library as a member of the Teen Advisory Board. | ||
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Start: 8:00 am
Rides, demonstrations, food, music. The N.C. State Fair pretty much has it all. It runs from Oct. 15 to Oct. 25.
It's open 8 a.m. to midnight (must have an advance ticket to get in the gate between 10 p.m. and midnight). Rides run from 10 a.m. to midnight. Bring four cans of food to the fair on Oct. 22 to receive free admission during Food Lion Hunger Relief Day. Start: 10:00 am
End: 10:30 am
Listen to stories and sing songs with your child. Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 10 am, weekly until November 28. East Regional Library, Knightdale, NC 27545 919-217-5300 www.wakegov.com/libraries/locations/eastregional/events.htm Start: 11:15 am
End: 11:45 am
Join Cotton for 30 minutes of singing and music-time fun. Start: 5:30 pm
End: 7:30 pm
Time: 5:30-7:30pm | ||
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Start: 8:00 am
Rides, demonstrations, food, music. The N.C. State Fair pretty much has it all. It runs from Oct. 15 to Oct. 25.
It's open 8 a.m. to midnight (must have an advance ticket to get in the gate between 10 p.m. and midnight). Rides run from 10 a.m. to midnight. Bring four cans of food to the fair on Oct. 22 to receive free admission during Food Lion Hunger Relief Day. Start: 10:30 am
End: 11:00 am
Listen to stories and sing songs with your child. Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 10:30 am, weekly until November 28. East Regional Library, Knightdale, NC 27545 919-217-5300 www.wakegov.com/libraries/locations/eastregional/events.htm Start: 10:15 am
End: 10:45 am
Join Cotton for 30 minutes of singing and music-time fun. | ||
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Homeschool Dance ClassesBeginning October 1st at 1:30 PMVarious Locations through out Wake Forest Start: 8:00 am
Rides, demonstrations, food, music. The N.C. State Fair pretty much has it all. It runs from Oct. 15 to Oct. 25.
It's open 8 a.m. to midnight (must have an advance ticket to get in the gate between 10 p.m. and midnight). Rides run from 10 a.m. to midnight. Bring four cans of food to the fair on Oct. 22 to receive free admission during Food Lion Hunger Relief Day. Start: 9:00 am
Start: 10/22/2009 - 9:00am
End: 11/05/2009 - 5:00pm
October 22nd ~ November 5th Join us for great savings on Our store is OPEN ONLY DURING OUR SALES. Start: 10:00 am
End: 11:00 am
Bring your toddler to Durant Nature Park for an easy paced walk and have fun exploring nature.
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:00 pm
A wonderful variety of ghostly games and activities will be offered for kids ages 12 & younger. Costumes are optional, but a prize for “best costume” will be awarded. Free pumpkins will be given away while supplies last. (919) 556-4818 Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
The Brain Injury Association of North Carolina is hosting a fundraising and awareness event featuring best-selling author Lee Woodruff at the NC State Alumni Club. The event will also feature Dr James Kelly, director of the National Intrepid Center of Excellence, Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury. Proceeds will support the services and programs for the 40,000 North Carolinians who are disabled by brain injury each year. | ||
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Start: 10/22/2009 - 9:00am
End: 11/05/2009 - 5:00pm
October 22nd ~ November 5th Join us for great savings on Our store is OPEN ONLY DURING OUR SALES. Start: 8:00 am
Rides, demonstrations, food, music. The N.C. State Fair pretty much has it all. It runs from Oct. 15 to Oct. 25.
It's open 8 a.m. to midnight (must have an advance ticket to get in the gate between 10 p.m. and midnight). Rides run from 10 a.m. to midnight. Bring four cans of food to the fair on Oct. 22 to receive free admission during Food Lion Hunger Relief Day. Start: 10:30 am
End: 11:00 am
Join us each Friday at 10:30 am for our weekly storytime on our children's stage. We will read a different story each week and create something fun following the story. Start: 4:30 pm
End: 7:00 pm
Come join us for fabulous shopping and fun for the whole family! For more information or to be a vendor, please visit www.stjohnsholidayharvest.com. This wonderful event is to benefit St. John's Episcopal Church Preschool. Start: 5:00 pm
End: 7:30 pm
Games and refreshments and a ride for kids 12 and under. Click here for more information. Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Time: 6:00PM-8:00 PM Start: 6:00 pm
End: 9:30 pm
This very popular Halloween event features a hike along the Halloween Trail at Durant Nature Park where you'll encounter costumed characters performing family-friendly nature-based skits. When you reach trail's end, huddle arond the campfire for more entertainment. Other activities include arts and crafts and games. Event is rain or shine. A hayride to and from your car is included if weather allows. Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Mommie, led by The Connell's lead singer Doug MacMillan plays its kid-friendly power pop music at Seaboard Station's Friday night concert series. Click here for details about Seaboard's music series. And here's more about Mommie. Start: 6:00 pm
End: 10:00 pm
Hop on board ... if you dare ... for a special late night tour of downtown Raleigh's most haunted places. The tours depart from Mordecai Historic Park and takes passengers on an hour-long journey with a special stop at City Cemetery. The tours run from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m Oct. 23-24. Tickets can sell out. Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Head to a Raleigh city park for games, spooktacular activities, fang-tastic crafts and more each week leading up to the city's annual BOO BASH event on Oct. 23 which includes even more fun, chills and thrills, games, trunk-or-treating, a spooky bus and a haunted trail. Candy and plenty of creepy scares for the whole family to ex-FEAR-ience.
Schedule 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Oct 1. Lake Lynn, 7921 Ray Rd. 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Oct. 8: Optimist, 5900 Whittier Dr. Start: 7:00 pm
End: 11:59 pm
Indoor maze of thrills and terror in Chromodepth 3-D, gallery featuring Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Morehead Planetarium's regular skywatching session will feature jupiter and the moon. It's at Little River Regional Park near Hillsborough. Click here for details and direction. Start: 7:30 pm
Start: 10/23/2009 - 7:30pm
End: 10/24/2009 - 11:30pm
Don't miss a hauntingly good time as Tweetsie Railroad celebrates the 20th season of its Ghost Train(R) Halloween Festival. This spooktacular event begins Friday, October 2, and runs every Friday and Saturday night through October 31. The Ghost Train Halloween Festival's non-stop excitement has made the event one of the most popular Halloween celebrations in the High Country. | ||
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Start: 10/22/2009 - 9:00am
End: 11/05/2009 - 5:00pm
October 22nd ~ November 5th Join us for great savings on Our store is OPEN ONLY DURING OUR SALES. End: 11:30 pm
Start: 10/23/2009 - 7:30pm
End: 10/24/2009 - 11:30pm
Don't miss a hauntingly good time as Tweetsie Railroad celebrates the 20th season of its Ghost Train(R) Halloween Festival. This spooktacular event begins Friday, October 2, and runs every Friday and Saturday night through October 31. The Ghost Train Halloween Festival's non-stop excitement has made the event one of the most popular Halloween celebrations in the High Country. Start: 8:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Looking for fresh, locally grown veggies and fruit in Western Wake County? Come to the Western Wake Farmers' Market on Saturdays, May - November, 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. See website for details: http://www.westernwakefarmersmarket.org/. Start: 8:00 am
Rides, demonstrations, food, music. The N.C. State Fair pretty much has it all. It runs from Oct. 15 to Oct. 25.
It's open 8 a.m. to midnight (must have an advance ticket to get in the gate between 10 p.m. and midnight). Rides run from 10 a.m. to midnight. Bring four cans of food to the fair on Oct. 22 to receive free admission during Food Lion Hunger Relief Day. Start: 9:00 am
End: 4:00 pm
Come join us for fabulous gift ideas and fall fun for the whole family! If you have any interest in becoming a vendor, please see www.stjohnsholidayharvest.com for a vendor application. We're looking for vendors with items of special interest to children and families. Start: 9:00 am
End: 5:00 pm
A magical weekend featuring games, music, face painting, treats, costume contests and Halloween fun at the N.C. Zoo. Start: 10:00 am
End: 4:00 pm
Enjoy a fun-filled day with a Halloween theme at the Museum of Life and Science. Start: 10:00 am
End: 3:00 pm
Boden & mini Boden Trunk Sale! 15% off plus free shipping & returns! Contact me if you are unable to make it, but still want to take advantage of this discount. Located off O'Kelly Chapel Road in the Stonewater subdivision. Start: 10:00 am
End: 4:00 pm
Centennial Campus Middle School PTSA Holiday Heyday Craft and Vendor Fair. Stop on the way to the fair and jump start your holiday shopping, participate in the silent auction or stop by the Scholastic book fair! Something for everyone! October 24 10 am - 4 pm. Start: 10:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
1K FUNdraiser to benefit Wake CountySmartStart. Start: 10:00 am
End: 2:00 pm
Join members of the North Carolina Symphony in a special partnership with Marbles Kids Museum as we share several engaging and fun activities that will tune you into the world of music and the symphony. Start: 10:30 am
End: 11:30 am
Bring a small pumpkin to decorate. The library provides the decorating materials. Registration starts Oct. 3 and is required. Start: 11:00 am
End: 3:00 pm
Boden & mini Boden Trunk Sale Saturday, October 24th 11am-3pm Hosted by Kim Pulliam Stonewater Clubhouse 410 Sandy Whisper Place Cary, Nc 27519 15% off plus FREE shipping & FREE returns Start: 1:00 pm
End: 3:00 pm
Historic Yates Mill Park offers a series of workshops for kids 8 and up about what school was like for colonial and antebellum school children. Registration is required as space is limited. Here's the schedule of subjects: Oct. 24: Reading Nov. 7: wRiting Dec. 19: aRithmetic
Start: 4:00 pm
End: 7:45 pm
Advance ticket purchase is required for this very popular Halloween event at the New Hope VAlley Railway. Tickets go on sale in September. Click here for information. Departure times are 4 p.m., 5:15 p.m., 6:30 p.m. and 7:45 p.m. Start: 5:00 pm
End: 10:00 pm
Enjoy a night of Halloween themed fun including food, music, games, and crafts on the lawn at Mordecai Historic Park. Paranormal investigation group: NSPIR will be on site to reveal their findings from the Mordecai House and answer your questions. This event is free and open to the Start: 5:00 pm
End: 10:00 pm
Since the Mordecai House opened to the public in the 1970s staff, volunteers, and visitors have reported paranormal activity. Do you think it's haunted? Find out for yourself on this late night tour. Tickets are $5. Click here to register now. Call 919.857.4364 for more information. Start: 5:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
This year’s Halloween event is a bubbling cauldron of tricks and treats! Cary Teen Council & Applause! Cary Youth Theatre’s bash of games, prizes, fun and frights will make it a silly AND spooky night for every boy and “ghoul”!
Location: Herbert C. Young Community Center Sat Oct 24 5-9 p.m. Event Schedule: Start: 6:00 pm
End: 9:30 pm
This very popular Halloween event features a hike along the Halloween Trail at Durant Nature Park where you'll encounter costumed characters performing family-friendly nature-based skits. When you reach trail's end, huddle arond the campfire for more entertainment. Other activities include arts and crafts and games. Event is rain or shine. A hayride to and from your car is included if weather allows. Start: 6:00 pm
End: 10:00 pm
The Town of Morrisville’s Spook-tacular Haunted Trail, presented by the Rotary Club of Morrisville, will take place on October 24, 2009 from 6:00pm - 10:00pm at Morrisville Community Park. The early portion from 6 to 8 p.m. will feature a family friendly trail with mild scares. Later in the evening from 8 to 10 p.m., the trail will become spookier, and is suitable for adults and children ages 10 and older. Free admission to the event. Start: 6:00 pm
End: 10:00 pm
Hop on board ... if you dare ... for a special late night tour of downtown Raleigh's most haunted places. The tours depart from Mordecai Historic Park and takes passengers on an hour-long journey with a special stop at City Cemetery. The tours run from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m Oct. 23-24. Tickets can sell out. Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:30 pm
Time: 7:00-9:30pm Start: 7:00 pm
End: 11:59 pm
Indoor maze of thrills and terror in Chromodepth 3-D, gallery featuring Start: 8:00 pm
End: 10:00 pm
The Triangle Youth Ballet presents "DRACULA - The Ballet with a Bite"Saturday, Oct. 24th, 8PMCarolina TheatreDowntown Durham For tickets, please call (919)560-3030Tickets are $15/$17 in advance, $18/$20 at the doorCostumes encouraged! Be sure to stop by the "Boo-tique" in the lobby for fun Halloween goods. For more information, visit http://www.triangleyouthballet.org | ||
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Start: 10/22/2009 - 9:00am
End: 11/05/2009 - 5:00pm
October 22nd ~ November 5th Join us for great savings on Our store is OPEN ONLY DURING OUR SALES. Start: 8:00 am
Rides, demonstrations, food, music. The N.C. State Fair pretty much has it all. It runs from Oct. 15 to Oct. 25.
It's open 8 a.m. to midnight (must have an advance ticket to get in the gate between 10 p.m. and midnight). Rides run from 10 a.m. to midnight. Bring four cans of food to the fair on Oct. 22 to receive free admission during Food Lion Hunger Relief Day. Start: 9:00 am
End: 5:00 pm
A magical weekend featuring games, music, face painting, treats, costume contests and Halloween fun at the N.C. Zoo. Start: 11:00 am
End: 2:00 pm
Drop-in for some crafts and activities at Duke Gardens in Durham. Schedule: Sept. 27: Leaf and flower pounding Oct. 4: Fairy houses Oct. 11: Germs experiment Oct. 18: Pine cone bird feeders Oct. 25: Sand paintings in a jar All programs are free.
Start: 1:00 pm
End: 4:30 pm
Young cyclists will learn the ‘rules of the road’ and more as they complete the Cary Bicycle Rodeo. Designed to instill cycling knowledge and confidence, the rodeo features simulations of real-life situations likely to be encountered by the young rider. Stations like ‘Chaos Corners’, Dodge-em Drive’, ‘Demon Driveway’ and ‘Rock Dodge/ Thread the Needle’ will provide fun, yet challenging opportunities to improve skills and increase knowledge. Pre-registration is required for the hour-long workshops were start between 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Start: 1:15 pm
Bring your 6- to 12-year-olds for an interactive tour of Ackland Art Museum. Start: 3:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
Seussical was such a hit in 2008 that we've brought it back! Start: 7:00 pm
End: 11:59 pm
Indoor maze of thrills and terror in Chromodepth 3-D, gallery featuring | ||
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Start: 10/22/2009 - 9:00am
End: 11/05/2009 - 5:00pm
October 22nd ~ November 5th Join us for great savings on Our store is OPEN ONLY DURING OUR SALES. Start: 9:30 am
End: 10:30 am
Join us at Chick-fil-A at Capital Crossing (4621 Capital Blvd.) on the fourth Monday of every month for Story Time! We will have stories, activities and a craft. We can't wait to see you on the fourth Monday of every month! Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Halloween fun for kids. Head to Green Road Park for activities and games. Space is limited so pre-registration is recommended. All participants must be accompanied by an adult. | ||
10 / 27
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Start: 10/22/2009 - 9:00am
End: 11/05/2009 - 5:00pm
October 22nd ~ November 5th Join us for great savings on Our store is OPEN ONLY DURING OUR SALES. Start: 10:00 am
End: 10:30 am
Listen to stories and sing songs with your child. Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 10 am, weekly until November 28. East Regional Library, Knightdale, NC 27545 919-217-5300 www.wakegov.com/libraries/locations/eastregional/events.htm Start: 11:15 am
End: 11:45 am
Join Cotton for 30 minutes of singing and music-time fun. Start: 6:30 pm
Halloween fun for kids ages 3 to 6 at East Regional Library. | ||
10 / 28
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Start: 10/22/2009 - 9:00am
End: 11/05/2009 - 5:00pm
October 22nd ~ November 5th Join us for great savings on Our store is OPEN ONLY DURING OUR SALES. Start: 10:30 am
End: 11:00 am
Listen to stories and sing songs with your child. Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 10:30 am, weekly until November 28. East Regional Library, Knightdale, NC 27545 919-217-5300 www.wakegov.com/libraries/locations/eastregional/events.htm Start: 10:30 am
End: 12:00 pm
Baby Steps: New Parent Support GroupSix-week series of classes featuring a new topic each week:Baby Steps I: Newborns (birth to 3 mos.) - 10:30 am - noon Start: 10:15 am
End: 10:45 am
Join Cotton for 30 minutes of singing and music-time fun. Start: 12:30 pm
End: 2:00 pm
Baby Steps: New Parent Support GroupSix-week series of classes featuring a new topic each week: Start: 5:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Come to Chick-fil-A at Capital Crossing on Wednesday, October 28th from 5:00-8:00pm and help us celebrate good times. Ella's Miracle Fund and the Pediatric Brain Cancer Foundation will be receiving a portion of the dinner sales from Chick-fil-A at Capital Crossing along with all the money raised from the silent auction. There will be horse and carriage rides, a costume contest, Mimi the Clown (www.themelodymaker.net), the Chick-fil-A Cows, a silent auction, and lots of other exciting events. Please come help us support Ella's Miracle Fund ( Start: 6:30 pm
Some spooky stories for kids ages 7 to 10 at East Regional Library. Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:30 pm
This after-hours spooky science event with Dr. Ken Lyle and his students is sure to be lively! See snakes, spiders and salamanders. Experiment with magic potions, make slime to take home and decorate color-changing treat bags. Program runs Oct. 28 and Oct. 29. | ||
10 / 29
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Start: 10/22/2009 - 9:00am
End: 11/05/2009 - 5:00pm
October 22nd ~ November 5th Join us for great savings on Our store is OPEN ONLY DURING OUR SALES. Start: 1:00 am
End: 2:00 am
Homeschool Dance ClassesBeginning October 1st at 1:30 PMVarious Locations through out Wake Forest Start: 10:00 am
End: 11:00 am
Bring your toddler to Durant Nature Park for an easy paced walk and have fun exploring nature.
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:30 pm
This after-hours spooky science event with Dr. Ken Lyle and his students is sure to be lively! See snakes, spiders and salamanders. Experiment with magic potions, make slime to take home and decorate color-changing treat bags. Program runs Oct. 28 and Oct. 29. Start: 7:00 pm
Have a Halloween adventure in the dark as you search for black and orange eggs. Three different age groups divisions will be assigned a section for children to use their flashlights to find eggs in the dark. Come dressed in your costume for the costume contest. Each participant must bring a flashlight and egg basket/bag. Don't get there late. The hunt lasts only a few minutes. Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Join Amanda Lamb, reporter with WRAL-TV, as she discusses her new book. You’ll have a good laugh as she recaps her favorite memories as mom to her two daughters. To register, visit events.wakemed.org and click on the “Parenthood Seminar Series” link on the left side of the page. Start: 7:00 pm
End: 11:59 pm
Indoor maze of thrills and terror in Chromodepth 3-D, gallery featuring | ||
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Start: 10/22/2009 - 9:00am
End: 11/05/2009 - 5:00pm
October 22nd ~ November 5th Join us for great savings on Our store is OPEN ONLY DURING OUR SALES. Start: 10:30 am
End: 11:00 am
Join us each Friday at 10:30 am for our weekly storytime on our children's stage. We will read a different story each week and create something fun following the story. Start: 2:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm
The Fuquay-Varina Revitalization Association will sponsor trick-or-treating on Friday, October 30 from 2:00 – 6:00 pm. Dress up your lil’ ghosts and goblins, grab a bag and visit the merchants on Main and Broad Streets that display the sign, Trick or Treat Here! Start: 2:30 pm
End: 4:00 pm
The parade begins at the Main Street parking lot and ends at town square. There also are games, activities and treates. Start: 5:00 pm
End: 7:00 pm
Play it safe this Halloween. Bring your child to Method's Halloween Festival for fun prizes and structured, supervised games. Candy give to all participants. Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Crabtree Valley Mall merchants hand out candy on the day before Halloween. Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Time: 6:00PM-8:00 PM Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Carrboro's Halloween Carnival is at the Carrboro Town Commons. Folks of all ages come out, most in costume, for all sorts of fun. Activities include a cake walk, howling at the moon, Merlin and his owl, games -- including speaking a foreign language, loads of prizes, and lots of other fun-filled stuff. This is a wonderful event the whole family enjoys. Start: 6:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Noah's Landing will be staying open late for the Third Annual Halloween Spooktacular, a weekend of tick-or-treating fun. Kids can dress up and visit the farm, collecting candy at each exhibit. Click here for details. Event runs Oct. 30 and 31. Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Celebrate Halloween at Lake Benson Park with this free fall event. There will be crafts, carnival games with prizes, hay rides, a haunted trail and costume contest. The costume contest will begin at 7pm sharp! Age groups are as follows: 2 & under, 3-5, 6-9, 10-18. In case of rain, goodie bags will be given out under the large shelter between 6 & 7pm. For more information about volunteer opportunities at this event, visit our website at www.GarnerParks.org. Start: 7:00 pm
End: 11:59 pm
Indoor maze of thrills and terror in Chromodepth 3-D, gallery featuring Start: 7:30 pm
Start: 10/30/2009 - 7:30pm
End: 10/31/2009 - 11:30pm
Don't miss a hauntingly good time as Tweetsie Railroad celebrates the 20th season of its Ghost Train(R) Halloween Festival. This spooktacular event begins Friday, October 2, and runs every Friday and Saturday night through October 31. The Ghost Train Halloween Festival's non-stop excitement has made the event one of the most popular Halloween celebrations in the High Country. | ||
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Start: 10/22/2009 - 9:00am
End: 11/05/2009 - 5:00pm
October 22nd ~ November 5th Join us for great savings on Our store is OPEN ONLY DURING OUR SALES. End: 11:30 pm
Start: 10/30/2009 - 7:30pm
End: 10/31/2009 - 11:30pm
Don't miss a hauntingly good time as Tweetsie Railroad celebrates the 20th season of its Ghost Train(R) Halloween Festival. This spooktacular event begins Friday, October 2, and runs every Friday and Saturday night through October 31. The Ghost Train Halloween Festival's non-stop excitement has made the event one of the most popular Halloween celebrations in the High Country. Start: 8:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
he much anticipated annual “yard-sale” style fund-raiser for Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve is scheduled for Saturday, October 31, 2009 from 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. Each year generous citizens donate their unwanted household items like toys, small appliances and furniture (no white goods, computers or tires please) to be “recycled” to other families who shop for bargains the day of the sale.
Start: 8:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Looking for fresh, locally grown veggies and fruit in Western Wake County? Come to the Western Wake Farmers' Market on Saturdays, May - November, 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. See website for details: http://www.westernwakefarmersmarket.org/. Start: 9:00 am
The "spooktacular" sixth-annual Halloween Bike Ride benefits Habitat for Humanity of Durham. Experience scenic views of Durham County as you ride 31, 62, or 100 miles. All routes are fully supported and start and finish at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park in downtown Durham. Gear up for a "ghoulish" good time and compete for best costume! Start: 9:00 am
End: 5:00 pm
Young ghouls, goblins, pirates and princesses are invited to dress up and creep on over to Marbles for a ghastly good time. Join the costume parade on Saturday and Sunday at 1:00pm, listen to ghost stories by the Tarheel Tale Tellers on Saturday and take part in Halloween activities all weekend. Start: 10:00 am
End: 4:00 pm
Live entertainment, rides for kids, arts and crafts, a costume contest and more. Start: 10:30 am
End: 11:30 am
Enjoy Halloween stories, music, crafts and a tasty treat to celebrate the holiday. Designed for children from infancy to first grade. Dress up as your favorite Halloween character and qualify for a special prize! Start: 11:00 am
End: 3:30 pm
Special departure times for this NHV Fall Steam Spectacular. Click here for more details about this special event, which runs Oct. 31 to Nov. 1. Start: 11:00 am
End: 5:00 pm
A N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences Halloween celebration for kids ages 2 to 12 full of live animals and fun crafts! Change your fears to fascination while meeting snakes, spiders, gators, and other live animals from the Museum's collection. Special games and fun activities will make this a Start: 11:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
A ghostly musician enters the stage and plays Bach's Toccata and Fugue, thus calling forth... the "phantoms of the orchestra" and a visually stunning concert program that brings the story of the Sorcerer's Apprentice to life. Now the conductor, and his nervous assistant, must use the power of a silver baton to control the phantom orchestra and lead a concert; but trouble arises when the apprentice attempts to emulate the master… Start: 12:00 pm
End: 2:00 pm
A fun-filled good time with lots of prizes and goodies. Start: 1:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Noah's Landing will be staying open late for the Third Annual Halloween Spooktacular, a weekend of tick-or-treating fun. Kids can dress up and visit the farm, collecting candy at each exhibit.
Click here for details. Event runs Oct. 30 and 31. Start: 1:00 pm
End: 3:00 pm
Join us at the North Carolina Museum of History on October 31st from 1 – 3 p.m. to make a Depression-era craft and look at photos of life in 1930s North Carolina in the exhibit In Search of a New Deal. Start: 2:00 pm
End: 3:00 pm
A ghostly musician enters the stage and plays Bach's Toccata and Fugue, thus calling forth... the "phantoms of the orchestra" and a visually stunning concert program that brings the
Now the conductor, and his nervous assistant, must use the power of a silver baton to control the phantom orchestra and lead a concert; but trouble arises when the apprentice attempts to emulate the master… Start: 2:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
Time: 6:00PM-8:00 PM Start: 4:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm
Participating merchants offer tasty Halloween treats at Crossroads Plaza. Start: 4:00 pm
End: 7:00 pm
Participating merchants hand out treats. Start: 5:30 pm
End: 7:30 pm
Trick or Treat throughout Cary Towne Center! Listen to “Not so Scary stories” and be entertained by the Magic of Michael Creech. Secret judges will select among “trick or treaters” to participate in the costume contest finals. In order to be considered for the costume contest finals you need to be trick or treating throughout Cary Towne Center beginning at 6 p.m. There will also be Pumpkin Weight and Candy Guessing Contests. This event is co-sponsored by Cary Towne Center and the Town of Cary. For more information, call Schedule and details: Start: 6:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
The annual event at Durham's West Point Park typically features candy, entertainment, a campfire and ghost stories. Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Dress up your little ghouls and trick or treat at Triangle Town Center. Check the Web site for special activities that might be planned. Start: 6:00 pm
End: 7:30 pm
Gov. Bev Perdue opens the doors of the Executive Mansion for a little trick-or-treating in the evening hours. Start: 6:30 pm
End: 9:30 pm
A macabre tour of historic downtown Cary. Your tour guides will share spooky legends and tales of yesteryear, guaranteed to send a chill up your spine. Tour times start at 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Start: 7:00 pm
End: 11:59 pm
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