Weekend Highlights: October 26-28

Put on your costumes, get ready for the fun, Halloween is here! There's a lot to do in southern Illinois with the family! Check out our weekend highlights and head out!

Halloween Fun
​​Get into the Halloween spirit by checking out a haunted house, maze, or hayride!  Let the kids debut their costumes early at a Halloween themed event or Trunk or Treat!

Halloween Events

Trick or Treat

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Fall Fun: Pumpkin Patches, Hayrides, Corn Mazes, and More!
​Autumn brings many ways to create lifelong, family memories, and new traditions! Hit up the orchards for fresh apples, cider, and jams! Stop by a pumpkin patch to find the perfect pumpkin, jump on a hayride, and enjoy everything that Fall has to offer!

Fall Fun

Fall Festivals

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For the Kids
​Mini Pumpkin Decorating Fri., Sat.
Storytime & Adventures:  How to Scare a Ghost Sat.
Lego Club Sat.

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For the Teens
Project Next Generation Fri. 
​Saturday Teen Games Sat.
​Tween Movies Sat.
Teen Craft Night Sat.

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For the Family
Carbondale Halloween 2018 Fri./ Sat. 
​The Wall That Heals, Vietnam Memorial Replica Fri./ Sat./ Sun.
Free Ride Festival at Black Diamond Fri., Sat.
Harry Potter-Kids/Parent Weekend Camp Fri./ Sat. / Sun. 
Pumpkin Glow & Stroll Fri., Sat.

Sezmore’s Boo Bash Fri. Ad
Free event: Join Sezmore for this family friendly event at the Silkworm Annex for games, a haunted maze, free candy and pictures! Learn how to heat press your very own halloween t-shirt! 

T-shirts will be provide free of charge and are of limited supply. First come first serve. We will have prizes for the games and goodies to hand out to trick-or-treaters who show of their Halloween Costume! ​Learn More

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Get Outside
District 50 Halloween Parade Fri.
Van Tour in Cache River Watershed Fri. 
Kincaid Mounds Archaeology Field Day Sat.
96th Annual Mardi Gras Parade Sat.
Build a Bat Box for Halloween Sat. 
Discovery Tours at Wolf Creek Causeway Sun.
Halloween Bat Program Sun. 

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Get Moving
​FMH 5K Sat.
Monster Dash 5K and Fun Run Sat. 
Pinckneyville Fall Classic 8K Run and 5K Walk Sat. 
2018 Carbondale Pumpkin Race Sat. 

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Community
​Rods & Squad Car Show Sun.
New Baden 14th Annual Chili/Soup Cook-off & 4th Annual Cupcake Wars Sat. 

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Enjoy the Show
​Fourth Friday Fair with the Jarochicanos Fri.
Movie Night at Saluki Gymnastics Fri. 
Southern Illinois Symphony Series-Mt. Vernon Sat. / Sun.

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