Harvest Moon Fest, NFD’s Open House, Fall-A-Palooza, Final Farmers Market, More
Briggs Buchner, 3, of Noblesville, the son of Scott and Emilie Buchner, sprays a Noblesville Fire Department fire hose, assisted by NFD Capt. Trevor Hash, during NFD’s 2019 Pancake Breakfast and Open House. This year’s breakfast and open house will be Saturday at Fire Station No. 71 in downtown Noblesville. This week, Oct. 9-15, is the 100th anniversary of National Fire Prevention Week.
Sheridan’s Harvest Moon Festival is this weekend, Carmel Community Players opens “Tick, Tick … Boom!” and the Headless Horseman rides at Conner Prairie in Fishers. Noblesville Fire Department Auxiliary serves up pancakes during its open house, Noblesville Farmers Market is open for the last day of the season and we’re only six days away from Little Haunt on the Prairie at Ghoul Creek Park in Westfield.
Here are more details in our list of 25 things to do this weekend and beyond:
1. Sheridan’s Harvest Moon Festival is today through Sunday at Biddle Park with carnival, food, music, pony rides, vendors, a magician and more. The carnival is 9 a.m. to midnight today and Saturday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, with a magician at 2 p.m. Sunday and Halloween costume contest at 3 p.m. Sunday.
2. Carmel Community Players presents “Tick, Tick … BOOM!” musical today through Oct. 23 at The Switch Theatre in Ji-Eun Lee Music Academy in Fishers with tickets available at carmelplayers.org/
3. Choose from 16 spooktacular nights of the 39th annual Headless Horseman at Conner Prairie, which continues Thursdays-Sundays, through Oct. 29 in Fishers. Explore the mystery of Amsel Farm and an 11-acre haunted corn maze, enjoy sweet treats at the Apple Store, operated by the Conner Prairie Alliance, celebrating its 40th. Noblesville Farmers Market’s final market of the season is 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at Federal Hfarill Commons in downtown Noblesville.
4. Join Noblesville Fire Department from 7:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday for the annual NFD Auxiliary Pancake Breakfast and open house at Station 71 at 135 S. Ninth St., with inflatable slides, plastic fire helmets, and fire hoses for future NFD firefighters. All-you-can-eat pancakes are $5. This week, Oct. 9-15, is the 100th anniversary of National Fire Prevention Week.
6. Carousel Corner is open at Forest Park in Noblesville from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. this weekend and weekend of Oct 23, with $2 carousel rides and $3 mini golf, then closes for the season.
7. Fall-A-Palooza is 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday in the Fishers District in The Yard, featuring live music by local polka band, Indy Polkamotion, a live pumpkin-carving demonstration by master pumpkin carver Lee Aberson, a display of pre-carved pumpkins, face painters, magic tricks by Daniel Lusk, stilt walker, kids can decorate mini pumpkins and enjoy activities and crafts.
Visitors to Noblesville Farmers Market shop for honey at Eagle Creek Apiary (above), one of the many vendors at the weekly market, which winds down for the season with the final market 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at Federal Hill Commons.
8. Central Indiana Vintage Vehicles invites car buffs to show off their vintage vehicles on the Courthouse Square during the weekly Saturday night Cruise-in. Lawn chairs and old-car conversations invited.
9. Hamilton County Parks’ Koteewi Aerial Adventure (Edge Adventures), K-Trails Equestrian Adventures, Koteewi Range Sport & Target Archery Center and Koteewi Lake are all open for the season.
10. Visit Little Haunt on the Prairie at Ghoul Creek Park at 5 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Oct. 20 at Cool Creek Park in Westfield. Spooky, yet age-appropriate Halloween activities will be offered for children ranging from preschool to school ages and their families. You are welcome to come in your costumes and enjoy nature interpretation, entertainment, a hayride, food for purchase, and activities for the little ones as they trick-or-treat their way through this spooky event.
11. Sit back, relax and watch The Attic Theatre’s production of “The Play That Goes Wrong,” 7 p.m. Oct. 20-22 and 2 p.m. Oct. 22 at The Ivy Tech Auditorium in Noblesville.
12. Attend the 14th annual Free Pumpkin Giveaway at 4:30 p.m. Oct. 21 at Red Bridge Park in Cicero, with face painting, games and goodies.
13. Children can enjoy trick-or-treating in the Plaza at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 21 at Grand Junction Plaza.
14. Join the Ghosts & Goblins 5K/2K Run/Walk at 9 a.m. Oct. 22 at Carmel High School.
15. The 10th annual Boo ‘n Brew Fall Festival is 2 p.m. Oct. 22 at Clay Terrace, 14390 Clay Terrace Blvd., Carmel.
16. Enjoy live music with Red Tailed Hawk at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 22 at Spencer Farm Winery in Noblesville.
17. All aboard for Dinner on the Nickel Plate Express at 6 p.m. Oct. 22 and 5 p.m. Oct. 23. Also, enjoy Trick-or-Treat on the Rails, a 65-minute adventure down the rails, from 2 p.m. to 3:05 p.m. Oct. 29-30 on the Nickel Plate Express. Wear your best costume for a Halloween costume contest. Also,
Dom Piedmonte (from left), Margaret Smith and Ervin Gainer rehearse for Carmel Community Players’ production of “Tick, Tick, Boom” opening tonight at The Switch Theatre at Ji-Eun Lee Music Academy in Fishers.
18. Kids Halloween Night is 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Oct. 24 at Noblesville Jim Dandy, featuring kids activities, face painting and coloring contest for bucket of candy prize. Kids eat free off of the kids menu with adult purchase of $9 or more.
19. Westfield continues its Movies in the Plaza series at dusk select Fridays, on the Great Lawn at Grand Junction Plaza, with two more movies, “Hocus Pocus,” Oct. 28; and “Elf,” Dec. 2.
20. Kids participate in a Trunk or Treat event at 6 p.m. Oct. 28 at Noblesville Moose Lodge.
21. Enjoy a free Fall Festival at 3 p.m. Oct. 29 at Harbour Shores Church in Noblesville.
22. Celebrate Halloween during Noblesville Preservation Alliance’s entertaining evening exploring murder ballads music genre during “Murder in Noblesville” from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Oct. 29 at Preservation Hall, with tickets $10 each at preservationhall.org/
23. Take a ride on Nickel Plate Express’ Wizard Express or any different train rides. Pumpkin Spice Express rides in October. Trick-or-Treat on the Rails, Oct. 29-30. Check availability at nickelplateexpress.com/
24. Kids can participate in Trunk or Treat at 4 p.m. Oct. 30 at Noblesville First United Methodist Church, with free games, inflatables and candy in the church parking lot, and prizes for the spookiest, silliest and most creative.
25. Save the date for Noblesville Main Street’s First Friday Holiday Open House from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Nov. 4 in downtown Noblesville.
Contact Betsy Reason at betsy@thetimes24-7.com.