CCP Comedy, Final Farmers Market, Live Music, Scary Events

By: Betsy Reason

It’s Friday the 13th and your lucky day to find a list of weekend fall activities, including this Times list of 33 things to do this weekend and beyond:

1. Donate and shop at United Methodist Women’s Rummage Sale through today at Noblesville First UMC. Shop 8 a.m. to noon today. Proceeds fund ministries that benefit women, men, children and those with special needs in Noblesville and around the globe.
2. Explore nature and history in new ways in 1836 Prairietown as the outdoor areas are open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, during the 2023 season.  Tickets are available for the 40th anniversary of Headless Horseman outdoor Halloween program every Thursday through Sunday, through Oct. 29 at Conner Prairie in Fishers. Take the haunted hayride to see the Headless Horseman, stroll the Trail of Terror in the corn field, enjoy the Magnificent Midway, Barrel Train Rides, Sleepy Hollow Marionette Show, fortune telling, live music performances, magic show, food, and more. Apple Store is open all month. Reserve hayride times and buy admission tickets in advance at connerprairie.org.
3. Russell Farms in Noblesville is open daily through Oct. 31 for hayrides to the pumpkin patch, corn maze, petting zoo, miniature golf, kids activities, bounce houses, pedal tractors, country store and more. Admission is $12.50-$15. For schedule, visit https://www.russell-farms.com
4. Create a Creepy Halloween Tree during a Paint Night from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at Kiln Creations in downtown Noblesville, with fee charged. Reserve tickets in advance at kilncreations.net
5. Travel to the countryside to hear live music with Ciara Hasket at 6:30 p.m. today, Steve Fulton at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jesse Jones at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Stella Luna Duo 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Benjamin Watson at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 20, Jennifer Mlott at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 21, Nora Reese at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 27, Jeff Day at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 28 at Spencer Farm Winery in Noblesville. Visit spencerfarmwinery.com.
6. Enjoy live music with Hill and Oaks at 7 p.m. today, Donny Coyle at 7 p.m. Oct. 20, Sam King at 7 p.m. Oct. 21, Andy Schomburg at 7 p.m. Oct. 27, Ghosts on Maple on Oct. 28, Jason Salyers on Nov. 3, Robert Folfe Feddersen at 8 p.m. Nov. 4, The Dead Squirrels at 7 p.m. Nov. 10 at Primeval Brewing in downtown Noblesville.
7. Experience live theater with Carmel Community Players’ production of “Amused,” a comedy directed by Kelly Keller of Fishers, opening tonight and continuing through Oct. 22 at The Switch Theatre at Ji-Eun Lee Music Academy in Fishers. Tickets at carmelplayers.org
8. Brush up on your Shakespeare for “As You Like It,” presented by a roving troupe of Commedia dell’Arte performers, 8-10:30 p.m. today and Saturday and 2-5 p.m. Sunday at Mud Creek Barn Theatre at 86th Street and Mud Creek Road.
9. Enjoy live comedy with Brian Pitre with guest Dustin Burkert tonight and Sam Miller at 8 p.m. Oct. 17 at The Brick Room Comedy Club on Maple Avenue and Ninth Street in downtown Noblesville. Visit thebrickroom.cc for tickets.
10. Catch the last Noblesville Farmers Market at 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at Noblesville Farmers Market at Federal Hill Commons in Noblesville.
11. Hop aboard the Nickel Plate Express for an array of excursions, including Wizard Express on Saturday, Fall Brunch Express, this Saturday, Chugga Chugge at 5 p.m. Sunday, Arcadia Fall Market Express on Oct. 21. Plus BBQ express and Reindeer Express.
12. Central Indiana Vintage Vehicles car club invites car buffs to show off their vintage vehicles on the Courthouse Square during the weekly Saturday afternoon and evening Cruise-in. Lawn chairs and old-car conversations invited.
13. Enjoy live music featuring John Gilmore on Saturday, Craig Thurston on Oct. 19 and Nov. 2, Jeff Brown on Oct. 21, and Disagreeable on Oct. 28 and Nov. 4 at Grindstone Public House in Noblesville.
14. Bowl a lucky strike during Pinheads’  Halloween Bash beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday at the bowling center. Join to play Cosmic Bowling with princesses, superheroes and villains. Photo opportunities with your favorite characters.  Pizza, lemonade and desserts. Check in at 9:45 a.m. for bowling shoes and lane assignments.
15. Noblesville Main Street’s free Music & All That Jazz series, sponsored by Gordon Insurance, features live music, Cohen-Rutkowski Project, 5-7 p.m. Saturday, on the Courthouse Square in downtown Noblesville.
16. Halloween trick-or treating is on Saturdays, Oct. 14 and 21 at Hamilton County Parks & Recreation’s White River Campground in Noblesville.
17. Indiana Artisan and Carmel Creative Writers will co-host Art-Inspired Words, an evening of readings inspired by a piece the writer found, 5-7 p.m. Oct. 19 in Community Room A of the Carmel Clay Public Library, and the public is invited to attend.
18. Dare to visit Little Haunt on the Prairie at Ghoul Creek Park 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 19 at Hamilton County Parks & Recreation’s Cool Creek Park in Westfield/Carmel. Spooky, yet age-appropriate Halloween activities from preschool and older. Dress in costumes, enjoy nature interpretation, entertainment, hayride, food for purchase, trick-or-treating, craft stations, spooky nature trail, Halloween games, live owls with Take Flight Wildlife, marshmallows at a campfire ring and more. Cost is $5 per person, under age 2 free. In addition, please bring a nonperishable or canned food item to donate to Amanda Strong Food for the Needy.
19. Shop with local painters, illustrators, makers, seamstresses, bakers, candle makers, ceramicists, authors and others without storefronts during Autumn Alley Art Market from 5-9 p.m. Oct. 21 at Noblesville Square.
20. Attend the annual Halloween Kids Night from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Oct. 23 at Noblesville Jim Dandy, with a coloring contest, face painting and kids activities.
21. Bring canned food donations and enjoy crafts, games, story and treats during a “Trick or Eat” Halloween Food Drive from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 24 at Delaware Township Trustee Office in Fishers. Dress in costume. All ages welcome.
22. Join Carmel Runners Club Halloween Run and Walk at 6 p.m. Oct. 25 at Bier Brewery Carmel, plus vote on various runs or walks.
23. Test your Halloween knowledge during Halloween Trivia night at 7 p.m. Oct. 25 at Pinheads and Alley’s Alehouse in Fishers, with prizes to win and free to play.
24. Dare to take the fourth annual Cicero Haunted Trail on Oct. 27 and 28 at Red Bridge Park, with kid-friendly hours 4:30-7:15 p.m. and frightening hours 7:30-10 p.m. All proceeds benefit Cicero Parks. Seeing sponsors.
25. Enjoy Halloween Trunk or Treat at 5 p.m. Oct. 27 at Heritage Woods of Noblesville.
26. Ultimate Halloween Hits aficionados will want to attend Halloween Music Bingo at 7 p.m. Oct. 27 at Pinheads and Alley’s Alehouse in Fishers. Prizes to win and free to play, with all ages welcome.
27. Dare to take the fourth annual Cicero Haunted Trail on Oct. 27 and 28 at Red Bridge Park, with kid-friendly hours 4:30-7:15 p.m. and frightening hours 7:30-10 p.m. All proceeds benefit Cicero Parks. Seeing sponsors.
28. Board the Nickel Plate Express for Trick or Treat on the Rails vintage 1956 train at 2 p.m. Oct. 28. Embark on a 65-minute journey down the historic Nickel Plate Road while dressed in your Halloween costume. Children can collect candy from a few special characters during the ride. Tickets include a pumpkin donut and fresh apple cider. Visit www.nickelplateexpress.com.
29. Celebrate Hallloween 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 28,  at the Nickel Plate District Amphitheater during a Boo Bash with live music and entertainment, food trucks, games and activities for kids. Costumes encouraged.
30. Visit Noblesville High School Theatre’s Trunk or Treat night 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 28 in the parking lot at Noblesville High School.
31. Wayne-Fall Lions Club invites the community to attend a Ham & Bean Dinner 4:30-7:30 p.m. Oct. 28 at the Club, at Deshane Ave., and Victory Chapel, featuring ham and beans, cornbread, cole slaw, desserts and drinks and hot dogs, all for a donation for Lions Club Christmas for families in this area who need assistance.
32. Noblesville American Legion Riders Post 45 invites community to its third annual trunk-or-treat 5:30-8 p.m. Oct. 31 in the parking lot of the new Legion at 273 S. 8th St., Noblesville. Community invited to check out the Legion’s new building. The Legion always has plenty of candy leftover that the Legion sends to troops via the Noblesville Police Department. The kids always enjoy trunk or treating with the motorcycles.  Public welcome.
33. Official Trick-or-Treat hours on Oct. 31: 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Noblesville; 5-8 p.m. Arcadia, Carmel and Westfield; 6-8 p.m. Cicero, Fishers and Sheridan.

–Betsy Reason writes about people, places and things in Hamilton County. Contact The Times Editor Betsy Reason at betsy@thetimes24-7.com.