October 1
Wines in The Pines
6:00 PM @ Bubolz Nature Preserve, 4815 N Lynndale Dr, Appleton 54913. Enjoy an evening sampling various wines while taking in the autumn scenery at the nature preserve.
October 2
Hearthstone’s Sequential Killers: Season 9
6:00 PM @ Hearthstone Historic House Museum, 625 W Prospect Ave, Appleton. Experience a theatrical performance putting visitors face-to-face with Victorian serial killers in a historic mansion decorated for Victorian mourning.
October 2
Night Hikes
7:00 PM @ Bubolz Nature Preserve, 4815 N Lynndale Dr, Appleton 54913. Discover the sights and sounds of nature after dark on a guided evening hike through the prairies and forests.
October 3
Downtown Appleton Farm Market
8:00 AM @ Downtown Appleton along College Avenue, College Ave, Appleton. Browse more than 130 local vendors offering fresh produce, flowers, handcrafted artisan goods, baked treats, and live music.
October 3
Family Geocaching
9:00 AM @ Bubolz Nature Preserve, 4815 N Lynndale Dr, Appleton 54913. Learn the basics of geocaching during an instructional presentation before using provided GPS devices to find hidden containers along the trails.
October 3
Fox Valley Tough Kid Challenge
9:00 AM @ Highlands Elementary School, 2037 N Elinor St, Appleton. Kids ages 5 to 13 complete an obstacle course that features running, climbing, and jumping challenges.
October 3
Fall Festival Weekend 1
9:00 AM @ Schmalz Acres / Sprangers Orchard, W2100 County Rd KK, Kaukauna. Celebrate autumn with gourd tunnels, archways, local vendors, live music, and family fall activities.
October 3
17th Annual Fox Cities Down Syndrome Awareness Walk
10:30 AM @ Town Center Park, 1850 W Grand Chute Blvd, Grand Chute 54913. Participate in a 1-mile awareness walk alongside family activities, games, entertainment, and lunch to support the Down Syndrome Association of Wisconsin.
October 7
Hearthstone’s Horrors of the Household
6:00 PM @ Hearthstone Historic House Museum, 625 W Prospect Ave, Appleton. Take a guided 90-minute tour revealing the hidden and surprising household dangers faced by Victorians in their everyday lives.
October 9
Jim Brickman Piano Sensation LIVE!
7:30 PM @ Fox Cities Performing Arts Center, 400 W College Ave, Appleton. Multi-platinum pianist Jim Brickman performs an evening of piano music, storytelling, and hit songs.
October 10
Big East Conference High School Volleyball Event
8:00 AM @ Community First Champion Center, 5000 W Champion Dr, Grand Chute. High school volleyball teams compete in the Big East Conference tournament across multi-court competition pods.
October 16
Spooktacular Night at Arrowhead Park
6:00 PM @ Arrowhead Park, 5000 N Association Dr, Grand Chute. Celebrate Halloween with tricks and treats along the boardwalk, trivia, spooky music, and a costume showcase.
October 17
Hadestown
2:00 PM @ Fox Cities Performing Arts Center, 400 W College Ave, Appleton. Experience the Grammy and Tony Award-winning musical that intertwines two mythic love stories in an underworld tale.
October 17
Romp in the Swamp
2:00 PM @ Bubolz Nature Preserve, 4815 N Lynndale Dr, Appleton 54913. Enjoy hay wagon rides, trick-or-treating along the trails, a prairie maze, costume contests, and fall games at this annual community fundraiser.
October 20
Sugar Skull! A Día de Muertos Musical Adventure
6:30 PM @ Fox Cities Performing Arts Center, 400 W College Ave, Appleton. A bilingual musical centered on the rich traditions of Día de Muertos told through music and dance.
October 30
Doo Wop Juke Box Halloween Dinner & Dance Party
5:00 PM @ Best Western Premier Bridgewood Resort Hotel & Conference Center, 1000 Cameron Way, Neenah. Enjoy an evening of dining, dancing, and 1950s and 60s music at a Halloween-themed dinner party.
October 31
Girls Halloween Spikefest
9:00 AM @ Community First Champion Center, 5000 W Champion Dr, Grand Chute. A quads volleyball tournament for girls in grades 7 through 12 featuring competitive play and costume contests.
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