Looking for things to do in October
So many fun Fall and Halloween Events this month. We have lots of ideas for things to do inside and outside around Dallas, Plano, Frisco, McKinney, Allen and surrounding cities in the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex.
For Events Happening Each Weekend, we have a Round Up for you!
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Pumpkin Patches & Halloween Events
Cobbins Family Pumpkin Patch
When: Open every Thursday to Sunday in October
Where: Cobbins Family Farm, Sanger
Cost: Adults 13+ $8, Children 3 – 12 $5, under 2 and under are free.
The Big Orange Pumpkin Farm
When: through November 11
Where: Preston Trail Farms
Cost: $10 per person
Pumpkin Patch – Rockwall
When: through October 31
Where: Blase Family Farms
Cost: $9 per person
Pumpkin Patch – Christ United Methodist Church Plano
When: through October 31
Where: Christ United Methodist Church Plano
Cost: Free (pumpkins available to purchase)
Screamin’ Green Hauntoween
When: through October 31
Where: Crayola Experience Plano
Cost: Included with admission
6th Annual Pumpkin Patch Festival
When: through November 7
Where: Team Family Farms
Cost: $10 per person Monday – Friday, $15 on weekends
Fall at Yesterland Farm
When: September 18 – November 7
Where: Yesterland Farm, Canton
Cost: from $21.95 online
Dallas Farmers Market Pumpkin Patch
When: through October 31
Where: Dallas Farmers Market
Cost: FREE
Virtual Haunted Campout – Plano Parks & Rec
When: October 16, 6 pm
Where: Online
Cost: $15 for pre-packaged supplies
Virtual Pumpkin Painting Palooza & Costume Contest – Plano Parks & Rec
When: October 31, 2 pm
Where: Online
Cost: FREE
Drive-Boo Halloween
When: Fridays & Saturdays, through October 31
Where: American Airlines Center
Cost: $30 per car
Family Funtoberfest at Frisco Fresh Market
When: October 3 – 4
Where: Frisco Fresh Market
Cost: FREE
Pumpkin Patch at the Farm
When: Weekends through November 15
Where: Country Critters Farm
Cost: $10 per person
Lola’s Pumpkin Patch 2020
When: Weekends through October 31
Where: Lola’s Local Market
Cost: FREE ($5 for Parking)
Apparition Expedition
When: October 16 – 17
Where: Virtual Zoom Tour
Cost: $15
Prosper PumpkinFest
When: October 17, 3 pm – 7 pm
Where: Frontier Park, Prosper
Cost: FREE
Spooktober Celebration at Cathy’s Critters
When: October 23 – 25
Where: Cathy’s Critters
Cost: $8 – $22
Beware of the Square
When: October 24, 6 pm – 10 pm
Where: The Square, Celina
Cost: FREE
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Other Fun Events
Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience
Explore his life, his work, and his secrets as never before through cutting-edge 360 degree digital projections, a one-of-a-kind VR experience, and a uniquely atmospheric light and sound show.
When: through September 3
Where: Secret Location Dallas
Cost: from $34.90
Dinosaurs Live
Let your imagination run wild as you travel back in time along a half-mile nature trail to get up-close and personal with 11 life-size animatronic dinosaurs.
When: Daily September 4, 2021 through October 30, 2021; Depends on Museum Opening Hours
Where: Heard Museum, McKinney
Cost: Price included with Heard Museum admission and free for Members
Jurassic World: The Exhibition
When: through January 2, 2022
Where: Grandscape, The Colony
Cost: $29.50 for adults, $19.50 for children 3 – 15
Denton Art & Jazz Festival
When: October 1 – 3
Where: Quakertown Park, Denton
Cost: Free
Happy Hour Hike with Plano Magazine
When: October 1, 6 pm – 9 pm
Where: Legacy West
Cost: $20
Big Tex Fair Food Drive Thru
When: weekends through October 18
Where: Fair Park
Cost: $65
McKinney Oktober Bierwalk
When: October 3, 12 pm – 7 pm
Where: Historic Downtown McKinney
Cost: $20 – $46
Fair Fest at Legacy Hall
When: October 9 – 12
Where: Legacy Hall
Cost: FREE
Fair in the Air
When: October 9, 4 pm – 9 pm
Where: Reunion Tower
Cost: Included with General Admission Ticket Purchase
Oktoberfest
When: October 10, 11 am – 10 pm
Where: Celina
Cost: $5 for adults, kids are free
Plano Food & Wine Walk
When: October 10, 2 pm – 7 pm
Where: The Shops at Willow Bend
Cost: $30
2020 McKinney Wine & Music Walk
When: October 17 – 18
Where: Downtown McKinney
Cost: $15 – $30
Downtown Plano Oktoberfest Bierwalk
When: October 24, 12 pm – 7 pm
Where: Downtown Plano
Cost: $30
Dinosaurs Live at the Heard Museum
From September 5, 2020 through February 15, 2021, explore nature and encounter the 46-foot T-Rex and nine new life-size animatronic dinosaurs along the Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary’s outdoor trails at the 15th annual Dinosaurs Live! Life-size Animatronic Dinosaurs exhibit.
When: Daily September 5, 2020 through February 15, 2021; Depends on Museum Opening Hours
Where: Heard Museum, McKinney
Cost: Price included with Heard Museum admission and free for Members
SEE ALSO:
Farmers Markets
Dallas: Saturday 9 am – 5 pm & Sunday 10 am – 5 pm, 920 S. Harwood, Dallas
Plano Farmers/Artisan Market, Saturday 9 am – 2 pm, The Shops at Willow Bend
McKinney: Saturday 8 am – 12 noon, Downtown McKinney Square
Richardson: Saturday 9 am – 1 pm, 101 S. Coit Road, Richardson
Carrollton: Sunday 10 am – 2 pm, 2722 N. Josey Lane, Carrollton
