Things to do in October

Enjoy the beauty of the Butterflies at the Heard Museum, McKinney

Walk among free-flying native butterflies and other pollinators in their Native Texas Butterfly House & Garden. {Find Out More}

When: Daily through September 29, 2020; Depends on Museum Opening Hours
Where: Heard Museum,
Cost: Price included with Heard Museum admission and free for Members

Pumpkin Patches & Halloween Events

Pumpkin Patch – Christ United Methodist Church Plano

When: through October 31
Where: Christ United Methodist Church Plano
Cost: Free (pumpkins available to purchase)

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

The Big Orange Pumpkin Farm

When: through November 25
Where: Preston Trail Farms
Cost: $10 per person

5th Annual Pumpkin Patch Festival

When: through November 8
Where: Team Family Farms
Cost: $10 per person

Dallas Farmers Market Pumpkin Patch

When: through October 31
Where: Dallas Farmers Market
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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Fun Food & Drink Events

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

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

Richardson: Saturday 9 am – 1 pm, 101 S. Coit Road, Richardson

Carrollton: Sunday 10 am – 2 pm, 2722 N. Josey Lane, Carrollton