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Featuring events sourced automatically from Locable Communities in the region.

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October 2026

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
27	28	29	30	1 Exhibition: Jim & Sue Heemstra - 10am Emmetsburg Farmers Market - 12pm Monster Mash at Pottery on the Plaza - 5pm October Adult Skate! - 5pm NIACC Women's Volleyball vs Kirkwood Community College - 6pm Community Forum: Simple Mining Project - 6pm Festive Farmstead's Halloween Musical Light Show - 6:30pm	2 Monticello IA Main Street - Board Meeting - 7am Exhibition: Jim & Sue Heemstra - 10am Festive Farmstead's Halloween Musical Light Show - 6:30pm Sports Card Show - 3pm Festive Farmstead's Haunted Hayride - 6:30pm The Nightware Haunted Hike - 7pm	3 Exhibition: Jim & Sue Heemstra - 10am Mason City Farmers Market - 9am Emmetsburg Farmers Market - 9am Festive Farmstead's Halloween Musical Light Show - 6:30pm Festive Farmstead's Haunted Hayride - 6:30pm The Nightware Haunted Hike - 7pm Harvest Festival - 9am Sports Card Show - 11am Sports Card Show - 11am Festive Farmstead's Daytime Halloween Hayrides - 2pm Live Music: Prank Williams - 7pm Live Concert: Lauren Alaina "The Stages Tour" with Special Guest, Shane Profitt - 8pm
4 Exhibition: Jim & Sue Heemstra - 10am Festive Farmstead's Halloween Musical Light Show - 6:30pm Fishing Tournament: Fall Fishing Classic - 7am No Scare Sunday! - 6:30pm	5 Monticello City Council Meeting - 6pm Horizons Bingo - 1:30pm Festive Farmstead's Halloween Musical Light Show - 6:30pm Emmetsburg Chamber of Commerce Annual Scarecrow Contest - 12pm	6 Mobile Food Pantry - 5pm Exhibition: Jim & Sue Heemstra - 10am Festive Farmstead's Halloween Musical Light Show - 6:30pm Emmetsburg Chamber of Commerce Annual Scarecrow Contest - 12pm Information Meeting for 2027 Shades of Ireland Trip - 4:30pm	7 Exhibition: Jim & Sue Heemstra - 10am Festive Farmstead's Halloween Musical Light Show - 6:30pm Emmetsburg Chamber of Commerce Annual Scarecrow Contest - 12pm NIACC Women's Volleyball vs Central Community College - 6pm	8 Exhibition: Jim & Sue Heemstra - 10am Emmetsburg Farmers Market - 12pm Festive Farmstead's Halloween Musical Light Show - 6:30pm Emmetsburg Chamber of Commerce Annual Scarecrow Contest - 12pm 2026 Fall Garage Sales - 8am KCMR FM’s 2026 Sharathon - 9am Choctoberfest - 10am Festive Farmstead's Cowards Night Hayrides - 6:30pm The Willow Tree Preview & Sample Day - 8:30pm	9 Exhibition: Jim & Sue Heemstra - 10am Festive Farmstead's Halloween Musical Light Show - 6:30pm Festive Farmstead's Haunted Hayride - 6:30pm Emmetsburg Chamber of Commerce Annual Scarecrow Contest - 12pm 2026 Fall Garage Sales - 8am KCMR FM’s 2026 Sharathon - 9am Go For Broke Barrel Races - 8am Fall In-Home Business & Craft Show - 9am KCMR Listener Appreciation Lunch - 11am 2026 Homecoming Tailgate Party - 1:45pm The Nightmare Haunted Hike - 7pm	10 Exhibition: Jim & Sue Heemstra - 10am Emmetsburg Farmers Market - 9am Festive Farmstead's Halloween Musical Light Show - 6:30pm Festive Farmstead's Haunted Hayride - 6:30pm Festive Farmstead's Daytime Halloween Hayrides - 2pm Emmetsburg Chamber of Commerce Annual Scarecrow Contest - 12pm 2026 Fall Garage Sales - 8am Fall In-Home Business & Craft Show - 9am The Nightmare Haunted Hike - 7pm Go For Broke Barrel Races - 8:30am Calkins FUN Prairie Trail 5K Run / Walk - 9:30am Calkins Nature Area 30th Anniversary Celebration - 9:30am Iowa Falls Wine, Brew, and Art Walk - 11am Oktoberfest - 11am NIACC Women's Soccer vs Iowa Lakes Community College - 1pm NIACC Men's Soccer vs Iowa Lakes Community College - 3:30pm Be A Light Fundraising Event -- Lighthouse Center of Hope - 5pm
11 Exhibition: Jim & Sue Heemstra - 10am Festive Farmstead's Halloween Musical Light Show - 6:30pm Emmetsburg Chamber of Commerce Annual Scarecrow Contest - 12pm Fall In-Home Business & Craft Show - 9am October Christian Skate! - 12pm Cornerstone Church of Cascade 2026 Community Fall Fest - 3pm No Scare Sundays! - 6:30pm Go For Broke Barrel Races - 8pm	12 Horizons Bingo - 1:30pm Festive Farmstead's Halloween Musical Light Show - 6:30pm Emmetsburg Chamber of Commerce Annual Scarecrow Contest - 12pm	13 Virtual Caregiver Support Group - 10:30pm Exhibition: Jim & Sue Heemstra - 10am Festive Farmstead's Halloween Musical Light Show - 6:30pm	14 Exhibition: Jim & Sue Heemstra - 10am Festive Farmstead's Halloween Musical Light Show - 6:30pm NIACC Women's Volleyball vs Hawkeye Community College - 6pm	15 Exhibition: Jim & Sue Heemstra - 10am Emmetsburg Farmers Market - 12pm Festive Farmstead's Halloween Musical Light Show - 6:30pm Festive Farmstead's Cowards Night Hayrides - 6:30pm October Homeschool Skate! - 10am	16 Third Friday Committee Meeting - 7am Exhibition: Jim & Sue Heemstra - 10am Festive Farmstead's Halloween Musical Light Show - 6:30pm Five Star Classic: Jon Tisor Memorial & USRA Late Model Nationals - 4:30pm The Nightmare Haunted Hike - 7pm	17 Exhibition: Jim & Sue Heemstra - 10am Emmetsburg Farmers Market - 9am Festive Farmstead's Halloween Musical Light Show - 6:30pm Festive Farmstead's Haunted Hayride - 6:30pm Festive Farmstead's Daytime Halloween Hayrides - 2pm Five Star Classic: Jon Tisor Memorial & USRA Late Model Nationals - 4:30pm The Nightmare Haunted Hike - 7pm Coffin-Con: Horror, Oddity Market, & Movie Screening - 12pm NIACC Women's Soccer vs Northeast Community College - 1pm NIACC Men's Soccer vs Northeast Community College - 3:30pm Haunted Historic Building Tour - 6pm Live Music: Joshua Sinclair - 7pm
18 Exhibition: Jim & Sue Heemstra - 10am Festive Farmstead's Halloween Musical Light Show - 6:30pm No Scare Sunday! - 6:30pm	19 Monticello City Council Meeting - 6pm Horizons Bingo - 1:30pm Beer Choir - 7pm Festive Farmstead's Halloween Musical Light Show - 6:30pm	20 Mobile Food Pantry - 5pm Exhibition: Jim & Sue Heemstra - 10am Festive Farmstead's Halloween Musical Light Show - 6:30pm Supervisors Candidate Forum - 6pm Visiting Author Allen Eskens - 6pm	21 Exhibition: Jim & Sue Heemstra - 10am Festive Farmstead's Halloween Musical Light Show - 6:30pm NIACC Women's Soccer vs Dakota County Technical College - 1pm	22 Exhibition: Jim & Sue Heemstra - 10am Emmetsburg Farmers Market - 12pm Festive Farmstead's Halloween Musical Light Show - 6:30pm Festive Farmstead's Cowards Night Hayrides - 6:30pm Ladies Night Out - 10am Treats on the Street -- Downtown Iowa Falls - 6pm NIACC Women's Volleyball vs Ellsworth Community College - 6pm	23 Exhibition: Jim & Sue Heemstra - 10am Festive Farmstead's Halloween Musical Light Show - 6:30pm Festive Farmstead's Haunted Hayride - 6:30pm The Nightmare Haunted Hike - 7pm Live Music: Marc Bailey - 7pm	24 Exhibition: Jim & Sue Heemstra - 10am Emmetsburg Farmers Market - 9am Festive Farmstead's Halloween Musical Light Show - 6:30pm Festive Farmstead's Haunted Hayride - 6:30pm Festive Farmstead's Daytime Halloween Hayrides - 2pm The Nightmare Haunted Hike - 7pm NIACC Men's Soccer vs Dakota County Technical College - 3:30pm Cheater's Night & Ironman! - 4:30pm Halloween Hike at Calkins Nature Center - 5pm Live Music: Matt & Laurel - 7pm
25 Exhibition: Jim & Sue Heemstra - 10am Festive Farmstead's Halloween Musical Light Show - 6:30pm No Scare Sundays! - 6:30pm Halloween Spooktacular - 11pm	26 Horizons Bingo - 1:30pm Festive Farmstead's Halloween Musical Light Show - 6:30pm	27 Exhibition: Jim & Sue Heemstra - 10am Festive Farmstead's Halloween Musical Light Show - 6:30pm Downtown Trick or Treat with Touch a Truck - 4:30pm Rug Painting Workshop - 5:30pm	28 Exhibition: Jim & Sue Heemstra - 10am Festive Farmstead's Halloween Musical Light Show - 6:30pm Chamber Main Street's October Quarterly Coffee - 8am	29 Exhibition: Jim & Sue Heemstra - 10am Emmetsburg Farmers Market - 12pm Festive Farmstead's Halloween Musical Light Show - 6:30pm Festive Farmstead's Cowards Night Hayrides - 6:30pm Downtown Trick-or-Treat - 4pm Hansen Family Hospital Foundation Survivors' Dinner - 5pm	30 Exhibition: Jim & Sue Heemstra - 10am Festive Farmstead's Halloween Musical Light Show - 6:30pm Festive Farmstead's Haunted Hayride - 6:30pm Live Concert: Fool House - The Ultimate 90'sParty WOW! That's What I Call 90's Tour - 6:30pm The Nightmare Haunted Hike - 7pm	31 Exhibition: Jim & Sue Heemstra - 10am Emmetsburg Farmers Market - 9am Festive Farmstead's Halloween Musical Light Show - 6:30pm Festive Farmstead's Haunted Hayride - 6:30pm Festive Farmstead's Daytime Halloween Hayrides - 2pm The Nightmare Haunted Hike - 7pm Iowa Falls Trick or Treat Night - 5pm Festival of Lights 2026 Display Sponsorship Deadline October 31, 2026 - 6pm