Month of October Halloween Celebration
Twilight Lantern Ghost Tour
7:30pm
Celebrate the season. Everything you need to know about Halloween, pagan customs, celtic traditions. Pumpkins, black cats, bats & witches. Wear your costume and the best wins a prize.
508-866-5111
www.deadofnightghosttours.com
Sunday, October 5
Sunday Afternoon Concerts
4:00pm
Enjoy the Four Hand Piano Duo, Donna Gross Javel & Bonnie Anderson. Admission is free and seating is limited.
The Art Complex Museum
189 Alden Street
Duxbury, MA
781-934-6634, ext.15
info@artcomplex.org
www.artcomplex.org
Saturday, Sunday & Monday, October 11,12 & 13
Plimoth Plantation’s Annual Harvest Festival
9 am – 5 pm
Celebrate the harvest season with special events for the entire family.
Plimoth Plantation
137 Warren Ave.
Plymouth, MA
508-746-1622
www.plimoth.org
Saturday & Sunday, October 11 & 12
Cranberry Harvest Celebration
10am-4pm
Cape Cod Cranberry Grower's Association and A.D. Makepeace welcome you to join us for our fifth annual Cranberry Harvest Celebration on Columbus Day Weekend. Activities include: Cranberry harvest tours, Wagon and pony rides,
Games and crafts for children,
Juried crafters and artisans,
Exhibitors,
Musical performances,
Cooking demonstrations,
Helicopter rides, and more! $2.00 admission, children under 6 are freeTour Buses welcome!
A.D. Makepeace Company Headquarters at Tihonet Village
158 Tihonet Road
Wareham, MA
508-322-4028
khoudlette@admakepeace.com
www.admakepeace.com
Saturday, Sunday & Monday October 11, 12 & 13
Columbus Day Weekend -
The National Cranberry Festival
View the cranberry harvest on a 1300-acre cranberry plantation, take a train ride, visit Cranberry World, and enjoy live musical entertainment, dance shows, cooking shows, amusement rides and much more. Parking is free. Handicap Accessible.
Edaville USA
7 EDA Avenue
Carver, MA
508-866-8190
www.edaville.com
Saturday, October 18
17th-Century Family Portrait Sessions
10 am – 3 pm,
By Appointment Only!
Plimoth Plantation has got the perfect setting and the perfect clothes…all you need to do is provide the perfect family! This fall, have your family’s picture taken in period costume. Vignettes will be set up at our Colonial Education Site that includes reproduction houses and gardens. All you have to do is don some 17th-century style duds and smile! We’ll take care of the rest. You will receive a CD with high-resolution digital images from your photography session and one color print, suitable for framing. This is a great opportunity to get started on your holiday cards!
Space is limited! Book your appointment by Monday, October 10th.
Members: $125 per session, per family. Non-members: $175. Maximum 6 people per portrait. Pets welcome.
Plimoth Plantation
137 Warren Ave.
Plymouth, MA
508-746-1622 x8213
www.plimoth.org
Friday & Saturday, October 17 & 18
Haunted Pirate Ship Aboard Mayflower II
5-8pm
Forget the Tricks….has Plimoth Plantation got a TREAT for you! Come aboard Mayflower II and experience the transformation from a historic landmark to a haunted pirate ship – with ghostly pirates willing to share their pirate’s booty. Don’t miss this fright-night with a family-friendly twist! Members: Adults $6; Children (Under 12): $4. Non-members: Adults $8; Children (Under 12) $6.
Plimoth Plantation
137 Warren Ave.
Plymouth, MA
508-746-1622
www.plimoth.org
Sunday, October 19
4th Annual Quahog Stuffies Contest
Afternoon
Amateur & Professionals compete & public participants taste and judge! Held at Salerno's Function Hall on Onset Ave. in Onset.
Onset Bay Association
4 Union Street
Onset, MA
508-295-7072
onsetbay@capecod.net
www.onsetvillage.com
Friday & Saturday, October 24 & 25
Haunted Pirate Ship Aboard Mayflower II
5-8pm
Forget the Tricks….has Plimoth Plantation got a TREAT for you! Come aboard Mayflower II and experience the transformation from a historic landmark to a haunted pirate ship – with ghostly pirates willing to share their pirate’s booty. Don’t miss this fright-night with a family-friendly twist! Members: Adults $6; Children (Under 12): $4. Non-members: Adults $8; Children (Under 12) $6.
Plimoth Plantation
137 Warren Ave.
Plymouth, MA
508-746-1622
www.plimoth.org
Saturday, October 25
Old Fashioned Family Halloween
1-6 p.m.
Old-fashioned Halloween fun for youngsters aged 4 and up. Enjoy ghostly stories by the fireside, try your hand at divination, design a pumpkin carving and dip a candle to light it. Cider & cookies served.
Admission fee.
Harlow Old Fort House
119 Sandwich Street
Plymouth, MA
508-746-0012
www.plymouthantiquariansociety.org
Sunday, October 26
Children's Programs at Winslow House
Halloween Party
1pm
This FREE event is open to children ages toddler to 11. There will be a costume event, games for children, snacks and tours of the House. Enjoy a get-together before the official Trick or Treating!
The Historic Winslow House Association
634 Careswell Street
Marshfield, MA
781-837-5753
www.marshfield.net/winslow
Friday, October 31
Séance at the Spooner House
7-9 pm.
A rare opportunity to investigate the spirit world in an old New England house believed by many to be haunted. Participants will tour the 1740s house, including areas not usually viewed by the public, and meet costumed Spooner family characters who will share the secrets and stories of the people that lived there over generations. The evening culminates with a séance conducted by an experienced psychic medium in Deacon Spooner’s chamber. Light refreshments included. Admission fee. Seating is very limited; pre-paid reservations required.
Spooner House
27 North Street
Plymouth, MA
508-746-0012
www.plymouthantiquariansociety.org
Friday, October 31
Celebrate Hallow's Eve
7:30pm
Apple cider & souls cakes for everyone!! Wear your costume & celebrate the witches New Year!! TWILIGHT LANTERN GHOST TOUR, bring your camera's & see what spirits you'll capture on film!
508-866-5111
www.deadofnightghosttours.com