Events
BY AMANDA CUTSHALL
Fall Events Guide
Bavarian-style entertainment. • Nov. 3-12, times vary • $18-$25 • Wurstfest, 120 Landa St., New Braunfels • www.wurstfest.com
2023
Fall festivals
Pumpkin patches
Honda Leander Bluegrass Festival The three-day festival held at the Mason Homestead will offer live music from various local musicians each day; area vendors, including food, beer and crafts; and a Fun Zone area for an additional fee. • Oct. 6-7, 6-9:30 p.m. • Free (festival), $15 (Fun Zone) • Mason Homestead, 1101 Bagdad Road, Leander • www.leandertx.gov
• The Driskill, 604 Brazos St., Austin • www.austinghosttours.com
• Sept. 30-Nov. 12, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. • $9-$21 • Mama Mary’s Farm, 5701 Williamson Road, Creedmoor • www.mamamarysfarm.com
Haunted tours
Ghosts of the Georgetown Square The Williamson Museum will hold ghost-hunting tours for participants to explore haunted locations with local experts and interactive activities. Discounts of $5 per person are available for students. • Oct. 6-27, 7:30-9 p.m. • $15-$20 • The Williamson Museum, 716 S. Austin Ave., Georgetown • www.williamsonmuseum.org Austin Haunted Walking Tour Costumed guides for this locally owned haunted tour company lead the 90-minute haunt and tell original stories researched by the team. The family- and pet- friendly tours begin in front of the Driskill Hotel in downtown Austin. • Thu.-Sun., 8:30-10 p.m. (August-November) • $12-$26
Pumpkin patches
Fall festivals
Elgin Christmas Tree Farm Pumpkin Patch The new owners of Elgin Christmas Tree Farm will provide a pumpkin patch and other activities such as Hay Mountain, a playground and photo areas. Other available activities include train and hay rides, a giant hay maze, a petting zoo, carnival-style food, and more. • Oct. 7-29, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. • $10 and up • Elgin Christmas Tree Farm, 120 Natures Way, Elgin • www.elginchristmastreefarm.com Mama Mary’s Farm & Pumpkin Patch Mama Mary and her team will offer fall-themed activities, such as a pumpkin patch, photo ops, hay and barrel train rides, rubber duck races, apple cannon gun shooting and more.
Dripping Springs Pumpkin Festival The festival will feature six themed weekends with over 50 fall-inspired games, activities and attractions, including live music, a petting zoo, pony rides and more sprawled across 5 acres. • Sept. 23-Oct. 29, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. • $15 • Dr. Pound Historical Farmstead, 490 Founders Park Road, Dripping Springs • www.drippingspringspumpkinfestival.com Wurstfest Wurstfest will offer food, music, dancing, special events, carnival rides and more celebrating Alpine- and
Georgetown Sweet Eats Fruit Farm Sweet Eats Fruit Farm will offer a fall festival on 4.5 acres, including a 2-acre corn-filled area with pumpkins; firework shows on Friday and Saturday nights in October; and activities that include a Zoofari, pig races, a petting zoo, apple cannons, food trucks and more. • Sept. 9-Nov. 12, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. • $19.95-$24.95 • Sweet Eats Fruit Farm, 14400 E. Hwy. 29, Georgetown • www.sweeteats.com
Floating Pumpkin Patch Participants can dive for pumpkins or scoop them out with a net at Robin Bledsoe Pool. Afterward, participants can decorate their pumpkins with a variety of craft items, such as paints, glitter, sequins and more. • Oct. 14, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. • $5-$8 • Robin Bledsoe Pool, 601 S. Bagdad Road, Leander • www.leandertx.gov
Outdoor fun
Movies in the Park: ‘Hocus Pocus’ The Austin Parks Foundation will offer a showing of “Hocus Pocus” at Mueller Lake Park beginning at dusk. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own picnics, blankets and lawn chairs. • Oct. 26, 7-10 p.m. • Free • Mueller Lake Park, 4550 Mueller Blvd., Austin • www.austinparks.org
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