There are loads of activities throughout the metro and the state during October. Pumpkin patches, corn maizes, fall festivals, trick-or-treating activities.... In addition, this Thursday and Friday (October 15-16) is the public school fall break days. Check out this list for dozens of great ideas to keep the kids busy and the entire family happy. Enjoy!

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Fall Break Camps:

Space is limited, early enrollment is suggested.

City Arts Center will offer Mix it Upand Art FUNdamentals camps on Thursday & Friday, 9am-4pm. Cost is$60 for the 2-day camp. For details visit CityArtsCenter.org.

Young Chefs Academy will hold acooking camp for kids ages 6 and up on Thursday & Friday, 1-4pm.Cost $80 for both days. For details call 285-5939 or visit YoungChefsAcademy.com.

OKC Museum of Art will offer art campon Thursday & Friday, 9am-4pm for kids age 5-10. Cost $60 formembers, $65 for non-members. For details call 236-3100 or visit OKCMOA.com.

Oklahoma Children's Theatre: Fantastic Fall Adventures Campwill be offered Thursday & Friday for kids ages 5-12. Cost is $45for one day or $80 for both. For details call 606-7003 or visit OklahomaChildrensTheatre.org.

Girls Scouts: Get Away with Girl Friends Fall Campis planned for Thursday & Friday. The camp is designed for girlsages 5-12. $25 for both days or $15 for one day. For details click here.

Through October

The Pumpkin Patch at Chester’s Party Barn in Piedmontfeatures pony rides, petting zoo, Pumpkin Bowling, and hayrides.Monday-Saturday 9am-6pm, Sunday 1-6pm. $6 per child, $5 per adult. 5201Cimarron Road, 405-373-1595, ChesterAndCrew.com.

Parkhurst Pumpkin Patch with hay wagon rides, cornfield maze, petting zoo, ponyrides, pick your own pumpkin and more. Thursday-Saturday, 10am-dusk; Sunday1pm-dusk. Monday-Wednesday by appt. Eight miles east of Edmond off Hwy 66. 396-0909, ParkhurstPumpkinPatch.com.

Pumpkin Patch at Orr Family Farm features hayride, amazin’ maze, “sugar pie” pumpkins, giant jumping pillows, petting zoo and more. Fridays 6-8:30pm ($10.50for ages 2 and up), Saturdays 10am-8:30pm ($12.50 for ages 2 and up). 14400 S Western Avenue, OKC. 799-FARM, OrrFamilyFarm.com.

Through November 14

Mikles Family Farm, Shawnee Maze and Pumpkin Patch. Hayrides,pumpkin picking, petting zoo, corn maize and night exclusive activitiessuch as Glow StickMaze (all season) and Cornstalkers Haunted Field (October weekendsonly). Fridays 6-10pm, Saturdays 10am-10pm, Sundays noon-5pm (closedSundays in November). Two packages available: each package is $8adults, $7 kids 4-11, 3 and under free; discounted if buy combo pass. MiklesFamilyFarm.com. (Coupon pg. 17, Oct MetroFamily.)

P Bar Farms features corn maze, hay rides, laser tag, trainrides and haunted maze (opens 10/2). Thursday-Friday, 6-10pm; Saturday,10am-10pm; closed Sundays. $7 adults, $6 ages 5-12, under 5 free. LaserTag admission, $6. Located on I-40 between Hydro and Weatherford.580-772-4401, PBarFarms.com. (Coupon pg. 34, Oct MetroFamily.)

Through November 29

Daze in a Maze in Logan County features four walk-through mazes,petting zoo, pumpkin patch, picnic and play areas and much more.Saturday 10am-10pm;Sunday 2pm-dusk; Monday-Friday groups by appointment only. $6; 3 andunder free. 580-234-6293; on weekends call 405-550-5964, DazeInAMaze.com.

October 7-30

Pumpkin City at Putnam City Baptist Church (11401 N Rockwell Ave). Monday-Saturday 11am-dark. 405-773-6900, PCBCOK.org.October 9-31

Frightfest and Booville (for 12 and under) at Frontier City. Held on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. 11501 N I-35 Service Road, 405-478-2140,FrontierCity.com.

10 • Saturday

FREE Fall into Art at Martin Nature Park, 5pm. Activities for all ages and nature-inspired art for sale. 405-755-0676.

The Pumpkin Festival at St. Matthew United Methodist Church, 9am-4pm. Activities, children’s silent auction and live entertainment. 405-732-6831.

16 • Friday

FREE Autumn Explosion at the First Southern Baptist Church, 4-9pm. Rides, inflatables, food, candy, and much more. FirstSouthern.TV.

22 • Thursday

FREE Autumn Make-n-Take at Yukon’s Mabel C. Fry Library,4pm. Fall stories, songs and crafts for children K-5th grade. Space islimited, registration is required.405-354-8232. Also held 10/29.

Halloween Boo Bash at the Harn Homestead, 8pm. Free food,live band, costume contest and raffle prizes. $25 in advance; $30 atthe door. Fundraiser for Friends of St. Jude (St. Jude's Hospital).217-9200, FriendsofStJude.org

23 • Friday

FREE Annual Fall Festival at Church of the Servant Methodist Church, 6-8:30pm. Donations for Infant Crisis Services will be accepted at the door.405-601-9515.

23-24

Halloween Hike at the Little River Zoo, 6-8:30pm. Trick or Treat along the Zoo’s scary trails. $5. Also, Fright Hike, 8-11pm. Hike through the haunted wooded trails.$10, 405-366-7229, LittleRiverZoo.com.

23-31

Storybook Forest at Arcadia Lake, 5:30-8:30pm. Walk through the not-so-scary trail to collect candy from the Storybook characters and see wonderful Storybookscenes. $5 per child Monday-Thursday; $7 Friday-Sunday. 405-216-7771, EdmondOK.com.

24 • Saturday

Art Pumpkin Carving Family Workshop at City Arts Center, 1-4pm. Preparation, design, preservation and carving technique will be covered. Children under 12need to be accompanied by an adult. $40. Registration required. 405-951-0000, CityArtsCenter.org.

Pumpkin Patch Party at Norman’s Gymboree. 6:30-8pm. Arts and crafts, gym play, costume parade and more. $20 per family. Call for reservations, 307-8454 or normanok@hymboreeclasses.com.

FREE Sorghum Festival in Downtown Wewoka. Features more than 100food and craft booths, sorghum mill demonstrations, live entertainment,kid’s activities, quilt show, parade and car show. 405-257-5485,WewokaChamber.Samsbiz.com.

FREE Villa Teresa Moore Halloween Carnival, (13501 S Western Ave.) 6-9pm. Games, haunted house, inflatables, and food. 405-691-7737.

Pumpkin Carving Party at Unplugits, 2-4pm. Make pumpkins with the entire family. $18 per pumpkin. 405-340-7584, Unpluggits.com.

Pumpkin Parents Night Out at Unpluggits, 4-8pm. Enjoy an evening out while your children paint, play and carve their own Jack-o-lantern. Pizza dinner included.$25. Ages 4 and up. 405-340-7584, Unpluggits.com.

Pumpkin Patch Party at Gymboree Play and Music of Norman,6:30-8pm. Arts and crafts, gym play, and costume parade. $20 perfamily. Pre-registration required. 405-307-8454,NormanOK@GymboreeClasses.com.

Creepy Conservatory at the Myriad Botanical Gardens featuresexotic animals and bugs, tropical trick-or-treat trail, kids crafts andactivities. 405-297-3995,MyriadGardens.com.

Boo on Bell Street in historic downtown Shawnee. Carnival games, costume contests, trick-or-treating. 405-275-3641, VisitShawnee.com.

FREE Family Fun Night at Edmond’s Festival Marketplace.Activities, door prizes, trick-or-treating, apple cider and hotchocolate. Register for pumpkin carving contest in advance,405-359-4630, EdmondOK.com.

FREE Spooksville at the Yukon Community Center includes carnival, spookhouse, games, costume contest and candy. 3-6pm. 405-350-8937,CityOfYukonOK.gov.

Catch-A-Glimpse Retreat Children’s Fall Festival featuring the Adventure Trick-or-Treat Trail at 11400 S County Line Rd., 4-7pm. Activities include barnyard carnivalgames, hayride, pumpkin launch, carousel pony rides and food. $5 children; adults FREE. Catch-A-Glimpse.com.

FREE Halloween Party at the Choctaw Library, 2pm. Magician Steve Crawford will share his tricks while you make a craft.

Tulsa’s Discoveryland Camp Cute ‘n’ Spooky for children age10 and under with parent includes enchanted forest, spooky fun maze,pony rides, pumpkin painting, bonfires and refreshments. $6,  7-9pm.918-742-5255, DiscoveryLandUSA.com. Also held 10/28-30.

25 • Sunday
FREE Fall Festival at the Edmond Church of Christ (801 S Bryant), 7pm. Indoor trick-or-treating, games, prizes, and candy. For children infants to 5th grade. 405-341-3353, EdmondChurchofChrist.com.

FREE Trunk or Treat at New Covenant United Methodist Church in Edmond, 6-8pm. Over 30 trunks with games and prizes. 562-3200, NCovenant.org/Trunk-or-Treat.

26-31
Haunt the Zoo at the OKC Zoo, 6:30-8:30pm. Admission children, $7; adults FREE. 405-424-3344, OKCZoo.com.

27 • Tuesday
FREE Trick or Treat on the Lake at Lake Thunderbird near Norman, 6-8pm. 405-321-4633.

FREE Halloween Storytime at the Del City Library, 6:30-7:15pm. Halloween themed stories and activities. Children should wear costumes for the Annual Monster March.

FREE Dress-up Party for Preschoolers at the Warr Acres Library, 6:30-7:30pm. Dress up and enjoy puppets and stories. For ages 2 ½ to 5 years.

Great Pumpkin Egg Hunt at Western Hills Guest Ranch, (17131Pak 10 in Hulbert) 2pm. More than 2,000 candy, toy and prize eggs willbe scattered on the lawn with a costume contest. 918-772-2108, OklahomaParks.com.

27-31
HallowMarine at the Oklahoma Aquarium in Jenks (near Tulsa),6:30-9pm. Pirate themed event with a toddler-friendly carnival,trick-or-treat trail and the Haunted Sunken Ship for older kids. Allexhibits will be open. $7 child; 10 adult. 918-528-1508, OKAquarium.org.

29 • Thursday
Haunt the Harn at the Harn Homestead, 5:30-8:30pm.Trick-or-treat at the historical buildings and participate in games andcrafts, hay rides, roasting marshmallows, face painting and campfire.$3 in advance; $5 at the door. 405-235-4058, HarnHomestead.com.

FREE Annual Fall Festival at Crossings Community Church,6-8pm. Families are invited to dress up in their favorite happycostumes for dinner, games, and more. For children 2 years-6th grade.405-755-2227.

FREE Mysterious Oklahoma: True Tales with author David Farris at the Edmond Library,7-8:30pm. David shares from his books and focuses on the events in thesupernatural realm that have taken place in our state. For grades 3 andup.

30 • Friday
Boo-Tacular Fun at Young Chefs Academy, 6-9pm. Cooking up tasty Halloween treats. $35. Ages 6 and up. Also held 10/31 from 10-noon for ages 3-5. 405-285-5939, YoungChefsAcademy.com.

FREE FestiFall at Putnam City Baptist Church (11401 N Rockwell), 6:30-8:30pm. Outside inflatables, games, food, and candy. 405-773-6900, PCBCOK.org.

30-31
Bright Night of Not-So-Frightening Fun at the Science Museum Oklahoma,6pm-8:30am. Experience all the museum offers along with some addedHalloween activities, an overnight stay and breakfast. $45 adult orchild; non-participating adult $20; members and military families $10off. For all ages. 405-602-6664, ScienceMuseumOK.org.

31 • Saturday

The Great Pumpkin Event at Jasmine Moran Children’s Museum, Seminole, 6-8pm. FREE. Museum exhibits will be open with special games and treats added. Each child gets a bag of treats. 405-382-0950, jasminemoran.com.

Fall Festival at Celebration Station. Start the day with a delicious Pancake Breakfast at 10am, Free Video Games from 10am-1pm, Unlimited Rides from 10am-4pm for only $7.99, plus the Trick-or-Treat Golf Trail, Costume Contest and more. 942-7888, or click here for all details.

Bowl-o-ween at RedPin Restaurant and Bowling Lounge in Bricktown features fun activities for kids from 11am to 4pm. Come in costume and enjoy carnival games, pizza, spooky punch and bowling. Free parking is available in Lower Bricktown or valet parking is offered for $5 in the circle drive on the west side of Harkins Cinema. Admission is $10 per child; adults complimentary. 702-8880 or BowlRedPin.com/specials.

Halloween Costume Party at Unpluggits, noon-2pm. FREE face painting and fun games. Included in paint’n play admission or craft purchase. 405-340-7584, Unpluggits.com.

Great Pumpkin Fest at TG Farms, 9am-6pm. $8 at the door or $6 in advance from Newcastle Chamber. A family event featuring arts and crafts, barn dance and entertainment. Newcastle Chamber, 405-387-3232, NewcastleOK.org.

FREE Fall Festival at Village Baptist Church, 4:30–6:30pm. Afamily friendly event with a preschool area and a grade school area.Plus the annual Trunk or Treat with more activities continuing inside.For infants to 6th grade. shale@vbcokc.org; 405-751-1951.

Halloween Night at the Orr Family Farm, 6-9pm. Hayrides, FREEpumpkins, animal barn, train rides, pedal cars and carousel, pumpkindecorating and costume contests. Costumes encouraged, no masks. FREEcoloring books and candy. Admission $10.50. 405-799-3276, OrrFamilyFarm.com.

FREE Fall Frolic at Waterloo Road Baptist Church, 5-7pm. Fallfestival for kids of all ages with a sports theme. A special area forinfants and toddlers, as well as a large area full of carnival stylegames for kids, inflatables and a bag of candy. Emily, 405-341-9024, emily@waterlooroad.org.

Trick or Treat in the Maze at Mikles Family Farm in Shawnee, (42610 N Wolverine) 2-4pm. Costume contest with prizes. Admission $7. For kids 10 and under. 405-401-8217, MiklesFamilyFarm.com.

FREE Sonic’s Spooky Saturday at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of
Natural History, 10am-5pm. FREE admission. 403-325-4712, snomnh.ou.edu.

FREE Trick or Treat at Edmond’s KickingBird Square, 4-6pm. Visit each store for treats. Located at Bryant and Danforth. 405-340-9202, BestofBooks.com.

FREE Trick or Treat on the Street in Downtown Edmond, 5-7pm. Visit the merchants downtown including the police and fire departments. 405-249-9391, DowntownEdmondOK.com.

FREE Midwest City Trick or Treat City at Joe B. Regional Park, 2-4:30pm. 405-733-3801, MidwestCityOK.com.

Full Day of Family Fun in Moore, 7am-9pm. Pancake Breakfast7am; Red Ribbon Parade, 10am; Red Ribbon Jam, noon, Haunt the Old Town,4:30pm; and 27th Annual Halloween Festival 6pm. All held at MooreCommunity Center.

FREE Trick-or-Treat at the Midwest City Library, 9am-5pm. Stop by the library for a little treat. All ages.

FREE Extreme Makeover: Halloween Edition at the Midwest CityLibrary, 10:30-11:30am. Learn tricks and techniques for doing stagemakeup and begin your own transformation. Space is limited.Registration required.

FREE Halloween Fun at the Del City Library, 2-3pm. Children come by for treats. Ages 6-11.

FREE Face Painting at the Ralph Ellison Library, 2-3pm. Get your face painted for Halloween. Teens.

FREE Cosplay costume contest at the Southern Oaks Library, 2-4pm. Costumes can be any copyrighted character. For rules and more information, call 631-4468.

FREE Neewollah Festival in Downtown Chickasha, 5pm. Includes candy, food and a costume contest. 405-224-0787, ChickashaChamber.com.

November 1

Bring a carved pumpkin to the OKC Thunder game and get a FREE ticket. Find out all the details here.