Halloween Safety Month • Emotional Wellness Month • Caramel Month
OCTOBER Don’t forget to call to confirm dates, times and admission prices.
tuesday | 1 FREE Pumpkin Station. Family attractions include giant slides, a petting zoo, rides, pumpkins and more. Through Oct. 31; visit website for hours and attraction ticket packages. Locations in Del Mar, Mission Valley and National City. www.pumpkinstation.com “Anastasia.” This adventure-filled musical transports us from the twilight of the Russian Empire to the euphoria of Paris in the 1920s, as a brave young woman sets out to discover the mystery of her past. Tonight-Oct. 6; visit website for schedule and tickets. For ages 7 & up. San Diego Civic Theatre, 1100 Third Ave., downtown San Diego. www.broadwaysd.com Kids FREE in October. Children, ages 12 & under, can explore more than 40 museums in the county including Birch Aquarium at Scripps, Fleet Science Center, Maritime Museum of San Diego, San Diego Model Railroad Museum and more. Today until Oct. 31. Download your coupon at www.sandiegomuseumcouncil.org.
wednesday | 2 Family Night: Make Boo Bags. 6-7 pm. $5. San Marcos Community Center, 3 Civic Center Dr. Register at www.san-marcos.net.
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Plan fun family adventures with the new edition of Out & About with Kids! Pick one up at Ralphs or Albertsons, or access the digital edition at www.sandiegofamily.com. Parent Movie Morning & Baby’s Night Out at UltraStar Cinemas. Wednesdays, 10 am & 7 pm. UltraStar Mission Valley Cinemas at Hazard Center, 7510 Hazard Center Dr., San Diego. www.ultrastarmovies.com
thursday | 3 FREE Carlsbad Pumpkin Patch. Check out giant pumpkins, hay rides (Fri.-Sun.), pumpkin painting and a corn maze. Don’t miss their haunted corn trail and nighttime corn maze (Fri. & Sat., dusk until 10 pm)! Through Nov. 2, 9 am-6 pm. Carlsbad Strawberry Fields, Cannon Rd. & Interstate 5. www.carlsbadstrawberrycompany.com
friday | 4 FREE Fern Street Circus Neighborhood Tour: “Tales from Friendship Park.” Performances feature juggling, trapeze, tumbling, tightwire, clowning, music and more. Each tour stop also includes a community health fair. Tonight, 6 pm at North Park Recreation Center. Also, Sat. & Sun., tomorrow-Oct. 27, 2 pm at local parks in San Diego. Before each show, enjoy a
puppetry-making workshop and a parade. www.fernstreetcircus.com/events Oktoberfest in El Cajon. Authentic German cuisine, music and entertainment. Today, 4-10 pm; tomorrow, noon-10 pm; Oct. 6, noon-9 pm. 1017 S. Mollison Ave. For tickets, visit www.oktoberfestelcajon.com.
saturday | 5 Campo Railroad Park & Museum’s Pumpkin Express. Take an old-time train ride through the San Diego County mountains, then walk through the Display Building featuring two haunted trains, a pumpkin patch, ghosts and ghouls. Sat. & Sun., today-Oct. 27, 11 am, 1:15 & 3 pm. 750 Depot St. For tickets, visit www.psrm.org. FREE Kids Care Fest offers vision and dental check-ups, flu shots, games and healthy fun for children and their families. 9 am-noon. Lemon Grove Recreation Center, 3131 School Lane. www.kidscarefest.org
Dying to see what’s in store this month? Creep through a trail of Halloween haunts featuring costume contests, trick-or-treating, fall festivals, pumpkin patches and other boo-tiful happenings guaranteed to raise your spirits!
Editor’s Picks FREE Halloween Spooktacular Presented by The Super Dentists Photo courtesy of The Super Dentists
Sink your fangs into a cauldron-load of fiendish fun at this annual fall bash filled with costume contests, a haunted house, a pumpkin carving display, carnival games, goody bags and prizes, food and vendors. Oct. 26, noon-3 pm. EastLake Shopping Center, 2226 Otay Lakes Rd., Chula Vista. www.thesuperdentists.com/events
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