TEXAS, USA — You've heard people say, "There's nothing to do in town." Here is a list of events happening in San Angelo, Abilene and beyond to do with your friends and family.
BIG COUNTRY
FRIDAY
10 a.m. - Oktoberfest, downtown - CLYDE
10 a.m. - Master Gardeners Series: Greenhouses, Abilene Public Library Main Branch, 202 Cedar St.
10:30 a.m. - Grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony, Brother's RV Park and Food Truck Corral, 1090 Early Blvd. - EARLY
11 a.m. - Grand opening, Rust & Roses, 2526 S. 7th St.
11 a.m. - Super Storytime: Candy, Abilene Public Library South Branch, 4310 Buffalo Gap Road
4 p.m. - Once Upon a Storytime, Abilene Public Library South Branch, 4310 Buffalo Gap Road
5:30 p.m. - Lamar Street Pumpkin Patch, Lamar Street Baptist Church, 513 Lamar St. - SWEETWATER
6 p.m. - Friday the 13th Dinner and Trivia, High Vibes Emporium, 102 S. Broadway St. - BROWNWOOD
7 p.m. - Zombie Hunt, Play Faire Park, 2300 N. 2nd St.
7 p.m. - Abilene High School Theater: "Macbeth", Abilene High School auditorium, 2800 N. 6th St.
7:30 p.m. - "Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy (Really)", Abilene Community Theater, 809 Barrow St.
9 p.m. - Hound Dog Rock, Buck's Live, 103 S.W. Georgia Ave. - SWEETWATER
9 p.m. - Witches Night Out, Big Star Farms, 502 Country Road 176 - OVALO
SATURDAY
8 a.m. - Abilene Cattle Baron's Stars of Hope, Expo Center of Taylor County, 1801 SE 11th St.
8 a.m. - Big Country Master Gardeners In-Person Fall Plant Sale, Expo Center of Taylor County, 1801 SE 11th St.
9 a.m. - Spooktacular Jackpot Playday, Turkey Creek Rodeo Club, 1001 US Hwy 36W - CROSS PLAINS
9:30 a.m. - Ring of Fire Solar Eclipse Food Trucks, Franco's Flea Market, 200 Lamar St. - SWEETWATER
10 a.m. - Oktoberfest, downtown - CLYDE
10 a.m. - Stinger Spectacular Homecoming Parade, downtown - BROWNWOOD
10 a.m. - Business Mercado 2023: Celebrating 15 Years, Abilene Convention Center, 1100 N. 6th St.
10 a.m. - Boo at the Zoo, Abilene Zoo, 2070 Zoo Lane
10 a.m. - Annular solar eclipse viewing, Abilene State Park, 15 Park Road 32 - TUSCOLA
10 a.m. - Kids' DIY-U Workshop: Heroic Fire Truck, Lowe's Home Improvement, 4134 Ridgemont Drive
10 a.m. - Kids' DIY-U Workshop: Heroic Fire Truck, Lowe's Home Improvement, 1634 E. Musgrave Blvd.
10 a.m. - Moose Mountain Mornings: Christy Patton, Moose Mountain Coffee Bar and Roastery, 3365 S. 14th St.
10 a.m. - Fall Jump Fest, A Jumps and Tents for Events Company, 2717 Maple St.
10 a.m. - Family Fun Saturday, National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature, 102 Cedar St.
10 a.m. - Annular solar eclipse Watch Party, Lake Brownwood State Park, 200 State Hwy Park Road 15 - BROWNWOOD
10 a.m. - Solar Eclipse Brunch Tea, High Vibes Emporium, 102 S. Broadway St. - BROWNWOOD
11 a.m. - Sun Celebration and Eclipse Viewing, Abilene Public Library South Branch, 4310 Buffalo Gap Road
11:30 a.m. - Howard Payne University Choirs' Ad Astra: To the Stars - Homecoming Concert, Grace Chapel, 1012 Center Ave. - BROWNWOOD
Noon - Community Chili Cook-off, 105 Edgewater Road - CLYDE
1 p.m. - Adult Dungeons and Dragons, Abilene Public Library Mockingbird Branch, 1326 N. Mockingbird Lane
2 p.m. - Abilene High School Theater: "Macbeth", Abilene High School auditorium, 2800 N. 6th St.
3 p.m. - Hooters of Abilene Give a Hoot Fall Festival (fundraiser for breast cancer awareness), Hooters, 2042 E. Overland Trail
4:30 p.m. - Pints to End Polio, SunnHaus Brewing, 344 Clark Road
4:30 p.m. - Fall Trunk-or-Treat, Minda Street Church of Christ, 625 T and P Lane
5 p.m. - 2023 Welcome Home Celebration with Ariel Hutchins, Jon Stork, The Remedy, Fuzzy's Taco Shop, 508 N. Center Ave. - BROWNWOOD
6 p.m. - "Rocky Horror Picture Show" double-feature, Play Faire Park, 2300 N. 2nd St.
6 p.m. - Rollin' Woodfired Pizza - Abilene's Band Fest '23, Bill Franklin Center, 218 Commercial Ave. - COLEMAN
6 p.m. - Christy Patton, The Winery at Willow Creek, 4353 S. Treadaway Blvd.
7 p.m. - Abilene High School Theater: "Macbeth", Abilene High School auditorium, 2800 N. 6th St.
7:30 p.m. - Bubba Tate Memorial Celebration, Crash Pad Bar, 541 Arnold Blvd.
7:30 p.m. - Lyndsey Buchanan, Primal Brewing Company, 1238 N. 8th St.
7:30 p.m. - "Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy (Really)", Abilene Community Theater, 809 Barrow St.
8 p.m. - Shayne Porter, Los Trece, 3901 US Hwy 84/183S - EARLY
9 p.m. - Johnny Cooper, Matera Bar & Grill, 833 S. 1st St.
9 p.m. - 10th annual Ridge Pumpkin Patch, The Ridge - RBC, 4857 Buffalo Gap Road
10 p.m. - Patch After Dark Pumpkin Patch - Youth Night, Lamar Street Baptist Church, 513 Lamar St. - SWEETWATER
SUNDAY
1:30 p.m. - Pokemon Meet-up, Abilene Public Library Main Branch, 202 Cedar St.
2 p.m. - "Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy (Really)", Abilene Community Theater, 809 Barrow St.
2 p.m. - Women in the Military Program, VFW Post 6873, 1049 Veterans Drive
2:30 p.m. - Pure Sweat Basketball Clinic, Dodge Jones Youth Sports Center, 1042 Loop 322
5 p.m. - Book Launch and Open Mic, Seven & One Books, 1138 N. Second St.
CONCHO VALLEY
FRIDAY
1 p.m. - United Way of the Concho Valley 2023 Gift of Hope Golf Classic, Quicksand Golf Course, 2305 Pulliam St.
6 p.m. - Friday the 13th Anniversary Party, Zero One Taproom, 59 N. Koenigheim St.
6 p.m. - Kolby Cooper, Cooper's Bar-B-Q, 20809 Hwy 277S - CHRISTOVAL
6:30 p.m. - Get Down Bingo Fridays, Wandering Mind Brewery, 130 S. Oakes St.
6:30 p.m. - Tristan Graves, Plateau Brewing Company, 214 S. Chadbourne St.
7 p.m. - Friday the 13th Trivia Night, 10 Mile Productions, 401 Center Ave. - BROWNWOOD
7:30 p.m. - 12 Mile, The House of FiFi DuBois, 123 S. Chadbourne St.
8 p.m. - Fort Concho After Dark, Fort Concho National Historic Landmark, 630 S. Oakes St.
8 p.m. - Night Terrors at Riverside Haunted House and Zombie Paintball Hunt, 3301 Golf Course Road
8:30 p.m. - Texclipse Music Festival Pre-Party Tejas Brothers, East Ranch Road 2269 - JUNCTION
9 p.m. - Nightmare at Camp Williams outdoor haunted maze (scaredy cat hours 7 p.m.), San Angelo State Supported Living Center, 10950 US 67N - CARLSBAD
9 p.m. - Friday the 13th Theme Night, Circuit Breakers Arcade Bar, 109 S. Chadbourne St.
9 p.m. - La Alianza Nortena, Club El Patron, 1616 S. Chadbourne St.
SATURDAY
7:30 a.m. - Concho Valley Crimestoppers second annual golf tournament, Quicksand Golf Course, 2305 Pulliam St.
9 a.m. - Get Crafty, Stephens Central Library, 33 W. Beauregard Ave.
9 a.m. - Witches Hour, La Copa Joe, 805 San Antonio St. - MASON
9:30 a.m. - Annular solar eclipse viewing, Angelo State University, various locations on campus
9:30 a.m. - Annular solar eclipse viewing, Foster Field, 1600 University Ave.
10 a.m. - Paintbrush Alley Market Days, Paintbrush Alley - Art in Uncommon Places, 33 W. Twohig Ave.
10 a.m. - Annual Solar Eclipse and Fall Star Party, Fort McKavett State Historic Site, 7066 FM 864 - FORT MCKAVETT
10 a.m. - Second Saturdays, Railway Museum of San Angelo, 703 S. Chadbourne St.
10 a.m. - Annular solar eclipse viewing, Angelo State University Planetarium, 2333 Vanderventer Ave.
10 a.m. - Kids' DIY-U Workshop: Heroic Fire Truck, Lowe's Home Improvement, 5301 Sherwood Way
10:30 a.m. - Annular solar eclipse viewing, Stephens Central Library rooftop (ticket required), 33 W. Beauregard Ave.
10:30 a.m. - Annular solar eclipse crafts and viewing party, Angelo West Branch Library, 3013 Vista del Arroyo Drive
10:30 a.m. - Annular solar eclipse viewing with Angelo Astronomy astronomers, First Assembly of God, 1442 Edmund Blvd.
11 a.m. - Annular solar eclipse watch party, Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens, 4989 FM 1223
11 a.m. - American Legion Smith-Bryant Post 572 Chili Cook-off, Riverside Golf Course, 3301 Golf Course Road
11 a.m. - Annular solar eclipse viewing and paint party, Wandering Mind Brewery, 130 S. Oakes St.
2 p.m. - Saturday Story-time and Crafts, Stephens Central Library, 33 W. Beauregard Ave.
2 p.m. - Tom Green County Libraries Teen Republic Draw Together, Stephens Central Library, 33 W. Beauregard Ave.
3 p.m. - Pumpkin Fest, Fair Weather Farm, 2200 Country Road 116 - BRADY
4 p.m. - Living Water Lutheran Church Pumpkins in the Park 2023, Unidad Park, 3245 Vista del Arroyo Drive
4 p.m. - San Angelo Rotary Club Shrimpfest 2023, Kirby Park, 1402 Edmund Blvd.
6 p.m. - Braxton Keith, Cooper's Bar-B-Q, 20809 Hwy 277S - CHRISTOVAL
6 p.m. - Randall King, The JL Bar Ranch, Resort & Spa, 3500 Private Road 2254 - SONORA
6 p.m. - Critter Shack Titos for Dog People, Lone Star Liquors, 6510 US Hwy 67S
7 p.m. - The Wagoneers, Odeon Theater, 122 Moody St. - MASON
8 p.m. - Etta May and the Southern Fried Chicks, Elta Joyce Murphey Performance Hall, 72 W. College Ave.
9 p.m. - Nightmare at Camp Williams outdoor haunted maze (scaredy cat hours 7 p.m.), San Angelo State Supported Living Center, 10950 US 67N - CARLSBAD
9 p.m. - The First Part/Includer, The Penny Tap House, 2412 College Hills Blvd.
9 p.m. - Spooky Beer Pong Tournament, Circuit Breakers Arcade Bar, 109 S. Chadbourne St.
9:30 p.m. - Westbound Messaround Dusty Bo and the Contraband with Matt Red Moore, The Deadhorse, 210 S. Chadbourne St.
SUNDAY
11 a.m. - One Last Swiftie Sunday Brunch, Urban Salt Kitchen and Bar, 23 W. Beauregard Ave.
5 p.m. - CBA Madden 2k23 Tournament, Circuit Breakers Arcade Bar, 109 S. Chadbourne St.
5 p.m. - Ballet San Angelo Dance Floor 101, San Angelo Performing Arts Center, 82 Gillis St.
7 p.m. - San Angelo Chorus "That Lonesome Road", San Angelo Performing Arts Center Brooks and Bates Theater, 82 Gillis St.
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