Oct. 7-9: Southlake Oktoberfest
Hosted by the Southlake Chamber of Commerce, this free weekend festival offers handcrafted arts and crafts booths, live entertainment, food and beverages, family activities and a dachshund race. 4-11:30 p.m. (Fri.), 9 a.m.-11:30 p.m. (Sat.), 1-5:30 p.m. (Sun.). Southlake Town Square, 1560 E. Southlake Blvd., Southlake. 817-481-8200. www.oktoberfestsouthlake.com
Fairview Farms is celebrating its 30th year in Plano.[/caption]Oct. 7-9: Fairview Farms Marketplace
Stock up on fall favorites like pumpkins, gourds, hay bales and cornstalks at Fairview Farms Marketplace, 3314 N. Central Expressway, Ste. 100, Plano. The farmer’s market also offers fresh produce and pottery items for sale. Shoppers can also break for lunch or dinner at Cuellar’s Fajita Ranch next door. The market is open 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. 972-422-2500. www.fairview-farms.com
Oct. 8: Plano Public Safety PULLooza
Join Plano Fire-Rescue, Plano Police and the city’s 9-1-1 dispatch department for the first annual Public Safety PULLooza. Teams will try their hand in a tug-of-war competition involving a 36-ton fire truck to help raise money for Special Olympics Texas. The event also includes children’s activities, hands-only CPR and AED training, a police SWAT demo, food trucks and more. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Registration starts at 10 a.m. followed by the first pull at 11 a.m. Oak Point Amphitheater parking lot and event field, 2801 E. Spring Creek Parkway, Plano.
Hall Park developer Craig Hall will be at the Texas Sculpture Garden for the Frisco Arts Walk Oct. 8.[/caption]Oct. 8: Frisco Arts Walk
Presented by Frisco Arts, the first-ever Frisco Arts Walk takes place at Hall Park from 3-9 p.m. this Saturday. The event will feature interactive art performances by Frisco-based nonprofit arts organizations, a pop-up food truck park, a community stage and a children’s area complete with bounce houses, a petting zoo and hands-on activities. For more information on the free event, visit www.friscoarts.org
Oct. 8: U.S. Ocarina Festival
The city of Allen's fourth annual U.S. Ocarina Festival features more than 20 ocarina virtuosos from the United States and Japan. Enjoy performances on this ancient wind instrument from Kazumi Sato, all-female ocarina ensemble Sa Ku Ra, Cris Gale and multi-instrumentalist Cornell Kinderknecht. Allen Public Library, 300 N. Allen Drive. 214-509-4911. www.cityofallen.org
Oct. 9: "The Hallelujah Girls" presented by McKinney Repertory Theater
Hilarity abounds when the feisty females of Eden Falls, Georgia, decide to shake up their lives. The action in this rollicking Southern comedy takes place in SPA-DEE-DAH!, the abandoned church-turned day spa where this group of friends gathers every Friday afternoon. 2:30- 4:30 p.m. $13 (children), $15 (students and seniors), $18 (adults). Courtroom Theater at McKinney Performing Arts Center, 111 N. Tennessee St., Mckinney. www.mckinneyperformingartscenter.org
