Big Woods/Hard Truth hosting fall events
Dr. Skirvin’s Mixological Laboratory of Liquid Danger will take place Friday, Oct. 25 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Big Woods Hard Truth Hills Bottle Shop, 418 Old State Road 46. Adults 21 and older can learn about and sample cocktails while children experiment with spooky mocktails. The event is free.
The Big Busted Bash is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 26 from 9 p.m. to midnight at Big Woods Village, 60 Molly’s Lane. This will be a classic, 21-and-older only Halloween party featuring a DJ, drink specials and prizes for most original and best group costumes. There is a $5 cover charge.
Hard Truth Hills Trick-or-Treat and Pumpkin Painting will take place on Halloween, Thursday, Oct. 31, on the Hard Truth Terrace from 7 to 9 p.m. Visitors are invited to trick-or-treat with Hard Truth Hills staff on the terrace and receive a pumpkin to paint on site for free.
For more information on these and other events, visit the Hard Truth Hills website at hardtruthhills.com/event-calendar.
Haunted trail planned at Deer Run Park
The fourth annual Fear Run at Deer Run Haunted Trail will be open from 8 to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 25 and 26 on the trail around the park. The ticket booth will be at the upper concession stand. Adult entry is $7, or $5 for children younger than 12. This is a fundraiser for parks and rec programming.
For more information, call 812-988-5522.
Two fall festivals taking place in Helmsburg
HELMSBURG — Two family-friendly fundraising events are happening on weekends in October at the Jackson Township Fire Department, 4831 Helmsburg Road.
The eighth-annual BucCornEar Festival will take place on Saturday, Oct. 26 from 4 to 7 p.m. All are welcome to enjoy food, games and activities. There will be a live house burn, a live power line demo by REMC, corn shucking and shelling, and a firefighter challenge.
The Friendly Forest, for all ages, will take place on Friday and Saturday evenings, Oct. 25 and 26. Come in a costume to trick-or-treat in the woods and enjoy snacks and drinks at the fire station. The cost is $1 per child, adults free. It runs from 7 to 9 p.m.
For more information, visit the fire department’s Facebook page.
Visit county landmarks on history tour
Brown County’s history is tied closely to the story of the land. Ride along with guide David Rupp and learn the story of Brown County from pre-settlement days to the present, visiting historical landmarks throughout the southern part of the county. Stops will include the state park, Stone Head, Pikes Peak, the 10 O’clock Treaty Line and Elkinsville.
A highlight to this tour is the Story Inn, home to the Blue Lady Ghost and a homegrown Hoosier lunch. The tour can also be booked as a private tour if Rupp is available.
Tours will take place on Mondays, Oct. 28, Nov. 4 and 11 from 9 a.m. to noon or 1 to 4 p.m. Tickets are $30 per person. For more information, call 812-679-8978.
Donations, candy stations needed for trail
On Halloween night, hundreds of children and families will walk the Salt Creek Trail in Nashville to collect candy. Last year, 35,000 to 45,000 pieces were given out, according to Brown County Parks and Recreation staff.
Brown County parks and rec at Deer Run Park and the Brown County YMCA on Willow Street are taking donations of Halloween candy now through Oct. 31. Drop them off at either place.
The groups also are offering local people the chance to set up trick-or-treat stations along the Salt Creek Trail on Halloween. The trail, which starts at the YMCA, provides a safe, centrally located place for all Brown County children and visitors to celebrate the holiday.
If interested in creating a trick-or-treat station, call parks and rec at 812-988-5522 or the Y at 812-988-9622.
Halloween activities set at library
The Brown County Public Library, 205 Locust Lane, will host special Halloween stories and crafts on Thursday, Oct. 31 from 11 a.m. to noon. Children 12 and younger are invited to listen to slightly spooky stories and create a craft at the library, wear costumes and trick-or-treat.
For more information, call 812-988-2850.
Visitors bureau organizing ‘Halloween Town’
The Halloween season in Nashville will bring a host of new events around town.
TUESDAY, Oct. 22:
- Harvest Moon Tales and Lore Walking Tour starting at the Visitors Center (211 S. Van Buren St.) For $10 per person, guests can learn about the mystery, folk beliefs and rural legends of Nashville they sit by the fire boulder and stroll the village to visit the sites where these events took place. Call 812-988-7303 for more information.
THURSDAY, Oct. 24:
- Harvest Moon Tales and Lore Walking Tours continue.
- Community Pumpkin Contest and Display at the Visitors Center (211 S. Van Buren St.). Carve a pumpkin and drop it off for a chance to win prizes through drawings. Pumpkins will be on display throughout Halloween week.
FRIDAY, Oct. 25:
- Community Pumpkin Contest and Display at the Visitors Center (211 S. Van Buren St.) continues.
SATURDAY, Oct. 26:
- Festivities at Coachlight Square behind the Brown County Visitors Center (211 S. Van Buren St.) from noon to 4 p.m. Makeup artists will transform people into zombies. Watch old-school horror flicks on the big screen or learn dance moves.
- Pet costume contest at the new Polly’s Dog Park (at the dead end of South Jefferson Street) at 3 p.m.
- Zombie Walk and Parade in downtown Nashville at 5 p.m. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED BECAUSE OF RAIN IN THE FORECAST.
- Free ghost stories at Coachlight Square at 6 p.m.
- Fear Run at Deer Run at Deer Run Park (McLary Road, off Helmsburg Road) at 8 p.m. See bcparksrec.com for more information.
- Concert by Here Come the Mummies at the Brown County Music Center at 8 p.m. See browncountymusiccenter.com for tickets. It’ll be followed by the Monster Mash After Party at the music center.
- Story Inn’s Blue Lady Bash at the Story Inn (6404 State Road 135 South) at 8 p.m. with live music, food and drink specials and costume contests.
- Big Busted Halloween Bash at Big Woods Village (downtown Nashville) at 9 p.m.
SUNDAY, Oct. 27:
- “Beetlejuice” showing at the Brown County Playhouse (70 S. Van Buren St.) at 4 and 7 p.m. Get tickets at browncountyplayhouse.org.
TUESDAY, Oct. 29:
- Harvest Moon Tales and Lore Walking Tour starting at the Visitors Center (211 S. Van Buren St.) For $10 per person, guests can learn about the mystery, folk beliefs and rural legends of Nashville they sit by the fire boulder and stroll the village to visit the sites where these events took place. Call 812-988-7303 for more information.
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 30:
- “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” showing at the Brown County Playhouse (70 S. Van Buren St.) at 7 p.m. Get tickets at browncountyplayhouse.org.
- Killer Cocktails, a murder mystery mixology experience, at Hard Truth Hills (418 Old State Road 46). Visit hardtruthhills.com for details.
THURSDAY, Oct. 31:
- Harvest Moon Tales and Lore Walking Tour starting at the Visitors Center (211 S. Van Buren St.) For $10 per person, guests can learn about the mystery, folk beliefs and rural legends of Nashville they sit by the fire boulder and stroll the village to visit the sites where these events took place. Call 812-988-7303 for more information.
- Trick-or-treating on the three-quarter-mile-long Salt Creek Trail (between the Brown County YMCA and the CVS) between 5 and 7 p.m. A free shuttle will be running to get people back to their vehicles.
- Trick-or-treating at participating shops, restaurants and hotels in downtown Nashville between 5 and 8 p.m.
- Free kid-friendly ghost stories around a fire at the Village Green Pavilion (corner of Jefferson and Main streets) starting at 7 p.m.
- Pumpkin painting at Hard Truth Hills (418 Old State Road 46) between 7 and 9 p.m.
- “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” showing at the Brown County Playhouse (70 S. Van Buren St.) at 10:30 p.m. Get tickets at browncountyplayhouse.org.
- Killer Cocktails, a murder mystery mixology experience, at Hard Truth Hills (418 Old State Road 46). Visit hardtruthhills.com for details.
For more information on Halloween Town, visit halloweentownindiana.com or call 812-988-7303.
Farmers market Sunday to feature fall celebration
The Nashville Farmers Market invites the community to a fall celebration on the final market day of the season, Sunday, Oct. 27 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Brown County Inn parking lot, 51 State Road 46 East.
This event is designed for children, featuring apple taste-testing and paint-your-own-pumpkin activities.
The market is a rain-or-shine event. For more information, email [email protected] or follow the market on Facebook at NashvilleIndianaFarmersMarket.
