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Weekend Planner: Pumpkin Patches to Haunted Houses
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The leaves are changing colors, the temperatures are cooling off and fall festivals are on the calendar. This weekend brings many opportunities for pumpkin picking, leaf peeping and cider drinking—as well as some fun indoor activities too.
What:
Where/When: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, at Cape St. Claire United Methodist Church, Cape St. Claire
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Why Go: Get your pumpkins and make scarecrows. Enjoy hayrides, games, food, hot apple cider and more.
Cost: Free
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Where/When: noon to 2 p.m., , Odenton
Why Go: There will be bobbing for apples, contests and games for kids, plus pumpkins for sale with proceeds benefitting the church's youth mission.
Cost: Free
What:
Where/When: 5 p.m., Friday, , Severna Park
Why Go: Delicious food and entertainment to benefit the Severna Park Community Center.
Cost: adults $10, children age 4-8 $5, kids under 3 free
What:
Where/When: 8:30 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Hillsmere Community Beach, at the corner of Hillsmere and East Bay View Drive.
Why Go: Enjoy the changing seasons and the colors of fall on the South River, around and along Harness and Duvall creeks.
Cost: Free
What:
Where/When: 7 p.m., Friday, 1100 Clark Road, Fort Meade
Why Go: The members of Meade High School's "Way-Off Broadway Players" perform two student-directed plays, offering a night of laughter and satire.
Cost: $6
What:
Where/When: 10 a.m., 2506 New Market Lane, Gambrills
Why Go: Little Treasury Jewelers is hosting an estate jewelry show that will feature an extensive collection of antique and vintage jewelry, exotic gems and signed pieces.
Cost: Free
What:
Where/When: 8 a.m. Oct. 15,
Why Go: Get rid of household hazardous wastes around the house. This program is for Anne Arundel County residents to dispose of household hazardous products, including oven cleaners, wood preservatives, pesticides, flammable liquids, oil-based paint, fluorescent light fixtures, gasoline, mercury thermometers and disinfectants.
Cost: Free
What:
Where/When: 6:30 p.m., Friday,
Why Go: Check out Bowie's annual haunted house and help raise money for Douglass High School.
Cost: $17 for tickets, $5 of each ticket will go to FDHS PTSA with coupon
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