October Events and Festivals 2017

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October Events in the RGV

Make plans for some family fun this October in the Rio Grande Valley. Check out the guide to Pumpkin Patches around the valley this fall, too! Make some memories with the family and get our and have some fun.

RECURRING EVENTS

Buckets of Fun at Quinta Mazatlan

Every Thursday, 10:00 – 11:00 am

Preschool children and their parents will have BUCKETS OF FUN with hands-on, nature-inspired lessons filled with song, discovery, socializing, movement and exploration! Adults and children must dress for outdoor activities. Date: Thursdays Time: 10:00- 11:00 am Fee: $3 program fee per child. (Adults: $3 regular admission; $2 seniors, Large groups, please register in advance).

Mozart and Me Music Class

Fridays in October and November at 10:00 – 10:45 am
Quinta Mazatlan, McAllen

Share in the joy of music-making and learning how your child is developing, all while strengthening your relationship with your child. Taught by Dr. Diana Seitz, Professor of Music at UTRGV.

Dates: Fridays in October & November (October 6, 13, 20, & 27- November 3, 10, & 17)
Time: 10:00- 10:45 am
Fee: $50 for all 7 classes or $10 per class.
Materials: Fees includes materials and one accompanying adult/chaperone. 

PalmFest International

Saturday, October 7, 2017 – Sunday, October 8, 2017
Location: McAllen Convention Center

ADMISSION: $5 // children under 12 are FREE


OCTOBER 9 – 15

 

Take a Kid Fishing – SPI

Friday, Oct. 13 (5-8 PM) – Saturday, October 14 (sunrise – noon)
Jim’s Pier • 211 W. Swordfish St, South Padre Island, TX
Take a Kid Fishing! Presented by RGV CCA
Oct 13: Registration from 5 PM to 8 PM at Jim’s Pier
Oct 14: Sunrise to Noon, Weigh in will be from 10 AM to 12:30 PM

McHI Fall Market Day

Saturday, October 14th, from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Nomad Shrine Club, 1044 W Nolana Loop – Pharr, TX
(between Jackson & Sugar Road on NOLANA)

Shop 75+ local vendors: arts, handmade gifts/crafts, clothes, bows, jewelry, other fine items & student organization booth activities.

Nature Tots: Nature Feelings

Saturday, October 14th, from 9:30 – 10:30 am

A special hour of “nature play” designed specifically for our youngest visitors- ages 1-3. Children explore the feelings and sounds of a variety of nature items, such as sands, rocks, water, sticks, and mud in hands-on, exploratory stations set up in a different weekly theme. Date: Saturdays Time: 9:30- 10:30 am Fee: $3 program fee 

35th Annual Fall Festival at Calvary Christian School

Saturday, October 14th, from 4 pm-8 pm
1815 N 7th St, Harlingen, TX 78550-4340

PTFA is at work making preparations so that this year’s Fall Festival will be another great success, as well as a fun, exciting evening of entertainment for your whole family. For many, attending Fall Festival is a yearly family tradition, and we look forward to sharing it with you and hope that you will invite your friends and neighbors to join us as well! 


OCTOBER 16 – 22

Planta Nativa at Quinta Mazatlan

Thursday, October 19, from 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Quinta MazatlanWorld Birding Center
600 Sunset Drive
McAllen, TX 78503

The evening works to celebrate our natural and cultural history in the Valley. Standout local brewers will be in the historic courtyard featuring the Big River Brewery-Pharr, Rabble-Rouser BrewingCompany-McAllen and the Border Brewers-Weslaco. Playing live will be The Parula Winds- the Woodwind Quintet and the native drum ensemble of Marcel Adjibi & Group. Enjoy delicious Mediterranean specialties by Chef Nancy Melham of Greens & Lemons and specialty healthy desserts from the Home Bakers Market with Lebby Salinas. 

St. Mark’s Preschool Carnival 

Friday, October 20, from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
301 West Pecan Ave, McAllen, Texas
Join us for rides, games, prizes and more!

Crazy 8K Run/Walk

Saturday, Oct. 21 • 8AM – 10AM 

Photo Adventures at EWBC

Saturday, Oct. 21 • 9AM – 10:30AM 

Nature Tots: Nature Machines

Saturday, Oct. 21 • 9AM – 10:30AM 

Butterfly Garden in a Pot

October 21 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am

Big Red’s Ranch Fall Family Day

October 21 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

“All the Right Elements” Festival at St. Matthew’s

Saturday, Oct. 21 • 5 – 9 PM
St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church & School • 2620 Crestview Dr., Edinburg

STC BattleBots, Planetarium, Food, Games, Rides, Prizes, Live DJ, Cash Prize Raffle, Silent Auction! 956-383-4202 for more information.

Dia de Los Muertos Folklife Festival

Saturday, Oct. 21 • 6 – 10 PM
Mission Historical Museum • 900 Doherty Ave, Mission, Texas 78572 

Framboyant Learning Center Fall Festival

October 22 @ 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Community Night at CMB

Sunday, Oct. 22 • 5 – 7 PM

Children’s Museum of Brownsville • 900 Doherty Ave, Mission, Texas 78572

Preview the museum without worrying about the admissions. Donations are accepted.  Community night is one way in which the CMB makes the museum accessible for all to enjoy.

 


OCTOBER 23 – 31

Bird Walks

October 24 @ 8:30 am – 4:00 pm

Scary Stories

October 24 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Buckets of Fun: Fun with Hollows and (Halloween!)

October 26 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Fall Festival at Discovery School

Thursday, October 26, from 5:30 – 8:30 PM
Discovery School, 1711 W. Alberta Rd., Edinburg

Make plans to spend the evening with the whole family playing games, enjoying rides, dining together, and having some good ol’ fun making memories! 

Nature Speaker Series: Cooking with Natives, Taste a Walk through History

October 26 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Howl-O-Ween at PAWS

October 26 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

MOZART Mommy & Me Music Class

October 27 @ 10:00 am – 10:45 am`

Kids Art Night

October 27 @ 6:30 pm – 7:00 pm

5th Annual Step Up to Down Syndrome Awareness Walk

Saturday, October 28, from 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM
McAllen Sports Park

Step UP Walk will be held Saturday, October 28th from 8:00am – 1:00pm at the McAllen Sports Park located at 3301 Buddy Owens Blvd. In celebration of our 5th Annual Step Up Walk, RGVDSA is excited to bring self-advocate, fashion designer, and entrepreneur Megan Bomgaars from A&E’s Emmy award-winning show Born This Way.

5th Annual Step Up for Down Syndrome Awareness Walk

October 28 @ 8:00 am – 1:00 pm

Los Muertos 5K

October 28 @ 8:00 am – 11:00 am

Spectacular Saturday

October 28 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Nature Tots: Nature Sounds

October 28 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Fossil Fright

October 28 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Edinburg Scenic Wetlands & World Birding Center714 Raul Longoria Rd 
Edinburg, TX 78540 United States

Fall Festival – Hands in Art

Saturday, October 28, from 4:00 – 10:00 PM
Hands in Art Studio

Enjoy a night of music, art, handmade crafts, and local food! Shop local entrepreneurs, artists, and artisans work from ceramics, crocheting, jewelry, and much more.

Family Overnight Campout at Firemen’s Park

October 28 @ 4:00 pm – October 29 @ 11:00 am
Fireman’s Park201 N. 1st Street 
McAllen

Fall Festival at Castaneda

October 28 @ 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Día de los Muertos – Cempasúchil: Flower of the Dead

October 28 @ 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm

 

Trunk or Treat – Resaca

October 28 @ 5:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Haunted Trails Brownsville

October 28 @ 5:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Family Overnight Campout at Firemen’s Park

October 28 @ 4:00 pm – October 29 @ 11:00 am

 

 

Bird Walks

October 31 @ 8:30 am – 4:00 pm

3rd Annual Trunk or Treat

October 31 @ 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Fall Activities and Festivals in the RGV 2016

March Events Guide 

Moon Over Mazatlan [Thursday, March 30th]

Taste McAllen [Thursday, March 30th]

Homestead Tour of Grace Heritage Ranch [Saturday, April 1st]

Brownsville Youth Cross County Meet [Saturday – Sunday April 1st – 2nd]

Geocaching: A High-Tech Scavenger Hunt [Saturday, April 1st]

Out of this World UFO Festival [Edinburg • Saturday, April 1st]

Pharr Spring Festival [Saturday, April 1st]

Beauty and the Beast Singalong [McAllen • Saturday, April 1st]


Ongoing:

Brownsville Farmers Market [Every Saturday]

Quinta Mazatlan Family Forest Walk [Every Saturday]

Prenatal Yoga [Kundalini • Every Tuesday]

Family Fun Night Activities [IMAS • Every Thursday]

 

 

Brownsville Wind Symphony [Wednesday, April 5th]

Valley Symphony Orchestra: Romeo & Juliet [Thursday, April 6th]

History Tour of Quinta Mazatlan [Thursday, April 6th]

Parent’s Night Out at FCCDOC [McAllen • Friday, April 7th]

Featured Event >> Homestead Tour of Grace Heritage Ranch [Lyford • Saturday, April 8th]

1st Annual Husky Hound Dash [Mission • Saturday, April 8th]


Ongoing:

Brownsville Farmers Market [Every Saturday]

Quinta Mazatlan Family Forest Walk [Every Saturday]

Prenatal Yoga [Kundalini • Every Tuesday]

Family Fun Night Activities [IMAS • Every Thursday]

Earth Kids! [Monday, April 10th]

Easter Egg Hunt [Brownsville • Tuesday, April 11th]

Native Plant Tour [Wednesday, April 12th]

Buckets of Fun: Wild About Water [Thursday, April 13th]

Homestead Tour of Grace Heritage Ranch [Saturday, April 15th]

The Egg Dash 5K [Weslaco • Saturday, April 15th]


Ongoing:

Brownsville Farmers Market [Every Saturday]

Quinta Mazatlan Family Forest Walk [Every Saturday]

Prenatal Yoga [Kundalini • Every Tuesday]

Family Fun Night Activities [IMAS • Every Thursday]

UTRGV Percussion Chamber Orchestra [Edinburg • Monday, April 17th]

UTRGV University Orchestra [Edinburg • Friday, April 21st]

Featured Event >> Homestead Tour of Grace Heritage Ranch [Lyford • Saturday, April 22nd]

CommUNITY Autism Awareness Event & Sensory Festival [Saturday, April 22nd]

Earth Day Trail Run 2017 [Saturday, April 22nd]

7th Annual Walk N Rolla Capes and Tiaras [Saturday, April 22nd]

The Great Cloth Diaper Exchange [Saturday, April 22nd]

Camp Native: Archery/ Kayaking 10 [Saturday, April 22nd]

Disney on Ice: Follow Your Heart [Sunday, April 23rd]


Ongoing:

Brownsville Farmers Market [Every Saturday]

Quinta Mazatlan Family Forest Walk [Every Saturday]

Prenatal Yoga [Kundalini • Every Tuesday]

Family Fun Night Activities [IMAS • Every Thursday]

Garden Walk and Talk [Wednesday, April 26th]

Forrest Sculpture Trail [Thursday, April 27th]

Homestead Tour of Grace Heritage Ranch [Lyford • Saturday, April 29th]

4th Annual Dolphin Dash [Brownsville • Saturday, April 29th]

Vintage on Main Market Days [Saturday, April 29th]

2nd Annual Zumbathon For Kids [Saturday, April 29th]

Celebrating Mom [McAllen • Sunday, April 30th]

Edinburg Wind Ensemble [Sunday, April 30th]

>> Bloom RGV [Saturday, May 13th] <<


Ongoing:

Brownsville Farmers Market [Every Saturday]

Quinta Mazatlan Family Forest Walk [Every Saturday]

Prenatal Yoga [Kundalini • Every Tuesday]

Family Fun Night Activities [IMAS • Every Thursday]

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Renee K.
Hi. I’m Renee. Last year, I left my full-time job in New York, moved back home to Texas, bought a house, and popped out my first baby. Luckily, I did this all with my awesome husband and our totally bewildered cat. Now that we’re living in the RGV, I’m getting to know a whole new side of Texas— which I love. I also love my little girl, public libraries, fresh margaritas, adult conversation, and anything funny or satirical. (I used to love sleeping, but I think we all know that’s a lost cause.) When I’m not adjusting to life with a toddler, I'm working from home as a freelance copywriter. Oh, and downing copious amounts of iced coffee.

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