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News • Arkansas • United States • 2011-09-27

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October is a flurry of fall fun in the Arkansas Delta. With festivals focusing on the bounty of autumnal harvest, pumpkin patches rimming to the brim with everyone’s favorite orange gourd, and “scary monsters” hiding around every corner. It’s a month filled with events and activities that will make you laugh, scream and appreciate the harvest and the beauty of autumn in Arkansas.

Celebrate the season as Peebles Farm in Augusta hosts the annual Fall Festival on Oct. 1-31. This year’s event features a 14-acre “Haunted Graveyard” corn maze, hayrides, a play area, cotton and pumpkin patches, a petting zoo, and hay tunnels. While you’re there, choose the perfect pumpkin to make into a jack-o-lantern. On Friday and Saturday nights throughout October, nighttime tours of the corn maze are offered. Visit www.PeeblesFarm.com or phone 870-919-6162 to learn more.

Try not to scream! Pumpkin Hollow in St. Francis opens their infamous haunted attractions to those who dare to enter! Beginning Oct. 1, visitors will be terrified by Bubba’s Butcher Barn, the Forest of Fright, and the Mad Skull Mine. For the youngsters or the faint of heart, there’s the Friendly Fairytale Forest. The haunted attractions are open each Friday and Saturday night through Oct. 29, in addition to Halloween night, Oct. 31. Pumpkin Hollow also offers a variety of fun fall activities, including hayrides, corn mazes, pig scrambles and pony rides. For more infnted attractions, visit www.HorrorintheHollow.com. Learn more about Pumpkin Hollow’s special fall events at www.PumpkinHollow.com or phone 870-598-3568.

History meets mystery during the Jonesboro Ghost Tour on Oct. 1-2, 6-9, 13-16, 20-23 and 24-31. Join magician Edward L. Underwood, author of “Haunted Jonesboro,” for an unforgettable night of chilling entertainment. Admission is $15. Log on to www.SpecialOccasionsEntertainment.net/JonesboroGhostTour.htm or call 870-275-7196 for information.

Enjoy the fun of the season during the 6th annual Fall Celebration at Lake Poinsett State Park in Harrisburg on Oct. 1. The family-friendly event offers live music, hayrides, games, food, activities and interpretive programs throughout the day. Contact the park at 870-578-2064 for details.

Greenlee Park in Brinkley is the site for the 28th annual Fall Festival on Oct. 1. The celebration includes live music, arts and crafts, children’s activities and food vendors. You can learn more by visiting www.BrinkleyChamber.com or calling 870-734-2262.

The 5th annual Hometown Crawfordsville Harvest Festival is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 8, in Crawfordsville. The daylong event features arts and crafts, live entertainment, a parade, a children’s area, a 5K run and a variety of food vendors. Activities will be held along Main Street. Call 870-823-5822 for more information.

Enjoy the bounty of the harvest as Weiner hosts the 35th annual Arkansas Rice Festival on Oct. 8. The event includes a variety of activities, including a car show, the rice cook-off, a parade, a truck and tractor pull, a weiner dog race, karaoke, and art and photography contests for youth and adults. Visit www.ArkansasRiceFestival.com or phone 870-919-0726 for more information.

The Sweet Potato Pie Fall Festival marks the close of the Farmers Market in Pine Bluff on Oct. 8. The event features live entertainment, activities for kids and a sweet potato pie contest. Pull out your grandmother’s recipe and compete with some of the best bakers in the area for the coveted blue ribbon. The market opens at 6 a.m. and the festival kicks off at 10 a.m. Log on to www.SaracenLanding.com or call 870-536-0920 for more information.

October 15 is the date for the 10th annual Fright Night Halloween celebration at Arkansas Post Museum State Park in Gillett. The family-friendly event includes games, prizes, face painting, a haunted house, a fortuneteller, and a spell caster. Admission is $1. Phone the park at 870-548-2634 for details.

Delta Heritage Trail State Park in Barton hosts BooFest on Oct. 22. The kid-friendly event offers a safe fall activity including a variety of games and a haunted house. Game tickets cost $.25 each. The cost for a tour of the haunted gin is $3 per person. Contact Delta Heritage Trail State Park at 870-572-2352 for details.

Lake Frierson State Park in Jonesboro offers a night of fun family entertainment on Oct. 22 with Halloween Hayrides. Participants will trick-or-treat by hay wagon, hear local legends, roast marshmallows on the shoreline and visit with the resident ghouls and goblins of Lake Frierson. Contact the park at 870-932-2615 for more information.

Corning is the location for 25th annual Harvest Festival on Oct. 22 at Wynn Park. The free daylong event features an antique car show, antique farm machinery demonstrations, arts and crafts, children’s games, food vendors, and live entertainment. Call 870-926-1188 to learn more about the long-time event.

Celebrate the harvest season in Caraway during the city’s annual Harvest Festival on Oct. 29. Held along Kentucky Street, the family-friendly event features arts and crafts, live music and entertainment, a variety of food, and fun activities for all ages. Learn more by calling 870-482-3431.

Prepare for a ghoulish good time as Parkin Archeological State Park in Parkin offers a Ghost Hunters’ Event on Oct. 29. Hear the stories of the Spanish Conquistadors, the ancient Casqui tribe, and the victims of the Northern Ohio Sawmill. Then you’ll have the chance to make up your mind for yourself about the ghosts! Those with reservations can spend the night in the museum and see if you can’t become personally acquainted with Parkin’s “history.” Admission is $25. Contact the park at 870-755-2500 to make reservations or for detailed information.

Spend the evening hearing spooky stories as Crowley’s Ridge State Park in Paragould hosts Ghosts, Legends, and the Unexplained on Oct. 29. Learn more about local legends and listen to eerie ghost stories. Participants are encouraged to wear their Halloween garb and awards will be given for the best costumes. Call the park for more information at 870-573-6751.

October is abundant with fun festivities and exciting events just waiting for your and your family. Get out and explore! You’ll find something for everyone, from fun to frightening, this month in eastern Arkansas.

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