[media-credit name=”FC file photo” align=”alignright” width=”300″][/media-credit]

October features many festivities here in the Central Valley, and with all of the options available, October is sure to be filled with both fun and spooks.

Events

30th Homecoming:
Come to FC’s 30th annual homecoming on Friday Oct. 31 to experience floats, football and fun! There will be a color guard and percussion performance and a homemade float for each high school class. The FC jazz band will also be playing throughout the game. For these and many more, visit the FC football field this Friday, 7 – 10 p.m.

The Adams Family:
Good Company Players Presents The Addams Family, a frightfully delightful musical comedy about the original creepy, kooky, spooky family will run Sept. 18 to Nov. 9. It will show every night from 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

Jack’s Urban Eats:
Make a Wish Fundraiser at Jack’s Urban Eats invites families from the central valley to Jack’s Urban Eats in Fig Garden Village at 4 – 8 p.m., Oct. 28. If you present the special flyer at time of your purchase, 20 percent of your bill will be donated to Make-A-Wish Central California, found on Jack’s Urban Eats Facebook page.

Back to Basics: Wilderness Skills:
Back to Basics: Wilderness Skills at the John Muir Lodge is available to students from 10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m., Oct. 30. Spend 45 minutes buffing up map and compass skills, know how to read the weather, how to fit your own backpack, the best ways to use your trekking poles, and more. Each week the program will cover a topic from the “Back to Basics” clinics.

Hobb’s Grove:
Halloween at Hobb’s Grove ticketed attractions include The Hollows haunted forest, the haunted hayride into Shadow’s Keep and The Hobb Home haunted house. There’s music and characters milling around the several acres of land. The Halloween attraction is just outside of Sanger, only 20 minutes from Fresno. This event is going on every night from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., Nov. 1.

Phantom of the Opera:
A Warnors Theater Presents a Silent Film of the Opera Showing Silent Film for the second annual showing of the original production. Attendees in Phantom of the Opera costumes will get in for free. Admission into the theater will cost $5. The doors will open at 6 p.m., as the show will begin, 7 p.m., Nov. 1.

Fresno Central Valley Pumpkin Patch–
Planet Pumpkin is open with fair rides, pumpkins, a DJ on Friday and Saturday, and live music on Sunday evenings. They are open every day from 8:30 a.m.- 10 p.m. Admission is free, parking is free, and all rides are $1. We have pony rides for $5 and soon we will have the best face painters and pumpkin patch photographer in the Central Valley.

Follow The Feather via Twitter: @thefeather.

For more news, read the Oct. 27 article, STORIFY: Homecoming begins #FCgoesHollywood.