This week’s events, in your region, on one page.
Haunted Hoorah
Military/sci-fi haunted attraction across 15,000 sq ft and 10 acres on Rose Avenue — Fri/Sat nights through Nov 1.
WHO Everyone
WhenMon Oct 12 – Sun Nov 1, 2026 · Fri–Sat Sep 19–Nov 1, 2026 · 8:00 PM–midnight
WhereHaunted Hoorah, 311 Rose Avenue, Marion (Marion County)
CostSee organizer website for details
Here Come the Mummies
8-piece funk-rock band performing wrapped head to toe as mummies.
WHO Everyone
WhenThu Oct 15, 2026 · 7:30 PM
WhereMarion Palace Theatre, 276 West Center Street (Marion County)
Cost$39, $49, $59, $69 (plus $3 restoration fee per ticket)
BIGGER, PLEASE!
BIGGER, PLEASE! at Marion Palace Theatre in Marion.
WHO Everyone
WhenSat Oct 17, 2026 · 7:30 PM (Preferred GA doors 6:00 PM)
WhereMarion Palace Theatre, 276 West Center Street (Marion County)
Cost$30 general admission; $50 preferred general admission (plus $3 restoration fee per ticket)
Dayspring Youth Craft Show & Community Event
A youth fundraiser with a craft show, silent auction, cornhole tournament, food trucks and inflatables.
WHO Everyone
WhenSat Oct 17, 2026 · 9:00 AM–2:00 PM
WhereDayspring Wesleyan Church, 2431 Marion Mt. Gilead Rd., Marion (Marion County)
CostFree
Dayspring Trunk-or-Treat
Kids trick-or-treat at 50+ decorated trunks, then caramel apples and a hay ride.
WHO Family
WhenSun Oct 25, 2026 · Contact organizer for hours (afternoon)
WhereDayspring Wesleyan Church, 2431 Marion Mt. Gilead Rd., Marion (Marion County)
CostSee organizer website for details
Lawrence Orchards Applebutter and Horseradish Day
Open-fire apple butter stirring and horseradish grinding at Lawrence Orchards — Schmidt's Sausage Truck rolls 10 AM–4 PM.
WHO Family
WhenSat Oct 31, 2026 · 9:00 AM–6:00 PM
WhereLawrence Orchards, 2634 Smeltzer Road, Marion (Marion County)
CostFree admission
Ohio Valley Christmas Craft Show (37th Annual)
37th annual Ohio Valley Christmas Craft Show fills the Marion County Fairgrounds Coliseum — public doors 10 AM, $1 in.
WHO Everyone
WhenSun Nov 1, 2026 · 10:00 AM–4:00 PM
WhereVeterans Memorial Coliseum, Marion County Fairgrounds, 220 East Fairground Street (Marion County)
Cost$1 admission
Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
The Southern-gospel quartet sings at Dayspring Wesleyan.
WHO Everyone
WhenFri Nov 13, 2026 · 7:00 PM
WhereDayspring Wesleyan Church, 2431 Marion Mt. Gilead Rd., Marion (Marion County)
Cost$25–$45