Monday, October 19, 2009

50 Fun Things for Track 3 Families to Do During Their Break

Hey Track 3 families in Wake County, there's no shortage of things to do when you're tracked out during Halloween. Here's our looong and spooky list of stuff for you to do while you're on your track-out break!

1. Hill Ridge Farms Fall Pumpkin and Harvest Festival (through Oct. 31)
2. Tweetsie Railroad Ghost Train (through Oct. 31)
3. October ZooFEST at the North Carolina Zoo (through Oct. 31)
4. Museum of Life and Science Presents Halloween Village (through Nov. 14)
5. North Carolina State Fair (through Oct. 25)
6. Town of Apex Pumpkin Decorating Contest (through Oct. 31)
7. Classic Productions Presents "Junie B Jones" (Oct. 19)
8. Educational Concert by the North Carolina Symphony (Oct. 20)
9. Come See the #6 Con-Way Freight NASCAR "Show" Truck at BounceU of Apex (Oct. 20)
10. Double Author Night at Quail Ridge Books (Oct. 20)
11. The Durham Bulls Celebrate Their Triple A National Championship With a Party at DBAC on Oct. 21
12. Wild Things (Chapel Hill Author Clay Carmichael) book discussion and signing (Oct. 22)
13. "Astro Boy" Movie Releases Oct. 23
14. TheatreworksUSA Presents "Seussical" Oct. 23
15. Witches’ Tea, Oct. 23
16. New Hope Valley Railway Pumpkin Party, Oct. 23
17. Halloween Boo Bounce at BounceU of Apex, Oct. 23, 30 and 31
18. The Durham Jaycees and American Tobacco District Present the 37th Annual Haunted House, Oct. 23-31
19. North Carolina Symphony Presents "Fantastique", Oct. 23
20. BOO at the ZOO, Oct. 24-25
21. Raleigh Wide Open/City Plaza Grand Opening, Oct. 24
22. Halloween Storytime at Barnes & Noble, Oct. 24
24. Kids Halloween Spooktacular at Borders, Oct. 24
25. 2009 Raleigh Jaycees Terror at Possum Creek: Kids Day, Oct. 24
26. Magic of Michael Creech and Jeff Lloyd, Oct. 24
27. Halloween Train at New Hope Valley Railway, Oct. 24
28. Tricks & Treats Halloween Bash, Oct. 24
29. Broadway Series Youth Presents the Vienna Boys Choir, Oct. 25
30. Children’s Pumpkin Carving at the Umstead Hotel and Spa in Cary, Oct. 25
31. Museum of Life and Science Presents Science Spooktacular with a ChemMystery Show, Oct. 28-29
32. Free music and movement class for tots at the ArtsCenter in Carrboro, Oct. 29
33. Morehead Planetarium and Science Center Presents "Scare-o-lina Skies", Oct. 29, Nov. 1
34. Darkside Haunted Estates Low Scare Night for Kids, Oct. 29
35. Trick or Treat at Crabtree Valley Mall, Oct. 30
36. New Hope Valley Railway Ride Day: Steam Spectacular, Oct. 31
37. BATOLOGY at the North Carolina Zoo, Oct. 31
38. Chapel Hill Creamery hosts Plow Day with the NC Percheron Horse Association, Oct. 31
39. HollyFest 2009, Oct. 31
40. 7th Annual Day in Downtown Fuquay-Varina, Oct. 31
41. The Phantom of the Orchestra! Oct. 31
42. Natural History Halloween at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences, Oct. 31
43. NC Museum of History Presents "Make It, Take It: Make Your Own Fun", Oct. 31
44. Fright Night '09 at the ArtsCenter in Carrboro, Oct. 31
45. Free Family Day at the Nasher Museum of Art, Nov. 2
46. N.C. Museum of History Presents Time for Tots: American Indian Life, Nov. 3
47. NC Museum of History Presents History Corner: Aw Nuts! Nov. 5
48. Raleigh Little Theatre Presents "Snoopy!!! The Musical", Nov. 6-22
49. PAGE Super Saturday is Nov. 7 at NCSU's Talley Student Center, Nov. 7
50. NC Museum of History Presents Make It, Take It: Army Dog Tags, Nov. 7