Track 4 Track-Out Fun: 40+ Fun Things To Do!

The weather is cooling and kids' activities are mounting up like piles of leaves! Track 4 families: check out all of the fun things you can do while your kids are on their fall break. For more, visit our calendar!

1. Carolina Ballet Presents "Swan Lake" (through Oct. 4)
2. Hill Ridge Farms Fall Pumpkin and Harvest Festival (through Oct. 31)
3. NC Museum of History Presents History Corner: An Apple a Day (Oct. 1)
4. ANIMALIA Golden Rod Puppets - by Hobey Ford (Oct. 1)
5. Fall/Winter Kidz Stuff Consignment Sale - Hayes Barton Baptist Church (Oct. 1-3)
6. Wild Rumpus Teacher Celebration at Borders (Oct. 2)
7. NC Museum of History Presents First Friday at the Movies: “The Pirate of the Black Hawk”
8. Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and Meet Josefina at Barnes & Noble (Oct. 2)
9. Tweetsie Railroad Ghost Train (Oct. 2-31)
10. Iron Man Tournament at Dreamsports Center (Oct. 3-4)
11. October ZooFEST at the North Carolina Zoo Begins Oct. 3 (through Oct. 31)
12. Raleigh Author Tisha Duncan Reads From Her Book "My Dirty Cat Mutt" at Quail Ridge Books (Oct. 3)
13. Fox 50 Family Fest at the American Tobacco Campus in Durham (Oct. 3)
14. PETER AND THE WOLF- with face painting and crafts! $5 for performance; $2 combined for crafts and face painting (Oct. 3-4)
15. Celebration of Children in the Arts at the Cary Ballet Conservatory (Oct. 3)
16. New Hope Valley Railway Ride Day (Oct. 4)
17. Carolina Kids Consignment Sale at Smithfield National Guard Armory (Oct. 4-5)
18. Meet Author Angie Sage and New Septimus Heap Book (5th in Series, "Syren") (Oct. 5)
19. "Grease" Comes to the Durham Performing Arts Center (Oct. 6-11)
20. N.C. Museum of History Presents Time for Tots: Down in the Pumpkin Patch (Oct. 6 and 13)
21. Just 4 Kids Fall/Winter Consignment Sale at LifeSpring Community Church in Fuquay-Varina (Oct. 6-9)
22. Great Pumpkin Contest at the NC State Farmers Market (Oct. 8)
23. N.C. Transportation Museum Will Host "Disney's A Christmas Carol" Train Tour (Oct. 9-10)
24. Parent's Night Out at BounceU of Apex (Oct. 9)
25. Family Fun Night -- Curious George (Oct. 9)
26. Readers Theater: Design, Create, Perform for Your Family and Friends! At Eva Perry Library in Apex (Oct. 10)
27. Raleigh Dance Theatre's Storybook Tales (Oct. 10)
28. Cary Diwali: Festival of Lights at Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary (Oct. 10)
29. Wolf Awareness Week at the Museum of Life and Science (Oct. 11-17)
30. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, Book Release party! (Oct. 12)
31. Author Event: Katie Kazoo KATIE KAZOO: GOING BATTY at Quail Ridge Books in Raleigh (Oct. 12)
32. Museum of Life and Science Presents Halloween Village (Oct. 14-Nov. 1)
33. North Carolina State Fair (Oct. 15-25)
34. Town of Apex Pumpkin Decorating Contest (Oct. 15-30)
35. DPAC Presents "Imagination Movers National Tour" and Buy-One-Get-One-Free Kids Night (Oct. 15)
36. "Where the Wild Things Are" Movie Releases Oct. 16
37. Taste of the Market at Wake Forest Farmers Market (Oct. 17)
38. The Second Annual Hillsborough Handmade Parade (Oct. 17)
39. NC Museum of History Presents "Government Matters!" (Oct. 17)
40. Haunting at Harris: Land of Oz (Harris Lake Park) (Oct. 17)
41. Battle of the Books Club and Graveyard Book Party at Quail Ridge Books (Oct. 18)
42. In advance of the June 18, 2010 release of "Toy Story 3," Disney Digital Studios will release a double feature of "Toy Story 1" and "Toy Story 2" in 3D Oct. 2 at theaters nationwide.

Track 1 Families: Here are 24 Fun Things to do During the Next 3 Weeks!

1. Lemony Snicket Comes to Quail Ridge Books in Raleigh, March 9.

2. Consignment sales!
Upsale Resale Spring/Summer Consignment Sale, March 13-14.
Just for Kids Consignment Sale, March 15-20.
Carolina Kids Consignment Spring/Summer Sale, March 16-23.
Kids Everywear Consignment Sale, March 24-27.
Triangle Mothers of Twins and Triplets Spring/Summer Clothing & Equipment Sale, March 28.

3. Raleigh Little Theatre Presents "Wiley and the Hairy Man", March 13.

4. N.C. Museum of Art Presents Family Fun Saturday: From the Eiffel Tower to Ireland, March 14.

5. Robot Rumble Event Spectacular at the Museum of Life and Science, March 14.

6. Raleigh St. Patrick's Day Parade, March 14.

7. A World of Music from the North Carolina Symphony, March 14.

8. Marbles Kids Museum Year-Round Camp: Water World (for Track 1), March 16-20.

9. Attention Dancers: Be a part of the Carolina Hurricane's first ever Jr. Storm Squad! March 16

10. "Fiddler on the Roof" at the Durham Performing Arts, March 17-22

11. Trail Tales on the American Tobacco Trail: “Owly” by Mike Thaler, March 19.

12. Museum of Life and Science Presents "A Visit to Lilypad Pond", March 19, 26 and 28.

13. American Girl Fashion Show, March 21-22.

14. Marbles Kids Museum Presents Wild Water Weekend, March 21-22.

15. Easter Portraits with chicks! March 21

16. N.C. Museum of Art Presents Family Fun Saturday: Creative Birds, March 21.

17. Cary Ballet Company Spring Gala, March 21-22.

18. Free Family Day at the Nasher Museum, March 22.

19. Go to a movie. "Monsters vs. Aliens" IMAX® Film Opens at Marbles Kids Museum, March 27. Visit Movie TRACKS for more info.

20. The Sandbox Kids and Family Fun Band, March 28.

21. Spring Fling Egg Hunt at Womble Park in Holly Springs, March 28.

22. N.C. Museum of Art Presents a Children’s Performance: Sounds Crazy with Al Simmons; Drop-In Crafts Follow, March 28.

23. Town of Cary Annual Kite Festival, March 28.

24. Easter Egg Hunt at Holding Park in Wake Forest, March 28.