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The weekend’s weather, can be described as a cool one. Friday will have a low close to freezing at 33 degrees. GULP. Otherwise we’ll experience temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. Some of you will have to break out the flannels, sweatshirts, and thermals! Of course, there are the die-hards who will wear shorts through December!
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Friday, October 25th
The Bioneers Conference – Connecting for Change: Day 1 (8:30 am-9:00 p.m.)
The Bioneers Conference is a leading-edge forum where you can see tomorrow today: a future environment of hope. Social and scientific innovators focus on breakthrough solutions inspired by nature and human ingenuity. These visionaries are already creating the healthy, diverse, equitable and beautiful world we want to live in—our legacy for future generations and the web of life on which our lives depend.
A remarkable three days of live keynote presentations, afternoon workshops, a inclusive family program, an extensive Youth Initiative program, a downlink of the 24th Annual Bioneers Conference in California, an exhibition hall featuring sustainable businesses and organizations, a community action center, films, music, art installations, a farmers’ market and local & organic food.
Whales, Tales and Sails Story Hour (10:00 a.m.)
Moms, dads and caregivers seeking free, engaging activities for their young children should check out this event: the return of Whales, Tales and Sails, a free, one-hour story hour each Friday morning through October at 10:00 AM. The weekly event features professional storytellers Jackson Gillman and Karen Chace, and includes stories, fingerplay, songs, music, crafts and free play at New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park’s Corson Maritime Learning Center. This activity is geared for children ages 0-5. The center is located at 33 William Street in downtown New Bedford. This is the LAST Story Hour for the year!
Boo at the Zoo: Day 1 (6:00-9:00 p.m.)
There’s enough thrills and chills for everyone at Boo at the Zoo! Check out all the frights and sights this October! Join the Boo at the Zoo for an evening of Halloween fun! Rides are now included in the price. Climb aboard for a spoooooky train ride or take a bewitching carousel ride! Activities and slightly scary fun for all ages! Walk through the Witches’ Lair or go through the hay maze. Looking for something a little less merry and a little more scary? Dare to walk the Haunted Trail (Ages 12+)!
Saturday,October 26th
The Bioneers Conference – Connecting for Change: Day 2 (8:00 am-8:00 p.m.)
The Bioneers Conference is a leading-edge forum where you can see tomorrow today: a future environment of hope. Social and scientific innovators focus on breakthrough solutions inspired by nature and human ingenuity. These visionaries are already creating the healthy, diverse, equitable and beautiful world we want to live in—our legacy for future generations and the web of life on which our lives depend.
A remarkable three days of live keynote presentations, afternoon workshops, a inclusive family program, an extensive Youth Initiative program, a downlink of the 24th Annual Bioneers Conference in California, an exhibition hall featuring sustainable businesses and organizations, a community action center, films, music, art installations, a farmers’ market and local & organic food.
Silverbrook Farm Harvest Festival: Day 1 (Acushnet) (10:00 am)
Silverbrook Farm is proud to offer the 5th Annual Great Pumpkin Festival benefiting the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. This event offers all of the great unlimited attractions of the Silverbrook Harvest Festival with the added events such as The Spunky The Clown Show, Trick or Treating, The Wacky Witch and even a Live Broadcast from FUN 107 FM! Miss New Bedford Jillian Zucco will be attending and making an appearance!
Cystic fibrosis is an inherited chronic disease that affects the lungs and digestive system of about 30,000 children and adults in the United States (70,000 worldwide). For more information, and how you can contribute, go to www.cff.org.
Families Around the Bay – Beach Exploration: “Beach Exploration” at East Beach (10:30-11:30 am)
Get your whole family exploring and learning in the outdoors during Families Around the Bay, a series of three free outings on Saturdays in October and November. Through fun games and hands-on activities, your whole family can learn about Buzzards Bay’s animals, plants and habitats. Recommended for families with elementary school-aged children. This event is free and reservations are required. For more information and to RSVP, contact Gracie Mullen-Thompson at mullen-thompson@savebuzzardsbay.org or (508) 999-6363 ext. 230.
“The Haunted Whale Ship” a family-friendly Halloween event! (10:00-2:00 pm)
Set sail on “The Haunted Whale Ship,” the New Bedford Whaling Museum’s family-friendly Halloween event, geared for children 12 and under and their parents on Saturday, October 26, 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. See the century-old museum in a new (dim) light and meet ghosts from New Bedford’s seafaring past. The not-too scary fun includes a costume contest, haunted scavenger hunt, arts & crafts activities, spooky stories & tours, refreshments, and more!
Westport Rivers Hayrides (Middleboro, MA) (12:00 pm-4:30 pm)
Hayrides are back and taking place Saturdays noon-4:30 p.m. Ride time is approximately 30 minutes, weather permitting. $5 per person, children under two free. (508) 636-3423.
Halloween Carnival (3:00 pm-7:00 pm)
In the Halloween Spirit? Get your costume on and head to the family oriented Halloween Carnival with games & prizes, face painting, pumpkin decorating, a Spooky Walk, Zombies doing a musical number, costume parade and wandering ghouls and goblins! Pony rides and bouncey slide too!
Boo at the Zoo: Day 2 (6:00-9:00 p.m.)
There’s enough thrills and chills for everyone at Boo at the Zoo! Check out all the frights and sights this October! Join the Boo at the Zoo for an evening of Halloween fun! Rides are now included in the price. Climb aboard for a spoooooky train ride or take a bewitching carousel ride! Activities and slightly scary fun for all ages! Walk through the Witches’ Lair or go through the hay maze. Looking for something a little less merry and a little more scary? Dare to walk the Haunted Trail Ages 12+!
Sunday, October 27th
The Bioneers Conference – Connecting for Change: Day 3 (8:00 am-3:00 p.m.)
The Bioneers Conference is a leading-edge forum where you can see tomorrow today: a future environment of hope. Social and scientific innovators focus on breakthrough solutions inspired by nature and human ingenuity. These visionaries are already creating the healthy, diverse, equitable and beautiful world we want to live in—our legacy for future generations and the web of life on which our lives depend.
A remarkable three days of live keynote presentations, afternoon workshops, a inclusive family program, an extensive Youth Initiative program, a downlink of the 24th Annual Bioneers Conference in California, an exhibition hall featuring sustainable businesses and organizations, a community action center, films, music, art installations, a farmers’ market and local & organic food.
Silverbrook Farm Harvest Festival (Acushnet) (10:00 am)
Silverbrook Farm is proud to offer the 5th Annual Great Pumpkin Festival benefiting the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. This event offers all of the great unlimited attractions of the Silverbrook Harvest Festival with the added events such as The Spunky The Clown Show, Trick or Treating, The Wacky Witch and even a Live Broadcast from FUN 107 FM! Miss New Bedford Jillian Zucco will be attending and making an appearance!
Cystic fibrosis is an inherited chronic disease that affects the lungs and digestive system of about 30,000 children and adults in the United States (70,000 worldwide). For more information, and how you can contribute, go to www.cff.org.
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church Pumpkin Patch (12:00-3:00 pm)
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church is having its first pumpkin patch! Swing by and buy a pumpkin from through October 28th. Grown on Navajo tribal land near Farmington, N.M. Proceeds to benefit the Pumpkin Patch and Navajo Agricultural Products Industry and to sponsor Laetitia, a school girl in Rwanda. Sales sponsored by United Methodist Women. For more information, call (508) 993-0614 or click on event title.
Boo at the Zoo: Day 3 (6:00-9:00 p.m.)
There’s enough thrills and chills for everyone at Boo at the Zoo! Check out all the frights and sights this October! Join the Boo at the Zoo for an evening of Halloween fun! Rides are now included in the price. Climb aboard for a spoooooky train ride or take a bewitching carousel ride! Activities and slightly scary fun for all ages! Walk through the Witches’ Lair or go through the hay maze. Looking for something a little less merry and a little more scary? Dare to walk the Haunted Trail (Ages 12+)!
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Looks like a fabulous fall weekend! Also on Saturday is New Bedford’s first ever Silent Disco at Cork. It’s a Halloween party where guests receive a wireless headphone that allows them to choose between two DJed stations and control the volume. There have been many up in Boston and they’re always a blast! Tickets are $20 but you can get $5 off if you show up in costume or buy your tix online and use the promo code treatsnbeats. Proceeds go to local nonprofit, Civic Support. Hope to see a good turn out 🙂 https://www.facebook.com/events/346450332167370/