Photo courtesy of Memphis Botanic Garden
Family Planting Party: Scarecrow Families, Memphis Botanic Garden
Seasonal Family Fun
Harvest Festival, featuring pumpkin painting, kid's activities, arts and crafts, hayrides, and educational stations. Entertainment will be provided by Grassfire bluegrass band and concessions are available. Free. Saturday, October 17, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Agricenter, 7777 Walnut Grove. agricenter.org. 757-7777.
Family Planting Party: Scarecrow Families, work together to create a scarecrow family to decorate a yard. Learn the history of scarecrows and see examples from around the world. $20. Memphis Botanic Garden, 750 Cherry. Saturday, October 24, 2 p.m. memphisbotanicgarden.com. 636-4100.
Bats and Bonfires, build a functional bat house for your yard with your family and celebrate the importance of bats. Learn more about what makes them special and why they need our help during a night out with a hot dog dinner and s’mores around the bonfire under the stars. Friday, October 30, 6-9 p.m. $100 per family up to four people. $8 additional people. Pinecrest Camp, 21430 Highway 57, Moscow, TN. camppinecrest.org. 878-1247.
Facebook/Edge Motor Museum
Fall Edge Motorfest, Edge Motor Museum
Outdoor Fun
Le Bonheur's Virtual Pumpkin Run, complete your run and log your time online. Join participants from around the world benefiting Le Bonheur patients and their families. $25. Friday-Monday, October 16-19. lebonheur.org. 287-5577.
Fall Edge Motorfest, an outdoor car show featuring awards in over 20 classes including classics, antiques, muscle cars, and more. Free to attend, Museum admission, $10, or $30 per family. Saturday, October 17, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Edge Motor Museum, 645 Marshall. edgemotormuseum.com. 441-CARS.
Fall Plant Sale: Create Your Winter & Spring Gardens, cool-season vegetable seedlings available such as beets, collards, chard, lettuces, and snow peas. A variety of native perennial trees and shrubs to plant now and get a head start on spring. Plant Sale revenue directly supports environmental education. Online-only-order, curbside pick-up sales begin October 7. Plant Sale revenue directly supports environmental education. Lichterman Nature Center, 5592 Quince. memphismuseums.org. 663-2221.
Fall Plant Sale, featuring plants for immediate color in the autumn landscape including mums, pansies, ornamental kale, and cabbage. Perennials and a selection of trees and shrubs selected as well adapted to our MId-South climate will also be available. In-person shopping by appointment only, Thursday-Saturday, online shopping, October 7-29. memphisbotanicgarden.com. 636-4100.
Facebook/The Orpheum Theatre-Memphis
Casper, The Orpheum
Film
Harry Potter Series, it's off to Hogwarts. Grab your broom, Thestral, Hippogriff, or hop in your flying Ford Anglia so you don't miss eight weeks of the original Harry Potter series. $8, kids. $10, adults. Every Saturday and Sunday through October 25, 4 p.m. CTI 3D Giant Theater at the Pink Palace Museum, 3050 Central. memphismuseums.org. 636-2362.
Movie Night: Great Pumpkin and Casper, enjoy an outdoor movie night at the Garden socially distanced on the lawn. Bring your own lawn games for your area. Food trucks will be available. $8 Members/ $10 nonmembers. Saturday, October 17, 6-9 p.m. Memphis Botanic Garden, 750 Cherry. memphisbotanicgarden.com. 636-4100.
Casper, an afterlife therapist and his daughter meet a friendly young ghost when they move into a crumbling mansion to rid the premises of wicked spirits. $6-$8. The Orpheum, 203 S. Main, Saturday, October 24, 2 p.m. orpheum-memphis.com. 525-3000.
Facebook/Metal Museum
Repair Days: Virtual Family Fun Day
The Arts
Shout-Out Shakespeare Series: Romeo and Juliet, experience the greatest love story ever told in outdoor settings. Free. Thursday, October 22, 7 p. m., Overton Square, Friday, October 23, 7 p.m., International Harvester’s Managerial Park in Lakeland, and Saturday, October 24, 2 p.m., Wiseacre Brewery on Broad. tnshakespeare.org.
Repair Days: Virtual Family Day, join the museum for fun family activities including a scavenger hunt. Free. Saturday, October 24. metalmuseum.org. 774-6380.
Scarecrow Building Contest and Exhibit, an annual exhibition featuring themed, funny, scary, and silly scarecrows. Vote for your favorite. Free. Thursday, October 1-Saturday, November 28. Lichterman Nature Center, 5992 Quince memphismuseums.org. 636-2211.
Facebook/Cazateatro Bilingual Theatre Group
Dia de los Muertos Reverse Parade, Overton Park
Holiday Family Fun
Zoo Boo, a limited number of tickets available for each night of the Jurassic Journey themed Halloween event. Every Friday-Sunday, October 16-31, 6-9 p.m. Memphis Zoo, 2000 Prentiss Place in Overton Park. memphiszoo.org. 333-6500.
Dia de los Muertos Reverse Parade, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art and Cazateatro Bilingual Theatre Group hold this annual event. Families are invited to honor their ancestors and celebrate the cycle of life and death. Free. Saturday, October 24, noon-4 p.m. Overton Park, 2080 Poplar. cazateatro.org. 662-469-6095.
Grimm Radio Hour, join Playhouse on the Square for a radio play adaptation featuring selections of Grimm’s Fairy Tales. Listen to them in the dark if you dare via Zoom or Facebook Live. Free with registration. Wednesday, October 28, 4 p.m., playhouseonthesquare.com.
Bartlett Drive Boo, put on your costume, pull up in your car and enjoy the views. Leave with a bag of treats provided. For children ages 4-10. $5-$10. Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center, 3663 Appling, Bartlett. Thursday, October 29, 6-8 p.m. 385-6440.
Theatre Memphis Trunk or Treat, participants can walk from to trunk to trunk collecting goodies. Cars will be spaced out for social distancing and masks will be required. Free. Saturday, October 31, noon-3 p.m. Theatre Memphis, 630 Perkins Ext. theatrememphis.org. 682-8323.
For a full listing, check out our calendar of events. Also, check the Memphis Parent Facebook Page for information and giveaways. Be sure to tag your favorite family-fun Instagram photos with the #memphisparent hashtag. I hope you have a great week.