Holiday Events Trip to the Pumpkin Patch Come with us to find the Great Pumpkin and your future jack-o-lantern. Ages: 6 - 12 years Date: Thursday, October 23 Time: 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. Location: Broadacres, Parkview and Rocksprings Community Centers Fee: Pumpkins range in price from $2-$5 Pumpkin Carving Workshop Design your favorite scary face on the pumpkin of your choice. Pumpkins and tools provided. Pre-registration is required by Wednesday, so we know how many pumpkins to get. Ages: 12 years and younger Date: Thursday, October 23 Time: 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Location: Sandy Creek Park (Visitors Center) Registration: Pre-registration required by calling 706-613-3631 Fee: $5/ACC Resident, $6/Non-ACC Resident Stories, Songs and S'Mores! Bundle up the family and friends and come gather around the campfire for some hot cider and s’mores, songs, stories and more! Don’t forget to bring your marshmallow roasting stick, or come early and scour our woods for one! Ages: All Ages Dates: Friday, October 24 Time: 6:00 - 7:30p.m. Location: Sandy Creek Park (Campfire Ring) Fee: $2/park entrance fee, per person Spooky Story Contest Bring out your inner Edgar Allen Poe with this very competitive writing contest. Ages: 6 - 16 years, Date and Time: stories due on Friday, October 24 by 6:00 p.m. Location: Broadacres Community Center, (706) 613-3600 Parkview Community Center, (706) 613-3601 and Rocksprings Community Center, (706) 613-3602 call for more information Scary, Oozy, Slimy Day Learn about the slippery, the slimy and the misunderstood. Wear your Halloween costume for a variety of games, activities and crafts. Ages: All ages Date: Saturday, October 25 Time: 4:00 p.m. Location: SCNC, ENSAT Bldg. Fee: $2/ACC residents; $4/Non-ACC residents Jack-O-Lantern Jog and Goblin Fun Run Annual four-mile road race and one-mile fun run fundraiser for Sandy Creek Nature Center, Inc. Races will begin and end at Sandy Creek Nature Center. Prizes awarded for top finishers in each age division for the four-miler. Ages: Open to all ages. Program Date: Sunday, October 26 Time: Costume contest at 1:45pm, One-mile fun run begins at 2:00 p.m. Four-mile race begins at 2:30. Location: Sandy Creek Nature Center Registration: Registration forms available at Sandy Creek Nature Center or register online at www.active.com. Fee: $15 early registration / $18 late and race-day registration. Boonanza A spooky night of games, prizes, haunted house, and bounce house fun! Come in costume to enter the costume contests. Ages: 4 - 15 years Date: Tuesday, October 28 Time: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Location: Rocksprings Park Fee: $2 per person for 10 game tickets, Haunted House is $1 per person. Halloween Carnival at East Athens Community Center Join us for an evening of games, activities, face painting, "scary" story readings and haunted house. Ages: Kindergarten through 5th grade Date: Wednesday, October 29 Time: 5:00 pm Location: East Athens Community Center, (706) 613-3593 Fee: Free! Jack-O-Lantern Contest Come carve your pumpkins in all kinds of spooky shapes with our stencils and tools. Ages: 6 - 12 years Date: Wednesday, October 29 Time: 4:00 p.m. Location: Parkview and Rocksprings Community Centers Teen Halloween Party Bring a friend or two and come enjoy refreshments, DJ, and dancing. Ages: 13 - 18 years Date: Thursday, October 30 Time: 6:00 pm Location: East Athens Community Center, (706) 613-3593 Fee:$2 per person Registration:Pre-registration is required Halloween Carnival at Memorial Park Take a haunted trick-or-treat tour of Bear Hollow Zoo, then stop by our festive Halloween Carnival for fun and prizes! Costume contest every hour! Ages: 12 years and younger Date:Thursday, October 30 Time:6:00 Location:Memorial Park Fee:$2 per person Pre-K Party: Going Batty! Children and parents will enjoy talking about one of the animals associated with Halloween, bats! Ages 3-5 years Date: Thursday, October 30 Time:10:00 a.m. Location: Memorial Park Registration: Pre-registration required. Call (706) 613-3580. Fee:$6 ACC Res./ $9 Non-ACC Res. Halloween Carnival at Lay Park Join us for an evening of face painting, haunted house, cakewalk, musical chairs, fishing well, ring toss, tic-tac toss and more. Ages: Kindergarten through 5th grade Date: Friday, October 31 Time: 5:00 pm Location: Thomas Lay Park, (706) 613-3596 Fee: Free! Day Off School: Fall Spooktacular Spend your day off school making creepy crafts, fixing up a spooky snack, reading scary stories and playing ghoulish games! Date:Friday, October 31 Location:Memorial Park Recreation Hall Fee:$10/ ACC Res.; $15/ Non-ACC Res. Registration:Pre-registration required, call (706) 613-3580. Trunk or Treat Come trick or treat at the ACCPD substation on Baxter Street for a safe trick or treat site with plenty of candy and reflective bags. Children MUST come in some type of costume or mask. Ages: 12 years and younger Date: Friday, October 31 Time: 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Location: Parkview and Roackspring Community Centers Day of the Dead Experience this holiday from Mexico at the center. Ages: 6 - 16 years Date: Monday, November 3 Time: 4:00 p.m. Location: Parkview Community Center, (706)613-3601, and Rocksprings Community Center, (706) 613-3602 call for more information Pre-K Party: Turkey Time We’ll celebrate Thanksgiving a little early Ages: 3 - 5 years Date: Tuesday, November 25 Time: 10:00 a.m Location: Memorial Park Recreation Hall Fee:$6/ACC Res.; $9/Non-ACC Res. Regsitration:Pre-registration required, call (706) 613-3580. Athens Downtown Parade of Lights Join us for the Annual Dowtown Parade of Lights scheduled for Thursday, December 4, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. Click here for map of the parade route. For more information, please call Mark McCoy at 706-613-3589. See also: Christmas Parade - Star-Spangled Classic

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