Events in Tulsa This Weekend for Families: Oct. 8-11

1. Tulsa State Fair

• When: Oct. 1-11
• Where: Expo Square, 4145 E. 21st St.

It’s that time of year! The Tulsa State Fair returns to Expo Square with “11 Days of Awesome,” featuring live music and other entertainment, livestock shows, rides, vendors, and your favorite fair foods!

2. Spooky Trail

• When: Thursdays in October, 5-7:30 p.m.
• Where: Tulsa Botanic Garden, 3900 Tulsa Botanic Dr.

A lantern-lit, family-friendly walk through the garden after dark that is designed to be not-too-scary. Enjoy educational games that walk you through the life cycle of a butterfly, plus  a generous candy giveaway, facepainting and character meet-and-greets. $12 non-members / $10 members, add-on to general admission.

3. Anne of Green Gables

• When: Oct. 8-10, 15-17, 22-24, 7:30 p.m.; Oct. 11, 18, 25, 2 p.m.
• Where: Tulsa PAC, 110 E. 2nd St.

Filled with laughter, heart and unforgettable characters, this beloved classic celebrates resilience, belonging and the extraordinary power of finding a place to call home. Presented by Pembroke Players.

4. Too Many Ghosts

• When: Oct. 9, 7 p.m.; Oct. 0-11, 2 p.m.
• Where: Spotlight Theater, 1381 Riverside Dr.

Jo Crenshaw dreams of turning the abandoned house she inherited in Salem, Massachusetts, into a successful bed and breakfast. But that could be a problem when she and her teenage daughter discover the place is home to five rambunctious ghosts. And none of the spirits are keen on sharing! Presented by Spotlight Children’s Theatre

5. Fallbrook Weekend

• When: Saturdays, Oct. 10, 17, 24; Sundays, Oct. 11, 18
• Where: Philbrook, 2727 S. Rockford Rd.

Fallbrook Saturdays: Make Fallbrook Saturdays your game day headquarters. Philbrook will live stream college football at the Tandy Pavilion and serve game day bites and brews. Plus, enjoy hands-on artmaking activities, bounce on inflatables, and meet new furry friends at the petting zoo.

Fallbrook Sundays: Gather your friends and get cozy for a seasonal film or a fall-themed craft. Stop in every weekend for new activities.

6. Ruby Market

• When: Oct. 10, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Where: Ruby Clay Company, 409 E. 8th St., Ste. B, Tulsa

A free indoor/outdoor market featuring art vendors of all kinds, but with a special emphasis on potters and ceramic artists. Grab a bite to eat or something sweet from an array of food and dessert trucks, or get your hands dirty with a free clay art activity! Plus enter to win some exciting raffle prizes!

7. Family Folk Fest

• When: Oct. 10, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Where: Woody Guthrie Center and Bob Dylan Center

Families can enjoy live musical performances, storytelling, arts and crafts, writing activities and educational activities that encourage imagination and self-expression. Local musicians, teaching artists and community partners lead engaging activities that inspire children to create music and art of their own. Free and open to the public.

8. Second Saturday Art: Flower Pounding

• When: Oct. 10, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Where: Arts@302, 302 S. Main St., Broken Arrow

Based on the Japanese art of Tataki Zome, arrange flowers into beautiful designs before lightly hammering them into paper, preserving the colors and shapes in one-of-a-kind prints! This is a free, drop-in activity that should take about 10-20 minutes to complete.

9. Second Saturday Silents: Ella Cinders

• When: Oct. 10, 11 a.m.
• Where: Circle Cinema, 10 S. Lewis Ave.

The Second Saturday Silent Series invites you to can experience movies like they did a hundred years ago with authentic accompaniment on a vintage theatre pipe organ! The movie accompaniment will be played by Bill Rowland, and walk-in music by Mike Huffman on the Circle Cinema’s original 1928 instrument.

This month, see a silent-era take on the classic fairy tale with Colleen Moore starring in Ella Cinders! Ella Cinders, oppressed and abused by her stepmother and stepsisters, wins a contest for a film role in Hollywood. When the contest turns out to be fraudulent, she determines to stay and achieve Hollywood stardom the hard way

10. Owasso Harvest Festival

• When: Oct. 10, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
• Where: Redbud Festival Park, 109 N. Main St., Owasso

Celebrate autumn with a day of free attractions, entertainment and fun! Activities include: a huge kid’s zone, petting zoo, carnival rides, inflatables, live music, food trucks, a kids and pet costume contest (12:30 p.m.) and more.

11. Haunted Halloween

• When: Oct. 10, 6-9 p.m.
• Where: Chandler Park, 6500 W. 21st St.