🎃 Pick a pumpkin

• Barton Hill Farms | 1115 FM 969, Bastrop | Activities: Five-acre corn maze, flower picking, hay rides, cider garden
• Sweet Berry Farm | 1801 FM 1980, Marble Falls | Activities: Texas-shaped corn maze, scarecrow stuffing, pony rides, pumpkin painting
• Sweet Eats Fruit Farm | 14400 E. State Hwy. 29, Georgetown | Activities: Pig races, a pumpkin house photo op, live music, food trucks
• The Robinson Family Farm | 2651 Bob White Rd., Temple | Activities: Axe throwing, pumpkin picking, yard games, biergarten

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👻 Get spooked

• The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
• D.O.A. (1988)
• All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (2006)
• Death Proof (2007)
• Friday the 13th (2009)

🍂 Go outside

• Dessert in the Desert | Thu., Oct. 6 | 5-8 p.m. | Museum of Ice Cream, 11506 Century Oaks Terrace #128, Austin | Free | Get prepped for ACL with free bandanas + temporary tattoos or just enjoy a night of cocktails and a Halloween-themed experience. 🍸
• Alloy 2022 | Thu., Oct. 6 | 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. | Fair Market, 1100 East 5th St., Austin | $1,000 | Learn from 200+ investors, executives, and entrepreneurs at this business event featuring keynotes + panel sessions.
• Music in The Park at Indeed Tower | Thu., Oct. 6 | 5:30-7 p.m. | The Park at Indeed Tower, 200 West Sixth St., Austin | Free | This event for Austinites of all ages features blues group Shadow Band + eats from SXSE Food Truck. 🎶

• Round Rock Chalk Walk Arts Festival | Fri., Oct. 7 - Sat., Oct. 8 | Times vary | Dell Diamond, 3400 E. Palm Valley Blvd., Round Rock | Free | Show off your art skills with chalk drawing competitions at Round Rock’s largest festival, which also features performances, vendors, and food. 🎨
• Official 2022 ACL Fest Night: Kevin Morby with Cassandra Jenkins | Fri., Oct. 7 | 9 p.m. | Historic Scoot Inn, 1308 E. 4th St., Austin | $25+ | The Kansas City-based ACL artist is coming back for another show.

• Texas Pumpkin Fest | Sat., Oct. 8 - Sun., Oct. 30 | 10 a.m.-7 p.m. | VFW Post 10427, 8760 FM 2243, Leander | $0 - $10 | Pick out your pumpkins, compete in rides and games, and take a spooky trip to the Tent of Terror at this month-long festival. 🎃

• 92º | Mostly sunny | 2% chance of rain

• Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is requesting more TSA officers this month to prepare for anticipated record-breaking traffic from ACL and Formula 1. Last October, the airport served more than 1.5 million travelers. ✈️ (KXAN)

• After 15+ years in business, North Austin salad restaurant Baby Greens will close permanently this Fri., Oct. 7. Owner Sharon Mays said the closure is due to difficulty retaining employees as Austin grows more expensive. (KVUE)

• Horns up, Austin — it’s Red River Rivalry Week. Here’s where to watch the anticipated Texas-Oklahoma football game, which takes place this Sat., Oct. 8 in Dallas. 🏈

• The Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center will close in December to work on the second phase of a decades-long renovation. Read more about the project, which is set to be completed by winter 2025. 🏗 (Austin Chronicle)

• Who said Halloween costumes are just for people? Downtown bar Little Brother will masquerade as the Chicago restaurant featured in popular TV series “The Bear” and serve on-theme Italian beef sandwiches starting Mon., Oct. 24. (Eater Austin)

• Speaking of Chicago, four locations of a Windy City-based convenience store called Foxtrot are headed to ATX next year. The chain is known for combining retail + café service with e-commerce delivery. 📦 (CultureMap Austin)

• Did you know Austin Public Works is currently converting six miles of abandoned railroad track in South Austin into a public urban trail? Work on the project, which stretches from South 1st Street to Hwy. 183, begins this month. 🌳 (Austin Towers)

• More like “Once Upon a Time in Austin.” Oscar-winning Director Quentin Tarantino will promote his new book, “Cinema Speculation,” at The Paramount Theatre on Sat., Nov. 12. Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10 a.m. 🎥

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• Notice an uptick in any of these feathered friends in your backyard lately? Keep them safe from colliding with your windows — a cause of death for millions of birds each year — by throwing up some decals like these. We love these leaf designs too to keep things festive for fall.*

• There’s more to life than constant home upkeep. Skip the repairs + request a free offer. 🏡 *