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Concerts, festivals, markets, and community gatherings. Here's what's coming up in the Rocket City.
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A free Halloween event from Huntsville Parks & Recreation at Brahan Spring Recreation Center on Thursday, October 22. Costumes are encouraged.
Brahan Spring Recreation Center
5:00 PM - 7:30 PMFree
Madison's free Trail of Treats moves to the James Clemens High School football field, where families walk the track collecting treats from local businesses and groups.
James Clemens High School Football Field
6:00 PM - 8:00 PMFree
A live R&B showcase at The Independent in Lowe Mill A&E on Oct. 22 with MIKEL, Angela Darling, Joey Fermata, Molena, Elijah Jacobs and Aubrey Rose Ray.
The Independent, Studio 150, Lowe Mill A&E
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM$20
UAH Charger Friends presents the Rocket City Chamber Winds, an ensemble of UAH faculty, alumni and students, at Roberts Recital Hall on Oct 22 at 7:30 pm. Free, no tickets required.
Roberts Recital Hall (UAH)
7:30 PM - 8:30 PMFree, no registration or tickets required
A Saturday open-air market on the grounds of Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment in Huntsville, with vendors from around the area, running 11 AM to 4 PM through October 24.
Lowe Mill A&E Grounds
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Independent Musical Productions (IMP) stages the musical Dear Evan Hansen at the Sandra Moon Performing Arts Center, with performances from October 16 to 25, 2026.
Sandra Moon Performing Arts Center
UAH Theatre Productions stages Night of the Living Dead in the Black Box Theatre at Morton Hall, a live cinema production that blends filmed and live acting.
Robert E. James Black Box Theatre, Morton Hall (UAH)
7:30 PM$10 general admission; UAH students free with ID (registration required)
A sit-down dinner with wine pairings inside Burritt's haunted mansion, with eerie happenings and a psychic or tarot card reader, on four October nights.
Burritt on the Mountain
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM$90 per person
The Alabama Center for the Arts lists a student exhibition in the Walking Gallery in Decatur, with 38 pieces by 15 Calhoun Community College and Athens State University students. Listed as free, through Oct 28.
Alabama Center for the Arts, Walking Gallery
Free
The Alabama Center for the Arts lists a juried exhibition of 46 works by 25 faculty, staff and alumni artists from Calhoun Community College and Athens State, in Decatur. Listed as free, through Oct 29.
Alabama Center for the Arts, Main Gallery
Free
A laser light show set to popular music in the Rocket Center's 8K dome, with evening shows on Tuesdays and Fridays at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville.
U.S. Space & Rocket Center (INTUITIVE Planetarium)
$15 adult, $12 child, $10 member
Lyon Family Farms in Taft, Tennessee hosts its Fall Festival through October 31, with a corn maze, U-pick pumpkins, wagon rides, farm activities and Friday night fireworks.
Lyon Family Farms
$20.95 Fri-Sun (ages 3+, ages 2 and under free); Discount Tuesdays $14.95 (ages 3-64, includes a pumpkin)
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