October Haps

Heya, just a little note about how to best use these haps. These are super quick snapshots of the events, if something feels interesting- do a deeper dive. Some of these are self-explanatory but some sound like “family day” but that means building fires, foraging tea materials and playing cooperative games. This is me encouraging you to look up all of the things I wish I had add the time to add here. Have a fun October!

10/1 Wednesday

• Sustainability Series: SEEING THE UNSEEN: AQUATIC INVADERS & WHAT’S AT STAKE 7pm, Athena
• Kaiba, Your Arms are My Cocoon, For your Health @ the Union
• Books to Prisoners Packing Day 6-8pm, 5 N. Shafer

10/2 Thursday

• Join SEORA for our Monthly LGBTQ+ Support Group Meeting, for interactive Group discussions and activities 7pm, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
• Chesterhill Produce Auction 4-7ish pm
• Euchre night at Devil’s Kettle
• Emily Singer Band 7-9pm Sidebar
• Celtic Old Time Jam 7-8:30, West End Cider House
• Jillian Kay, the Union

10/3 Friday

• Appalachian Literary Arts and Storytelling festival: Nelsonville Public Square
• Discover Korea: Celebrate Korean Arts & Culture:  Korean Softpower through K-Pop and K-Draman, Korean Literature, Fulbright & Peace Corps Opportunities, and the culture of Korean Papermaking.  (This is an OU event holding with many locations/ schedule so you’ll need to look it up for details)
• IN-SECT with Liberty Furnace, Side Bar
• Shampoo for the Monks, Casa
• Yacobucci, The Union

10/4 Saturday

• Native Plant Sale: 10am-2pm, Upcycle
• Trust Me Dance Party with BFunk 10pm, Casa
• Appalachian Literary Arts and Storytelling festival: Nelsonville Public Square
• Athens County Independent Staycation Auction 5pm, Zenner House
• Village Productions most popular and delicious fundraiser, Farm to Table! 5:30
• Hattie’s Day: The event will begin with a 5K on the Hockhocking Adena Bikeway. No obligation to register for the 5k! Just meet us at the taproom around 1:30 or 2 for the extra fun!
• Human Macrame (Shibari) 12:30pm Sidebar
• Bangladeshi Night is back at Ohio University! 5pm.
• Athens Farmer’s Market 9am
• Korean Paper Craft Workshop: Join Friends of Korea at KMA for an exclusive Hanji Workshop Using the Joomchi Technique with renowned artist and paper advocate, Aimee Lee. 10am, Kennedy Museum of Art
• OU Telescope Night 8-10, OU observatory

10/5 Sunday

• Kindred Flea Market 11am
• Sunday Pop Up Brunch with Chef Yolo Ziff 12pm-3pm, Ciderhouse
• Buddhist Mediation 10am Serenity Roots

10/6 Monday

• Chesterhill Produce Auction 4-7ish pm

10/7 Tuesday

• Hispanic Film Series: LOS LOBOS 7pm, Athena
• Open Mic 7-9, Stuart’s Opera House
• Sew Cloth Totes 5:30pm, Athens Library
• Crochet a Pumpkin 6-8, Big Run Kava Bar

10/8 Wednesday

• The Rocky Horror Picture Show
• Tape Cassettes, Secret Tunnel, The Union

10/9 Thursday

• The Room with special guest Greg Sesetro: 7:00 p.m. Athena Grand
• Spanish Conversation Hour 4:00 Athens Library
• Chesterhill Produce Auction 4-7ish pm
• Euchre night at Devil’s Kettle
• The Rocky Horror Picture Show
• Celtic Old Time Jam 7-8:30, West End Cider House
• Caitlin Kraus Early Show 7pm, Casa

10/10 Friday

• 9th Annual Athens Area Women’s+ Summit 9am-3:30pm, Stuart’s Opera House
• Live Music at Hocking Hills Winery 6pm ( I hear the chef here is amazing).
• The Rocky Horror Picture Show

10/11 Saturday

• Fall Fungi Fest: Register by emailing us at AppalachianUnderstories@RuralAction.org
• Say Gay Dance night at Casa
• Living Traditions 12pm-8pm, Federal Valley Resource Center
• Octoberfish, starts at 11am, Little Fish
• Made tea Party at Upcycle
• 2025 Athens County Community Baby Shower 11am-2pm, Ping
• Athens Farmer’s Market 9am
• The Rocky Horror Picture Show

10/12 Sunday

• Fall Fungi Fest: Register by emailing us at AppalachianUnderstories@RuralAction.org
• Art Opening with Tanner Ingle, 3pm Casa
• Ecstatic DAnce 3:30pm-6pm with DJ Bfunk, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
• Catfish Jamboree 4-9pm, Sidebar
• 2nd Sunday Crafternoon 2pm-4pm, Ciderhouse
• Buddhist Mediation 10am Serenity Roots
• Food Not Bombs Distribution 4-6pm, Armory Park
• Sound bath with Nate Kojun 4:30pm, Krishna House

10/13 Monday

• Chesterhill Produce Auction 4-7ish pm
• Rattle Trap Early show 7pm, Casa

10/14 Tuesday

• Hispanic Film Series: BACURAU 7pm, Athena

10/15 Wednesday

• Sustainability Series: EDGE OF HOPE 7pm, Athena
• Books to Prisoners Packing Day 6-8pm, 5 N. Shafer
• Hip Hop Shop with Dysfunctional Family @ the Union
• Circleville Pumpkin show (okay not Athens but close and too cute to not list)
• Douglas W. Tallamy: Nature’s Best Hope 6:30pm 135 Walter Hall

10/16 Thursday

• Spanish Conversation Hour 4:00 Athens Library
• Chesterhill Produce Auction 4-7ish pm
• Euchre night at Devil’s Kettle
• Circleville Pumpkin show (okay not Athens but close and too cute to not list)
• Celtic Old Time Jam 7-8:30, West End Cider House
• Lyceum Lunch with Dr. Tee Ford-Ahmed, Another quintessential coal miner’s daughter, Southeast Ohio History Center

10/17 Friday

• Circleville Pumpkin show (okay not Athens but close and too cute to not list)
• Villagerrr, Sour Fiction and Learner @ The Union

10/18 Saturday

• Hocking Hills Craft Show
• Preview Performance Cabaret Westend Ciderhouse 7pm
• $5 Bag Sale, Upcycle
• No Kings 2 Protest 1pm, Athens Community Center
• Athens Farmer’s Market 9am
• Athens County Recycling Day 9am-1pm Athens County Fairgrounds (all items accepted for free)
• Circleville Pumpkin show (okay not Athens but close and too cute to not list)
• Crepe Croque & Co. Food Truck 3 N. West End Cider House
• Fall Family Day at Solid Ground 1-4pm
• Chris Monday, Electric Funeral 10pm, The Skull
• False Teeth, Zeitgeist, Futz- location not clear!

10/19 Sunday

• Hocking Hills Craft Show
• Community Food Initiatives fall fundraiser 4-8pm, Jackieo’s Taproom
• Buddhist Mediation 10am Serenity Roots

10/20 Monday

• Chesterhill Produce Auction 4-7ish pm

10/21 Tuesday

• Hispanic Film Series: MOON’S HEART (El Corazón de la Luna) 7pm, Athena
• Athens Artists Memorial Project Fundraiser
• Tuesday October 21, 2025 – 5:00 PM, Casa
• Saturday Town: Awared winning UK portrait project by photographer Casey Orr Welcoming Athens Armory 6-8pm

10/22 Wednesday

• Kpop Night 8pm, The Union

10/23 Thursday

• Saturday Town: Awared winning UK portrait project by photographer Casey Orr 5pm, Millfield True Town House
• From the Hills and Hollers: THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT with Travis Eskins 7pm, Athena
• Cabaret 7:30pm, Stuart’s Opera House
• Spanish Conversation Hour 4:00 Athens Library
• Chesterhill Produce Auction 4-7ish pm
• Euchre night at Devil’s Kettle
• Celtic Old Time Jam 7-8:30, West End Cider House
• Tenacious Ds Kyle Glass, Mt. Air, the Union
• Mill Creek Mile Early Show 7-8:30pm, Casa
• Creature Feature: Drag Show featuring side pieces 9pm, Side Bar
• Rural Action Columbus Annual Fuindraiser

10/24 Friday

• 80s Night with DJ Baritcus, 10pm Casa
• Cabaret 7:30pm, Stuart’s Opera House
• Laughing Chimes, Blackstar 8pm, The Union

10/25 Saturday

• Halloween Block Party
• Halloweekend Benefit show, idiot girl mason ault, jone and this hissfits, montclaire, art venords music at 6- sjp.bobcats on Insta for details
• Birds on the Ground, Sunbeam Colleen, The Union
• Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale
• Honey for the Heart Giant Puppet Parade followed by Wild Honeybees at Central from 7-9pm
• Peach Pit Dance, Casa Nueva
• Words in the Hills, fully day of writing workshops: Glouster. Sign up wordsinhills.com’
• Cabaret 7:30pm, Stuart’s Opera House
• Athens Farmer’s Market 9am
• Athens Community Music Concert 3pm, Athens Library
• Family Friendly Halloween Block Party 1-4 uptown
• Block Party Bash: Appalachian Soup Company, Stenosis, Cid and Cass and more 87.5 W. state St. 6pm
• Haunted Harvest celebration at the Athens Farmer’s Market

10/26 Sunday

• Buddhist Mediation 10am Serenity Roots
• Food Not Bombs Distribution 4-6pm, Armory Park
• Earth Provides us with What we Need: Robin Greenfiled and United Plant Savers 3-7:30pm, Rutland Ohio

10/27 Monday

• Chesterhill Produce Auction 4-7ish pm

10/28 Tuesday

• APJN Fundraiser and Book Launch: 6pm, Purple Chopstix
• Learn to Knit 5-7pm, Makerspace
• Paint & Pour 7-9pm, Stuarts Opera House

10/29 Wednesday

• Sustainability Series: COMMON GROUND 7pm, Athena
• Union Bar Masquarade Formal 8pm, The Union

10/30 Thursday

• Spanish Conversation Hour 4:00 Athens Library
• Chesterhill Produce Auction 4-7ish pm
• Euchre night at Devil’s Kettle
• Celtic Old Time Jam 7-8:30, West End Cider House

10/31 Friday

• Halloween Cover Up, The Union
• OU Telescope Night 7:30-9:30, OU observatory
• theJackofHearts” on Halloween (Oct 31st) starting at noon for the 2nd Annual Battle of the Bands/Costume Party the Skull
• Dune, Sidebar
• Murder AT the Masquerade presented by CSEL and LFC 7pm, Walter Rotunda
• Horror in Color: Pan’s Labyrinth at the Athena 7pm