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October Activities from Utah Stories

See what’s happening around the state in October.

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jack-o-lanternsOctober 6: Third Annual Underfunded Film Festival. Held at the Riverwoods Shopping Center, 4801 N. University Avenue, Provo, Utah from 9 am to 11 pm. Showing family friendly films and promoting local, independent filmmakers. Visit http://www.uffest.com/ for more information.

 

October 16: Pumpkin Festival at the Gateway, 50 South Rio Grande, Salt Lake City. Held from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm while supplies last. Sponsored by Utah Foster Care Foundation. Donations welcome.

 

October 16, 17, 23, 24: 2015 Night At The Museum Ghost Tours – a fundraiser for the Union Station Foundation. Select from two tours. Held at the Union Station Museum, 2501 Wall Avenue in Ogden, Utah. Tours start at 7 pm and tickets can be purchased on-line at http://theunionstation.org/calendar/night-at-the-museum/ Admission price is $20. Ages 14 and up.

 

October 17: Castle Valley Gourd Festival. Celebrate the wonderful gourd in beautiful Castle Valley. Featuring gourd art for sale, tractor parade, kids tent, fortunes, silent auction, pot luck lunch, hands on booth and puppet show. 10:00am to 3:00pm with free admission. Held at the Castle Valley Community Lot – N.E. of Moab. For more info visit gourdfestival.blogspot.com

October 23: Trick-or-Treat Street at the Oval. 6 pm to 9 pm at the Utah Olympic Oval at 5662 S Cougar Lane, Kearns, Utah. All ages – free admission.

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