HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS
A-Maze-ing Corn Maze and Festival Oct 01-02, 08-09, and 10, 11am-6pm Sat, 12-6pm Sun, Four-acre cornfield maze. $5. Auburn United Methodist Church, 14100 State Route 4, Auburn.
Boo Crew Haunted House Oct 07-09, 14-29, 6:30pm Fri-Sun. Gigantic high-tech theatrical haunted house. $8. Kid friendly Oct. 11, 4-6 p.m. boocrew.com. Cooper Township Facitlity, 6500 Jett Rd, Rochester.
Candlelight Tour Oct 07-08, 7-9pm, Candle lanterns light paths while candle and fire light warm and brighten log homes. Interpreters and music. Free, suggested donation $4, $10 family. New Salem State Historic Site, 15588 History Lane, Petersburg.
Carve for the Carillon Oct 08-09, 11am-4pm, Free family event. Bring your carving tools or use the garden’s. Pumpkins supplied. Washington Park Rees Memorial Carillon, Fayette Rd, 753-6219.
Cutting Christmas Costs in Half Oct 05, 6:30-7:30pm, With Jiffy Johnson who teaches budgeting at LLCC, Salvation Army, Helping Hand and more. Free class. Lincoln Library, 326 S. Seventh St, 217-753-4900.
Haunted Springfield Tour Oct 07-08, 7pm Fri-Sun, 2.5-hour ghost hunt walking and caravan-driving tour (you need own car). $15-$20. Tickets at tour start or Prairie Trader, City Market, 113 N. Sixth Street. 502-8687. Cathedral of St. Paul, 812 Second St.
Lincoln Corn Maze Sep 30, Oct 01, 07-08, 4-10pm Fri, 1- 10pm Sat/Labor Day, Through Oct 31, Navigate by day or night through amazing 9-acre maze. Free hayride and activities too. 309- 242-4736. Lincoln Corn Maze, 1376 1800th Street, Lincoln.
Spirit of Tours Ghost Investigation Oct 08, 9:30pm, Ghost hunt led by spiritual medium, Deborah Carr Senger. $20. Register spiritsofbloomington.com. 309-846-4306. The Mill, Second and S. Washington St, Lincoln.
Springfield Jaycees Haunted House Oct 06-08, 6:30-9pm Thu, 6:30- 11pm Fri-Sat, Through October, plus Oct. 30-31. $7. Kids Days - Oct. 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 29 and 30, 12-3 p.m. $3 child, $1 adult. Illinois State Fairgrounds, 801 Sangamon Ave.
Terror on the Square Oct 07-08, 7pm, Weekends through October, rated third best in Illinois for its mystifying illusions and ghostly holograms. $9 adults, $7 kids. Petersburg Square, N. Seventh St at W. Douglas Ave, Petersburg.
The Haunted Dead Walk Oct 07-08, 7:15pm Fri-Sat, 90-minute Springfield Walks tour. $12-$8 when you arrive at tour or at Prairie Trader. 502-8687. Prairie Trader Gift Shop, 113 N. Sixth St.
FAIRS & FESTIVALS Fall Festival Oct 01, 9am-2pm, Music and crafts by your favorite baristas. Grab-A-Java, 1702 S. Sixth St, 3115 Hedley Rd, 217- 523-5282.
Girard Pumpkin Festival Oct 08, 8am-4pm, Pumpkin carving and costume contest, kid’s activities and games, pumpkin chunkin contest, craft and food vendors and more. $2. Girard Landfill, Farmerville Rd. South of town. 891-1289.
Harvest Fest and Fish Fry Oct 01-02, 1-6pm, Celebrate fall with this popular festival with food and outdoor music, two bands each day. No coolers or pets. 635-9900. Hill Prairie Winery, 23753 Lounsberry Rd, Oakford.
Indian Summer Festival Oct 08-09, 10am-4pm, Popular prairie party. Delicious food, kids activities and games, bluegrass and folk music, crafts and more. $4, $3 age 13- 2. Lincoln Memorial Garden, 2301 E. Lake Shore Dr.
Jacksonville Rotary Oktoberfest Oct 01, 8am-10pm, Sand volleyball tournament, beer tasting, authentic German band, games, ethnic folk dancers, German food and more. $5. Morgan County Fairgrounds, 110 N. Westgate, Jacksonville, 217-753-2226.
