OCTOBER

1 – Family Harvest Day – Boothbay Railway Village Museum, 586 Wiscasset Road/Route 27, Boothbay. Hayrides, pumpkin decorating, live music, steam and barrel train rides; games on the green. Food and drink! FMI: https://railwayvillage.org

1 – Donna the Buffalo – 7:30 p.m. Opera House at Boothbay Harbor. 86 Townsend Ave. Tickets through box office only: 633-5159. Doors open  7 p.m. https://boothbayoperahouse.com

1, 8, 15, 22 – Pumpkin Pickin' Trains – to Sea Lyon Farm from WW&F Railway, 97 Cross Road, Alna. FMI/Tickets: www.wwfry.org

7 – First Friday Art Tour – Meet the artists, enjoy refreshments and talk art! At participating galleries in Boothbay Harbor, Isle of Springs, East Boothbay and Southport Island. Details in the Sept. 29 edition of the Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper.

7- Emmet Cahill – The Irish tenor takes the stage at 7:30 p.m. Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Ave., 7:30 p.m. Box office: 633-5159. https://boothbayoperahouse.com

8 – Hot Club of Cowtown – Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Ave., 7:30 p.m. Box office: 633-5159. https://boothbayoperahouse.com

8, 9 – Fall Foliage Festival – Hours: Oct. 9, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Oct. 10, from10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Large craft fair, live music, pumpkin carving contests, giant pumpkin carving, fair food, more than 100 artists and makers, children’s activity corner. Boothbay Railway Village, 586 Wiscasset Road/Route 27, Boothbay. 633-4727. http://railwayvillage.org

8-10 – Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta – Main events these two days. FMI: https://www.mainepumpkinfest.com

15 – The Hootenanny – Garry Blackman and other local musicians will get you up and dancing! 7 p.m. Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Ave., Box office: 633-5159. https://boothbayoperahouse.com

16 – John McCutcheon – The all-request virtual concert. Sliding ticket scale. Purchase at https://bit.ly/3TiVuN2. Not available through the Opera House.

19 – Altan – Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Ave., 7:30 p.m. Box office: 633-5159. https://boothbayoperahouse.com

22 – Lilli Lewis – New Orleans folk rocker – 7:30 p.m. Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Ave. Tickets through box office only: 633-5159. Doors open at 7 p.m.

28 – Scary Readings & Halloween Potluck – Opera House, 86 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor. FMI: https://boothbayoperahouse.com

29 – Railway Spooktacular – Get your Halloween on at Boothbay Railway Village Museum, 586 Wiscasset Road/Route 27, Boothbay. Carnival games, wear costumes! Trick or treating! FMI: https://railwayvillage.org/

29 - Halloween Party at Mine Oyster - Pier 1. 9 p.m. Music by Tickle. Get those costumes ready!!

31- Halloween Parade - It’s baaaack! Better than ever! From 3-4 p.m. take a walk through the haunted Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library (BHML) and sip warm cider (courtesy of the Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce). Play giant-sized lawn games before the lineup for the parade through town starting at 4 p.m. 4 Oak Street. FMI: 633-3112.

31 - Nightmare on Federal Street - Parking at Wiscasset Elementary School (83 Federal St.). Parade of Halloween characters/costumes begins at the school. 4:30-6:30 p.m. Parade to Trunk or Treat location. FMI: https://wiscassetme.myrec.com