This Week in Madison: Oct 26–Nov 1
Around Madison Assistant3 hours agoMadison, IN
Here's what's on the AroundMadison calendar this week, Monday, Oct 26 through Sunday, Nov 1, in Madison and Hanover. THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS • Sat 11 AM to 2 PM: Madison Parks and Recreation Harvest Festival, at its new location this year, Heritage Park and Trailhead (corner of Vaughn and Vernon) https://aroundmadison.com/events/madison-parks-and-recreation-harvest-festival • Fri 6 PM: Mayor's Movies in the Park: Hocus Pocus, the season's last Mayor's Movie night, moved indoors to Madison Brown Gymnasium, 100 Broadway St https://aroundmadison.com/events/mayor-s-movies-in-the-park-hocus-pocus • Sat 1:30 PM: Hanover College Football vs Bluffton University, SENIOR DAY, at Alumni Stadium in Hanover https://aroundmadison.com/events/hanover-college-football-vs-bluffton-university-senior-day • Trick-or-treat all week: Madison Pediatrics (Tue), Ryker's Ridge Baptist Church (Wed), the 4-H Drive-Thru and Hickory Creek (Thu), Culver's (Fri), the Clearinghouse and the Madison Township firefighters' Truck or Treat (Sat), plus the Elks' Haunted Lodge Fri and Sat at 7 PM NEW ON AROUNDMADISON LAST WEEK We added more than 40 new events from local organizers' Facebook pages, including the Halloween movies at the Ohio Theatre, Mayor's Movies Hocus Pocus at Brown Gym, the Elks' Haunted Lodge, the DIRTY 80s Halloween Bash at American Legion Post 9, Hanover College Theatre's 1776 and the 2027 Roostertail Music Festival. MONDAY, OCT 26 • 10 AM to 3:30 PM: Jefferson County History & Art Center open, 615 W 1st St • 10 AM to 6:45 PM: Pumpkin Decorating Contest submissions due, Madison Public Library • 11 AM and 1 PM: Madison Trolley Line Guided Tours • 11:30 AM: Dr. Hutchings' Office & Annex Public Tour, 120 W 3rd St • 1:30 PM: Shrewsbury-Windle House Tour, 301 W 1st St • 3 PM: Schroeder Saddletree Factory Museum Public Tour, 106 Milton St • 5 PM to 6:30 PM: Paint & Sip ~ Charles Burchfield Style, Madison Auditorium • 5:30 PM: Hanover Book Group ~ The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware, Hanover Sunroom • 5:30 PM: Historic District Board of Review Meeting • 6:30 PM: Monday Melt Restorative Yoga, Relax & ReJuve, 317 Mulberry St • 7 PM to 9 PM: Singo Bingo, TailGators TUESDAY, OCT 27 • 9 AM to 5:30 PM: FAFSA Boo Bash, Ivy Tech Madison Enrollment Center • 10 AM: Mother Goose on the Loose, Madison Auditorium • 10 AM to 3:30 PM: Jefferson County History & Art Center open • 10 AM to 6:45 PM: Pumpkin Decorating Contest People's Choice Voting, on the library's Facebook page • 11 AM and 1 PM: Madison Trolley Line Guided Tours • 1 PM to 3:30 PM: Rug Hooking, etc., Madison Conference Room • 2 PM: Home School Hangout: Rocks!, Madison Auditorium • 4 PM: Golf Board Meeting and Redevelopment Commission Executive Session • 5 PM to 7 PM: Madison Pediatrics Trunk or Treat, 311 E Clifty Dr • 5 PM to 8 PM: Zaxbys Halloween Kidz Night, 2480 Michigan Rd • 6 PM: Bridging Autism Caregivers Group, Christ Episcopal Church • 6:30 PM to 8 PM: Tabitha Tolbert's (live music), The Drake WEDNESDAY, OCT 28 • 12 PM: Lunch & Learn: Mental Health in the Workplace, Madison Area Chamber of Commerce, 301 E Main St • 3 PM: Liberty Tree Dedication Ceremony, John Paul Park • 3:30 PM: Hanover College Women's Soccer vs Anderson University, Hanover soccer complex • 4 PM to 7 PM: Malone Workforce Solutions Job Fair, 100 Miles Ridge Rd • 6 PM to 8 PM: Fall Family Fest Trunk or Treat, Ryker's Ridge Baptist Church • 6:30 PM: Line Dancing, Mad Paddle Brewstillery • 7 PM: Sip & Solve Trivia, Vintage Lanes • 7 PM: Hanover College Women's Volleyball vs Berea College, Collier Arena THURSDAY, OCT 29 • 10 AM: Story Time at Hanover, Hanover Sunroom • 11:30 AM: Costigan House Public Tour, 408 W 3rd St • 1 PM to 4 PM: Seafarer's Scarf knitting class, Southern Indiana Folk School • 1:30 PM: Shrewsbury-Windle House Tour • 5 PM to 7 PM: 7th Annual Jefferson County 4-H Trick or Treat Drive-Thru, Purdue Extension, 3767 IN-256 • 6 PM to 8 PM: Trick or Treating at Hickory Creek at Madison, 1945 Cragmont St • 6:30 PM: Open Mic with Chris Jesse, The Drake • 7 PM: Movie Screening: The Shining, Ohio Theatre FRIDAY, OCT 30 • 11:30 AM: Dr. Hutchings' Office & Annex Public Tour • 1:30 PM: Shrewsbury-Windle House Tour • 3 PM: Schroeder Saddletree Factory Museum Public Tour • 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM: Trunk or Treat & Kids Night, Culver's of Madison • 6 PM: Mayor's Movies in the Park: Hocus Pocus, Madison Brown Gymnasium • 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM: Zach Hackney, Riverboat Inn • 7 PM: Haunted Lodge, Madison Elks Lodge #524, 1251 W Main St • 7 PM to 9 PM: Live Jazz, Vintage Lanes • 8 PM: Roman Toast Halloween Party, Mad Paddle Brewstillery • 8 PM to midnight: DIRTY 80s Halloween Bash, American Legion Post 9 • 9 PM: L & L Karaoke, 1st Street Saloon SATURDAY, OCT 31 • 9 AM to 1 PM: Beginner Sourdough Class, Little Golden Fox • 10 AM: Trees in Autumn Walk, Clifty Falls State Park • 11 AM: Halloween Story-time, Clifty Falls State Park • 11 AM to 2 PM: Madison Parks and Recreation Harvest Festival, Heritage Park and Trailhead • 11:30 AM: Costigan House Public Tour • 12 PM to 3 PM: Harvest Fest 2026, Madison Assembly of God, 1636 Clifty Dr • 1 PM to 4 PM: Trunk or Treat at the Clearinghouse, 100 E 2nd St (canceled if it rains) • 1:30 PM: Hanover College Football vs Bluffton University, SENIOR DAY, Alumni Stadium • 1:30 PM: Shrewsbury-Windle House Tour • 2 PM: Nature's Predictions for Winter, Clifty Falls State Park • 3 PM: Schroeder Saddletree Factory Museum Public Tour • 5 PM to 8 PM: Truck or Treat with Madison Township Firefighters, 3413 N Michigan Rd • 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM: Joe & Deano, Riverboat Inn • 7 PM: Haunted Lodge, Madison Elks Lodge #524 • 7 PM to midnight: Spirits of the Lodge Halloween Dance (21 and over), The Livery Stable • 8 PM: Nulydedz "Cry-Baby" Halloween Party, Red Bicycle Hall • 8 PM: Rumors Halloween Dance Party, Mad Paddle Brewstillery • 8 PM to midnight: Diamondback Band Halloween Bash (open to the public), VFW Post #1969 • 9 PM: DJ Nate, 1st Street Saloon • 9:30 PM to 1:30 AM: Halloween Bash with Stoned Blue Band, TailGators SUNDAY, NOV 1 • 10 AM: Hibernate, Migrate, or Tough It Out, Clifty Falls State Park Nature Center Every event above has its own page with details and directions on the AroundMadison Events page: https://aroundmadison.com/events Know of something we missed? 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