Here are some events happening around the community Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 26-27. If anything changes due to weather, we will update below.
Saturday, Oct. 26
2nd Annual Hannah Bates Memorial Fishing Tournament
Registration will begin at 5:30 Saturday morning at the Smith Lake boat launch and the tournament will officially kick off at 6:30. Winners will be determined at the weigh-in starting at 1 p.m
2nd Annual Turkey Shoot – Hosted by Garrison Gives Hope
Saturday, Oct. 26 from 7 a.m.-noon
Come out for our second annual turkey shoot benefiting Garrison Gives Hope and The Stephen K. Griffith Memorial Fund. The annual turkey shoot helps raise mental health awareness and fill the gap in mental health services in our community. Shotgun shells and breakfast will be provided.
R.E. Garrison Trucking, 1103 County Road 1194, Cullman
Welti Cumberland Presbyterian Church Annual Fall Bazaar
Saturday, Oct. 26, 7 a.m.-1 p.m.
Welti Cumberland Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, 8817 County Road 747
Breakfast is $6 and lunch $6. Baked goods, homemade soup, chili, fried pies, arts and crafts and white elephant items will be available. Buy now and freeze for the holidays. Tickets available for two Amish rockers to be given away and are $1 each or six for $5. Proceeds benefit the women’s ministries missions and projects. For more information, contact Barbara Brannan at 256-734-8068 or June Conn at 256-737-9901.
Parkside’s 11th Annual Pumpkin Run 5K
Saturday, Oct. 26, 9-11 a.m. at Parkside School, 12431 Alabama Highway 69 N, Baileyton, AL 35019
Come back to Hogwarts and join us for the Pumpkin Run 5K, presented by Doctor’s Diet of Cullman!
Parkside School will be hosting our 11th annual race – The Pumpkin Run – Oct. 26, 2019, at 9 a.m. This will be a fun 5K run through Baileyton, beginning at the school and ending at the park. All ages and experience groups are invited. Childcare will be provided at no cost for parents who wish to participate in the 5K. Don’t like to run? Walkers are welcome! Want to sleep in? You can buy a T-shirt and we’ll hold it for you at the school or mail it to you after the race.
Feel free to wear your best Hogwarts, Harry Potter or Halloween gear!
North Alabama Singing Convention
10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Oak Level Baptist Church (1272 County Road 1635, Cullman). Please bring a covered dish for lunch. For more information call 256-796-6072.
Margot Tanner Book Signing
2-4 p.m. at First United Methodist Church Cullman, 320 Third St. SE
Join longtime Cullman resident and Friends of Frankweiler member Margot Tanner as she introduces and signs her new book, “GOD IS ALL: Stories from the Life of a German World War II Survivor.”
Hymn Festival with Benjamin A. Kolodziej
Join us for a celebration of hymns and music! The Hymn Festival will take place at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church the afternoon of Saturday, Oct. 26, at 4 p.m. as part of Reformation weekend. Our theme is “Sola Fide: Faith of the Ages.”
Guest organist Benjamin Kolodziej has performed organ concerts and at hymn festivals across the United States and around the world. Kolodziej holds degrees in organ performance, sacred music, and theology. A member of Faith Lutheran Church in Plano, he is also the organist and choirmaster of St. John’s Episcopal in Dallas, TX, as well as the organist for Perkins Chapel at Southern Methodist University.
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 513 Fourth Ave SE, Cullman
Garden City Congregational Church Trunk-or-Treat
Saturday, Oct. 26, 4-6 p.m.
Garden City Congregational Church, 201 U.S. Highway 31, Garden City, AL
Come join us as we bring the Halloween fun back to Garden City, Alabama. We are excited to have our inaugural trunk-or-treat. Ghosts and ghouls, come on out for candy, food, fun and fellowship. We will have: Costume contest for the kids, music, free hot dogs and drinks, lots of candy to be given out. We will have a Hanceville Police cruiser for the kiddos.
Disney-Themed Fall Festival
Saturday, Oct. 26, 5-8 p.m.
Life Church, 471 Alabama Highway 69 S, Hanceville, AL 35077
Fun for the whole family! Inflatables, trunk or treat, games, food, Alabama game on big screen and live music
Cullman County CASA Trunk or Treat
Saturday, Oct. 26, 5-9 p.m.
Cullman County CASA, 402 Arnold St. NE Suite W-1, Cullman
No tricks here!! Come in your Halloween costumes and enjoy an evening of safe family fun, fellowship, and lots of treats! Check out the 7+ services who have decked out their car trunks with festive themes! Come get your face painted while learning about some of the best services Cullman County has to offer and get some sweet treats!
Bingo at the American Legion
Everyone is invited to Bingo every Saturday night at 6 at American Legion Post 4.
181 Reid Road
Good Hope, AL 35057
“Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood”
Wallace State Theatre will present Ken Ludwig’s “Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood” at 7 p.m. in the Betty Leeth Haynes Theatre.
Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for students and children under 12.
To reserve seats, contact Heather Gillikin at 256-352-8277 or heather.gillikin@wallacestate.edu.
Sunday, Oct. 27
“Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood”
Wallace State Theatre will present Ken Ludwig’s “Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood” at 2 p.m. in the Betty Leeth Haynes Theatre.
Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for students and children under 12.
To reserve seats, contact Heather Gillikin at 256-352-8277 or heather.gillikin@wallacestate.edu.
Special Needs Free Swim at the Aquatic Center
3-5 p.m. at the Cullman Wellness & Aquatic Center- Free Swim Hosted by Cullman Parks, Recreation and Sports Tourism
Free swim is for those with special needs and immediate family members. All guests must sign in at the CWAC front desk before entering the pool. Parents/guardians/caregivers must stay in the pool area at all times during the therapeutic recreation swim time.
Punkin Lane a Soul to Gain Harvest Festival
Sunday, Oct. 27, 4-6 p.m.
Simcoe Community Church, 1 County Road 1511
Inflatables, candy, sweet treats walk, s’mores bar, hot dogs & chips, Hallelujah Hayride, prize drawing
Northbrook Baptist Church Trunk or Treat
Sunday, Oct. 27, 4-6 p.m.
Northbrook Baptist Church, 3691 AL Hwy. 157, Cullman
First United Methodist Church Cullman Trunk or Treat
Sunday, Oct. 27, 4-6 p.m.
First United Methodist Church Cullman, 320 Third St. SE
Fall Festival – Trunk or Treat!
Sunday, Oct. 27, from 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Longview Church of God, 2025 County Road 1269, Vinemont, AL
Trunk or Treat at Longview! Wear your best Halloween costume, bring your kids, and vote for your favorite trunk!
Bethlehem Methodist Church Fall Festival
Sunday, Oct. 27, 5 p.m.
Bethlehem Methodist Church, 2866 County Road 216, Hanceville, AL 35077
Games, prizes, candy
2nd Annual Pick of the Patch Fall Festival
Sunday, Oct. 27, 5 p.m.
Lifespring Baptist Church, 2350 Brindlee Mountain Parkway, Arab, AL 35016
Pumpkin decorating, Scott dogs, face painting, trunk or treat, bounce houses and more!
Fall Festival at Christ First Ministries
Sunday, Oct. 27, from 5-7 p.m.
Christ First Ministries, 1017 Alabama Hwy. 69 N, Cullman, AL 35058
Join us at CFM for food, fellowship and a variety of fun for the whole family! We will be hosting a trunk or treat and games for children of all ages! Come on by for free chili, hotdogs and door prizes! Can’t wait to see you there!
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