Cherry Capital Comic-Con returns to the Grand Traverse Resort in Acme this weekend….you can Trick-or-Treat early in downtown Petoskey or Traverse City, or stay up late for funky Halloween fun Saturday night at Jacobs Farm! And if you are looking for something a little more refined, you can spend an evening experiencing the sounds of Vienna with the Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra.
Cherry Capital Comic-Con
October 29th-31st, Grand Traverse Resort & Spa, Acme
This comic book & pop entertainment expo is a gathering of comic book creators, exhibitors & fans. Featured media guests include Veronica Taylor, the actress behind the voice of Ash from Pokemon, Sailor Pluto from Sailor Moon, & Delilah from the new Franklin and Ghost Animated Series. Weekend passes are $25, or $5 for Friday, $15 for Saturday, $10 for Sunday. Learn more at cherrycapitalcon.com
Halloween in Petoskey, Saturday, October 30th, 9:45am
Line up for the Children’s Halloween Parade at Central Elementary School at 9:45am. 10am-noon: Downtown Trick or Treating. 10am-2pm: Great Pumpkin Carving Demo with Guest carver Steve Bartel in Pennsylvania Park. Dusk (6:15pm): Jack O’Lantern Walk. Bring your own carved pumpkin to Pennsylvania Park Sat. afternoon. Leave it along the sidewalk & it will be lit up for you. $100 Downtown Dollars will be awarded to most creative.
Downtown TC Halloween Walk, Saturday, October 30th, 10am-11:30am
Come get an early start and give your kids Halloween costume a trial run in Downtown Traverse City, as stores will be handing out candy Saturday morning.
Funk-O-Ween at Jacobs Farm, Saturday, October 30th, 6-10pm
After checking out the Haunted Corn Maze, hang around for the Halloween concert featuring Medicinal Groove & DJ Ras Marco. No cover charge. Details online at jacobsfarmtc.com
Postcards from Vienna-a concert featuring the Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra, Saturday, October 30th, 7pm Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor
This concert’s three pieces offer a glimpse of Vienna’s Classical period, it’s storied quality of life, Baroque architecture, & old-world charm. Featured are Beethoven’s 7th Symphony, Rossini’s Barber of Seville Overture & Haydn’s Cello Concerto in C Major. Get tickets at glorchestra.org