This year's Halloween Extravaganza at Devil’s Lake State Park is coming up on Saturday, October…
Welcome to October! 🍂 The month ahead is packed with community traditions, outdoor adventures, and family activities. Here are a few dates to mark on your calendar.
October 4 – S’More Fun Trail Run, Mirror Lake State Park
The park will be busy in the morning as hundreds of participants take part in the annual Friends of Mirror Lake fun run. Expect full lots and plenty of activity around the beach area. – More Information.
October 4 & 5 – Autumn Color Train Rides, Mid-Continent Railway Museum
Trains depart at 10:00, 11:30, 1:00, and 2:30. These rides along the former Chicago & North Western line in North Freedom are a classic way to take in fall color. – More Information.
October 11 – Fall Fair on the Square, Downtown Baraboo
From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Baraboo’s courthouse square fills with over 200 artists and crafters, food trucks, live music, kids’ activities, and a farmers market. – More Information.
October 13 – Indigenous Peoples Day, Sauk County Farm (Reedsburg)
From 1–4 p.m., celebrate the life and legacy of Ho-Chunk Chief Aahucoga (Blue Wing). The event includes Ho-Chunk food tastings, a history walk, the Winnebago Sons singers, and the unveiling of a new interpretive panel. Free and open to all. – More Information.
October 17–19 – Fall Art Tour
For three days, artists across Baraboo, Spring Green, Dodgeville, and Mineral Point open their studios to visitors. This free, self-guided tour is a chance to meet Wisconsin artists and see their workspaces. (Skillet Creek Photography (Photography featured on this website) is stop 11 in Baraboo) – More Information.
October 18 – Halloween Mystery Hike, Mirror Lake State Park
From 6–8 p.m., families can enjoy a candlelit 1-mile hike and help solve the mystery of the evening’s special guest. Free, but a vehicle admission sticker is required. – More Information.
October 25 – Halloween Extravaganza, Devil’s Lake State Park
On the North Shore at Rock Elm Shelter.
4–6 p.m.: Free pumpkin carving and crafts.
6–8 p.m.: Torchlit hike and costume parade. Afterward, gather around the fire for music, cocoa, and s’mores with Chrisco in Wisco. Free, but a vehicle admission sticker is required. – More Information.
Fall Color?? – Peak fall color in our area is generally around the second week in October. You can view our weekly Fall Color Report Thursdays on our Facebook Page or on TravelWisconsin.com’s Fall Color Map.
For nearly 2 decades the Skillet Creek blog has focused on 3 main goals; To inspire you to visit and explore the Devil’s Lake region, to help you get the most your visit by sharing tips, events, and other helpful information. Lastly to advocate for our environment & wildlife and talk about how we can keep our natural areas amazing now and into the future! That last goal can sometimes cause controversy, but it’s the only way we can accomplish the first two. – Derrick Mayoleth, Owner.
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