It’s my favorite time of the week – that time when we round up all our favorite picks for your family in the next four days!

We’ve included even more picks this time, both free and those with an admission or ticket price. This time of year there are lots of opportunities to make some great Fall memories with your kids, and we think that’s worth the money on occasion.

As always, double check our Event Calendar if you don’t see something you like here, and be sure to cross off things in our Fall Activity Guide.

Free & Cheap Events

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Last Chance for Pop Up Parks

All Weekend
Cost: FREE
Courthouse Square | More Info
The 3rd Annual Pop Up Parks are back! Your whole family will enjoy all the free fun in the city center – super-sized billiards and checkers, a Mission to Mars, real helicopter cockpit, magic carpet ride and more!

Renaissance Faire in Florence

Saturday & Sunday
Cost: FREE
Wilson Park, Florence | More Info
Kings! Queens! Knights! Peasants! All this and more at the 29th annual RenFaire – delicious food, medieval demonstrations, tons of vendors, and more.

Harvey @ Randolph School

Friday-Sunday shows
Cost: $5
Thurber Arts Center | More Info
Randolph School students present Mary Chase’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play about an affable man who claims to have an unseen (and presumably imaginary) friend, Harvey, whom he describes as a six-foot, three-and-one-half-inch tall pooka resembling an anthropomorphic rabbit.

Fall Festivals Around Town

Saturday & Sunday
Cost: FREE
Various Locations | View List
‘Tis the season for fabulous local fall festivals at schools & churches! Get some mileage out of your costume and make the rounds – there’s always great crafts, greasy food, and fun kid’s activities.

• Collaborations CDC
• Christ Presbyterian Church
• Cross Winds Church
• Harvest Fest at Pineview Baptist
• FunFest at Mayfair

Drop In & Create

Saturday from 11AM – 1PM
Cost: FREE
Huntsville Museum of Art | More Info
Explore the basic elements of art – color, line, shape and texture – in the Art Lab. Discover Henri Matisse’s cutouts to create a jack-o-lantern inspired Matisse pumpkin masterpiece!

Land Trust Fall Hike

Sunday at 2:00 PM
Cost: FREE
Hardee’s in Gurley | More Info
Part of the Guided Fall Hike series, this hike is all about Birding on Whitaker Preserve. Your whole family will love it – it’s a particularly great hike for kids.

Worth the Money

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Dr. Osbourne’s Magical Laboratory

Friday-Sunday shows
Cost: $7
Fantasy Playhouse Theatre | More Info
Come one, come all – the Tennessee Valley’s main magical scientist, Dr. Osbourne, is back with more weird magic and family fun!

Unplugged & the Carnival of Animals

Friday-Sunday shows
Cost: starts at $22
VBC Concert Hall | More Info
Delight in Huntsville Ballet Company’s “Unplugged“. The Carnival of the Animals and Pulcinella is a visual masterpiece your kids will really love.

Rocket City NerdCon

Friday – Sunday
Cost: starts at $15, kids 10 & under Free
Huntsville Public Library | More Info

If your kid is into fandom of any sort, chances are you’ll find it here: Harry Potter, LOTR, Doctor Who, Minecraft, Magic the Gathering, & Disney are just a few, not to mention all the cosplay, tabletop & video gaming, and a bevy of guests to this year’s Con.
Here’s why you should go.

Bootanica is Back!

Saturday from 10AM – 1PM
Cost: $8-$12, or free for members
Huntsville Botanical Garden | More Info
One of our Fall favorites, especially for younger kids! A costume parade, hay ride, sorghum maze, scarecrow trail, music, and tons of special Halloween activities all make for a wonderful day for your little one.

International Heritage Festical

Saturday from 10AM – 4PM
Cost: $10, or free for members
Burritt On the Mountain | More Info
Burritt on the Mountain’s 5th annual International Heritage Festival will include Native Americans, early settlers, and many other cultures from different countries around the world. This is an opportunity to learn about other parts of our world through music, dance, food, crafts and history.

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