CALENDAR: This month’s

THE MUST LIST

10 essential events happening this month

Witches visit Wickford for spook-tacular Wicked Week festivities

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October 23-30:

Celebrate the spooky season in the best small town in America (USA Today) during Wickford Wicked Week, featuring a Witches’ Paddle, a sip and stroll, a cemetery walk, and the Horribles Parade. Wickford, WickfordVillage.org

Through October 30: Have fun on the farm at The Farmer’s Daughter’s Fall Harvest Festival with hayrides, a corn maze, scavenger hunts, and more every weekend through the end of the month. South Kingstown, TheFarmersDaughterRI.com

October 1: A fiery blaze sets the stage at the annual Guy Fawkes Bonfire Night at The Windjammer, where Misquamicut Players reenact Monty Python’s parody of Guy Fawkes’ attempt to blow up Parliament in 1605. Misquamicut, GuyFawkesUSA.com October 2: Leash up your pup and head to Narragansett Town Beach for Bark at the Beach, an invigorating mile-long walk on the shore to raise money for Animal Rescue Rhode Island. Narragansett, AnimalRescueRhodeIsland.org

October 6-8: The Ocean State Black and

Funny Improv Festival returns for their sophomore outing. Catch side-splitting improv acts from across the US at this inclusive event at the Contemporary Theater Company. Wakefield, ContemporaryTheaterCompany.com October 14-29: Catch Wendy Kesselman’s Tony Award-nominated adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Diary of Anne Frank by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, which draws from unpublished parts of Frank’s diary, at the Granite Theatre. Westerly, GraniteTheatre.org

October 22: Head to The Pub in Matunuck to hear home-grown award-winning singer-songwriter Lainey Dionne, whose music has placed on shows like Amazon Prime’s Making the Cut, perform songs o her latest album. South Kingstown, ThePubMtk.com

October 22: Bring the kids to Fayerweather Craft Guild for their Spooktacular & Kid’s Craft Day, featuring a variety of family-friendly Halloween art projects, demonstrations, activities, and treats. South Kingstown, Facebook: Fayerweather Craft Guild

October 21 & 23: Don’t miss Salt Marsh Opera’s double bill of laugh-out-loud oneacts about family dynamics: Gianni Schicchi, Giacomo Puccini’s only comedy, and Gilbert and Sullivan’s Trial by Jury at the United Theatre. Westerly, UnitedTheatre.org

October 28: Singer-songwriter Cheryl Wheeler, who has written for artists like Garth Brooks and Bette Midler, is joined by piano powerhouse Kenny White for an intimate and hilarious evening of music and storytelling. West Kingstown, CourthouseArts.org

Please note that events may require proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test and mask-wearing regardless of vaccination status. Be sure to check each venue for updates.