Wylie Calendar Sept/Oct 2022

Sept. 9 & 10 Wylie Championship Rodeo: Gates open at 6:30 p.m, Kids Arena Events (Calf and Boot Scramble) 7 p.m., Grand Entry 7:45 p.m., Rodeo Begins, 7:50 p.m. Pre-Sale tickets are available online at wyliechamber.org or available at the gate the night of the event. See page 14 for details.

Sept. 22-25 Plano Balloon Festival: Location: Red Tail Pavilion at Oak Point Park, Plano. Info: www.planoballoonfest.org

Sept. 24 Murphy Maize Days at Murphy Central (550 N. Murphy Rd., Murphy, TX 75094) from Noon - 9:45 p.m. There will be live music all day, great food, drinks, market vendors, kid zone and much more! Info: maizedays.com

Oct. 4 National Night Out: Get together with your community for free food, giveaways, face painting, a helicopter landing, fireworks and more! 5:30 - 8 p.m. Location: Olde City Park, Downtown Wylie. Contact Community Relations Officer Alex Waters at 972-429-8019 or alexandra.waters@wylietexas.gov for more info.

Oct. 22 Sachse Fall Fest: Over 100 arts and crafts, local businesses, and non-profit vendor booths, food vendors, live music from our entertainment stage, kids corner, Touch-a-Truck and more! 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Location: Heritage Park, Sachse. Info: www. sachsefallfest.com.

Oct. 27 BOO on Ballard: Trick or Treat for the kids! Go booth to booth picking up candy and goodies for your children. There will be fun events in the park next to downtown. Safe, convenient, community fun! Presented by the Wylie Downtown Merchants Association and the City of Wylie. 6 - 8 p.m. Location: Downtown Wylie & Olde City Park. Info: discoverwylie.com/events.boo-on-ballard/

Smith Public Library:

300 Country Club Rd., #300, Wylie

Oct. 7 & 8 Haunts and History - A Wylie Ghost Tour: 7 p.m. & 8 p.m. Explore the haunts and history of downtown Wylie with spooky Marshall Howery. Tickets $15 adult, $10 child (ages 12-17) Benefitting The Wylie Historical Society, Wylie Parks & Recreation and The Smith Public Library. Purchase tickets in advance at wylietexas.gov/library.

Oct. 25 Spooky Night at the Library - Second Players Productions are putting on a family friendly Monster Mash Show, every half hour between 5 - 7 p.m. Costumes are encouraged.There will be trick or treat at each desk, Halloween crafts in the Storytime room, and a Halloween themed scavenger hunt. Requested minimum donation of $15 per family. Registration via eventbrite on our website: wylietexas. gov/library.

Welcome Center at the Brown House:

Now open! Visit for a free tour, check out the mini-museum of Wylie’s early history, and browse the gift shop.

Location: 301 N. Ballard Ave., Downtown Wylie. Hours: Tues. - Fri. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

October Exhibit: Oh, Those Victorians: Their Elaborate Mourning Rituals. Why were the Victorians so obsessed with death and the afterlife? Stop in and learn more!