With the official start of the Fall season comes a long list of annual events that make this time of year very special for Stockton. Here’s a quick guide to fall activities in the Stockton area that are sure to keep you and your family entertained!
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| Stockton Thunder |
Fall means it’s finally Stockton Thunder hockey time! Enjoy an exciting game at the Stockton Arena as the Thunder begin their 2011-2012 season hot off the heels of last season’s playoff stretch that left them six wins shy of a Kelly Cup championship. Get ready to shout, enjoy good food, and cheer on your Stockton Thunder—their
opening night is against the Colorado Eagles.
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| Trick or Treat! |
Fall also means it’s the spookiest time of the year, and Stockton has plenty of Halloween activities to get your little ones into the spirit!
All Hallows’ Eve at the Oak Grove Nature Center is a fun and educati
onal event where kids can explore the facts behind every bump in the night, make crafts such as masks and puppets, take a moonlit stroll through the native plant garden, and more! Bring your kids out to the University of Pacific’s 13th Annual Safe Trick or Treat where Pacific students, faculty, staff, and alumni hand out candy to hundreds of local children as they are led on trick or treat tours of the campus. Or even celebrate Halloween with a spooky, kid-friendly
Haunted House benefiting the San Joaquin AIDS Foundation and The Haven of Peace. Last, but not least, your children will be sure to enjoy
Howl-o-ween at the Micke Grove Zoo—a family friendly event including creepy, crawly animal presentations, crafts, games, goodies, a kid costume parade, and more!
For the adults, Stockton also hosts a good deal of adult-friendly Halloween activities. The Downtown Stockton Alliance
Costume Pub Crawl promises to be a great night complete with crawlers-only drink specials, a costume contest with prizes, free VIP transportation, the
Stockton Thunder hockey game, and no cover to venues with live music. The Friends of the Fox present the classic film,
“Abbott & Costello’s ‘Hold that Ghost!’” at the Bob Hope Theatre complete with an organ concert. This year also brings an upscale Halloween event,
Freak Night, to the University Plaza Waterfront Hotel with two dance floors, a costume contest, and special VIP lounge seating. Or enjoy
Watts Winery’s Tricks & Giggles, an all-day event with wine tasting, Fat City Grilllers Supply barbecue contest, an afternoon hay ride through vineyards, and in the evening tri-tip dinner as magician James Anthony and comedian Bob Johnston entertain. Lastly, the Mexican Heritage Center and Gallery will be holding its annual
Dia de los Muertos Art Exhibit marking the celebration of the Mexican Day of the Dead.
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| Dell'Osso Family Farm |
Experience San Joaquin county’s rich agriculture first hand this Fall at one of the area’s many farms and pumpkins patches!
Dell’Osso Family Farm in Lathrop features its famous corn maze, pumpkin patch, air-powered pumpkin blasting (you have to see it to believe it!), haunted house, train and tractor rides, zip lines, pony rides and petting zoo, face painting, speedway, and much, much more. Stock up on your pumpkins at the farm and also on locally grown fruit, nuts, and baked goods at the Dell’Osso county store. Or visit Stockton’s
Country Side Farms and enjoy planting stations, a walnut gleaning station, u-pick berries, vegetables, flowers and hayrides, as well as a petting zoo, haystack tunnels, scarecrow making, and sandbox for the kids!
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| The Imani Wind Quintet |
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This is only a selection of the events going on in the Stockton area this Fall, make sure to visit
www.VisitStockton.org to browse our up-to-date events calendar for more fun family and Fall-themed activities.
