Youth Sports · Greensboro
Hagan Stone Classic high school cross country
9 a.m.
Keeley Park (moved from Hagan Stone Park after storm damage)
Community Calendar
What's happening in Guilford County from October 3 to November 2. Every listing links to the organizer's own page. Times can change, so check before you go.
Information as of Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026.
Saturday, October 3
Community · Countywide
Sheriff's Office Thanksgiving food drive
Through Nov 19 · Weekdays 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Six Sheriff's Office sites
Sunday, October 4
Arts & History · Greensboro
Art in the Arboretum
1-5 p.m.
Greensboro Arboretum
Sports & Shows · Greensboro
Big HBCU Battle of the Bands
First Horizon Coliseum
Sports & Shows · Greensboro
Black Violin
Tanger Center, 300 N. Elm St.
Arts & History · Oak Ridge
Shakespeare in the Park
6 p.m.
Oak Ridge
Monday, October 5
Community · Greensboro
Alzheimer's and dementia caregiver program
Noon-1 p.m.
Kathleen Clay Edwards Branch Library, 1420 Price Park Rd.
Government · High Point
High Point City Council regular meeting
5:30 p.m.
City Hall, 211 S. Hamilton St., 3rd floor
Government · High Point
High Point City Council special meeting
4 p.m.
City Hall, 211 S. Hamilton St.
Tuesday, October 6
Community · Greensboro
Alzheimer's and dementia caregiver program
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Hemphill Branch Library
Government · Greensboro
Greensboro City Council meeting
5 p.m. (moved up for a closed session)
Melvin Municipal Office Building, 300 W. Washington St.
Consent agenda includes a $129.9 million water plant change order.
Sports & Shows · Greensboro
The Great Gatsby
Through Oct 11
Tanger Center
Wednesday, October 7
Government · High Point
High Point Board of Adjustment
4 p.m.
City Hall, 211 S. Hamilton St., 3rd floor
Government · Greensboro
Listening session: Greensboro's next fire chief
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Public Safety Training Center, 1510 N. Church St.
Community · Greensboro
Purple Tree Lighting, Domestic Violence Awareness Month
6 p.m.
Melvin Municipal Office Building, 300 W. Washington St.
Thursday, October 8
Government · Greensboro
City Council data center work session
3 p.m.
Plaza Level Conference Room, Melvin Municipal Office Building, 300 W. Washington St.
Family · Greensboro
Costume Comeback: free Halloween costume store
4-8 p.m.
Simkins Indoor Sports Pavilion (new location)
Friday, October 9
Community · Greensboro
Greensboro Parks Foundation golf tournament
Gillespie Golf Course
Sports & Shows · Greensboro
Preseason Premiere: UNC vs. USC men's basketball
First Horizon Coliseum
Family · Greensboro
Scare in the Park: outdoor screening of A Quiet Place
6:45-8:45 p.m.
Barber Park
Elections · Countywide
Voter registration deadline
5 p.m.
Guilford County Board of Elections
Saturday, October 10
Arts & History · High Point
Blacksmith demonstration (free)
10 a.m.-4 p.m.
High Point Museum Historical Park, 1859 E. Lexington Ave.
Family · Greensboro
Bur-Mil Park Fall Fest
10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Bur-Mil Park, 5834 Bur-Mil Club Rd.
Free admission. Hayrides, music, vendors.
Sports & Shows · Greensboro
Carolina's One Big Dog Show
Greensboro Complex
Community · Gibsonville
Gibsonville Fall Festival
10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Downtown Gibsonville
130+ vendors. Rain or shine.
Community · High Point
High Point Farmers Market
8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
901 N. Main St.
Arts & History · High Point
Mourning in the Park
10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
High Point Museum Historical Park, 1859 E. Lexington Ave.
Community · High Point
Pepper Blast Chili Cook-off
10:30 a.m.-noon
Farmers Market, 901 N. Main St.
Sports & Shows · Greensboro
Zac Brown Band
First Horizon Coliseum
Sunday, October 11
Family · High Point
HP Kids Fest Music Festival
Noon-4 p.m.
HP Athletic Complex, 2920 School Park Rd.
Monday, October 12
Government · High Point
High Point Parks & Recreation Commission
5:30 p.m.
136 Northpoint Ave.
Community · High Point
Who Owns This Land? Decoding the Deed
1-2 p.m.
High Point Public Library, 901 N. Main St.
Tuesday, October 13
Arts & History · High Point
Author talk: Dan Sellers
6:30-7:45 p.m.
High Point Public Library, 901 N. Main St.
Schools · Greensboro
Board of Education meeting
5:30 p.m.
Board Auditorium, 2703 E. Florida St.
Public comment: email boardclerk@gcsnc.com.
Elections · Greensboro
Candidate forum: legislature, commissioners, school board
5-7 p.m.
The Pyrle
Hosted by Action Greensboro and the Greensboro Chamber. Free.
Thursday, October 15
Government · Greensboro
City Council data center work session
3 p.m.
Plaza Level Conference Room, Melvin Municipal Office Building, 300 W. Washington St.
Government · Greensboro
County commissioners meeting and data center moratorium hearing
5:30 p.m.
Old County Courthouse, 301 W. Market St.
Public hearing on a 180-day moratorium for unincorporated areas.
Elections · Countywide
Early voting begins at 17 sites
Through Oct 31 · 8 a.m.-7:30 p.m. weekdays
17 sites across the county
Youth Sports · Greensboro
Entry deadline: NC Fusion Adidas Clash club soccer tournament
Tournament is Nov. 13-15 at Bryan Park Soccer Complex
Sports & Shows · Greensboro
Singalong Broadway
Tanger Center
Friday, October 16
Sports & Shows · Greensboro
Greensboro Gargoyles vs. Reading Royals
Greensboro Complex
Business · High Point
PFP Oktoberfest during Market
5-9 p.m.
212 E. Russell Ave.
Family · Oak Ridge
Terror Trail
Oak Ridge
Saturday, October 17
Family · High Point
15th annual Ghost Stories in the Park
6-7:30 p.m.
High Point Museum Historical Park, 1859 E. Lexington Ave.
Arts & History · High Point
A conversation with Tom Blount and Carol Andrews
2-4 p.m.
High Point Public Library, 901 N. Main St.
Sports & Shows · Greensboro
Greensboro Gargoyles vs. Reading Royals
Greensboro Complex
Family · Greensboro
Halloween Extravaganza
7-9:30 p.m.
Hester Park, 3615 Deutzia St.
Community · High Point
High Point Farmers Market
8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
901 N. Main St.
Business · High Point
High Point Market (trade only)
Through Oct 21
Downtown High Point showrooms
Arts & History · High Point
Library art show
11 a.m.-2 p.m.
High Point Public Library, 901 N. Main St.
Community · Oak Ridge
Mountains-to-Sea Committee guided hike, Cascades Preserve
9 a.m.
Cascades Preserve
Arts & History · High Point
Mourning in the Park
10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
High Point Museum Historical Park, 1859 E. Lexington Ave.
Sunday, October 18
Family · Greensboro
Meet and Treat
4-6 p.m.
Downtown Greenway, Cairn's Course
Sports & Shows · Greensboro
Morrissey
Tanger Center
Arts & History · Greensboro
Richard Kurin: History by a Hair
3 p.m.
Greensboro History Museum, 130 Summit Ave.
Sports & Shows · Greensboro
The Preview: Mississippi State vs. NC State men's basketball
First Horizon Coliseum
Youth Sports · High Point
YMCA of High Point winter youth basketball registration opens
Hartley Drive Family YMCA, 150 Hartley Dr.
Early rate through Nov. 22; registration closes Nov. 29.
Monday, October 19
Community · Greensboro
Alzheimer's and dementia caregiver program
6-7:30 p.m.
Kathleen Clay Edwards Branch Library
Youth Sports · Statewide
NCHSAA women's golf regionals
Through Oct 20
Regional sites set by the NCHSAA
Tuesday, October 20
Elections · Countywide
Absentee ballot request deadline
5 p.m.
Guilford County Board of Elections
Government · Greensboro
Greensboro City Council meeting
5:30 p.m.
Melvin Municipal Office Building, 300 W. Washington St.
Friday, October 23
Family · Gibsonville
Halloween on the Green and Pumpkin Parade
4-7 p.m.
Downtown Green
Sports & Shows · Greensboro
Nikki Glaser
Tanger Center
Family · Oak Ridge
Terror Trail
Oak Ridge
Saturday, October 24
Community · Greensboro
Alzheimer's and dementia caregiver program
2-3 p.m.
Glenn McNairy Branch Library
Family · Greensboro
Ghoulash!
2:30-5:30 p.m.
Center City Park and LeBauer Park
Sunday, October 25
Family · Greensboro
Howl-O-Ween VI
1-4 p.m.
Country Park, 3905 Nathanael Greene Dr.
Hosted by Guilford County Animal Services and Greensboro Parks & Recreation. Free.
Community · Greensboro
N.C. A&T's 100th Homecoming (GHOE)
Through Nov 1
N.C. A&T and around Greensboro
Area hotels are sold out, WFMY reported.
Sports & Shows · Greensboro
Sonic Live in Concert
Tanger Center
Monday, October 26
Youth Sports · Statewide
NCHSAA women's golf state championships
Through Oct 27
Sites set by the NCHSAA
Tuesday, October 27
Youth Sports · Statewide
NCHSAA volleyball regional finals
Regional sites set by the NCHSAA
Wednesday, October 28
Youth Sports · Statewide
NCHSAA girls flag football playoff brackets released
Posted on the NCHSAA brackets page
Thursday, October 29
Community · Oak Ridge
Arbor Month event
10 a.m.
Heritage Farm Park
Schools · Greensboro
Board of Education policy committee
Guilford County Schools
Friday, October 30
Youth Sports · Statewide
NCHSAA cross country regionals
Through Oct 31
Regional sites set by the NCHSAA
Youth Sports · Statewide
NCHSAA volleyball state championships
Through Oct 31
Sites set by the NCHSAA
Family · Greensboro
Trunk or Treat
6:30-8:30 p.m.
Craft Recreation Center
Saturday, October 31
Community · Greensboro
A&T Homecoming parade; Aggies vs. Elon at 1 p.m.
Greensboro (route and kickoff details on the A&T homecoming site)
Family · Greensboro
Great Pumpkin Parking Lot
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Lindley Recreation Center
Youth Sports · Statewide
NCHSAA girls flag football playoffs begin
Sites set by the NCHSAA brackets
Monday, November 2
Government · High Point
High Point City Council regular meeting
5:30 p.m.
City Hall, 211 S. Hamilton St.