Spooky Moon Market, Softball, 43 Halloween Events in Etown

Key Takeaways

• The Vine Grove Farmers Market runs Tuesday and Friday at City Hall, 8 AM to 5 PM
• Food Truck Friday returns to Optimist Park Friday, October 2, 5 to 8 PM
• The PGF girls fastpitch softball tournament runs Friday, October 2 through Sunday, October 4 at Elizabethtown Sports Park
• The Spooky Moon Market takes over Pritchard Community Center Saturday, October 3 (10 AM to 6 PM) and Sunday, October 4 (10 AM to 5 PM), $5, kids 12 and under free
• Hardin Local's Halloween Guide is live on hardinlocal.com with 43 confirmed events, after Jon and Nate counted more than 60 while researching

Summary

Jon O'Brien opened the Week Ahead with a bet: how many tarot card readers and mystics will be working the Spooky Moon Market this weekend. His number was 15, and honestly, that might be conservative for a two-day market built around oddities and readers.

Between now and Sunday, October 4, the county has two farmers markets, the last known Food Truck Friday of the fall, a softball tournament pulling teams into Elizabethtown Sports Park, and the Spooky Moon Market anchoring the weekend downtown. Jon and Nate also closed out the segment by handing off the county's full Halloween calendar, now confirmed and published.

The Week Ahead

Tuesday and Friday: Vine Grove Farmers Market

The Vine Grove Farmers Market sets up twice this week, Tuesday, September 29 and Friday, October 2, both 8 AM to 5 PM at City Hall.

Thursday: The Desperate at the State Theater

The Historic State Theater screens The Desperate Thursday, October 1, at 6:30 PM.

Friday: Food Truck Friday and a softball tournament

Vine Grove Food Truck Friday is back at Optimist Park, Friday, October 2, 5 to 8 PM.

The same weekend, the PGF girls fastpitch softball tournament takes over Elizabethtown Sports Park, running Friday, October 2 through Sunday, October 4. Expect the town, and its restaurants and hotels, to feel the crowd. Game times run through the tournament organizer.

Saturday and Sunday: Spooky Moon Market

The Spooky Moon Market is the weekend's anchor event, at Pritchard Community Center, 404 South Mulberry in Elizabethtown. Saturday, October 3 runs 10 AM to 6 PM, and Sunday, October 4 runs 10 AM to 5 PM. It's $5 to get in, kids 12 and under free, with art, oddities, mystics and vendor booths filling the hall.

Jon set the tone for it on air:

"I think there's gonna be a lot of tarot card readers out there. I'd say at least 15."

Asked what he'd tell someone who can only make it to one thing this week, Jon didn't hesitate:

"I'd say get out to that Spooky Moon Market and see if they can give you the lottery numbers."

Hardin County Halloween Guide

Jon and Nate closed the segment with an update on Hardin Local's Halloween research. Nate has been building the county's Halloween calendar for weeks, and on air he put the running number at more than 60 events across every corner of the county, from haunted trails to family trunk-or-treats.

"It's like Pokemon. You've got to collect them all."

That research is now published. Hardin Local's Halloween Guide has 43 confirmed events, each one checked directly with the organizer, listed day by day with times, prices and addresses. It's a free members signup, no cost, no spam, just the calendar.

One Last Thing

Jon didn't read the whole calendar on air, and said so. The rest of the week, government meetings and all, is on the site.

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