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Fall Arts and Crafts Show

The Annual Fall Arts and Crafts Show will be held Saturday and Sunday, October 10-11 at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs.

The show is billed as one of Iowa’s largest shows, with over 150 talented exhibitors presenting and selling thousands of unique, handmade products.  Among the various products being sold at the show are leather goods, paintings and prints, ceramics, wall hangings, toys, blankets, jewelry, metal art sculptures, pet products, etched glass, yard and garden art, pottery, candles, clothing, quilts, aprons, pillows, doll clothes, baskets, rugs, place mats, table runners, purses, floral arrangements and wreaths, wood and metal signs, soap and lotions, and many more original products.

Exhibitors will also be selling coffee cakes, dips, salsa, barbeque sauce, soups, jams, jellies, cheese and sausage, wines, fudge, honey, food mixes and roasted nuts. All items offered for sale to the public are handmade by the exhibitor. 

The hours of the show are from 9am to 5pm on Saturday and 10am to 4pm on Sunday. Admission is $6 and children, 10 and younger are free.  Parking is free throughout the show. All patrons who attend the show on Saturday will receive a two-day re-entry stamp.

Like us on Facebook under Callahan Promotions, Inc.-Iowa’s Largest Arts & Crafts Shows and enter for a chance to win $50 gift certificates to our shows.

For more show information, please call Callahan Promotions, Inc. at 563-357-1986 or go to their website at www.callahanpromotions.com

Costume Night at Cochran Park

Put on your costumes and join for the fourth annual Costume Night at Cochran Park (100 S 21st Street) on Friday, October 9, from 6-8 p.m.
Free activities include:
🎃 Pumpkin Painting
👻 Movie Screening (announcement coming soon!)
🎃 Light-up Balloon Animals
👻 Fall Photo Ops
🎃 Glow Kickball
👻 Glow Soccer
🎃 Glow Football Toss
👻 Glow Pickleball
🎃 Glow Kan Jam
👻 Imagination Playground (big blue blocks)
🎃 Music
👻 Council Bluffs Public Library Station
🎃 Glow Basketball
👻 Prizes, and more!
🍔Thanks to Iowa West Foundation, we will have free hamburgers from 6-8 p.m. 🍿☕Plus, food vendors selling drinks and snacks.
Parking is limited, so walking or biking is encouraged! On-street parking is available in the surrounding neighborhoods.

Teen Murder Mystery

Teens in grades 6–12 are invited to our Murder Mystery Party on Friday, October 16, from 5:30–7:30 PM at the library!

Grab your friends and get ready for a night of clues, secrets, suspects, and mystery. Work together to crack the case before the night is over. You can come with a group or join the fun on your own! Either way, you’ll have a chance to put your detective skills to the test!

Think you’ve got what it takes to solve the case? Come find out!

S’mores and Sunsets

Join for an evening of sweet treats and beautiful views at S’mores and Sunsets. Gather around the fire in La Vista Parks and enjoy spending time in the great outdoors! These family-friendly events are open to all ages, and no registration is required!

S’mores and Sunsets

Join for an evening of sweet treats and beautiful views at S’mores and Sunsets. Gather around the fire in La Vista Parks and enjoy spending time in the great outdoors! These family-friendly events are open to all ages, and no registration is required!

Snacks & Crafts

This after school activity for ages 8-14 is the perfect way to unwind after school. A new craft every month as well as some tasty snacks!  Serving: Apple Slices and Caramel

Big Play Saturday – Meet Astro Clay!

Astronaut Clayton “Astro Clay” Anderson, Nebraska’s only astronaut, spent 167 days in space and 38 hours and 28 minutes executing 6 spacewalks. And now he’s coming to Fat Brain Toys! He’ll do a little reading, we’ll have his books on hand for him to sign, and future astronauts will get the chance to ask him their most pressing questions. It’s going to be a blast!

7th Annual Wassailing

The public is invited to join the Ditmars family in the tradition of protecting our orchard and asking for the blessing of a successful crop next season with one of our most unique and beloved orchard traditions — Wassailing! This centuries-old English custom celebrates the orchard, the harvest, and the community that keeps it thriving. They’ll gather together among the apple trees as The Irish Pope leads our traditional blessing of the trees, wishing them health, abundance, and good fruit for the coming season.

Activities include re-enactments of old English traditional rituals & rhymes with a chance to see the wassailing ceremony every hour at 12:30, 1:30, 2:30 & 3:30.

Everyone joins in with chanting and music making, toasts of hot cider and placing gifts of cider-soaked bread — DONUTS, in our case! — onto the tree branches while chanting the lively words of praise for the New Year.

Warm yourself next to our bonfires or inside in our tasting room.
Enjoy a traditional mulled wassail drink, served hot with spices & mixed with our regular fresh pressed or hard apple cider. The bar inside will be open with our own local Iowa wines and hard ciders.

The admission is FREE and open to the public, young and old.

Come raise your cup and your voice — it’s good luck for the orchard when the crowd is loud!

Pumpkin Smash 2025

For one weekend only, they’re turning the orchard into a smash zone built for laughter, catharsis, and vibrant orange splatter. Bring your friends, bring your family, bring that coworker who needs to scream into the autumn wind. There’s real science behind this kind of fun: physical play boosts feel-good brain chemicals, silly communal joy strengthens social bonds, and giving a pumpkin the ol’ Hulk treatment is a wildly healthy way to let go of stress.

For just $10/person you get access to the smash zone, a pumpkin to pulverize, and a moment of pure, unapologetic release. Chuck it, whack it, drop it — transform frustration into confetti (pumpkin-style).

Pumpkin Smash 2025 is your invitation to lighten the load, laugh aloud, and make memories that feel a little mischievous and a lot therapeutic. Sometimes the best way to appreciate fall… is to let a pumpkin fly.