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2026 · FALL IN JEFFERSON CITY

October 2026

Headlined by Hen House Market Trunk or Treat, with Jefferson City Early Childhood Center's Trunk or Treat and LU Blue Tiger Trunk or Treat also on.

Everything on the Jefferson City, Missouri calendar for October 2026, day by day: 152 events, 52 of them free. Live music, family and library programming, sports, markets, festivals and community events, pulled from local venues and updated daily.

Events
152
Free
52
Days with something on
9
Venues
55
Sat, October 24 FREE
Hen House Market Trunk or Treat
Hen House Market - Jefferson City
Sun, October 25
Jefferson City Early Childhood Center's Trunk or Treat
Jefferson City Early Childhood Center
Wed, October 28
LU Blue Tiger Trunk or Treat
Jason Gymnasium

October 2026 at a glance

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23 17 Haunted Capital Cup 17 events on Friday, October 23, including Haunted Capital Cup 24 21 Hen House Market Trunk or Treat 21 events on Saturday, October 24, including Hen House Market Trunk or Treat 25 8 Jefferson City Early Childhood Center's Trunk or Treat 8 events on Sunday, October 25, including Jefferson City Early Childhood Center's Trunk or Treat 26 14 Flute Journey: A Nature Music Concert by Katie Dancer 14 events on Monday, October 26, including Flute Journey: A Nature Music Concert by Katie Dancer 27 23 Ribbon Cutting / Grand Opening Jefferson City Care & Rehab 23 events on Tuesday, October 27, including Ribbon Cutting / Grand Opening Jefferson City Care & Rehab 28 21 LU Blue Tiger Trunk or Treat 21 events on Wednesday, October 28, including LU Blue Tiger Trunk or Treat 29 18 Ribbon Cutting / Open House Capital City Cabinets 18 events on Thursday, October 29, including Ribbon Cutting / Open House Capital City Cabinets 30 17 The Dungeon Halloween Costume Party 17 events on Friday, October 30, including The Dungeon Halloween Costume Party 31 13 Busch's Halloween Boo Bash! 13 events on Saturday, October 31, including Busch's Halloween Boo Bash!

Something different every day

One standout for each day of October 2026: the least routine thing on the calendar, not the first thing alphabetically. Quiet days are left quiet.

F23 Haunted Capital Cup All day · Mid America Bank Sports Complex S24 Hen House Market Trunk or Treat 12:00 PM · Hen House Market - Jefferson City · FREE S25 Jefferson City Early Childhood Center's Trunk or Treat 3:00 PM · Jefferson City Early Childhood Center M26 Flute Journey: A Nature Music Concert by Katie Dancer 6:30 PM · Missouri River Regional Library · FREE T27 Ribbon Cutting / Grand Opening Jefferson City Care & Rehab 5:00 PM W28 LU Blue Tiger Trunk or Treat 5:30 PM · Jason Gymnasium T29 Ribbon Cutting / Open House Capital City Cabinets 11:00 AM F30 The Dungeon Halloween Costume Party All day · The Dungeon Card Shop JC S31 Busch's Halloween Boo Bash! All day · Busch's Florist and Greenhouse

Every year in October

The October traditions, with what each one is and when it usually happens. All the annual events →

Everything on in October 2026, day by day

Friday, October 23
8:00 AM
Small Ruminant Field Day - Meat Processing and Marketing WorkshopFREELincoln University
11:00 AM
Food Truck TakeoverFREESofa City
11:00 AM
Spooky ScienceLabSpace Robotics, Capital Mall
12:00 PM
Lunch Break-Midday Resonance
comedy and tragedy masks under a curtain on a teal card
1:00 PM
Jefferson City Photo Club ExhibitMissouri River Regional Library
a steaming bowl of chili on a red-orange card
4:00 PM
Cole County Farmers MarketFREECapital Mall
4:00 PM
Jackson Purchase Bourbon FREE Tasting Party!macadoodles
6:00 PM
Family Movie Night: Toy Story 5 (PG)FREEMissouri River Regional Library
6:00 PM
Kids Halloween PartyPlay on High Street
6:00 PM
Backroad Bonfire - Sunsets at the Steam House
6:00 PM
BOOKS, BITES, & BOO(ZE)
6:30 PM
JCFUMC Glow Run
7:00 PM
Fall Skating RecitalWashington Park Ice Arena
All day
Haunted Capital CupMid America Bank Sports Complex
7:30 PM
Howard Mahan @ The Mission!!
8:00 PM
Cold Cocked Karaoke 🎤Cold Cocked Frozen Liqueurs
9:00 PM
Friday Night Karaoke at Paddy Malone'sFREEPaddy Malone's Irish Pub
Saturday, October 24
8:00 AM
2026 Haunted Hustle 5K810 Sandstone
8:30 AM
Farmers MarketFREELincoln University
a pin and a string of party lights under a curtain on an ink card
9:00 AM
Ghouls Day Out at Wildflower Lane
9:00 AM
Jefferson City Photo Club ExhibitMissouri River Regional Library
10:00 AM
Trick or Treet at Hy-VeeHy-Vee Grocery Store
10:00 AM
Capital City Table Tennis Club open ping pongFirst Presbyterian Church (McCarty Street entrance)
10:00 AM
Saturday STEM Lab: Build, Code and Engineer!LabSpace Robotics, Capital Mall
10:00 AM
Trick or Treat at Hy-Vee
11:00 AM
Kids Craft: Pumpkin PaintingFREEMissouri River Regional Library
All day
Food Truck Festival & Trunk or TreatNorth Jefferson City Recreation Area
12:00 PM
Hen House Market Trunk or TreatFREEHen House Market - Jefferson City
a football on a high school field under stadium lights
12:00 PM
Lincoln University Football vs McKendreeDwight T. Reed Stadium
a steaming bowl of chili on a red-orange card
2:00 PM
Cole County Farmers MarketFREECapital Mall
2:00 PM
The Last Oasis
4:00 PM
Memorial Baptist Church Trunk or TreatMemorial Baptist Church
5:00 PM
Mouse Races – Supporting Capital Classics Synchronized Skating TeamsDeborah Cooper Park on Adrian's Island
a pin and a string of party lights under a curtain on an ink card
5:00 PM
Catholic Comedy Night at the CathedralCathedral of St Joseph
5:30 PM
YP Fall Social- Bar Crawl and Penitentiary Tour
5:30 PM
JCPD Haunted PrecinctJefferson City Police Department
a striped popcorn bucket on an ink card
7:00 PM
Movie Nightmid-america-bank-sports-complex
7:30 PM
The Rocky Horror Show: 4th Annual Monster Ball (Capital City Productions)Capital City Productions
Sunday, October 25
All day
Stronger Together: A Pink October Flow- FREE Donation Yoga for The Red Slipper Warrior ProjectBinder Park & Lake
12:00 PM
RC Drifting: Open Drift SessionHobby Pro Center
1:00 PM
Jefferson City Photo Club ExhibitMissouri River Regional Library
1:00 PM
Eagles Trunk or TreatFraternal Order of Eagles
3:00 PM
Jefferson City Early Childhood Center's Trunk or TreatJefferson City Early Childhood Center
3:00 PM
Breaking News Book Club "The Unknown" by Riley Sager
6:30 PM
YMCA Halloween TrailJefferson City Area YMCA - Firley Y
a football on a high school field under stadium lights
7:00 PM
NFL Watch Partymid-america-bank-sports-complex
Monday, October 26
a bouncing ball on a red-orange card
8:00 AM
William Woods TournamentEagle Knoll Golf Club
9:00 AM
Jefferson City Photo Club ExhibitMissouri River Regional Library
a science flask with bubbles and a gear on a marigold card
10:00 AM
STEAM Club ages 5/6LabSpace Robotics, Capital Mall
10:55 AM
Junior Engineers: Robotics & The Power Grid Journey (Grades 2–4)LabSpace Robotics, Capital Mall
12:00 PM
Special Fiction at Noon with Author Joy CorwinFREEMissouri River Regional Library
3:30 PM
Intro to Coding in Scratch: Build Your Digital WorldOnline
4:00 PM
Kids After School: Pet RocksFREEMissouri River Regional Library
a pin and a string of party lights under a curtain on an ink card
5:00 PM
Men's LeagueEagle Knoll Golf Club
5:30 PM
Moon Garden Workshop
6:00 PM
Chess ClubFREEMissouri River Regional Library
6:00 PM
TikTok Made Me Read ItFREEMissouri River Regional Library
6:30 PM
Flute Journey: A Nature Music Concert by Katie DancerFREEMissouri River Regional Library
a stage microphone on a red-orange card
6:30 PM
Music @ The LibraryMissouri River Regional Library
9:30 PM
ACOTAR Midnight Release Experience at book/shop, etc.
Tuesday, October 27
7:30 AM
Fall Birding at RungeFREERunge Conservation Nature Center
9:00 AM
Jefferson City Photo Club ExhibitMissouri River Regional Library
9:00 AM
A Court of Splintered Harmony All Day Release Party
10:00 AM
Harvest HoopsFREEMissouri River Regional Library
10:00 AM
Tech TimeFREEMissouri River Regional Library
10:30 AM
Preschool StorytimeFREEMissouri River Regional Library
11:00 AM
Food Truck TakeoverFREESofa City
a pin and a string of party lights under a curtain on an ink card
12:00 PM
Rain(e)y ShowerFREEMissouri River Regional Library
12:00 PM
Cole County Historical Society Museum ToursCole County Historical Society Museum
a soccer ball on a park field in front of a goal
2:00 PM
Lincoln University Men's Soccer vs McKendreeCapital City High School
3:00 PM
Evening Farmers MarketFREERiver Market Pavilion
3:00 PM
Stop, Think & Protect: Fraud Prevention WorkshopFREEMissouri River Regional Library
4:00 PM
Evening Farmer's Market at the River MarketRiver Market
a steaming bowl of chili on a red-orange card
4:00 PM
Cole County Farmers MarketFREECapital Mall
scissors cutting a ribbon bow on a red-orange card
5:00 PM
Ribbon Cutting / Grand Opening Jefferson City Care & Rehab
5:00 PM
Capital City Table Tennis Club open ping pongFirst Presbyterian Church (McCarty Street entrance)
5:30 PM
Ladies LeagueEagle Knoll Golf Club
5:30 PM
Intro to Coding in Scratch: Build Your Digital WorldOnline
6:00 PM
Family Skate NightWashington Park Ice Arena
6:00 PM
Central Missouri Master Gardeners Presents: Successful Tree PlantingsFREEMissouri River Regional Library
6:00 PM
Capital AI - October MeetupFREEPaddy Malone's Irish Pub
a bicycle against a fence beside a gravel rail trail in fall
6:00 PM
Mountain Bike Tuesdays (Red Wheel group ride)FREEBinder Memorial Park
7:00 PM
Trivia Tuesday at Last Flight BrewingFREELast Flight Brewing Company
Wednesday, October 28
9:00 AM
Jefferson City Photo Club ExhibitMissouri River Regional Library
scissors cutting a ribbon bow on a red-orange card
9:00 AM
Ribbon Cutting / Grand Opening Matriarcha
9:00 AM
Veteran's Coffee TalkDisabled American Veterans
10:00 AM
Animal TrickstersFREERunge Conservation Nature Center
a red-orange pumpkin on an ink card
10:30 AM
Family Halloween StorytimeFREEMissouri River Regional Library
10:30 AM
STEM Club Grades 1/2LabSpace Robotics, Capital Mall
11:00 AM
Tail Waggin' TutorsFREEMissouri River Regional Library
11:30 AM
YP Lunch with Leaders - October 28, 2026
two speech bubbles on an ink card
11:30 AM
Small Business Network - Speed Leads Networking Event Oct 28, 2026
11:30 AM
STEM Club Grades 4-6 Year 2/3LabSpace Robotics, Capital Mall
a pin and a string of party lights under a curtain on an ink card
12:00 PM
DSS / MU Extension Resource DayMissouri River Regional Library
12:30 PM
STEM Club Grades 6-8 AdvancingLabSpace Robotics, Capital Mall
a science flask with bubbles and a gear on a marigold card
3:45 PM
STEAM Club ages 5/6LabSpace Robotics, Capital Mall
5:00 PM
Adult Tap ClassMagnolia Dance Studio
5:00 PM
Wednesday Advancing STEM ClassesLabSpace Robotics, Capital Mall
5:15 PM
Wednesday Evening YogaFREEMissouri River Regional Library
5:15 PM
Pump Up the JAMMagnolia Dance Studio
5:30 PM
LU Blue Tiger Trunk or TreatJason Gymnasium
a bicycle against a fence beside a gravel rail trail in fall
6:00 PM
Gravel Ride Wednesdays (Red Wheel group ride)FREERed Wheel Bike Shop
6:00 PM
Second Windoscars-classic-diner
6:30 PM
Grave Matters: A Historic Look at Death and Burial in Jefferson CityFREEMissouri River Regional Library
Thursday, October 29
9:00 AM
Jefferson City Photo Club ExhibitMissouri River Regional Library
two speech bubbles on an ink card
9:00 AM
Social Media Forum - October 29, 2026
9:30 AM
Thursday Morning YogaFREEMissouri River Regional Library
10:00 AM
Runge in Your Backyard – Nature’s SuperheroesFREEMcClung Indoor Pavilion
10:00 AM
Getting Library eBooks on Your DeviceFREEMissouri River Regional Library
10:00 AM
Animal TrickstersFREERunge Conservation Nature Center
10:00 AM
STEM Club Grades 1/2LabSpace Robotics, Capital Mall
11:00 AM
Food Truck Frenzy @ The River MarketFREERiver Market Pavilion
scissors cutting a ribbon bow on a red-orange card
11:00 AM
Ribbon Cutting / Open House Capital City Cabinets
12:00 PM
Cole County Historical Society Museum ToursCole County Historical Society Museum
1:00 PM
Social Bridge ClubFREEMissouri River Regional Library
1:00 PM
Genealogy Help SessionsMissouri River Regional Library
scissors cutting a ribbon bow on a red-orange card
2:00 PM
Ribbon Cutting / Grand Opening Beth McGeorge Team
3:00 PM
Lincoln University Finca FestFINCA Ecofarm
5:00 PM
Adult BalletMagnolia Dance Studio
5:00 PM
Crossbow BasicsFREERunge Conservation Nature Center
6:00 PM
A Vampire Murder MysteryFREEMissouri River Regional Library
6:15 PM
Ukulele Jam SessionFREEMissouri River Regional Library
Friday, October 30
All day
Haunting for Candy with the KehoesMissouri Governor's Mansion
All day
The Dungeon Halloween Costume PartyThe Dungeon Card Shop JC
9:00 AM
Jefferson City Photo Club ExhibitMissouri River Regional Library
10:00 AM
Google DriveFREEMissouri River Regional Library
10:00 AM
Animal TrickstersFREERunge Conservation Nature Center
11:00 AM
Food Truck TakeoverFREESofa City
11:00 AM
Eagles chicken dinner to benefit Red Slipper Warrior Project
a steaming bowl of chili on a red-orange card
4:00 PM
Hartsburg Annual Chili Supper and MasqueradeHartsburg American Legion Post 424
a steaming bowl of chili on a red-orange card
4:00 PM
Cole County Farmers MarketFREECapital Mall
6:00 PM
Sunsets at the Steam House (live music)FREERed Wheel Steam House
6:00 PM
5678 Dancenter Dance Team Puzzle RaceJefferson City
6:00 PM
TRUNK-OR-TREAT AT WESLEY UMC
7:00 PM
Capital Ritz Halloween Dance Mix2716 Plaza Dr
a hockey stick and puck on the ice of an empty rink
7:30 PM
Mizzou Hockey vs Maryville University - Men's DIIIWashington Park Ice Arena
8:00 PM
Cold Cocked Karaoke 🎤Cold Cocked Frozen Liqueurs
9:00 PM
Friday Night Karaoke at Paddy Malone'sFREEPaddy Malone's Irish Pub
9:00 PM
Vocal Vibes @ The Mission!!
Saturday, October 31
All day
Busch's Halloween Boo Bash!Busch's Florist and Greenhouse
All day
Halloween FunGrace Behavioral Health, LLC
a red-orange pumpkin on an ink card
8:00 AM
HalloweenEagle Knoll Golf Club
8:30 AM
Lincoln University Farmers Market1219 Chestnut St
All day
Trick or Treat at the LibraryFREEMissouri River Regional Library
9:00 AM
Jefferson City Photo Club ExhibitMissouri River Regional Library
9:30 AM
Intro to Deer HuntingFREERunge Conservation Nature Center
10:00 AM
Lobby Activity: Not so Scary SightsFREERunge Conservation Nature Center
10:00 AM
Capital City Table Tennis Club open ping pongFirst Presbyterian Church (McCarty Street entrance)
All day
High Street Trick-or-TreatDowntown Jeffrerson City
1:00 PM
Halloween SkateWashington Park Ice Arena
1:00 PM
American Legion Post 5 Family Trunk or TreatAmerican Legion
a steaming bowl of chili on a red-orange card
2:00 PM
Cole County Farmers MarketFREECapital Mall

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