What’s Going On
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Friday Oct. 29 TRUNK OR TREAT HALLOWEEN AT THE Y
WHEN: 6-8 p.m.
WHERE: Yuma Family YMCA, 1917 W. 32nd St.
GOING ON: Trunk or Treat and Halloween Glow Party
COST: Free
INFO: Email annieclary@vosymca. org or call 928-317-0522 for more information.
FOOTHILLS PLAZA KIDS HALLOWEEN CELEBRATION
WHEN: 6-8 p.m.
WHERE: Foothills Plaza, 11242 S. Foothills Blvd.
GOING ON: A Halloween event for the kids featuring trick or treating, a cake walk, costume contest, candy and prizes.
COST: Free
INFO: Contact Jasmine, thehoneypot928@gmail.com or 702-628-6327
Saturday Oct. 30 KIDS STORYTIME EVENT
WHEN: noon
WHERE: The Freedom Library, 2035 S. Arizona Ave.
GOING ON: Meet local author Melissa H. Sitts as she reads one of her life lessons books. There will also be a costume contest – the child with the most creative costume will win a free signed book from Sitts, a free kids book from the Freedom Library and a $25 Barnes and Noble gift card. All kids will receive a free goodie bag.
COST: Free
INFO: To learn more, call 928-2462327, or email info@freedomlibrary. org.
HALLOWEEN BASH
WHEN: 3 p.m.
WHERE: 11825 S. Fortuna Road GOING ON: Yuma Top Team is hosting a trunk or treat event with a costume contest, live band, food vendors, face painter and more COST: Free
INFO: Contact Yuma Top Team at yumatopteam@gmail.com or 928248-4266
WELLTON TRUNK OR TREAT
WHEN: 6 p.m.
WHERE: Wellton Elementary School Football Field, 29126 San Jose Ave. GOING ON: The Town of Wellton will host a festive Trunk or Treat event. INFO: Call 928-785-3348
COSTUME CONTEST AND RIDE
WHEN:4-6 p.m.
WHERE: Starting at the Old Kmart parking lot, moving to the ROP parking lot, then Corona Tacos, and the Bike Path turnout.
GOING ON: Los Psycholists BC’s Halloween Spoke-Tacular invites Yumans to wear your best costumes and come trick or treating. Awards given for best decorated trunk, as well as best overall costume, the cutest, the scariest and the funniest.
INFO: Call 928-366-8663
FALL FEST
WHEN: 2-6 p.m.
WHERE: Carver Park, South 13th Avenue and West 5th Street
GOING ON: This fundraiser for the Padilla family will include music, games, food, jumpers, a cake walk, face painting, a trick or treat event, raffles and more, as well as a celebration of life for Daniel “Danny” Padilla.
INFO: Contact Christy Pope, 928323-2512 or christypope84@gmail. com
YUMA COMMUNITY FALL FESTIVAL
WHEN:5-9 p.m.
WHERE: FTS Automotive parking lot, 1701 S. Arizona Ave.
GOING ON: There will be live music, food and drinks, snow cones, face painting, trick or treating and more, as well as free costumes for kids in need (while supplies last). Sponsored by FTS Automotive and New Mountain Church.
COST: Free
INFO: Email newmountainpastor@ gmail.com
Sunday Oct. 31 SCARY AND SAFE TRICK OR TREAT
WHEN: 4-8 p.m.
WHERE: Yuma County Fairgrounds, 2520 E. 32nd St.
GOING ON: Kids and Adults alike will have a SPOOK-tacular time Trick-orTreating at dozens of participating community partners. All proceeds benefit Special Olympics of Yuma. COST: $1 per person, or $5 for a fast pass
INFO: Contact the Yuma Police Department Public Affairs Unit at 928-373-4700.
Tuesday Nov. 2 CHRONIC DISEASE SELFMANAGEMENT VIRTUAL WORKSHOP
WHEN: 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
WHERE: Zoom link distributed after registration.
GOING ON: The Western Arizona Council of Government is hosting a virtual workshop to education people how to self-manage chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, cancer, arthritis and stroke.
INFO: Contact Cat Trobaugh at 928377-4694 or catt@wacog.com to register now.
Friday Nov. 5 UNWINED THE ART OF POSSIBILITY
WHEN: 4-8 p.m.
WHERE: The future home of the Yuma Children’s Museum, 200 S. Main St.
GOING ON: A fundraiser to support the Yuma Children’s Museum, featuring wine and food pairings, musicians, dancers, and a wide array of visual artists.
COST: Visit yumachildrensmuseum. com to learn more.
INFO: Email melissa@ yumachildrensmuseum.com or call 844-426-9862, or visit https://e. givesmart.com/events/nBn/.
Saturday Nov. 6 KIDS AT HOPE BENEFIT CONCERT
WHEN: Gates open at 5 p.m., show starts at 6 p.m.
WHERE: Colorado River State Historic Park, 201 N. 4th Ave.
GOING ON: The Kids at Hope Benefit Concert will feature performances by L.A. Beatlemania, Noise Pollution, Gwynn Sisters and Radical Rewind – all proceeds benefit Yuma’s Kids at Hope program.
COST: $20 per person, or $50 for a family of up to six
INFO: Purchase tickets online at KidsAtHopeYuma.org or stop by the Visitor Info Center, 264 S. Main St.
PENITENTIARY PINT FEST
WHEN: 4-8 p.m.
WHERE: Yuma Territorial Prison
State Historic Park, 220 Prison Hill Road
GOING ON: Fort Yuma Rotary Penitentiary Pint Fest is a unique Yuma event that brings several different breweries and a good time to the Yuma Territorial Prison. Each ticket will allow you to taste 24 different beers or if you have only one favorite, you can taste that beer 24 times. Live music will be provided. All proceeds go to charity work that is done right here in Yuma County by the Rotarians at Fort Yuma Rotary.
COST: Tickets are $45 online, or $55 at the door. Military is $45.
INFO: Visit https://www. fortyumarotary.org/.
Sunday Nov. 7 ST. FRANCIS SCHOOL BBQ & CARNIVAL
WHEN: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
WHERE: St. Francis of Assisi
Catholic School, 700 W. 18th St. GOING ON: Admission is free to the carnival, which features entertainment, activities and carnival games. There will also be a tri-tip dinner for $12, with proceeds supporting St. Francis School. All are welcome.
COST: Carnival is free, dinner is $12. INFO: To learn more, contact Nerissa Freeman at has@stfrancisyuma. com, or 928-782-1875.
Friday Nov. 12 NORTH END ART WALK
WHEN: 5-9 p.m.
GOING ON: The North End Art Walk strolls back into Historic Downtown Yuma with another fun and eclectic evening of the best of local Yuma artists. The event pairs downtown merchants with local artists providing a wonderful opportunity for participants to visit the great businesses downtown and mingle with artists as they exhibit their works. Meet the businesses, meet the artists!
COST: Free
INFO: Learn more at https://tinyurl. com/NorthEnd2021
YUMA HIGH CLASS OF 1970 REUNION
GOING ON: Yuma High’s Class of 1970 will gather for its 50+1 year reunion, with activities all weekend. To learn more, visit https://www. yumahigh1970.com/
COST: $125 per person
INFO: https://www.yumahigh1970. com/