Now thru Nov. 2, 2008 - Autumn at the Arboretum (Dallas, TX).
www.dallasarboretum.org

Thru Oct. 19, 2008 - State Fair of Texas (Dallas, TX)
www.bigtex.com

Oct. 2, 2008 - Annual Chick Flicks Film Festival (Dallas, TX)
www.wifdallas.org

Oct. 3 - 5, 2008 - Lone Star Nationals (Fort Worth, TX)
Car show featuring over 1,500 Rods, Customs, Classics, Muscle Cars and Trucks thru 1972.www.good-guys.com

Oct. 3 - 5, 2008 - FenCon Addison, TX)
A general interest science fiction and fantasy convention. We have concerts, informative panels on subjects ranging from writing to science to televisions, an art show, a charity auction, a writers workshop, gaming, a demo track, and a costume contest. Our guests include - Guest of Honor: Gregory Benford; Music Guest of Honor: Three Weird Sisters; Artist Guest of Honor: Real Musgrave; Fen Guest of Honor: Gerald Burton; Toastmaster: Howard Waldrop; Special Guest: Jay Lake; ORAC Special Guest: Doris Egan (Producer of "House")
www.fencon.org

Oct. 4 & 5, 2008 - Cottonwood Art Festival (Richardson, TX)
www.cottonwoodartfestival.com

Oct. 4, 2008 - Plano International Festival (Plano, TX)
www.planointernationalfestival.org

Oct. 5, 2008 - Dallas/Fort Worth Ride for Kids® (Grapevine, TX)
www.pbtfus.org

Oct. 5, 2008 - Annual Stevie Ray Vaughan Remembrance Ride & Concert (Arlington, TX)
 www.srvrideandconcert.org 

Oct. 10- 11, 2008 - Texas / OU Weekend (Dallas, TX)
The rivalry continues with the 103rd anniversary of the Texas/OU Weekend!   www.bigtex.com  or www.victorypark.com - OU Party see www.ouclubofdallas.com or for the University of Texas, visit www.dallastexasexes.org

Oct. 11 & 12, 2008 - Annual Fort Worth Alliance Air Show (Fort Worth, TX)
The 19th Annual Fort Worth Alliance Air Show. www.allianceairshow.com

Oct. 11 - 12, 2008 - Annual Celtic Heritage Festival (Bedford, TX)
www.celticheritagefestival.org

Oct. 10 - 12, 2008 - After Dark in the Park (Arlington, TX)
This three-day fall festival offers an alternative to the spooky that is the norm of the season. www.riverlegacy.org 

Oct. 12, 2008 - Libraryfest (Fort Worth, TX)
www.fwlibraryfoundation.org

Oct. 16, 2008 - Dallas CASA Press Conference (Dallas, TX)
Dallas CASA, an organization of volunteers who serve as voices for abused children in court, is holding a press conference on October 16 to unveil 850 life-sized displays of children – representing nearly half of the children in foster care on an average day in Dallas County.

Dallas CASA, Dallas County, and the city of Dallas want to urge Dallas citizens to help the more than 2,000 Dallas County children that have been removed from their homes.

Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert, Texas Supreme Court Justice, Harriet O’Neill, Dallas County Judge, Jim Foster, Juvenile Court Judge, Cheryl Lee Shannon and CASA representatives will address the community about child abuse, the challenges facing the foster care system and the need for more community involvement.
Thursday, October 16, 2008 – 2:00 p.m., John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza, 500 Main St., Dallas.

Oct. 16, 2008 - Annual Texas Conference for Women (Houston, TX)
www.TXConferenceforWomen.org

Oct. 16 - 19, 2008 - Texas Rose Festival (Tyler, TX)
You'll be overwhelmed by the unbelievable aroma of hundreds of thousands of roses displayed in artful arrangements at the Rose Show, growing in manicured beds in the Rose Garden and covering hundreds of acres in the rose fields. www.texasrosefestival.com

Oct. 17 - 19, 2008 - Sounds of Thunder Pow Wow (Weatherford, TX)
www.soundsofthunder.us

Oct. 17, 2008 - Timber Tales Preschool Storytime (Fort Worth, TX)
Timber Tales Preschool Storytime Log Cabin Village, 2100 Log Cabin Village Lane, Fort Worth. 817.392.5881. www.logcabinvillage.org 

Oct. 18, 2008 - Annual Walk to D'Feet ALS® (Fort Worth, TX)
www.alsanorthtexas.org

Oct. 18, 2008 - Midlothian Fall Festival (Midlothian, TX)
Held every third Saturday in October, the Fall Festival and Scarecrow contest attracts large crowds from all over the state. www.midlothianchamber.org 

Oct. 18, 2008 - Autumn Days in Ennis Fall Festival (Ennis, TX)
Arts, Crafts, Children's area, food, live entertainment, Rockin' Relics Car Show and more!!  For more information on this event, please visit Ennis online at www.visitennis.org

Oct. 18, 2008 Komen Dallas Race for the Cure® (Dallas, TX)
www.komen-dallas.org

Oct. 18-19, 2008 - Wellness Expo w/EcoFest (Addison, TX)
www.WellnessExpo.net

Oct. 20, 2008 - Fort Worth Scottish Rite Double Eagle Golf Classic (Fort Worth, TX)
www.fortworthscottishrite.org   All proceeds benefit the Fort Worth Scottish Rite Foundation and the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children.

Oct. 18, 2008 - Butterfly Flutterby (Grapevine, TX)
www.grapevinetexasusa.com 

Oct. 26, 2008 - Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra Opening Concert (Dallas, TX)
“Season Opener” www.gdyo.org

Oct. 21, 2008 - Taste of Arlington (Arlington, TX)
www.tasteofarlington.info

Oct. 25, 2008 - Annual Walk to D'Feet ALS® (Dallas, TX)
www.alsanorthtexas.org

Oct. 25, 2008 - Festival of Pumpkins (Paris, TX)
www.festivalofpumpkins.com  


Oct. 25, 2008 - Texas Country Reporter Festival (Waxahachie, TX)
http://www.texascountryreporter.com/Festival2008/2008festivalmain.htm