Summer Flower Show - May 2 - Oct. 4
The Summer Flower Show in the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory displays the greatest plant diversity of any
of the Sunken Garden Flower Shows, as well as the longest season. Roses, Statice, Geraniums, Asiatic Lilies, Heliotrope, New Guinea Impatiens, Petunias and Caladiums are some of the floral features, representing a rainbow of colors, bloom sequence, form and fragrance.
CapitolRiver Council (District 17) - First Friday - Oct. 2
First Friday is downtown's community happy hour. Everyone from the downtown community is welcome to attend this casual, friendly event. First Friday rotates around downtown, supporting our local pubs and eateries and is always on the first Friday of the month.
Disney Live On Stage! - Oct. 18
This is a special offer through Parks and Recreation.
Get ready to dim the lights and raise the curtain – Mickey Mouse is in the house and he’s setting the stage for fun - just for you! But first he’ll need to find some amazing acts to put in his show. Mickey, Minnie, Goofy and Donald all head off on an adventure and find some great friends to help them out. You’ll get to sing along to cool songs, jump out of your seat to dance to the beat and laugh out loud with Buzz and Woody from Toy Story, Cinderella, Tigger, and more of your Disney friends at this show-stopping, zany, on-stage adventure coming right to your hometown!
A Fang-Tastic Time - Oct. 23 - Oct. 25
For over 20 years, ZooBoo has offered a family friendly, non-scary environment to celebrate Halloween. Como Zoo’s grounds are transformed into a storybook paradise where flowers can talk, pirates offer hugs and the tigers can dance. This year's spooktacular fundraiser is scheduled the weekends of October 17-18 and 23-25 from 4:30 to 7:30p.m.