High School Marching Band Showcase Saturday

A fall favorite for local marching band fans is the annual South Washington County Schools District Marching Band Showcase featuring all three of the district’s high schools: East Ridge Marching Raptors, Park Marching Wolfpack, and Woodbury Marching Royals. The 2024 Showcase will take place on Sat., Oct.12 at East Ridge High School Stadium in Woodbury.

Performances will begin at 2 p.m., but fans are encouraged to come early starting at 11 a.m. to enjoy food trucks including Egg Roll Queen, Caribou Coffee, Chick-fil-A, and Nothing Bundt Cakes. The program will also include a combined SoWashCo Marching Band and a Mass Band performance featuring 8th grade band members from all four ISD #833 middle schools.

More Events Of Note

• Washington County 4-H Open House at 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 11 at Washington County Fairgrounds.

• Spooky Stories returns to Lake Elmo Park Reserve from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. October 11.

• Fox Run Fire Station Open House Oct. 12 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at 1275 Woodbury Dr. A chance to climb on fire trucks and meet firefighters!

• Woodbury Lakes Harvest Hop Oct. 12 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 9020 Hudson Rd. for fall family fun.

• Stillwater Harvest Fest Oct. 12-13 in Lowell Park in downtown Stillwater. Billed as the Midwest’s premier giant pumpkin festival, the event includes pumpkin weigh-off, pumpkin drop, kids’ activities, live music, bingo, chili cook off, vendor market, and beer and food garden.

• Halloween Hoopla, an event for children, Oct. 12 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Ojibway Park in Woodbury. Come dressed up in your best costume for pumpkin decorating, trick or treating, and carnival games.

• Let’s Pawty, a Halloween dog event, Oct. 19 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Heritage Village Park at Inver Grove Heights.

• East Metro Symphony Orchestra concert, Italian Symphony, Oct. 20, at 3 p.m. at King of Kings Lutheran Church, 1583 Radio Dr. Admission is free but donations are welcomed.