Celebrate the beginning of fall with a local event.
On the outskirts of town, A&H Farm will host the Fall Festival’s opening weekend. Patrons can go on the hay ride or spend time winding through the Kansas City Chiefs-themed corn maze.
Here’s a look at some other events in the area this weekend.
THURSDAY
September Student Showcase Recital, 11:30 a.m.
All Faiths Chapel.
Music Grad Seminar, 11:30 a.m.
McCain Auditorium.
Third Thursday, 5-8 p.m.
Downtown Manhattan.
Hand Built Clay Pottery Class, 6 p.m.
Also Paint and Sip: Solitary Life at 6 p.m. Friday, Paint and Sip: Pastel Birches at 6 p.m. Saturday, and Paint and Sip: Bridge Beyond at 4 p.m. Sunday.
Tickets: uncorkedinspiration.simpletix.com. Bring your own beverage.
Uncorked Inspiration, 1223 Moro St.
K-State Volleyball vs TCU, 6:30 p.m.
Watch, listen, live stats: Big 12 Now on ESPN+, kstatesports.com.
Manhattan.
Live music: Trent Gaddie, 6:30 p.m.
Liquid Art Winery, 1745 Wildcat Creek Road.
Live music: Nathan Page’s Underground Guitar Pull, 7 p.m.
Tickets: $5, auntiemaes.com.
Auntie Mae’s Parlor, 616 N. 12th St.
K-State Soccer at Oklahoma, 7 p.m.
Watch, listen, live stats: Sooner Vision on ESPN+, kstatesports.com.
Norman, Oklahoma.
Humanities Kansas presents: Voices of Japanese “War Brides” in Postwar Kansas, 7 p.m.
Manhattan Public Library, 629 Poyntz Ave.
Composition Studio Recital, 7:30 p.m.
All Faiths Chapel.
FRIDAY
K-State Women’s Tennis vs Charlotte Invite, all day.
Also Saturday and Sunday.
Charlotte, North Carolina.
Office of the President and Faculty Senate Town Hall, 9 a.m.
A town hall for K-State faculty and staff.
McVay Family Town Hall, Leadership Studies Building.
Blood Drive, 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
For appointment times: redcrossblood.org.
Meadowlark Hills, 2121 Meadowlark.
Meet the Artists Reception, 4-6 p.m.
Meet the artists of Marking Time: Marvin Gould, Duane Noblett, Lindsay Smith and Nelson Smith.
Manhattan Arts Center, 1520 Poyntz Ave.
Live music: Kelley Hunt, 5:30 p.m.
Also Kelley Hunt Songwriting Workshop at 1 p.m. Saturday. Free, but RSVP required: vollandfoundation.org/kelley-hunt-songwriting-workshop/. Bring something to write on, but no instruments.
The Volland Store, 24098 Volland Road, Alma.
K-State Volleyball vs TCU, 6:30 p.m.
Watch, listen, live stats: Big 12 Now on ESPN+, kstatesports.com.
Manhattan.
DIY Glass Etching and Wood Workshop, 6:30 p.m.
Also Pick Your Project Workshop at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
Tickets: boardandbrush.com/manhattan. Bring your own beverage.
Board and Brush, 311 Fort Riley Blvd.
Live music: The Mary Colored Death, Headlight Rivals, and Lyxe, 7 p.m.
Doors open at 6 p.m.
Tickets: $15, pressdistrict.com/the-press.
The Press.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $15+, manhattanarts.org.
Also 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday
Manhattan Arts Center, 1520 Poyntz Ave.
Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $19.50+, mccain.k-state.edu.
McCain Auditorium.
SATURDAY
MHK Community Market, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
American Legion.
Manhattan Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
Third and Leavenworth streets.
Fall Festival Opening Weekend, 9 a.m.
Hay ride, Kansas City Chiefs Corn Maze and more.
A&H Farm, 1374 Collins Lane.
Ornamental Grass for the Landscape, 10 a.m.
Blueville Nursery, 4539 Anderson Ave.
Live music: Luke Brooks, 5 p.m.
456Wineries, 503 Miller Drive, Wamego.
K-State Football vs UCF, 7 p.m.
Watch, listen, live stats: FS1, K-State Sports Network, kstatesports.com.
Bill Snyder Family Stadium.
Live music: Kolby Cooper with Joint Custody, 8:30 p.m.
Doors open at 7 p.m.
Tickets: $20, thehatksu.com.
The Hat, 1315 Laramie St.
SUNDAY
K-State Women’s Golf vs Schooner Fall Classic, all day.
Norman, Oklahoma.
CoCo Linked Pop-Up, 11 a.m.
Permanent jewelry pop-up.
The Dusty Bookshelf, 700 N. Manhattan Ave.
Monarch Tagging, noon-4 p.m.
Free activity for conservation.
Sunset Zoo, 2333 Oak St.
Open Hood Sunday, noon-5 p.m.
Select hoods will be open. Regular museum admission applies.
Midwest Dream Car Collection, 3007 Anderson Ave.
K-State Soccer at Oklahoma State, 1 p.m.
Watch, listen, live stats: Big 12 Now on ESPN+, kstatesports.com.
Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Open Trails at Prairiewood, 4-7 p.m.
Check in and grab a trail map at the Blue Sage Gallery, then hit the trails. No cost. No pets.
Also Prairiewood Jazz Series hosted by Nate McClendon. Special guest: Craig Treinen. Suggested donation: $10.
The Grill to Go will be onsite.
Prairiewood Retreat and Preserve, 1484 Wildcat Creek Road.
Movies on the Grass: “Kiss the Ground,” 7:30 p.m.
Speaker begins at 7 p.m., film begins at 7:30 p.m.
Bosco Student Plaza.
