Ringling Bros., Barnum & Bailey Circus - TD Garden, Boston
Performances through Sunday

The Greatest Show on Earth® brings its Fully Charged tour to Boston, with clowns, high wire artists, elephants, and the Masters of Musculature team, who contort their bodies in unbelievable ways. Don't miss the All Access Pre-Show! Starts one hour prior to show time available to all ticket holders. See animals up close, visit with performers, get autographs, try on costumes, and enjoy the circus fun. (Ages two and older must have a ticket.) Tickets $21.50 & up

Hispanic American Heritage Festival - Boston Children's Museum, Boston
Friday, 10/12 through Sunday, 10/14

Three days of festivities feature pop-up galleries on art, music, food and literature, including a Latin Dance Party with DJs Pajaritos (Fri, 10/12, 6pm); Prepare for the Day of the Dead (Sat, 10/13, 11am-1pm); and Dancing with Colors of Latin-America (Sun 10/14, 1pm-3pm). FREE with admission

Frightful Fridays - Gore Place, Waltham
Friday, 10/12

Hear traditional ghosts stories told in several rooms of the 1806 Gore mansion. A great way to celebrate the Halloween season and enjoy this beautiful historic house! $15, $10 members and ages 5-12

Series Kickoff and CD Release Party with Ben Rudnick and Friends - Regent Theatre, Arlington
Saturday, 10/13

Good tunes and doing good in one morning!

Family Works! Project, from 9:30am-10am: Catching Joy! leads an activity table where kids can use crayons, creativity and care to make cards to go along with the donations (please bring new art supplies and art kits). Benefits The Starlight Children's Foundation of New England.

Ben Rudnick & Friends Concert, from 10am-11am: Expect to hear a tasty selection of songs from Rudnick's new CD, Love is a Superpower, along with BR&F favorites and to see some wonderful new videos as well at Family Fun Saturdays Fall Season Kickoff Show. Adults $10; Children $8

Fables and Other Tales - Seully Hall, Boston
Saturday, 10/13

FABLES...and Other Fables is an interactive storytelling experience. Combining visual and vocal arts presented by singers from The Boston Conservatory, young audience members will create the performance space, drawing and shaping the set. Staged art songs based on fables and children's texts from the classical and expanded repertoire are featured alongside 20th-century composer Ned Rorem's rarely heard mini-operas, Fables. FREE

Weir River Farm Fall Festival - Weir River Farm, Hingham
Saturday, 10/13

The farm celebrates the bounty of another successful season on the farm with our livestock, live music, pumpkins, pony rides, local vendors and more. Parking is located on Turkey Hill Lane. Admission: $5-$8

Mini Maker Faire - Union Square, Somerville
Saturday, 10/13

Check out what Somerville-area makers have been working on recently: electric vehicles, robots, 3D printers, fine crafts, trebuchets, art cars, light sculptures, interactive games of all kinds, and more! There are also workshops in soldering, stop-motion animation, mosaic creation, and geodesic dome building, among others.

Makers range from tech enthusiasts to crafters, educators, tinkerers, hobbyists, engineers, artists, science clubs, students, authors, and commercial exhibitors. They are of all ages and backgrounds. FREE

Harvest Festival - Verrill Farm, Concord
Saturday, 10/13

Fields surrounding the farm stand are transformed into an old fashioned fair ground for an afternoon of family fun that includes pick-your-own pumpkins, raffle items, a la carte food, hay rides, pony rides, and more.

Activity, game and raffle tickets are 5 tickets for $10; proceeds from ticket sales and food purchases support pediatric care at Emerson Hospital.

Rockport Harvest Fest - Rockport Center
Saturday, 10/13

The Rockport HarvestFest is a family-focused event featuring live music, kids' art activities, a scarecrow stroll, and the Local Fare Fair, which highlights Cape Ann and New England food producers. FREE admission

Newton Harvest Fair - Newton
Saturday 10/13 - Sunday 10/14

The two-day festival includes kiddie amusement rides and activities. On Sunday, the festival expands to include over 100 craft booths, ethnic and American food, kiddie rides and activities, live entertainment, and pumpkin decorating. Plus, the Green Solutions Expo features the latest solutions you need to reduce your carbon footprint. Most activities free

Harvest Festival and Perennial Divide - City Natives, Boston
Saturday, 10/13

Visitors can take advantage of a gardener’s market of native plants, fresh produce, honey and family arts and crafts; learn about beekeeping; and also get their garden questions answered. Rain or shine. FREE

Vanessa Trien and the Jumping Monkeys - Coolidge Corner Theatre, Brookline
Sunday, 10/14

Vanessa and her band perform songs off their new album, Bubble Ride, as well as some old favorites from the award-winning CDs Carnival Day and Hot Air Balloon. Adults $10; Children $8

Big Joe The Storyteller Presents: SPOOKY-OOKY - Barefoot Books, Concord
Sunday, 10/14

It's creepy, it's kooky, it's Big Joe the Storyteller's "SPOOKY-OOKY" - an all new Halloween show, filled with spooky tales of ghosts, goblins, ghouls and things that go bump in the night. RSVPs strongly encouraged; drop-ins are encouraged to call before coming to ensure space. $7/child; $15 family maximum

Happily Ever After - A Cinderella Tale - Natick Center for the Arts
Sunday, 10/14

Actors sing and dance their way through this beloved tale with the help of life-sized puppets. Based on a thousand-year-old Chinese legend, this story celebrates dreams, generosity and goodness. Adults $12; Children $10

Image: Rockport Harvest Fest