Community Calendar

See curious Museum specimens and discover why we keep them. Explore our haunted laboratory and learn about insects and minerals that glow in the dark, see coprolites (fossilized poo) from ancient creatures that once roamed the Colorado Plateau, and meet bugs, living and dead! We’ll have touch tables with real animal skulls and fossils, a spooky craft and an owl pellet dissection station.

Costumes welcome! Free with Museum admission. Kids 9 and under free.

Blending art with outstanding children's books, this program introduces budding young readers to the wonderful world of story and illustrations. This month, learn about Aggie and the Ghost written and illustrated by Matthew Forsythe. For children, grades K-2. Register online, at the Youth Desk, or call 928.777.1537.

Drop-in to the  weekly Casual Chess program, where adult and teen players of all levels are welcome. Whether you're brand new to the game, a casual player, or an advanced competitor, Casual Chess offers a supportive and engaging environment. Come play, learn, and enjoy chess with others in your community. Boards and clocks will be available.  Chess Meetup is held in partnership with Prescott Chess Club. Club membership is not required.  

Support historic preservation in Prescott and Yavapai County at the twenty-second annual Prescott Antique Show and Vintage Market, happening October 9th and 10th.
Hosted at the historic Prescott Rodeo Grounds, this community event features a wide range of authentic antiques, furniture, period home goods, Native American and other vintage jewelry plus upcycled decor. This year’s event also introduces a dedicated Country Market highlighting local artisan craftsmen. One-hundred percent of proceeds from the event directly fund regional restoration, history, and education initiatives.
Event details and vendor schedules are available online at Prescott Antique Show.com. For more information go to https://www.prescottantiqueshow.com/

Join Willow Bend and forager John Slattery for an information-packed, hands-on workshop that walks you through every step of processing acorns for food and provides recipes for preparing your leached acorn meal. We will process acorns from the locally abundant Gambel’s oak (Quercus gambelii), which can be found throughout Flagstaff's urban environment and the surrounding forests. Late September to early October is prime time for gathering these tasty acorns, so be sure to join us so you can be prepared to handle this prime wild food resource.

We’ll fully process acorns to prepare them for cooking, and weather permitting, we’ll enjoy a solar-baked bread together to wrap up the class. All participants will get hands-on experience with processing acorns, and everyone will leave with the knowledge and experience to properly process all acorns for food.

There is no equipment or prior experience necessary to participate in this class. Just bring an open mind and willingness to learn.

Looking for an excuse to hang out with cool people and make some art? Look no further! Come, relax, and participate in group sketching prompts. This is NOT an art class, but beginners are more than welcome!
Extra drawing utensils and paper pads will be provided.

Join us after hours to explore the Downtown Library’s haunted hot spots, including the downstairs garage and the cataloging department! We'll discuss what phenomena staff and patrons have experienced in each location, sort fact from fiction, and look at theories for who—or what—is causing these disturbances.

Registration is required. Please register below. We will meet in the Community Room at closing time.

This tour is for adults and teenagers aged 13 and up. There is another event—Locked in the Library—for children aged 12 and under.

To request a reasonable accommodation for any type of disability, please call 928-213-2330. Three days prior notice is requested.

https://flagstaffpubliclibrary.libcal.com/event/17638262

The Awards Ceremony and FREE Opening Reception
For The Flagstaff Plein Air Festival will take place from October 10. 2026, from 6 to 8 PM at the Artists’ Coalition of Flagstaff’s Gallery at the Flagstaff Mall. The competition and exhibit features the work of over 40 artists and photographers who were challenged to create works of art blending artistic practice with community engagement, environmental awareness, and visual storytelling, during a prescribed time and location in early October. The fruits of their vision will be on display with awards presented in v various categories. The reception will also feature light refreshments and a chance to meet and greet the artists and photographers. The Exhibition continues through October 18.
For more information and details of other events surrounding in the Festival go to flagstaff-arts.org, or email: artistscoalitionofflagstaff@gmail.com

The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to join theatres around the world for a special global cinema event, “Queen Budapest”, coming to the Mary D. Fisher and Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatres for two shows only on Oct. 7 and 10.

Calling all Queen fans … you have the chance to watch Queen’s momentous concert movie, on the big screen.

On July 27, 1986, Queen performed the largest-ever stadium concert at the Népstadion in Budapest in front of 80,000 ecstatic fans. The concert was part of the famed Magic Tour, which was the last time the band toured with lead singer Freddie Mercury.

Now, this original concert film has been beautifully rescanned and remastered in 4K alongside a dynamic new audio mix, featuring many of Queen’s favorite tracks — ”Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Crazy Little Thing Called Love,” “I Want To Break Free” and “We Are The Champions.”

With three years to go before the fall of the Berlin Wall, this was the first Western rock concert performed in a stadium behind the then Iron Curtain. It was of such significance to the Hungarian authorities and film industry that a group of the country’s top film cameramen and technicians were brought together to film it for posterity.

“Queen Budapest” is a must–see cinema event for Queen fans across the world.

“Queen Budapest” will be shown at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre on Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 7:00 p.m. and at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre on Saturday, Oct. 10 at 3:30 p.m.

Tickets are $15, or $13 for Film Festival members. Tickets are available in advance at the Sedona International Film Festival office or by calling 928-282-1177 or online at www.SedonaFilmFestival.org. Both the theatre and film festival office are located at 2030 W. Hwy. 89A, in West Sedona.

Insects crawling all around... Insects squirming in the ground...

Join Take a Slice for our Creepy Crawlie Showcase! We have some Flagstaff favorites as well as some friends from Prescott and Phoenix! As always, we'll have games and lots of fun!

This month only, we're having a costume contest! Come dressed in your scariest, spookiest costumes and maybe you'll receive a prize...

Crawl on over to Beaver Street Theatre for a night you won't soon forget!