It’s been another fun Rocketober, and we’re not done yet!
The Human Concerns Haunted House continues tonight and tomorrow … and citywide trick-or-treating is set for Saturday evening, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Be sure to leave your lights on if you want to participate.
Details here. And happy Halloween!
(And that’s me dressed as the mayor of Munchkinland with a zombie panda and dog of some sort, aka “my kids.”)
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If you’re bored this weekend, well, you’re just not trying.
Here we go, adding a couple new events …
Tonight
Saturday
Sunday
Check out the official flyer of Rocketober events on this Facebook page. And look for photos throughout the weekend.
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Saturday, October 24 is shaping up to be a Rocketober day to remember in South Milwaukee.
Already, you have costumed kickball, food and more at noon at South Milwaukee Little League. At 2 p.m., it’s St. Mark’s Trick-or-Treat Zone. At 3, it’s downtown trick-or-treating, at 5 it’s the Mill Pond/South Milwaukee Lions Zombie House, and 6:30 it’s the South Milwaukee Football Boosters Rocktoberfest beer tasting.
But why not start the day with a nice (and colorful) run outside the high school? Learn more in the flyer above.
And check out the Rocketober list of events here.
This will be fun!
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Rocketober picks up this weekend, with several big events around town. They are …
Check out the full Rocketober schedule here, and like the Rocketober Facebook page for regular updates.
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Go Rockets!
Join me as we kick off Rocketober with Homecoming festivities this weekend – starting with the return of the Homecoming parade, pep rally and bonfire Thursday night.
The parade starts at 6 p.m. and runs from the corner of 15th Avenue and Maple Street north to Oak Creek Parkway, where the pep rally and bonfire will take place at the baseball diamond.
Then it’s game time on Friday, as South Milwaukee hosts Brown Deer at 7 p.m. at Spaltholz Field.
Be sure to get to 15th Avenue and cheer on the school and other local organizations taking part in the parade. (And look for me and my family in the fire truck.)
Also on the Rocketober calendar this weekend is …
Check out a full Rocketober schedule here … and be sure to check out these great community events.
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We’re proud to bring back Rocketober — our month-long series of events celebrating fall, Halloween and everything that is great about South Milwaukee.
Here is your schedule events, and it starts this week. I can’t wait!
Thanks to all of the local groups who are planning and executing this terrific list of activities.
(If we missed something, or got something wrong, please let me know.)
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You may have noticed some new faces downtown — more than a dozen scarecrows made by young local artists, to celebrate Rocketoberand this Saturday’s downtown trick-or-treating scavenger hunt.
A big thanks to all of the kids from Ms. Ramirez’s art classes at Lakeview and E.W. Luther Elementary Schools and the kids at Mary Linsmeier School for creating these works of art!
Stop by and see them this weekend as you take part in Saturday’s Rocketober downtown trick-or-treating scavenger hunt.
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It’s another busy week of Rocketober …
I want to specifically call out South Milwaukee’s downtown trick-or-treating event this Saturday. More than 30 businesses are taking part.
It’s a scavenger hunt!
Simply start by stopping at one of the participating businesses, get a game card (or print one off here), and have each additional business you stop at mark that you were there. Turn in completed game cards at I Can’t Resist Kids Resale and be entered to win prizes. Downtown trick-or-treating hours are 3 to 6 p.m.
We hope to see you and your family there, supporting our local merchants and having some fun along the way. Then, be sure to stop by the Mill Pond Halloween House, from 5 to 9 p.m.
A full list Rocketober events this week:
Check out the full schedule here, and here is our Facebook page. And thanks for your continued support of Rocketober!
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Rocketober is in full swing, and here are a few updates …
Check out more details on Rocketober on our Facebook page, and here is a full schedule.
Next up: A big day on Saturday, Oct. 25, with events at South Milwaukee Little League and downtown in addition to the Mill Pond.
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Rocketober is just getting started!
Homecoming was terrific, and now we set our sights on the South Milwaukee Downtown Market’s Fall Family Festival this Thursday. Free pumpkins and pumpkin decorating and vendor trick-or-treating begin at 3, followed by the Guardian Credit Union Movie in the Market showing of “Hocus Pocus” around 6:30.
Then it’s the South Milwaukee Football Boosters Rocktoberfest beer tasting event on Saturday at Pat’s Oak Manor. Learn more here.
Check out the full Rocketober schedule here, and like our Facebook page.
And mark your calendars for Oct. 25, with a full day of family-friendly activities, including a downtown trick-or-treating scavenger hunt and the Mill Pond Halloween House.
The downtown event – led by I Can’t Resist Kids Resale – is coming together nicely, with more than 20 businesses expected to take part in the fun scavenger hunt.
And the Halloween House, presented by the South Milwaukee E-Lions and Friends of the Mill Pond, is also going to be a great time. One key part of that event is the cool lighted pumpkin display. We could use community support on this. Details …
The South Milwaukee E-Lion’s Club and Friends of the Mill Pond are excited to host Family friendly Halloween House at the Mill Pond. This is what we need from you: Bring a carved pumpkin to light up at the Mill pond. We will provide the light. Just bring your carved pumpkin to the Mill Pond Saturday, October 18th, 10am until Noon or leave it in front of building. Help make the Mill Pond Halloween House Spooktacular! Pumpkins will be displayed inside the warming house.
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It will be an October to remember in South Milwaukee.
The month-long series of special events leading up to Halloween trick-or-treating begins on Thursday — weather permitting — with the South Milwaukee Homecoming parade, pep rally and bonfire.
See you Thursday … and throughout the month!
Be sure to like the Rocketober Facebook page for the latest updates.
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Update: We just launched our Facebook page 🙂
We’re just a few weeks away from Rocketober.
Rocketober? That is the name we’re giving to the collection of community-building events building up to Halloween that promise to make October truly something special.
The goal: Build on the fact that we’re already the only community in Milwaukee County to offer Halloween evening trick-or-treating by bringing to life a series of family-friendly activities throughout the month.
Some of these events already exist. There are some new ones too.
By jointly planning, branding and promoting them, this will make all of them better – and create a real point of pride for our fair city.
So, I give you Rocketober. Check out the full schedule here.
Print it off, hang it on your fridge, share it on your Facebook page.
Here just a glimpse at some of the things happening in October in South Milwaukee.
This list is just the start. From events at the South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center to a Rocktoberfest beer tasting to Justice for a Cure Day to a Human Concerns Haunted House, there is lots happening next month. And I can’t wait.
It’s been fun working with the dedicated group of community volunteers and business owners organizing these individual events. I thank them for their efforts and am excited to see what next month brings. I hope you are too.
Happy Rocketober!
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