This weekend in Carroll County, MD

Celebrate Halloween at the Downtown Westminster Farmers Market with trick-or-treating at vendor booths, a face painter, and other family activities. Visitors can wear costumes, browse local farmers, bakers, and makers, and find seasonal produce, pasture-raised meats, baked goods, honey, flowers, artisan products, and more. House of Misfits will also be on-site with rescue animals seeking homes, offering a chance to meet them and learn about their mission. Admission is free, and everyone is welcome.

Celebrate farmers market season by supporting local farmers and businesses while enjoying music from a friendly neighborhood musician.

The Manchester Volunteer Fire Department is partnering with the MVHS Performing Arts Boosters to host a pit beef drive-thru fundraiser on the carnival fairgrounds, with proceeds benefiting both organizations. Food will be served until sold out, and day-of sales will be available, although pre-orders are strongly encouraged. The menu features pit beef, pit turkey, or pit ham sandwiches for $10, hand-cut fries for $4, and a platter with a sandwich, fries, and coleslaw for $15. Meat by the pound is offered for parties at $15 per pound and is available by pre-order only. This drive-thru format provides a quick pickup option before Halloween festivities begin.

Try out the Dungeons & Dragons starter kit, Heroes of the Borderlands, in this free demo.

Who Knew Music is a music group with gigs in Maryland and Pennsylvania.

Stop by in costume before trick-or-treating. Children 12 and under who come dressed in costume can receive a free kids’ meal.

Celebrate Halloween with a costume contest featuring cash prizes. Beer specials include $2 Coors and Bud Light, alongside a large selection of cold beer, wine coolers, and cocktails. There is a $15 cover, and guests must be 21 or older. The venue is open to the public.

Celebrate Halloween at a yearly dance party featuring a live set from Red Dirt Revolution on stage along with DJ LIPPY. Costumes are encouraged for a night of dancing with fellow Halloween revelers. Online pre-sale tickets are $10, and the cover at the door is $15.

This public still target shoot features 12 gauge, 9 shot competition at 20 yards, with scopes permitted and shots taken through 36 inch tubes gauged at .680. Bags will be available. The entry fee is $35 for one shot. Rounds one through six recognize first and second place, and the seventh round serves as a final stage with a single overall winner, where additional shots are available for $5. Wagner skeet 9 shells are specified. Scoring is determined by whose shot lands closest to the dot, and the judge has the final say. If a choke is changed it must be checked for gauge. The kitchen will be open. Safety is a priority, with appreciation expressed for everyone’s help and support.