Events in Bryan today

Celebrate the season at a community festival featuring family friendly activities, a marketplace of autumn crafts, delicious food, and showcases from local businesses, all set in a cheerful fall atmosphere. This gathering is a highlight of the season for many, offering a welcoming place to explore, shop, and enjoy the flavors of fall together.

Author and genealogist Sunny Morton will lead a free seminar at the Serrick Center on the Defiance College campus. The program features two sessions with practical genealogy tips, focusing on confirming family stories and using U.S. church records to overcome tough research obstacles, with a lunch break between sessions. Registration is required. Open to adults. To register, call 419-782-1456.

Fayette Fall Fest fills the Fayette Opera House and nearby sidewalks with family friendly fun. Sidewalk booths feature crafts, and the Garden Club offers a mum sale. The Opera House parking lot hosts a chili cook off with voting and results announced later in the day. The Fayette Fire Department serves a chicken barbecue, and the Bull Thistle Committee sells hot dogs, popcorn, cider slushies, soft drinks, water, and cider. Look for food specials from One More Bar & Grill, Freddy’s, and Louie’s. Inside the Opera House, F.A.S.T. sponsors a pie baking contest with judging taking place in the afternoon. Entry forms are available at the Post Office and online.

Residents of Defiance, Hicksville, and Fort Wayne can look forward to the Grand Rising Wellness Experience, a gathering that brings together holistic practitioners, non-toxic lifestyle products, and natural approaches to well-being in one place. The focus is on nourishing the body while uplifting the mind and spirit, with opportunities to learn, connect, and feel inspired by natural wellness options. Admission is free for the public. Vendor participation is available, and applications are accepted only through an online submission process.

This crochet session in the Teen Space at Defiance Public Library focuses on creating items for a good cause, including blankets, worry worms, scarves, octopi, and more. It welcomes all skill levels and does not require registration. The program is geared toward students in grades 6 through 12.

At Defiance Public Library, Storytime welcomes children ages 2 to 6 for a lively mix of stories, rhymes, and songs. No registration is needed. A companion program, Read, Rhyme, & Romp, takes place on the same days for babies and toddlers ages 0 to 2.

Settle into the Teen Space at Defiance Public Library for a laid-back program created for students in grades 6 to 12. No sign-up is needed, and themes rotate throughout the month. The first week invites freeform creativity with open crafting and plenty of supplies. The second week offers a friendly trivia challenge. The third week focuses on unwinding with coloring, self-led meditation, instrumental covers, and similar calming activities. The fourth week centers on tabletop fun with board and card games. When a fifth week comes around, the de-stress theme returns.

Build imagination one brick at a time at Johnson Memorial Library. This recurring club meets on the last Tuesday of each month and welcomes school-age children to get creative with LEGO. No registration is required, and the club does not meet in December.