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Jacksonville TX Weekly Rundown
What’s happening around Jacksonville?
October 26 – November 1, 2026 · Monday–Sunday
Events from our public Community Calendar for the week. Confirm details with organizers.
69 calendar events this week
| Time | Event | Location | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Check schedule | Cherokee County Master Gardeners Scarecrow Trail | Ruth Bowling Nichols Arboretum, 1015 S.E. Loop 256, Jacksonville, TX | Event details |
| Check schedule | Haze Maze & Bouncers — Longview Mall | Longview Mall, 3500 McCann Rd, Longview, TX 75605 | Event details |
| Daylight hours | Pumpkin Wonderland — Downtown Jacksonville | Austin Bank Green Space, 200 E Commerce St, Jacksonville, TX 75766 | Event details |
| 7 AM | Cherokee County Early Voting — Final Week (7 AM–7 PM) | Jacksonville Public Library, 526 E Commerce St, Jacksonville, TX 75766 (also Rusk and Alto sites) | Event details |
| 8 AM | Jacksonville College Men's Golf — Charles Cooper Classic (Day 1) | Gulfport, MS | Event details |
| 8 AM | Jacksonville College Women's Golf @ Blinn Fall Invitational — Day 1 | Brenham, TX — course not specified by organizer | View calendar |
| 10 AM | Lanes Chapel Pumpkin Patch — Weekdays (Oct 26–30) | Lanes Chapel Methodist Church, 8720 Old Jacksonville Hwy, Tyler, TX 75703 | View calendar |
| 5 PM | Downtown Jacksonville Trunk or Treat | Commerce Street at Main Street, Downtown Jacksonville, TX 75766 | Event details |
| 5:30 PM | Jacksonville ISD Board of Trustees — Special Meeting | JISD Administration Building, 800 College Ave, Jacksonville, TX 75766 | View calendar |
| 7 AM | Cherokee County Early Voting — Final Week (7 AM–7 PM) | Jacksonville Public Library, 526 E Commerce St, Jacksonville, TX 75766 (also Rusk and Alto sites) | View calendar |
| 8 AM | Jacksonville College Men's Golf — Charles Cooper Classic (Day 2) | Gulfport, MS | Event details |
| 8 AM | Jacksonville College Women's Golf @ Blinn Fall Invitational — Day 2 | Brenham, TX — course not specified by organizer | View calendar |
| 9 AM | Cherokee County Commissioners Court — Regular Meeting | Cherokee County Courthouse, County Courtroom, 135 S Main St, Rusk, TX 75785 | View calendar |
| 10 AM | Lanes Chapel Pumpkin Patch — Weekdays (Oct 26–30) | Lanes Chapel Methodist Church, 8720 Old Jacksonville Hwy, Tyler, TX 75703 | View calendar |
| 3:45 PM | JMS Tennis vs. Lufkin — Home | Jacksonville, TX (confirm courts with JMS) | Event details |
| 4:30 PM | Joe Wright Elementary Book Fair Family Event | Joe Wright Elementary Library, Jacksonville, TX 75766 | Event details |
| 5:30 PM | Carlisle Early Learning Academy Trunk or Treat | Carlisle Early Learning Academy, Price, TX | View calendar |
| 5:30 PM | Jacksonville ISD Board of Trustees — Special Meeting | JISD Administration Building, 800 College Ave, Jacksonville, TX 75766 | View calendar |
| 7 AM | Cherokee County Early Voting — Final Week (7 AM–7 PM) | Jacksonville Public Library, 526 E Commerce St, Jacksonville, TX 75766 (also Rusk and Alto sites) | View calendar |
| 10 AM | Lanes Chapel Pumpkin Patch — Weekdays (Oct 26–30) | Lanes Chapel Methodist Church, 8720 Old Jacksonville Hwy, Tyler, TX 75703 | View calendar |
| 6 PM | Ruby's Trunk or Treat | Ruby's Mexican Restaurant #4, 1009 S Jackson St, Jacksonville, TX 75766 | Event details |
| 6:30 PM | Cornerstone Baptist Church Trunk or Treat | Cornerstone Baptist Church, 1720 S Bolton St, Jacksonville, TX 75766 | View calendar |
| 7 AM | Cherokee County Early Voting — Final Week (7 AM–7 PM) | Jacksonville Public Library, 526 E Commerce St, Jacksonville, TX 75766 (also Rusk and Alto sites) | View calendar |
| 10 AM | Lanes Chapel Pumpkin Patch — Weekdays (Oct 26–30) | Lanes Chapel Methodist Church, 8720 Old Jacksonville Hwy, Tyler, TX 75703 | View calendar |
| Check schedule | Kiwanis Weekly Lunch Meeting | 307 E Commerce St, Jacksonville, TX 75766 (enter at back of Jacksonville Chamber) | Event details |
| 4 PM | Fall Family Fun Festival — Glass Recreation Center | Glass Recreation Center, 501 W 32nd St, Tyler, TX 75702 | Event details |
| 4:30 PM | JMS Football vs. Bullard — Home | Historic Tomato Bowl, Jacksonville, TX 75766 | Event details |
| 5 PM | Country Place Senior Living 3rd Annual Fall Festival | Country Place Senior Living of Jacksonville, 2120 E Rusk St, Jacksonville, TX 75766 | View calendar |
| 5 PM | JHS Freshman/JV Football @ Bullard | Bullard, TX | Event details |
| 5:30 PM | Free October Boot Camp in the Park — Lincoln Park | Lincoln Park, Jacksonville, TX | Event details |
| 7 PM | Graystone Scream Park — Blackout Night | Graystone Scream Park, 13481 FM 968 W, Longview, TX | Event details |
| 7:30 PM | Doc Wilkes House of Horrors — Thursdays | Doc Wilkes House of Horrors, 1228 Market St, Longview, TX | Event details |
| Dates vary | 47th Annual Hot Pepper Festival — Palestine | Palestine, TX 75801 | Event details |
| 7 AM | Cherokee County Early Voting — Final Week (7 AM–7 PM) | Jacksonville Public Library, 526 E Commerce St, Jacksonville, TX 75766 (also Rusk and Alto sites) | View calendar |
| 9:30 AM | CCC Hike — Mission Tejas State Park | Mission Tejas State Park, 19343 State Highway 21 E, Grapeland, TX 75844 | View calendar |
| 10 AM | Lanes Chapel Pumpkin Patch — Weekdays (Oct 26–30) | Lanes Chapel Methodist Church, 8720 Old Jacksonville Hwy, Tyler, TX 75703 | View calendar |
| 5 PM | Public Safety Fun Night — Henderson | Henderson Central Fire Station, 401 W Main St, Henderson, TX 75652 | Event details |
| 5 PM | Tyler State Park Volunteer Open House | 789 Park Road 16, Tyler, TX 75706 | View calendar |
| 5 PM | YesterLand Farm Fall Festival — Fridays | YesterLand Farm, 15410 Interstate 20, Canton, TX 75103 | Event details |
| 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM | Fall Concert Series — Hazel Tilton Park | Hazel Tilton Park, 174 E Larissa St, Jacksonville, TX 75766 | Event details |
| 6:30 PM | Countryside's Boo-Bash | Countryside Senior Living of Jacksonville, 211 Philip St, Jacksonville, TX 75766 | Event details |
| 7 PM | Graystone Scream Park — Friday Nights | Graystone Scream Park, 13481 FM 968 W, Longview, TX | Event details |
| Check schedule | Locked In Fear Haunted House — Texas Jailhouse | Texas Jailhouse, 704 Ave A, Palestine, TX 75801 | Event details |
| Check schedule | VFW Karaoke Friday Night | VFW, 201 Memorial Drive, Jacksonville, TX | Event details |
| 7:30 PM | Doc Wilkes House of Horrors — Friday & Saturday Nights | Doc Wilkes House of Horrors, 1228 Market St, Longview, TX | Event details |
| 7:30 PM | JHS Varsity Football vs. Bullard — Senior Night / Pink Out | Historic Tomato Bowl, Jacksonville, TX 75766 | Event details |
| 7:30 PM | Nighttime Glow Fishing — Purtis Creek State Park | 14225 FM 316 N, Eustace, TX 75124 | View calendar |
| Check schedule | Blueberry Ridge Farm Pumpkin Patch | Blueberry Ridge Farm, 2785 E US Hwy 80, Mineola, TX 75773 | Event details |
| Check hours | Boo at the Zoo — Caldwell Zoo | Caldwell Zoo, 2203 Martin Luther King Blvd, Tyler, TX 75702 | Event details |
| Check hours | Elijah's Retreat — Sensory-Friendly Trick-or-Treat Hayride | Elijah's Retreat, 257 County Road 3110, Jacksonville, TX 75766 | Event details |
| Check hours | JHS Lady Maidens Basketball — Scrimmage (F/JV/V) | Mt. Pleasant — venue/site not further specified in schedule | View calendar |
| 8 AM | Jacksonville College Cross Country — NJCAA Region XIV Championships | Brownsville, TX | View calendar |
| 9 AM | Lanes Chapel Pumpkin Patch — Final Saturday (Oct 31) | Lanes Chapel Methodist Church, 8720 Old Jacksonville Hwy, Tyler, TX 75703 | View calendar |
| 9 AM | Nine O Trees Volunteer Workday — Tyler State Park | 789 Park Road 16, Tyler, TX 75706 | View calendar |
| 9 AM | Palestine Farmers Market — Saturdays | 813 W Spring St, Palestine, TX 75801 | Event details |
| 9 AM | Trike/Trunk or Treat — Lone Star Harley-Davidson & Walt's Army Navy | Lone Star Harley-Davidson, 1201 S SE Loop 323, Tyler, TX 75701 | View calendar |
| 10 AM | YesterLand Farm Fall Festival — Saturdays | YesterLand Farm, 15410 Interstate 20, Canton, TX 75103 | Event details |
| 2 PM | Archery 101 — Tyler State Park (Registration Required) | Northwoods Pavilion, Tyler State Park, 789 Park Road 16, Tyler, TX 75706 | View calendar |
| 2 PM | Who's that Tree? — Mission Tejas State Park | Mission Tejas State Park, 19343 State Highway 21 E, Grapeland, TX 75844 | Event details |
| 4 PM | Skins & Skulls with a Ranger — Purtis Creek State Park | 14225 FM 316 N, Eustace, TX 75124 | View calendar |
| 5 PM | Candy Crawl — Longview Mall | Longview Mall, 3500 McCann Rd, Longview, TX 75605 | Event details |
| 5:30 PM | Coptoberfest — Bullard Police Department | Bullard Police Department, Bullard, TX 75757 | Event details |
| 6:30 PM | Trunk or Treat — Wells First Baptist Church — Wells, TX (starts 6:30 PM) | Wells First Baptist Church, 629 Rusk Avenue, Wells, TX 75976 | View calendar |
| 7 PM | Graystone Scream Park — Saturday Nights | Graystone Scream Park, 13481 FM 968 W, Longview, TX | Event details |
| Check schedule | Locked In Fear Haunted House — Texas Jailhouse | Texas Jailhouse, 704 Ave A, Palestine, TX 75801 | Event details |
| 7 PM | Trunk or Treat — Purtis Creek State Park | Purtis Creek State Park, 14225 FM 316 N, Eustace, TX 75124 | Event details |
| 7:30 PM | Doc Wilkes House of Horrors — Friday & Saturday Nights | Doc Wilkes House of Horrors, 1228 Market St, Longview, TX | Event details |
| Check hours | Texas State Parks Day — Free Day-Use Entry | All Texas State Parks, including Tyler State Park and Mission Tejas State Park | Event details |
| 10 AM | YesterLand Farm Fall Festival — Sundays | YesterLand Farm, 15410 Interstate 20, Canton, TX 75103 | Event details |
From our public Community Calendar. Duplicate feed copies are shown once; multi-day activities may have different hours. Confirm details with the organizer.
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