Looking for fun things to do this weekend? Our Top 5 events on the Treasure Coast

Elysia Brennan
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Looking for fun things to do this weekend on the Treasure Coast?

Elysia Brennan has you covered with her Top 5 weekend events for Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties for Oct. 20-22.

You could go to a Halloween boo bash in Sebastian, an Oktoberfest celebration in Vero Beach, a chili cook-off in Port St. Lucie, a fire festival in Hobe Sound and a longtime rodeo in Indiantown.

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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY

Halloween Boo Bash

  • 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday

  • Riverview Park, 600 U.S. 1, Sebastian

  • The third annual event includes live music, arts and crafts, food trucks, face painting, boiled peanuts and kettle corn.

  • Free admission

  • sebastianchamber.com

Vero Beach Oktoberfest

  • 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday

  • Indian River County Fairgrounds, 7955 58th Ave., Vero Beach

  • The party includes a classic car and truck show, a 15,000-square-foot beer garden, food for sale, 125 vendors and a kids’ zone during the day.

  • $5 entry per person per day, free for ages 12 and younger

  • verobeachoktoberfest.com

ST. LUCIE COUNTY

Chili Cook-Off

  • 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday

  • Clover Park, 31 Piazza Drive, Port St. Lucie

  • Taste a variety of chili and other food options while enjoying live music, entertainment, exhibitions, games and a car show outside the stadium. Proceeds benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of St. Lucie County.

  • $5 entry fee, free for ages 12 and younger

  • bgcofslc.org/event/chili-cook-off

Scenes from the 74th annual Indiantown PRCA Rodeo Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021, at Timer Powers Park. The rodeo featured tie-down roping, steer wrestling, bareback, saddle bronc, team roping, steer roping and bull riding. The event was hosted by the Indiantown Chamber of Commerce.
Scenes from the 74th annual Indiantown PRCA Rodeo Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021, at Timer Powers Park. The rodeo featured tie-down roping, steer wrestling, bareback, saddle bronc, team roping, steer roping and bull riding. The event was hosted by the Indiantown Chamber of Commerce.

MARTIN COUNTY

Firefest

  • 1-9 p.m. Saturday

  • Jonathan Dickinson State Park, 16450 S.E. Federal Highway, Hobe Sound

  • Learn about the importance of prescribed fire a.k.a. controlled burns, safety awareness and the importance of fire to the local wildlife and community through live fire demos, hayrides, swamp buggy tours through the park, pumpkin patches, campfires, ghost tours, food and drinks.

  • $6 park admission per vehicle up to eight people, cash recommended; $5 for all-day bounce house pass; $5 hayrides; $20-$25 swamp buggy rides

  • friendsofjdsp.org/Fire-Fest

Indiantown PRCA Rodeo

  • 7-10 p.m. Friday & Saturday (gates open 5 p.m.)

  • Timer Powers Park Riding Arena, 21479 S.W. Citrus Blvd., Indiantown

  • The 76th annual event features a 7 p.m. show both nights with bareback, saddle bronc, tie-down roping, steer wrestling, team roping and bull riding. It also includes a kids’ zone, live music, vendors, food and drinks.

  • $25 general admission, $50 for beer garden seats, plus taxes and fees

  • indiantownchamber.com

Elysia Brennan is a freelancer for TCPalm who looks out for the best things to do across the Treasure Coast. Do you have an upcoming event you want to be potentially included in this weekly roundup? Email it to her at elysiabrennan@yahoo.com. You can also upload your event to TCPalm's event page at events.tcpalm.com.

This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: Things to do this weekend: Stuart, Vero, Fort Pierce, Port St. Lucie