Bernermania is coming to the Fairgrounds! Join us October 6 & 7 for various competitions, health clinics, a silent auction vendors and more. Visit bmdcr.org for a complete schedule.

Love chocolate? Then you’ll go crazy over the decadent pleasures of Choctoberfest on October 13. Tastings include dark and pure to sweet and milky, gooey to waxy smooth, with nuts, infused with tea, slathered on cakes, infused, baked into brownies and artfully rolled into rich, melty truffles. Add the Chocolate Happy Hour, chocolates paired with wine and beer, entertainment and kids’ activities for an event to remember! Purchase tickets at chocolatefests.org. 

Enjoy FREE family fun at the Arapahoe County Fall Festival on Sat., Oct. 13 from 10 am to 4 pm at the 17 Mile House in Centennial. Celebrate our County’s agricultural heritage as you step back in time at this historic home and ranch. Pick your favorite pumpkin from the patch, enjoy a scenic hayride, listen to live music, try your luck at gold panning, laugh during goat yoga, experience farm life activities in the kids’ corral, say hello to your favorite barnyard friend in the petting farm and so much more.