Event Calendar

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Just Between Friends is a public children’s and maternity consignment shopping event with clothing, toys, books, baby gear, and other family items. The multi-day sale takes place at the Waxahachie Civic Center and includes public sale days, with some early-access periods requiring separate tickets. General admission on public sale days is $3, and free tickets are available online. Check the official event page for current shopping schedules, admission details, and ticket information.

OddFest is a public art and music festival featuring Texas artists and musicians in Waxahachie. Attendees can explore the festival’s art and music offerings while finding craft beer and food vendors on site. The event also supports fundraising for Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge Waxahachie #80, connecting the day’s festivities with a local lodge initiative. Admission details and a venue location were not provided in the event listing. Visit the official event website for current event and admission information.

Farm Heritage Day is a rural heritage event with hayrides, outdoor games, farm animals, vendors, living-history activities, demonstrations, and music. Held at Ellis County Rural Heritage Farm, the program offers a chance to take part in activities centered on farm and rural-history themes. Admission, activities, and snacks are free while supplies last. Visitors should note that availability of snacks is limited to supplies on hand. Check the official event page for current details and the latest updates.

The purpose of Child Health Day is to help raise an awareness and a commitment to teaching children and parents the benefits of good health. This event is annually celebrated on the first Monday of October. The day was proclaimed in 1928 by Calvin Coolidge to increase awareness of health issues facing the children in the U.S. including health issues, healthy eating, fitness, child's development, immunizations, preventing injuries, and more.

Trunk-o-Palooza is a city-sponsored trunk-or-treat event at Getzendaner Park. The seasonal gathering features candy, costumes, music, a DJ, contests, giveaways, food trucks, inflatables, and other activities. Visitors can take part in a community Halloween-themed event with a range of listed attractions and food options. Admission information was not provided in the event listing. Check the official event page for current details, admission information, and the latest updates.

Halloween is a holiday celebrated on the night of October 31. Halloween activities include trick-or-treating, ghost tours, bonfires, costume parties, visiting "haunted houses" and carving jack-o-lanterns. Irish immigrants carried versions of the tradition to North America in the nineteenth century. Other western countries embraced the holiday in the late twentieth century. Halloween is celebrated in several parts of the Western world, most commonly in Ireland, the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom and occasionally in parts of Australia and New Zealand.