Things to do in Green Bay this weekend: Great Pumpkin Train, Zoo Boo, Pumpkin Palooza, Cirque Italia | Green Bay Press-Gazette

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Fall favorites continue to make their comeback this weekend in the city.

Here are the details on spooky and fall events happening around the Green Bay area to check out.

Zoo Boo at NEW Zoo

Wear costumes and trick-or-treat around the NEW Zoo, 4378 Reforestation Road, Suamico, during North Shore Bank Zoo Boo. Check out the spooky decorations, the Zoo Boo skeleton safari game, hundreds of carved pumpkins, and win prizes.

Tickets are $15 each or $20 for a combo Zoo Boo and canopy tour ticket at newzoo.org. The event is 4-8 p.m. Oct. 10, 17 and 24, and 2-7 p.m. Oct. 11, 18 and 25.

‘Don’t Squeeze the Charmin’

Let Me Be Frank Productions’ latest show, “Don’t Squeeze the Charmin,” takes place in a 1970s grocery store buzzing about Procter & Gamble’s new Charming toilet paper. Tickets are $43 for the show on Ticket Star.

Shows are at 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 9, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 10, and 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 11 at the Meyer Theatre, 117 S. Washington St., Green Bay.

Great Pumpkin Train

Celebrate fall with a train ride to the pumpkin patch. The Great Pumpkin Train runs 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 11 at the National Railroad Museum, 2285 S. Broadway, Ashwaubenon. Trick-or-treat in the museum, go into the haunted house, play games, or enjoy live music with admission.

Tickets are $20 on nationalrrmuseum.org.

The Great Gatsby Ballet

Some tickets are still available for The Great Gatsby Ballet by the World Ballet Company. Enjoy the jazz-inspired score to F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic story with professional ballet dancers.

Tickets are $73-$97 on tickets.uwgb.edu. The show is at 7 p.m. Oct. 11 at The Weidner on UW-Green Bay’s campus.

Walking with Ghosts: An Evening of True Crime Hauntings

Paranormal researcher will share ghost stories related to real-life murders. Check out her collection of haunted artifacts before the show. 

The show is at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 11 at the Ashwaubenon Performing Arts Center, 2391 S. Ridge Road. Tickets are $41 on Ticket Star.

Pumpkin Palooza

Do some free pumpkin carving at Titletown’s Pumpkin Palooza. There will be carving stations at Hy-Vee Plaza on the east side of Titletown and Grand Stairs Plaza on the west side. Carving tools and pumpkins will be provided on a first-come basis.

There will also be carnival games, fall crafts, photo opportunities, and more. Food will be available to purchase. The palooza is 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 11. A list of activities is at titletown.com/events/pumpkin-palooza.

Cirque Italia

Cirque Italia is bringing the water circus to Bay Park Square mall. The show will have magic, acrobats, and a water stage for a new show this weekend.

The shows are at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 10; 1:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m. Oct. 11; 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Oct. 12; and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 13 in the parking lot at Bay Park Square mall, 303 Bay Park Square, Ashwaubenon. Tickets are $15-$65 on https://cirqueitalia.com/.

Gamblers games

The Green Bay Gamblers play Waterloo Black Hawks at 7 p.m. Oct. 10 for college and student pass night. They play at 6 p.m. Oct. 11 for Celebrate Wisconsin and Polka Fest. Tickets are $15-$42 on Ticket Star.

Contact Benita Mathew at  bmathew@gannett.com .

This article originally appeared on Green Bay Press-Gazette: Things to do in Green Bay this weekend: Great Pumpkin Train, Zoo Boo, Pumpkin Palooza, Cirque Italia

Author: Benita Mathew, Green Bay Press-Gazette

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