TALLAHASSEE WEEKLY EVENTS, 10/31/24 – 11/6/24

BE AWARE! I won’t be doing an event page next week or the week after. It will return on 11/21. I’m getting married and going on my honeymoon and my brain is currently made of mashed cheese. Be good while I’m gone! Don’t burn anything down!

Events are listed by the day. Events that happen every week appear first, one time stuff after that. If you have anything you’d like people to know about, comment here or message me and I’ll add it in. If you’d like further info about any of the events, look it up! I usually don’t have any extra to add. Events may be cancelled unexpectedly. If in doubt, contact the venue.

Large Scale, Ongoing, and Multi-Day Events

  • Terror of Tallahassee is currently scaring up a good time. https://www.terroroftallahassee.com/

  • It’s Homecoming Weekend for FAMU! The main events include the Homecoming Concert (Thursday), the big parade (Saturday morning! It’s awesome! The bands are fantastic!), and the FAMU Gospel Choir Homecoming Concert (Sunday). Plus a bunch of other cool stuff. Check out the website for details and schedules. https://homecomingatfamu.com/

  • Salty Dawg: 37th Anniversary Party Weekend. Please come and celebrate our 37th anniversary party weekend with us! The party starts Friday night Nov. 1st with live music by El Duo @ 6:30pm! Saturday the 2nd come cheer on the Noles as they take on North Carolina @ 3:30pm. While your watching the game enjoy our annual Pig Pickin', we provide the delicious meats and you bring your favorite family size covered dish to share! We all sit down and enjoy a family meal together at approximately 5:00pm. After dinner our Famous Acoustic Jam starts at 6:00pm! Thank you all for your continued love and support!

  • Fall Title Wave Book Sale under the LeRoy Collins Library! The Friendshop and the Friends of the Library take over Main Library's Bronough Street Garage for Tallahassee’s biggest and best sidewalk book sale. Featuring an enormous selection of gently used books, movies, music, and more on sale for the lowest prices of the year. Doors open to public 10AM to 4PM on Friday, November 1, and Saturday, November 2, at Main Library's Bronough Street Garage. Parking in Main Library Call St lot and public lot across the street from the sale on Bronough Street. Cash & Cards Accepted.

Local Running, Walking, and Biking Info: https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/

Guided Paddling Outings all around the area: https://www.facebook.com/hsmithoutdoors

Tallahassee Film Society Showings: https://www.tallahasseefilms.com/tickets/

Book Clubs for all tastes: https://www.facebook.com/midtownreader/events

Live Theater:

Events at the Leon County Public Libraries: Including story times, play dates, book clubs, and other fun stuff! https://leoncountyfl.libcal.com/calendar

Outdoor/Farmer’s Markets:

  • Tallahassee Downtown Market: Saturdays, 10am-2pm, Park Ave Parks. Vendors display their arts and fine crafts, jewelry, handmade soap, pottery, Fresh from Florida produce, hand-raised beef and pork, fresh baked bread, jams and jellies, and honey. Live music from different local musicians every Saturday.

  • FSU Farmer’s Market: 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month from 10am- 3pm. Seminole Dining and the Frenchtown Neighborhood Improvement Association have partnered to bring fresh produce and homemade goods to Florida State University’s campus. The market aims to foster personal connections and mutually beneficial relationships between local farmers, artisans, and the campus community. (Not sure if this happens over the summer.)

  • Frenchtown Heritage Market: Currently rolled in with the FSU Farmer’s Market. https://www.instagram.com/ftfarmersmarket/ for updates.

  • Tallahassee Farmers Market: 2904 Kerry Forest Pkwy, Saturdays, 8am to Noon. Come see us at Tallahassee's longest-running farmers market! We are a year-round market, featuring local farms and vendors that provide the best seasonal produce, meats, baked goods, and more. We welcome you and your whole family (leashed pets included) to come out and meet your local farmers! Ample parking is available between our lot and the shopping center lot next door (by Red Elephant). Come early for the best selection.

  • St. Marks Community Market: Saturdays, 9am to 1pm. Come enjoy local artists, crafters, bakers, farmers, and gardeners in beautiful downtown St. Marks!

THURSDAY, 10/31

  • The Hub at Feather Oaks: Throwback Tunes Music Bingo. 6pm

  • The Sound Bar: Open Blues Jam. 6pm

  • Kleman Plaza: Downtown Yoga. Need a break from the hustle and bustle? Downtown has got you covered! 🧘‍♀️ Join us for FREE Downtown Yoga sessions in Kleman Plaza, starting Thursday, August 1st from 6-7pm. Classes will continue on Thursdays through January. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced yogi, everyone is welcome! Just bring your mat, some water, and positive energy. 6pm

  • Pedro’s: Karaoke. 6pm

  • Honest Living Tea House: Chess-Master Thursdays . Beginners and experts, join us every Thursday from 6-9 for Chess-Master Thursdays. All ages. Bring your board or play ours! 6pm

  • Lake Tribe: Trivia. 7pm

  • Amicus Brewing: Trivia. 7pm

  • Cap City Video Lounge: MST3K Thursday ISN’T HAPPENING THIS WEEK.*Join us Thursday as we climb aboard The Satellite of Love along with Joel, Tom Servo and CROOOOW! 7:30pm/free but donations encouraged

  • Smitty's Taphouse: Trivia Lab Thursdays. Teams of 6 or fewer players can compete for $30 / $20 / $10 Prizes + The Golden MacGuffin prize table! New format! Interactive smartphone answering for your comfort and safety! 6 Fun Rounds - 42 Total Questions. 7:30pm

  • Studio D: Bachata Fever. We always have a bachata workshop at 8 pm before Bachata Fever. We dance afterwards to the sounds of DJ Bacharod. The class is at 8 pm and Bachata Fever will start at 930 pm. Many times people are learning in class and may feel uncomfortable social dancing while they are still learning moves. We have a welcoming environment so stay and have fun and dance with everyone. That is how we learn. 8pm/Class $5/Bachata Fever $5.

  • Brass Tap in Midtown: Karaoke with DJ Rah. 9pm

  • 926: Karaoke with DJ Phoenix. 9pm

  • Bird’s: Karaoke with Nathan. 9pm

  • Oyster City Brewing: Halloween Party featuring the Forge Brothers. 6pm

  • Browns Kitchen: Beetlejuice Food and Film Cooking Class. Join Chef Nikki Pettineo of Nikki Talks Food for a spooky Beetlejuice-themed Halloween food and film cooking class! Enjoy a menu inspired by the classic film, including Possessed Poached Shrimp, Skewered Filet of Sandworm, Fluffy Whipped Potatoes, Baked Asparagus, and Tally Me Banana’s Fosters Chocolate Torte Cake. Don't miss out on this eerie culinary adventure! 6pm

  • Pedros: Spootacular Costume Contest Party!! Get ready for a night of fun, food, and fright. We are hosting a Costume Contest Party and you are invited! Come dressed in your most creative, spooky or hilarious costume and compete for amazing prizes! Special party themed cocktails! Live Music and entertainment! 360 Photo booth to capture all the spooky moments! Don't miss out on the most exciting party of the season! Bring your friends and family and let’s make this a night to remember! 6pm-9pm

  • Fire Bettys: Extreme Dwarfanators Wrestling. Come out to Fire Betty's and kickstart your HALLOWEEN with the most EXTREME show in town! 6pm

  • Amicus Brewing: Halloween Trivia Night. Trivia Night is Halloween Night at Amicus and we're going to have some terrifying fun! Make your plans to join us on All Hallows' Eve! Costume Contest at half-time with great prizes! Halloween themed trivia! Special sound bite questions! Free candy for all ages! Spooky sounds & decor! Bone chilling slushees! Singing Amicus pumpkin trio! Great food from Wok N Roll Tacos! 6:30pm

  • The Bark: Halloween Cover Show. Local musicians and bands will be performing as Black Sabbath, NIN, Baroness, Paramour, Siouxie and the Banshees, Echo & The Bunnymen, and Blink-182! 7pm/all ages/$5

  • Flamingoz: "The Set" Alumni Reunion Kickoff - Halloween Edition. This electrifying event features live performances by the legendary JT Money, with DJ Demp and DJ Neaux spinning the hottest tracks to keep the party going all night long. Hosted by Eric "EB" Butler, this night promises to be an unforgettable experience filled with music, dancing, and Halloween fun. Come dressed in your best costume and get ready to party with fellow alumni and friends. Sponsored by Rémy Martin, the night will be fueled with premium vibes and non-stop energy. 7pm

  • House of Music: Halloween Night Karaoke and Costume Contest. It's Scary-oke with $200 in cash and prizes for best costumes! Bring friends to vote for you and go home with cash! 7pm

  • Cap City Video Lounge: CCVL Music Video Night: Halloween Edition. Happy Halloween, Gang! Join us Thursday, October 31st as we swing open the doors to the dark, cavernous horrors of the Fantômas Theater for CCVL TV: Music Video Night Halloween Edition! This month will be different from those previous, simply send me FIVE spooky, weird, horrifying music videos you'd like to screen Halloween Night and we will add them into one MASSIVE playlist which will play at random all Halloween Night in Fantômas Theater! Costumes are strongly encouraged! No Costume, No Candy! Also, feel free to bring a jack-o'-lantern to help decorate outside Cap City Video Lounge! That's the spirit! 7:30pm

  • Cap City Video Lounge: Halloween Night Televised Terror in The Lounge. Happy Halloween, Gang! Be sure to stop by Cap City Video Lounge Halloween Night to show off your costumes, get some candy and if you'd like, feel free to join us for a spell for either our Halloween Music Video Night in The Fantômas Theater or chill in The Lounge for a Triple threat of classic television terrors! Ghost Watch, The WNUF Halloween Special, Late Night With the Devil. 7pm

  • 3053 Harpers Ferry Drive: Harper's Ferry Haunted Garage. Bring your friends and your screams! 7:15pm-11pm

  • Fire Bettys: Rocky Horror Picture Show THURSDAYS. It's a show like no other! Join us at Fire Betty's every Thursday in October for The Rocky Horror Picture Show hosted by Indie Sinclair. Ticket purchase includes an interactive prop bag so you can be part of the show! 8pm/18+

  • 1617 Atkamire Dr: RedRum rules the night with Falls Chase, Solomon Hill, The Yeah Baby’s, and Mutual Friends! 8pm/$5

  • Barrel Proof Lounge Midtown: Halloween Party! Dance Party with DJ A to the L! 8pm

  • 926: SCARY-OKE (TALLOWEEN) 2024. Calling all ghouls, ghosts, and creatures of the night! Get ready for a spook-tacular Talloween at @926bar on October 31st! Doors open at 10PM and we've got all the tricks and treats lined up for you. @officially_bigb will be spinning the scariest beats all night long, while our patio turns into a creepy karaoke den hosted by DJ Phoenix. But wait, there's more! Our special guest Jessa Belle will be hosting a costume contest at midnight with a $100 prize for the best and sexiest costume. Plus, we've got vendors, a special cocktail menu, and of course, costumes galore! So grab your friends, put on your most hauntingly good outfit, and join us for a frightfully good time at 926 Bar & Grill. See you there, if you dare! 10pm

FRIDAY, 11/1

  • Lake Tribe Brewing: Flannel Friday with Blue Saddle. Snag one of our limited-edition Lake Tribe flannels and stay warm around the fire pits as you sip your favorite brews! 6pm

  • Hobbit West: Friday Night Dart Tournament. Anyone can Enter! Sign ups at 7:30, Darts fly at 8:00/$10 entry fee

  • Ouzts Too: Karaoke with DJ Nathan. Best karaoke DJ in town. 8pm

  • The Moon: Stetsons. 8pm

  • Just One More: Karaoke with DJ Rah. 9pm-11pm/21+

  • 926: The Hot Friday Night Party and Drag Show. 9pm/$5/18+

  • Blue Tavern: Two Clever. 5pm

  • The Hub at Feather Oaks: East Town Get Down featuring the Forge Brothers. 5:30pm

  • Tally Senior Center: Avis Berry and FSU’s esteemed pianist Bill Peterson.* 6pm

  • Common Ground Books: Rocky Horror Picture. Get ready to do the Time Warp… AGAIN! Join us for a night of absolute pleasure and chaos as White Mouse Productions brings the iconic Rocky Horror Picture Show to life at Common Ground Books! This isn't just any screening—it's a fully interactive shadow cast experience. Expect a night filled with outrageous costumes, a little bit of scandal, and a whole lot of fun! Doors open at 7 pm for our pre-show shenanigans! Grab your popcorn and settle in for some antics before the movie kicks off at 8 pm. Concessions will be sold, so bring your appetite for snacks—and for sweet, sweet madness! Lowest ticket tier holders will need to bring their own seating (chairs, blankets, or a throne if you’re feeling extra). Stake out your spot early and get comfy on the grass for an unforgettable night under the stars! Dress to impress—come in costume as your favorite Rocky character or create your own bizarre alter-ego! We want to see fishnets, corsets, and everything in between. Don’t be shy—this is your night to let loose and get weird! You can buy a ticket that includes a prop bag with all the goodies you’ll need to participate, or snag a bag at the door when you arrive. Trust us—you don’t want to miss out on the full Rocky Horror experience! Let’s make this Rocky Horror night one for the books (literally!) and show everyone how it’s done. Don’t dream it, be it! Get your tickets, bring your props, and let’s make some wild memories together! Grab your tickets now and get ready to join us for a night of thrills, chills, and extravaganza! 7pm

  • The Sound Bar: The Elements. Don't miss the big sound that comes from this powerhouse small female lead! 7pm

  • Island Wing Company: Firewall. 7pm

  • Birds: Kenny Hill Band. 7pm

  • The Getaway Grille and Bar: Eleven O Five. 7pm

  • Blue Tavern: Kim, Kit, & Steve. 8pm

  • Cap City Video Lounge: Film Crashers present Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers on First Friday. 10pm

SATURDAY, 11/2

  • Tom Brown Park: Ultimate Frisbee Pickup. Come out for some fun, casual pick-up, all levels welcome! We’re at the soccer field by beach volleyball courts. 9am

  • Gamescape: Saturday Gaming. Gamescape has relocated from Railroad Square to the Huntington Oaks Plaza (Suite 302, next to the Library) at N Monroe St and Fred George Rd. Open gaming tables are available. Noon-6pm

  • Midtown Reader: Book Club – Saturdays in Silence. Need help getting through your TBR list? Join us for our Saturdays in Silence Book Club. A place to gather with other book lovers, get some reading done, discuss what you’re reading or just finished reading, and enjoy a nice treat from the Piebrary all at once! 4pm

  • Corner Pocket: Tallahassee Area Dart Association Blind Draw (Random Partner) Tournament. Signups are 6:45pm/$10 entry

  • Duke’s and Dottie’s: Line Dancing Plus Lessons. 7pm/21+

  • Birds: Laughterday Night Fever. Join us every Saturday for a night of free stand up comedy! 8:30pm

  • Tallahassee Harley-Davidson: 4th Annual Chili Cookoff. 11am-3pm

  • Blue Tavern: 1st Saturday Swim. 5pm

  • Blue Tavern: Sonic Experiments for All Souls. 5pm

  • Common Ground Books: Rocky Horror Picture. Get ready to do the Time Warp… AGAIN! Join us for a night of absolute pleasure and chaos as White Mouse Productions brings the iconic Rocky Horror Picture Show to life at Common Ground Books! This isn't just any screening—it's a fully interactive shadow cast experience. Expect a night filled with outrageous costumes, a little bit of scandal, and a whole lot of fun! Doors open at 7 pm for our pre-show shenanigans! Grab your popcorn and settle in for some antics before the movie kicks off at 8 pm. Concessions will be sold, so bring your appetite for snacks—and for sweet, sweet madness! Lowest ticket tier holders will need to bring their own seating (chairs, blankets, or a throne if you’re feeling extra). Stake out your spot early and get comfy on the grass for an unforgettable night under the stars! Dress to impress—come in costume as your favorite Rocky character or create your own bizarre alter-ego! We want to see fishnets, corsets, and everything in between. Don’t be shy—this is your night to let loose and get weird! You can buy a ticket that includes a prop bag with all the goodies you’ll need to participate, or snag a bag at the door when you arrive. Trust us—you don’t want to miss out on the full Rocky Horror experience! Let’s make this Rocky Horror night one for the books (literally!) and show everyone how it’s done. Don’t dream it, be it! Get your tickets, bring your props, and let’s make some wild memories together! Grab your tickets now and get ready to join us for a night of thrills, chills, and extravaganza! 7pm

  • The Getaway Grille and Bar: JC and The Backscratchers. 7pm

  • Blue Tavern: Jazz Etcetera. 8pm

  • Fire Bettys: Palace Rats. 9pm

  • El Patron: Day of the Dead Dance. Join us to celebrate a unique part of our Hispanic Culture, Day of the Dead! A night full of fun and dance, and the best drinks in town! 2-4-1 Yardsticks and raffles every hour! Dont miss out!! 9pm

  • The Bark: Renaissance Beyonce Drag Party hosted by Justina Hole. 10pm/$10/18+

SUNDAY, 11/3

  • Flippin’ Great Pinball: $25 Sunday Funday. Every Sunday spend a fun-filled time with the family for only $25 plus tax at the arcade! Our normal all-day family admission of $34.99 is just $25 and that includes up to a family of 6 (two adults and four kids). Experience affordable family fun that everyone will enjoy. Noon-8pm

  • E Peck Greene Park (Behind the LeRoy Collins Library): Food Not Bombs Free Mealshare. We offer free vegetarian/vegan food, water, coffee, personal care & hygiene products, bus passes, and clothing when we have some available to those in need. Contact foodnotbombstally@gmail.com to find out about getting involved. Noon-2pm

  • Gamescape: Pokémon League. Come learn, play, and trade with the Pokémon Trading Card Game and the Pokémon video games! We LOVE seeing new players, so come learn how to play! We play both the Trading Card Game and the Video Game casually and competitively. The store offers lots of different seating arrangements to meet our group's needs, as well as food, drinks, and Pokémon products for purchase. We are also hold regular, officially sanctioned tournaments for Pokémon Trading Card Game and Video Game Competitions! 2-4pm

  • Common Ground Books: Community Clothing Swap. Join us for our free monthly clothing swap. First Sunday of every month, 2-4pm. Rain or shine. Bring clothes, take clothes. You do not need to bring to take. Left over clothing will be donated to the free CGB Gender Affirming Closet, other local mutual groups, or City Walk mission. 2pm

  • The Bark: Holy Halloween Market. 3pm-7pm

  • Lake Tribe Brewing: Kickoff Party! SAVE THE DATE for Field Day 2025’s Kickoff Party ~ with live music by local favorite band, The Apalachicola Sound, Wok N Roll Tacos food truck & Lake Tribe brew. Bring the family + enjoy this FREE event to officially kickoff Field Day Music Fest 2025 {Feb 23rd}. We’ll announce the band lineup & have early bird tickets available. 3pm

  • 926: Danitza w/ The Floridians, The Wax Worms, No Parts. 8pm

MONDAY, 11/4

  • Just One More: Bingo. 5pm-6:30pm

  • Marking Awesome: Open House. Check out the 3d printers, lasers, woodshop, camera studio, and more. 5:30pm-7pm

  • Honest Living Tea House: Game Night. Cards Against Humanity, Dungeons and Dragons, oh my! Join us every Monday night, bring your games or play ours! 6pm-9pm

  • Hangar 38: Bingo. 6:30pm

TUESDAY, 11/5

  • Oyster City Brewing Company: Tuesday Night Beer-go! 6pm

  • La Florida Coffee & Wine: Trivia Night. 6pm

  • Healing Hideaway (111 W Bloxham St): Let’s Jam. Drum and dance! Healing Hideaway is a safe space to facilitate community and healing. This is a free event. Donations are accepted and appreciated. Non alcoholic mocktails and snacks will be provided. 6:15pm

  • Gamescape: Hobby Night. Slay the grey together! Join your fellow gamers and turn your pile of grey miniatures into a battle ready army. Need some painting tips? Feel free to ask at hobby night. You can bring any miniature for any game to paint. 7pm

  • Ology Midtown: Jazz Jam Sessions. 7pm

  • Beef O'Brady's: Trivia. 7pm

  • Island Wings: Trivia. 7pm

  • Brass Tap in Midtown: Trivia. 1st Tuesday of the month is General Knowledge with rotating themes the rest of the month. 7pm

  • American Legion Hall: Tallahassee Swing Band Tuesday Night Dance. 7:30pm

  • 4th Quarter: Professor Jim's Tuesday Night Trivia. Popular for a reason! 8pm

  • The Sound Bar: Karaoke. 8pm

  • 926: Tacos and Trivia. 9pm

  • Blue Tavern: Joe First. 5pm

  • Blue Tavern: Election Bingo with MC Kim-Possible. 7pm

WEDNESDAY, 11/6

  • Hearth and Soul: Open Play Mahjong. Join us for complimentary open play mahjong all summer at the Hearth! 12:30pm-2:30pm

  • Tallahassee Elks Lodge: Bingo. 5pm

  • Goodwood: Wonderful Wednesday. 6pm/$5

  • The Great Games Library: Open Game Night. 6pm/free

  • American Legion Hall: Sue Boyd Country Western and More Dance Class. Session 2 - Beginner 6:30 to 7:45 pm What: East Coast Swing and Waltz. Cost: $8.00 per person. Wear comfortable shoes you can turn in. 7:45 to 8:15 - Practice dance with paid admission. 8:15 to 9:30: Intermediate - 2 Step and WCS. $8.00 per person or $13.00 for both classes. Vaccines are required. Face masks are optional. Changing partners is optional. 6:30pm

  • Perry Lynn’s Smokehouse in Quincy: Wed Night Open Mic w/ Steven Ritter and Friends. 6:30pm

  • Hangar 38: Trivia. 6:30pm

  • Oyster City Brewing Tallahassee: General Trivia. 7pm

  • Proof: Trivia. 7pm

  • The Sound Bar: Music Trivia. 7pm

  • Vino Beano: Wine Bingo. 7pm

  • SOS Pizza and Grill: Trivia. 7pm

  • Fermentation Lounge: Trivia. 7pm

  • Ology Midtown: Trivia. 7:30pm

  • Blue Tavern: Wednesday Open Mic with Doc Russell. The open mic night that has run continuously for almost 20 years, once housed at the Warehouse, lives on at the Blue Tavern. Doc Russell continues as the host with the most. Sign up starts at 7:45pm/free to attend

  • Dukes and Dotties: College Night and Line Dancing Lessons. 8pm

  • Finnegans Wake: Trivia. 8pm

  • The Bark: Karaoke with DJ Nathan. Best karaoke DJ in town. 9pm

  • Peppers: Karaoke. 9pm

  • Blue Tavern: Kenny Hill Band. 5pm

  • The Sound Bar: Old Porch Swing. 7pm