It’s “Howl” o-ween! Bring your furry friends to the 2nd Halloween Pet Parade & Costume Contest at Downtown Union Square! On Friday, October 20, at 6 p.m., the parade will start in the grassy area between the Olde Hickory Station and the lower City parking lot. Showcase your best costume during our parade and enter for a chance to win some cool prizes! The categories are funniest, most creative, cutest, and best matching dog and owner costume! Registration is required at the link below. For more information, contact Lisa Miller at 828-328-3997 or ammiller@hickorync.gov.
On Saturday, October 28, starting at 9 a.m., all ages are invited to join us for this fun, family friendly, Halloween-themed 5K! The race will start and finish at Highland Recreation Center. Costumes are encouraged, and dogs are welcome to participate this year! A portion of proceeds will benefit the Bill McDonald Scholarship Fund. For more information, contact Lance Riddile at 828-261-2254 or lriddile@hickorync.gov.
Join us at Brown Penn Recreation Center (735 3rd Street SW, Hickory, NC 28602) on Friday, October 27, from 5:30-8 p.m. for our Trunk or Treat Fall Festival Event. This event is free for youth of all ages and does not require registration. There will be candy, games, raffles, and a haunted stage! Don’t forget to wear your costume! For more information, contact John Smith at jsmith@hickorync.gov or 828-328-4890.
Winter Youth Sports Registration
Registration is now underway for the City of Hickory's Youth Basketball and Indoor Soccer programs. Participation is free to all City of Hickory residents, and nonresidents can also participate by paying a $40 nonresident fee. Each participant will also purchase their team jersey to complete registration. Registration is open until October 18. If it is your child’s first time participating with the Hickory Parks, Recreation & Sports Tourism Department, a copy of his or her birth certificate must be turned in at the Administrative Offices, located at 1451 8th Street Drive NE, prior to participation.
Whether you’ve never picked up an instrument before, or have had a guitar that you’ve never learned to play, this is your perfect opportunity to make the music you have always wanted to make. Guitar Center's talented and experienced instructors will be at Highland Recreation Center (1451 8th Street Drive NE, Hickory, NC 28601) every Wednesday evening, August 2 through September 6. These lessons are for acoustic or electric guitars, and are open to all ages. If you have an electric guitar and need an amplifier speaker, then please specify when registering. Loaner acoustic guitars will be available if you need a guitar for the lessons. Registration for this 6-week series is REQUIRED. You may sign up and pay for each lesson individually, pay for three weeks at a time, or pay for five weeks and receive one lesson FREE. For more information, contact Lisa Miller at ammiller@hickorync.gov or 828-328-3997.
Come and drum with us downtown at The Sails on the Square (246 Union Square NW, Hickory, NC 28601)! This Community Drum Circle will be led by Rick Cline of Hickory Music Factory on Thursday, October 19, from 7-8 p.m. All ages and skill levels are welcome to this free event. Drums and chairs will be provided, or bring your own. For more information, contact Lisa Miller at 828-328-3997 or ammiller@hickorync.gov.
Senior Adult Day Trip
Join us on Friday, October 27, for a beautiful, scenic, mountain drive to several quaint roadside shops and the Tanger Outlets in Blowing Rock. We will also be making a stop for lunch. We will depart from Highland Recreation Center (1451 8th Street Drive NE, Hickory, NC 28601) at 9 a.m. and will return at 4 p.m. This trip is open to adult seniors and costs $5 per participant. The registration fee does not cover shopping or meals. For more information, contact Charla Davis at cdavis@hickorync.gov or 828-324-1200.
Everyone is invited to come make their own Halloween lanterns on Thursday, October 5, at 6 p.m. This program will take place at Highland Recreation Center and costs $5 per project. For more information, contact Lisa Miller at 828-328-3997 or ammiller@hickorync.gov.
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