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Cerca Calendar: October

Cerca country welcomes fall with pumpkin patches, corn mazes, community celebrations and plenty of outdoor adventures.

Through Oct. 18, Cedar City, Utah: Utah Shakespeare Festival. Matinees and evening performances. Dark Sundays. 800-752-9849. www.bard.org.

Through Nov. 4, Sparks: Andelin Family Farm Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze. Pick your own pumpkins, travel through the corn maze, meet the farm animals and try a pony ride. 775-530-8032. www.nevada150.org.

Thursday and Oct. 16, Zion National Park, Utah: Archaeology Field Day. Participate in fieldwork at archaeologically significant areas of Zion. Reservations needed. 435-772-3264. www.zionpark.org.

Friday through Oct. 31, Moapa: Moapa Valley Corn Maze. Activities include a corn maze, haunted corn maze, pumpkin patch and hay rides. 775- 513-4128. www.mvcornmaze.com.

Saturday, St. George, Utah: The St. George Marathon. The race begins in Pine Valley and descends nearly 2,600 feet into St. George. 435-628-1658. www.stgeorgemarathon.com.

Saturday and Oct. 5, Reno: Reno Celtic Celebration. This event features bagpipe bands, Irish and Highland dancing, Celtic crafters and athletic competitions. Bartley Ranch Regional Park. 775-378-0931. www.visitrenotahoe.com.

Saturday and Oct. 5, Virginia City: World Championship Outhouse Races. This race has to be seen to be believed. 800-718-7587. www.visitvirginiacitynv.com.

Oct. 10-12, Lone Pine, Calif.: Lone Pine 25th Film Festival. The festival features film screenings, celebrity panels, parade, arts and crafts fair and eight tours to various movie sets. 760-876-9909. www.lonepinefilmfestival.org.

Oct. 11, Kershaw-Ryan State Park: Park to Pedal Extreme NV 100. This 40-, 60- or 100-mile bike ride starts and finishes at Kershaw-Ryan but takes cyclists through Caliente and Pioche as well as other state parks in the area. 775-684-2770. www.lincolncounty.com.

Oct. 11-12, Reno: Eldorado Great Italian Festival. Celebrate Italian heritage with grape-stomping, spaghetti-eating contests and Italian food. Eldorado Hotel. 775-786-5700. www.visitrenotahoe.com.

Oct. 16-19, Laughlin: Laughlin International Film Festival. Filmmakers from across the country and throughout the world showcase their films. 951-204-7209. www.laughlinfilmfestival.com.

Oct. 18-25, Sedona, Ariz.: Sedona Plein Air Festival. Enjoy the work of some of the finest plein-air painters in the country. 928-282-3809. www.sedonapleinairfestival.com.

Oct. 20, Zion National Park, Utah: Rim to Floor. Learn about the park’s geology, botany and biology as you hike from the East Rim of the park down to Zion Canyon. Reservations needed. 800-635-3959. www.zionpark.org.

Oct. 24-26, Cedar City, Utah: Cedar Livestock and Heritage Festival. Cross Hollow Events Center. 435-586-8132. www.cedarlivestockfest.com.

Oct. 25-26, Flagstaff, Ariz.: Celebraciones de la Gente. A lively celebration of Day of the Dead, an ancient Meso-American holiday. Museum of Northern Arizona. 928-774-5213. www.musnaz.org.

Oct. 30-Nov. 1, Zion National Park, Utah: Fall Foliage Photography. This workshop takes place during the most colorful time of the year in the park. Reservations needed. 800-635-3959. www.zionpark.org.

Oct. 31, Elko: Elko Nevada Day Parade. Celebrate Nevada’s 150th birthday. Elko County Fairgrounds. 775-738-7991. www.nevada150.org.

Oct. 31-Nov. 2, Beatty: Beatty Days. Celebrate the history of Beatty with events including a chili cook-off, Old West shootouts and a parade. 775-553-2424. www.beattynevada.org.

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