This week in Charles County, sorted in 5 minutes.

🗞️ Trunk-or-treats, a haunted firehouse, and Jim Jones

Hey neighbor! Halloween is Saturday and Charles County went all in. There are trunk-or-treats starting Wednesday, a haunted firehouse you can drive through for free, the Cornstalkers Trail of Terror at the stadium, and Jim Jones headlining a Halloween night in Waldorf. Two heads ups before we start: the Friday Line Dance Costume Party at Graces shows as canceled, and clocks fall back Sunday. Let's get into it. 👇

🗞️ Trunk-or-treats, a bull roast, and a man-eating plant

Hey neighbor! Halloween is still a week out, but Charles County didn't wait. Saturday alone has more trunk-or-treats than I could fit on one hand, plus Chaney's 47th Annual Bull Roast, Victorian Halloween tours at the Mudd House, and Little Shop of Horrors opening at CSM. Sunday, the Chamber's SoMD Savor the Flavor takes over Weatherly Farm on the Potomac. One heads up before we start: the Wicked Warrior 5K at La Plata High has been canceled. Let's get into it. 👇

🗞️ Fall festivals, flamenco, and a whole lot of monster trucks.

Hey neighbor! Fall is in full swing and Charles County is acting like it. This week you've got Monster Truck Wars at the fairgrounds, the Colonial Faire and Fall Festival at Maxwell Hall, a scarecrow trail on Cobb Island, and the Citizens for CCPL Book Bazaar in La Plata. Add a flamenco dinner show Sunday night and a pile of free library programs, and you've got no excuse to stay on the couch. One heads up first: Monday is Indigenous Peoples Day, so the libraries and county offices are closed. Let's get into it. 👇