Events happening in Central Massachusetts in October 2018!

Taste of Shrewsbury Street: Fall Edition
Pulse Magazine presents the first fall edition of the Taste of Shrewsbury Street – the food-tasting celebration the Worcester community has come to know and love (your taste buds love it, too)! With the purchase of a button, you’ll be able to sample food from more than 40 “restaurant row” celebrated eateries. Plus, get grooving to live music, partake in the block parties, check out the vendors and more! It’ll be the perfect entry into your fall season. 2 p.m.- 6 p.m., Oct. 7; Shrewsbury Street, Worcester; $25; buttons available on tasteshrewsburystreet.com and at participating restaurants.

35th Annual Apple Fest
Enjoy 100 craft exhibitors, a farmers’ market, live music, the Giant Pumpkin Weigh Off, apple pie baking and eating contests and the famous SkyRide (a perfect time to get a glimpse of all the fall foliage from the sky). 10 a.m.- 5p.m. Oct. 13-14; Wachusett Mountain Ski Area, 499 Mountain Road, Princeton; tickets prices vary; wachusett.com.

29th Annual Harvest Festival
With a mini food truck festival, live music and entertainment, this family fun tradition includes local crafters and artisans, fresh farm harvests and even The Publick House’s Scarecrow Contest! Think you have the best scarecrow? Enter it for a chance to win cash prizes. 10 a.m.- 5p.m. Oct. 13 and 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. Oct. 14; Sturbridge Town Common and Publick House, 277 Main St., Sturbridge; free admission and parking; publickhouse.com.

Westminster Cracker Festival
Held in the village center of downtown Westminster, home of the famous Westminster oyster cracker, you can enjoy a community celebration full of live music, local crafts, competitions and even a 5K race! Join in on the excitement and eat some crackers, of course! 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. Oct. 20; 10 Village Square, Westminster; free; crackerfestival.com.

Mass Fermentational
Raise a pint and funds for the Mass Brewers Guild during the Mass Fermentational, the organization’s second-largest beer festival and fundraiser of the year, set to return to the Worcester Common. More than 60 breweries will pour. Once inside the park, attendees can drink in all that the Massachusetts craft beer scene has to offer. 21+ event. 1-5 p.m. Oct. 6; Worcester Common Oval, Main Street, Worcester; $45, $10 for designated drivers, massferm.eventbrite.com.

Canalloween
Get ready for The Canal District’s annual Nightmare on Water Street! Don your scariest Halloween costume and enjoy wagon rides throughout The Canal District and Halloween parties at the area’s 15+ bars and clubs. Starting at 6 p.m. Oct. 29; The Canal District, Worcester; free; canalloween.com.