Tricks, treats and costume fun — October season brings tons of family-friendly events and activities to The Marin Country Mart. You can celebrate Oktoberfest, pick your own pumpkins, enter their pie contest, see a movie and so much more. Explore things to do with your little ghosts and goblins with these family-friendly activities.

**The Mobile Mill**

**Saturday, September 30th, 9:00am - 2:00pm**

The Farmers' Market is brimming with harvest produce right now. Pick up ripe tomatoes, plums, flowers, bundles of leafy greens, and, of course, Honoré shortbread and flour, while strolling in late summer sun. Come visit the Mobile Mill to learn about heirloom grains, try your hand at stone-milling and meet the team. All ages are welcome.

**Oktoberfest with Suppenküche**

**Sunday, October 1 & 8, 11am-6pm**
Suppenküche will be here celebrating Oktoberfest this month as part of Sunday Lunch at the Food Trucks. Join us for traditional food, live music, kids pretzel crafts, and of course plenty of beer! The Suppenküche menu includes: Bratwurst, Leberkäse, Bratdogs, Kraut, Kids Frankfurters, Cucumber Potato Salad, Pretzels with Bier Cheese, and more!

**SING Marin**

**Saturday, October 7, 2pm-5pm**
A vocal harmony event of choruses, vocal ensembles, quartets & more!

ExtraFood’s Fall Festival

**Sunday, October 8, 11:30 am-1:30 pm**
Come celebrate ExtraFood's 10-year anniversary, honor the tremendous people and organizations that contribute to the success of Bay Area food rescue work, and raise much-needed dollars to support our program.

**11th Annual Pie Baking Contest**

**Saturday, October 14, 10am-2pm**
Join us for Marin Country Mart’s 11th Annual Pie Baking Contest. Bring your proudest pie to the big Farmers Market tent by 10am on the morning of Saturday, October 14 to enter the competition. No need to RSVP, just show up on the day.
Pie categories:
1.Adults
2.Kids (14 and under)
Questions:
Please email us here: info@marincountrymart.com

Rules:
Pie entries should be prepared in a disposable 9" pie tin, and must be accompanied by the title of your pie, your name, your category, your phone number, and the pie recipe. Only one entry per person.

Ingredients:
Ingredients must be all-natural (natural does not contain any artificial ingredients, coloring, or chemical preservatives), and seasonal. Sweet or savory pies are accepted.Judging Criteria:
Pies will be judged on taste, presentation, and flakiness of the crust. Extra points for beautiful and creative submissions.

Prizes:
Adult Prize: First prize $200 to Mart store of your choice.
2nd and 3rd place. Hudson Grace & Copperfield’s Bookstore Gift Cards.
Kids Prize: First Prize $75 Gift Card to Mart store of your choice 2nd and 3rd place Toy Crazy & Copperfield’s Gift cards.