Halloween happenings in Lincoln County Oct. 30-31:

Stepping Stone Housing Inc. will be holding its third annual fundraising dinner from 4:30-6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 1 at the Damariscotta Baptist Church.

Halloween happenings in Lincoln County Oct. 23-31:

Boothbay Harbor’s historic opera house will serve as the backdrop for a Halloween-inspired evening of scary readings and a community potluck dinner at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29.

On Sunday, Oct. 19 at 3 p.m. at the Bremen Town Center, at 208 Waldoboro Road (Route 32), the Bremen Historical Society will present Antiquing in Maine.

Maple leaves are turning beautiful colors, so it’s time for the Bremen Country Fair. This year the fair is 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 11 at the Bremen Town House, at 533 Waldoboro Road (Route 32).

The 22nd annual Pemaquid Oyster Festival returns to Mine Oyster Restaurant in downtown Boothbay Harbor on Sunday, Sept. 28. The festival features freshly shucked oysters from 10 Damariscotta River farms, live music, an oyster-shucking contest and an exhibition tent.

All are invited to a night of music celebrating the legendary Jim Croce, presented by Jud Caswell, at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 3.

Nobleboro’s annual AppleFest returns to the Nobleboro Central School gymnasium from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 4.

Along with school back in session and temperatures cooling down, another key sign that fall is coming is Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ annual Gardens Aglow ticket launch. As of Wednesday, Sept. 10, Gardens Aglow fans can snap up their preferred dates for this year’s seasonal spectacular.

Fourteen lighthouses throughout Maine will welcome visitors during the annual Maine Open Lighthouse Day on Saturday, Sept. 13.

Community Housing Improvement Project’s Community Cares Day will take place on Saturday, Sept. 13 beginning at 7 a.m. with coffee and snacks at a morning meeting at The Second Congregational Church of Newcastle.

The third annual Maine Needham Festival will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 27 at Maine Tasting Center in Wiscasset.