CRESTVIEW — Need something to do this week? Check out these fun events:
1. SEE RADIO-CONTROLLED AEROBATICS during the second annual Mill Creek Pattern Run. The event is 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 1 and 2 at Mill Creek Aerodrome, 175 WT Hulion Road, Crestview. Academy of Model Aeronautics members may participate, but admission is free to spectators.
2. FIND YOUR WAY THROUGH the Baker Corn Maze, which opens 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 1. Hour are those times on Saturdays and noon to 6 p.m. Sundays through Nov. 6 at 5899 Buck Ward Road. The cost is $10 per person, with a $1 discount for military members and senior citizens. Activities include a hayride, corn cannon, kids' train and a petting zoo. Details are available at http://bit.ly/2d0Zd2i.
3. ENJOY THE LAUREL HILL HOBO FESTIVAL 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Gene Clary City Park. Admission and parking are free. Children's activities, food vendors, arts and crafts, and musical performances by The McVays and Zach McCarver, Casey Kerney and Tim Richey are scheduled.
4. RUN FOR YOUR LIFE during the 2016 Zombie Medic Run. The event is 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Fort Walton Beach Landing Park, 139 SE Brooks St. Runners will protect "life" belt flags from zombies as they go. The cost starts at $20 per person. Register at http://bit.ly/2dmxMvp; visit the Facebook page, http://bit.ly/2cFQ9Ns, for more information.
5. SPEND A DAY (OR TWO) AT THE FAIR. The last two days are 5-10 p.m. Sept. 30 and 2-10 p.m. Oct. 1 at the Northwest Florida Fairgrounds, 1958 Lewis Turner Blvd., Fort Walton Beach. The cost for ages 10 and up is $8 per person; it’s free for kids under 10. Armbands cost $20 and pay for Arnolds Amusements Inc. rides for all ages; an exotic petting zoo; pony rides; and a "Cow Town" old time creamery exhibit with some hands-on activities like cow milking and butter and cheese making.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: 5 things to do this weekend in Northwest Florida