The Cheryl Arena Band performs at Tower Hill in Laconia. 8 p.m.​

Live music at Patrick's Pub and Eatery. 8 to 11 p.m. See patrickspub.com for details.

FUZZBOX performs at Lakes Region Casino. 9 p.m.​, at 1265 Laconia Rd in Belmont.

Lakes Region Symphony Orchestra performs, 7:30 p.m., Inter-Lakes Community Auditorium, Inter-Lakes High School, Route 25, Meredith. Works by Saint Saens, Borodin, and Tchaikovsky. Info:

Classical pianist Charles Jones performs, 7:30 p.m., Anderson Hall, Brewster Academy, Wolfeboro. Tickets $20: (603) 569-2151 or www.wfriendsofmusic.org Presented by Wolfeboro Friends of Music.

Pumpkin Festival in downtown Laconia. 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Breakfast and bake sale, 7-9:30 a.m., Doric-Centre Masonic Hall, 410 West Main St., Tilton; proceeds benefit various charities the Lodge supports.

Non-perishable food drive, 8-11 a.m., Holy Trinity School, 50 Church St., Laconia. Drop off canned goods and other non-perishable food items in box outside school cafeteria; use gymnasium entrance.

Runaway Pumpkin 10k & 5k Run/Walk both start at 9 a.m. at Laconia Athletic & Swim Club. Event benefits both the WOW Trail and the Greater Lakes Region Children's Auction.

Electronic Waste Collection event, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Lowe's parking lot, Gilford. Proceeds benefit Laconia-Gilford Lions Club.

Bake sale, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Moultonborough United Methodist Church, Route 25, Moultonborough. Pies, rolls, bread, cookies, and items for a baked bean supper — bakes beans, coleslaw, potato salad and apple sauce — on sale.

Red Cross Blood Drive, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Irwin Toyota, 59 Bisson Ave., Laconia.

Guided tour of Meetinghouse Cemetery with Gilmanton historian John Dickey, 1-3 p.m. Call 364-2400 for details.

Ghost Encounters at Canterbury Shaker Village, 3-8 p.m. Tickets $12 for adults, $6 for children ages 6-17 and free for children under five. Village members are half price. Tickets can be purchased at www.shakers.org.

Mayhem at the Mill Haunted House, 4-10 p.m., Belknap Mill, Beacon Street East. Tickets $5 per person. Info: 524-8813.

Lasagna Cookoff, 6:30 p.m., Moultonborough Lions Club Hall, Old Route 109. Tickets $15. Doors open at 5:45 p.m. Proceeds benefit Moultonborough Historical Society.

Radio play version of "Hamlet," 7:30 p.m., Winnipesaukee Playhouse, 50 Reservoir Road, Meredith. Tickets $10, www.winnipesaukeeplayhouse.org or (603) 279-0333.

Comedians Louis Ramey, Steve Scarfo and Jim Whitman perform, 8 p.m., Pitman's Freight Room, 94 New Salem St., Laconia. For tickets and reservations call (603) 475-8624, (603) 527-0043, or email msmith789@comcast.net.

Pumpkin & Buttermilk Pancake Breakfast at Holy Trinity School Cafeteria. 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. $5 a plate.

Book Binding Workshop at Gordon-Nash Library in New Hampton.10:30 a.m.​

Odell Park After Dark. 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.​, in Franklin. For details call 603-934-2118.

Spooky Tot Time Halloween Party at Meredith Public Library. 10 a.m.

World Famous RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon Comes to Laconia's 2015 Pumpkin Festival at Opechee Park. 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.​, at 315 North Main Street. For details email moriordan@regancomm.com.

Al-Anon Meeting at the Lakes Region General Hospital in Laconia. 8 to 9:15 p.m. each Saturday in the first-floor conference room Al-Anon offers hope and help to families of alcoholics. No dues or fees. All are welcome. Call 645-9518.

All compulsive eaters are welcome to attend the Overeaters Anonymous meeting held each Saturday morning from 11 to 12 at the Franklin Hospital.

Narcotics Anonymous meeting. 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Society (172 Pleasant Street) in Laconia.

The New Horizons Band of the Lakes Region meets every Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Music Clinic on Rte 3 in Belmont. All musicians welcome. For more information call 528-6672 or 527-2485.

Bingo at Lakes Region Casino. Doors open at noon, games start at 2 p.m.

Separated/Divorced Persons Support Group meeting. 5:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Belmont. Compassion and affirmation in a confidential atmosphere. Refreshments. For more information call the rectory at 267-8174 or 630-3855

Public breakfast and bake sale hosted by the Masons of Doric-Centre Lodge #20. 7-9:30 a.m. at the Masonic Building on 410 West Main Street in Tilton. Cost is $7. For more information call 524-8268.

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