Oct. 28-29: 1st Annual Fall Arts & Crafts Festival (Thibodaux) 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, at Oak Alley Plantation, La. 3645, in Thibodaux. Featuring original and handmade arts and crafts, food and music, as well as pony rides, a petting zoo, rock-climbing wall, face painting and a Halloween contest for children. Storyteller A.J. Rodriquez will be present both days with her Theodore Da Bear book series. For more info: visit www.oakalleyplantation.com.

Oct. 28: 7th Annual Fall Festival (Houma) 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at Grace at Lutheran Church, 422 Valhi Blvd., in Houma. Features hayrides, pony rides, children’s games, book fair, silent auction, crafts, food, live entertainment and more. For more info: 985-879-1865.

Oct 28: American Heart Association Walk (Houma) 8:30 a.m. registration, 9:30 a.m., at Southdown Plantation House/The Terrebonne Museum, 1208 Museum Dr., in Houma. The three-mile non-competitive walk will raise monies for heart disease and stroke research and education. Includes food, music and children’s activities. For more info: 985-851-3479.

Oct. 21-22: 60th Annual Terrebonne Livestock & Agricultural Fair and Fall Rodeo (Houma) 8 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday, at the Air Base Arena, off Moffet Road in Houma. Features rodeo queen crowning, parade, rodeo, pony rides, petting zoo and kids calf scramble. Admission is $8 for adults ($14 for two-day passes) and $5 for children ($8 for two-day passes). For more info: 985-868-5262.

Oct. 27-29: French Food Festival (Larose) 3 p.m.-2 a.m. Friday, 11:30-2 a.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday at the Larose Civic Center & Regional Park, East 5th St., in Larose. Features Cajun cooking, folklife, music and dancing, and rides. The event will also feature the Smithsonian Institute’s traveling exhibit, “Key Ingredients; America by Food.” For more info: 985-693-7355.

Oct. 29: St. John’s Historic Cemetery Association Dinner, Tour & Music (Thibodaux) Presented by St. John’s Episcopal Church 718 Jackson St., in Thibodaux. For more info: 985-446-0207.

Oct. 30-31: Krewe of Cleopatra Trick-or-Treat (Houma) 6-9 p.m., at the Courthouse Square in downtown Houma. Costumed krewe members hand out candy to youngsters. For more info: 985-876-5394.