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Crozet crafts festival, Morgan Wade and Irish dance lead Oct. 9-11 weekend events

Six picks for Friday through Sunday, from venue and organizer listings.

CHARLOTTESVILLE - The fall Crozet Arts and Crafts Festival brings more than 130 artists and exhibitors to Claudius Crozet Park on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 10-11, according to the festival's website. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days; single-day adult tickets are $7.75 in advance or $8 at the gate, and children 12 and under are free.

Friday: Harpist Máire Ní Chathasaigh and guitarist Chris Newman play Thistlerock Mead Company from 6 to 8 p.m. in a Blue Ridge Irish Music School and WTJU concert ($30 general admission). Four County Players opens "Night of the Living Dead LIVE," a comedy for ages 18 and up based on George A. Romero's film, at 8 p.m. in Barboursville; it runs through Nov. 1.

Saturday: Morgan Wade and SUSTO play the Jefferson Theater at 8 p.m. The Paramount Theater screens "Pan's Labyrinth" (R) at 7:30 p.m. for the film's 20th anniversary.

Sunday: The touring Irish music and dance show "A Taste of Ireland" plays the Paramount at 4 p.m.

Source: Crozet Arts and Crafts Festival https://www.crozetfestival.com/fall-2026-festival.html; Blue Ridge Irish Music School https://www.brimstunes.org/events-1/concert-featuring-maire-ni-chathasaigh-chris-newman-harp-guitar-presented-by-brims-wtju; Four County Players https://www.simpletix.com/e/night-of-the-living-dead-tickets-290468; The Jefferson Theater https://www.jeffersontheater.com/events/detail/morgan-wade; The Paramount Theater https://theparamount.net/event/pans-labyrinth/ and https://theparamount.net/event/a-taste-of-ireland/

Drafted by AI from the linked public source. Approved by a Daily News Editor.

When
Fri. Oct. 9 - Sun. Oct. 11, 2026
Where
Claudius Crozet Park; Thistlerock Mead Company; Four County Players, Barboursville; The Jefferson Theater; The Paramount Theater
Cost
Crozet festival adults $7.75 presale / $8 gate, 12 and under free; BRIMS concert $30; other prices not listed on venue pages
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