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Erie, PA Events Calendar

Top Events in Erie, PA and the surrounding NWPA Region. The best Erie events, curated by the Erie Reader.

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October 17th, 2026

Oct
17

S-Book-Tacular Book Sale

Community & Causes
10/17/2026 from 9 AM to 3 PM
The Friends of the Erie County Library are sponsoring the S-Book-Tacular book sale in the Admiral Room of the Blasco Library from October 15 to October 17. The sale will feature newer mystery ficti...
Oct
17

Gull Point Trail Work Day + Beach Cleanup

Community & Causes
10/17/2026 from 9 AM to 12 PM

Beach 10 at Presque Isle State Park, 1 Peninsula Dr. Erie PA

Oct
17

Guided Bird Walk - Elk Creek

Education & Instruction
10/17/2026 at 9 AM

Elk Creek Access Area, Elk Creek Rd, Lake City, PA 16423

Oct
17

Intro To Word Part 2

Education & Instruction
10/17/2026 from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Learn from scratch or brush up your skills with ECPL's computer classes! Continued from Part I Word basic: learn ribbons, font formatting, margins, tab stops, outlines, borders, headers/footers, am...
Oct
17

Ghost Family Frames

Kids/Family
10/17/2026 from 10 AM to 11:30 AM
Make a ghost family frame with the Idea Lab! October is the season of family reunions for ghosts and ghouls, so what better time for them to take a family photo? We have cut these frames using the...

Oct
17

LEAF Tree Festival

Outdoors & Recreation
10/17/2026 from 10 AM to 1 PM
Join us on October 17 from 10-1pm for LEAF's annual Tree Festival and Native Tree Giveaway at the LEAF's Education Center. The event is free and open to the public to celebrate trees in autumn with...
Oct
17

Access For All

Visual Arts
10/17/2026 from 10 AM to 2 PM

Erie Art Museum, 20 E. 5th St., Erie, PA 16507

Oct
17

Family Fun Day At Werner Books - Ghost Themed

Kids/Family
10/17/2026 from 10 AM to 4 PM
Join Werner Books & Coffee for a Ghost themed Family Fun Day from 10 AM - 4 PM on Saturday, October 17. Includes FREE themed activities and crafters for ages toddlers and up (even adults). Enjoy st...
Oct
17

EBO Fry's Landing Bird Banding Station

Education & Instruction
10/17/2026 from 10 AM to 2 PM
**All dates and times subject to last minute changes and cancellations** Experience bird banding up close! Federally-licensed banders will measure and band wild birds on site. Some birds may be p...
Oct
17

Mysterious Mosses: Guided Hike at Erie Bluffs

Education & Instruction
10/17/2026 from 10 AM to 12:30 PM

Erie Bluffs State Park, 10990 W. Lake Rd, Lake City, PA 16423

Oct
17

No Kings Mini Rally

Education & Instruction
10/17/2026 from 11 AM to 1 PM
No Kings Mini Rally: citizens are invited to line Erie's Bayfront starting at Bayfront Parkway and Cranberry. This is to encourage early voting and massive voter participation for the mid-term elec...
Oct
17

Lake Erie Lab Leak: A Project Neptwne Escape Room Experience

Kids/Family
10/17/2026 from 12 PM to 8:30 PM
Professor Poisonwell has a diabolical plan: poison Lake Erie and wipe out every fish in it. You and your team have 60 minutes to search the lab, crack the clues, and find the antidote before it's t...
Oct
17

Book Signing & Read Aloud With Kelly Conroy

Kids/Family
10/17/2026 from 12 PM to 2 PM
Enjoy Kelly Conroy's new book, "Here a Creak, There a Shriek" at Werner Books & Coffee on Saturday, October 17! Kelly will be reading aloud her book at noon and then signing copies of her book unt...

Youth For Christ Reunion

Community & Causes
10/17/2026 at 12 PM
Youth for Christ reunion! Come and reconnect with friends and former staff.
Oct
17

Book Signing & Read Aloud With Kelly Conroy

Kids/Family
10/17/2026 from 12 PM to 2 PM
Enjoy Kelly Conroy's new book, "Here a Creak, There a Shriek" at Werner Books & Coffee on Saturday, October 17! Kelly will be reading aloud her book at noon and then signing copies of her book unt...
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