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Friday

Leave the Leaves, Save the Stems: A Wildlife Approach
Cornelius Public Library
2 p.m.

Learn how simple changes to fall and spring garden cleanup can provide essential habitat for pollinators, birds, and other beneficial wildlife. Free.

Comedy Hour
Birkdale Village stage
6 p.m.

Comic ventriloquist Steve Brogan performs a 45-minute set followed by a wandering magician. Free to attend.

Saturday

On My 6
Bailey Middle School cafeteria
10 a.m.

Monthly community gathering of active military, veterans and first responders. The guest speaker is Robbie Westmoreland of American Legion Post 86 in Cornelius. Free to attend.

Laketoberfest
Bailey Road Park
3-8 p.m.

Cornelius Parks and Recreation puts on the largest annual Octoberfest celebration in Lake Norman with live music, massive kids zone, food trucks, vendors and a beer, wine and seltzer garden. Free to attend.

Sunday

Novant Lake Norman 15K and 5K
Jetton Village
7:45 a.m. (5K), 7:50 a.m. (15K)

Choose from a family-friendly 5K with just a few turns or a 15K that stretches out across the fingers of the Peninsula. $50-$60 entry fee.