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Event Spotlight: International Babywearing Week activities in Siouxland October 4-10th!

It's almost International Babywearing Week, and all  interested Siouxland parents are invited to attend as many of our celebratory events as they'd like!  Visit the Babywearing in Siouxland Facebook group for more information on these events and baby carriers in general!

Sioux City Fire Rescue Open House this Sunday!!!

This Sunday, October 4th the Sioux City Fire Rescue teams are hosting an open house at fire stations across the city in honor of Fire Prevention Week. Visitors can eat lunch, meet firefighters, tour the fire station, watch live burn cell demonstrations at station 3, enter drawings for prizes, sign up for free home inspections, and more! Participating fire stations include: Station 1- 315 9th Street Station 3- 2630 3rd Street Station 4- 3109 Dearborn Blvd Station 5- 4729 Southern Hills Station 6- 4203 Morningside Station 7- 3252 Floyd Blvd Station 8- 3819 W 19th We have gone in the past to one of the fire station open houses and my son, a preschooler at the time, loved it and asks to go back! And the focus of fire safety week this year is fire alarm awareness. Be sure to check your fire alarms and point them out to your kids! 

Event Spotlight: Sioux City Fall Festival

On this Saturday, October 10th, attractions all over Siouxland will be participating in a Fall Festival. All events are free unless otherwise noted, as far as we know, and are tons of fun! You can check out the city website or individual attraction websites for more details, but a few of the locations participating include: Downtown Sioux City Museum: I spy ABC hunt (find items starting with each letter of the alphabet to win!) throughout the permanent collection all day, and 75 minute historical sites of Sioux City walking tour departing at 10am Sioux City Farmer's Market: trick or treat the stalls and make crafts and participate in fun activities at the fall fun booth from 8am to 1pm, plus costume contest for 12& under (with cash prizes!) at 10am Sioux City Art Center: mask making from 10:30am to noon Wilbur Aalfs Downtown Library: fall fun all day including activities for kids and a tree filled with recommendations of great books! Bishop Heelan Fine Arts Center: pumpkin deco