Looking for fun things to do this weekend? Our Top 5 events on the Treasure Coast

Elysia Brennan
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Looking for fun things to do this weekend on the Treasure Coast?

Elysia Brennan has you covered with her Top 5 weekend events for Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties for Oct. 13-15.

You could go to a longtime marching band festival in Vero Beach, a tunnel of terror Halloween event in Fort Pierce, a fall garden festival in Fort Pierce, a craft festival in downtown Stuart and a fundraiser with bed races in Stuart.

Here’s your Five on Friday weekend update for the Treasure Coast.

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY

Crown Jewel Marching Band Festival

  • 3 p.m. Saturday

  • Vero Beach High School Citrus Bowl, 1707 16th St., Vero Beach

  • The 42nd annual event is one of the oldest continuous marching festivals in Florida with about 25 bands competing in five classifications every year. Concessions and merchandise are available for purchase.

  • $15 for adults, $6 for ages 6-18, free for ages 5 and younger

  • crownjewelvb.com

ST. LUCIE COUNTY

Trunk or Treat & Tunnels of Terror

  • 6-9 p.m. Friday

  • Havert L. Fenn Center, 2000 Virginia Ave., Fort Pierce

  • The pre-Halloween event features car trunks decorated with various themes where kids can fill their candy buckets to the rim, as well as music, games, crafting and food trucks. The St. Lucie County Public Schools Drama Club's students and the St. Lucie County sheriff's deputies will transform the gym into the Tunnels of Terror for a spooky experience that requires parental consent for kids younger than 15.

  • Free admission

  • stlucieco.gov/Home/Components/News/News/9558

Fall Garden Festival

  • 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday

  • Heathcote Botanical Gardens, 210 Savannah Road, Fort Pierce

  • Shop from vendors or purchase something for your garden from the expansive selection of plants in the propagation area. Enjoy educational and arts activities, plus rain barrels and food from Adams Ranch are for sale.

  • Free admission, $1 donations accepted

  • heathcotebotanicalgardens.org/29860-2/

MARTIN COUNTY

Stuart Craft Festival

  • 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday

  • Historic Downtown Stuart, 37 S.W. Osceola St., Stuart

  • The 24th annual event allows people to view photography, paintings, sculpture, jewelry and art from local and traveling crafters while strolling along the shops and restaurants downtown.

  • Free admission

  • artfestival.com/festivals/annual-downtown-stuart-craft-festival

Family Promise Bed Races

  • 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday

  • Sailfish Ball Park, 600 S.E. Flagler Ave., Stuart

  • The fourth annual event features teams racing down Flagler Avenue on beds to raise money for Family Promise of Martin County and its fight to end childhood homelessness.

  • Free for spectators

  • mcfamilypromise.org/bed-race

Elysia Brennan is a freelancer for TCPalm who looks out for the best things to do across the Treasure Coast. Do you have an upcoming event you want to be potentially included in this weekly roundup? Email it to her at elysiabrennan@yahoo.com. You can also upload your event to TCPalm's event page at events.tcpalm.com.

This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: Things to do this weekend: Stuart, Vero, Fort Pierce, Port St. Lucie