Shakespeare and Vanilla Ice: Here are things to do in Evansville this weekend

Looking for something to do this weekend in Evansville? Here are some options.

Thursday

2022 West Side Nut Club Fall Festival

Oct 3 to 8, West Franklin St, Free

It's time for every local's favorite fall tradition. As usual, there will be hundreds of food booths as well as rides, live music and entertainment, and more.

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Wine Down To The Weekend

5 to 7 p.m., Reitz Home Museum, 112 Chestnut St. in Evansville. Free.

Enjoy a glass of wine or beer in the historic setting of the Reitz's Home garden, veranda and patio. This event will feature live entertainment from After Hours.

UE Theatre: 'Measure For Measure'

7:30 p.m., Shanklin Theatre at the University of Evansville. Tickets range from $18 to $20.

This Shakespearean play follows a 400-year-old tale that examines themes central to human nature and our paradoxical relationship to justice and mercy and reveals what happens when sex, religion and politics collide.

Friday

Haynie’s Corner First Friday

5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., Haynie’s Corner Arts District. Free.

The family-friendly, monthly First Friday celebration will feature food trucks, live music, art vendors, entertainment and more. Live entertainment from STAGEtwo Productions (5:30-6:30) and local band, Atlas of the Dogs.

Saturday

Dino & Dragon Stroll

8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Old National Events Plaza, Tickets are $19, Free for Children under 2, military and veterans

The only tour that lets you walk-thru and get up close to life-size and life-like dinosaurs and dragons. Created with animatronic and sound technology that brings these amazing creatures to life. Sensory friendly on Saturday at 8:30 a.m.

I Love the 90's Tour

7 p.m., Ford Center, Tickets are $23 to $83

Bringing back some of the classics with headliner Vanilla Ice, Rob Base, Kid ‘n Play, Young MC, Tone Loc, and All 4 One.

Sunday

Fiesta Evansville

11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wesselman Woods, Free

This free Latino Festival brings amazing international performers, cultural exhibits, international food booths, and colorful, cultural entertainment for the whole family!

a60's Walking Tour

2 p.m., Main Street, Free

Chief curator Tom Lonnberg and Terry Hughes lead a walking discussion of how Main Street looked in the 1960s. It was a time when it was a four-lane thoroughfare with many retail stores.

This article originally appeared on Evansville Courier & Press: Evansville fall festival and more things to do this weekend