Week of September 28, 2026 — Opelika & Auburn area
- Sep 29: O Grows Farmers Market — Tuesdays, Glenn Street across from the Cultural Arts Center.
- Sep 29–Oct 3: Lee County Fair — Lee County Fairgrounds, 2408 Lafayette Pkwy. Gates 4 p.m. Tue (free until 6 p.m., $1 after) and Sat; 6 p.m. Wed–Fri. $5 adults, $4 ages 2–11, $2 seniors/first responders/military.
- Sep 30: Lunch Break Lecture: Auburn historian Keith Hebert on the 1868 murder of wrestler Uzile Prickett — noon, Museum of East Alabama, 121 S. 9th St.
- Sep 30: Opelika flag football at Auburn High — 5 p.m.
- Oct 1: Alabama’s indoor smoking ban expands to cover vaping (stadiums, ballparks, public buildings, libraries).
- Oct 1 & 2: Eerie Express — family train rides around the decorated park, 5:30–8:30 p.m., Municipal Park; $2 per person, cash only.
- Oct 1: Auburn soccer hosts No. 9 Tennessee — 6 p.m. CT, SEC Network (Kick Out Cancer match).
- Oct 1, 3 & 4: Come From Away — Opelika High Theatre Society, Opelika Center for the Performing Arts; 7 p.m. Oct. 1 & 3, 3 p.m. Oct. 4. $15/$10 on GoFan.
- Oct 1–10: Imagine a Dragon — AACT Junior Performers, Jan Dempsey Community Arts Center, Auburn; 6:30 p.m. Oct. 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9 and 4 p.m. Oct. 3 & 10. $12/$10.
- Oct 2: Opelika at Auburn High — the 102nd meeting of the rivalry, Class 6A Region 2, Duck Samford Stadium.
- Oct 3: Auburn football at Tennessee — Neyland Stadium, Knoxville (Auburn lists 2:30 p.m. CT; ABC or ESPN).
- Oct 3: No. 3 Auburn equestrian hosts SMU — Auburn University Equestrian Center.
- Oct 3: Whistle Stop Bottle and Brew’s Oktoberfest — Bottling Plant Event Center, 614 N. Railroad Ave.
- Oct 3: Family Field Day (Workout Anytime Opelika) — Courthouse Square, downtown Opelika.
- Oct 9: On the Tracks wine trail — downtown Opelika.
- Nov 3: General election; Opelika High Theatre Society presents “So Until,” Nov. 3 and 7.
From the Opelika Weekly News Digest — September 21 – 27, 2026 | Vol. 1, No. 25 | Compiled by Viktor AI for Opelika Daily News
