The Affordable Art Fair returns to Boston’s SoWa Power Station Oct. 22-25, while the Boston Asian American Film Festival concludes its 18th edition with a weekend of screenings. Contemporary circus performances and Halloween-themed outings round out the schedule in Boston and nearby communities.

The fair follows its Boston debut last year, offering artwork priced between $100 and $12,000, according to WBUR’s weekend preview. The film festival’s closing selection is sold out, but tickets remain available for other programs.

Gallery browsing at SoWa

Chase Young Gallery, Alpha Gallery, Vietnamese Contemporary Fine Art and Boston Sculptors Gallery are among the fair’s participants. Beyond the gallery booths, ShowUp’s juried exhibition, “Immovable Feast,” explores food imagery and its connections to cultural exchange.

Another presentation, “Material Dialogue,” comes from Boston’s municipal arts and culture office and includes work by Miguel Caba, Tory Fair and Debra Fleury. A reading area offers visitors a place to pause between browsing sessions.

Thursday’s opening runs from 5 to 9 p.m. and requires a $55 all-access ticket. Friday’s $20 general-admission session runs from noon to 6 p.m., followed by an evening session from 6 to 9 p.m. Weekend hours are 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday. Children’s programming is scheduled Sunday between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Film festival’s final weekend

The Boston Asian American Film Festival highlights Asian American stories through its remaining programs. Saturday’s selections include the short-film collection “Families Forged and Found” at the Emerson Paramount Center.

The festival’s centerpiece documentary, directed by Khoa Ha and Victor Velle, follows a Vietnamese composer’s granddaughter as she searches for his music and works to preserve it. Sunday brings the animated feature “In Waves,” directed by Phuong Mai Nguyen and AJ Dungo.

WBUR reports that the closing film, “Montreal, My Beautiful,” has sold out. Admission to individual programs costs $15; a pass covering all shorts programs costs $54.

Acrobatics and a silent-film score

Vivo Performing Arts presents Gravity & Other Myths in “Ten Thousand Hours,” a contemporary circus production about dedication and sustained effort. The Australian company brings eight acrobats and a musician to Boston Arts Academy Theater, according to The Boston Globe.

Performances begin at 8 p.m. Friday and at 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday. Three company members will join a discussion after the Saturday matinee. Ticket prices begin at $72.

At the Peabody Essex Museum, Saturday screenings of “Nosferatu” pair the silent vampire film with live accompaniment by Arpeggione Ensemble. Showtimes are 1 and 7 p.m. Admission costs $40, with a $30 rate for museum members and Salem residents.

Halloween arrives early

The deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum hosts a canine costume competition Sunday, with awards recognizing creative outfits and coordinated dog-and-human costumes. Trustees members pay a $5 participation fee; the standard fee is $10.

For another seasonal outing, Halloween on the Hill in Beverly features a spooky graveyard, scarecrows and carved pumpkins. It runs Wednesday through Sunday through month’s end. Adult admission is $32, reduced to $27 for members.