23 days to Nov. 5. Two days until the first televised debate between the two finalists. City Councillor At-Large John Connolly and state Rep. Marty Walsh will head to churches in Mattapan and Jamaica Plain this morning. They both plan on hitting the North End's Columbus Day Parade, which Mayor Thomas Menino will kick off with a ribbon cutting at Congress and Tremont Streets. The two mayoral candidates will also be at the Irish Heritage Festival in Dorchester's Adams Corner.

THE DAY AHEAD: A list of happenings, as provided by the campaigns. Schedule entries are subject to change:

State Rep. Marty Walsh

10:00 a.m. Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church (40 Walk Hill Street, Jamaica Plain)

11:00 a.m. Church of God Christian Life Center of Boston (839 Washington Street, Mattapan)

1:00 p.m. North End Columbus Day Parade

4:00 p.m. Dorchester Irish Heritage Festival (Adams Corner, Dorchester)

6:00 p.m. Rep. Walsh will greet supporters in East Boston (El Diamante, 71-73 Meridian Street)

City Councillor At-Large John Connolly

Morning Star Baptist Church
8:00 AM
1257 Blue Hill Avenue, Mattapan, MA

Boston Raiders v. Mattapan Patriots
10:00 AM
Raider Dome at Franklin Field, Dorchester, MA

Eliot Congregational Church
11:00 AM
56 Dale Street, Roxbury, MA

Irish Heritage Festival
11:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Florian Hall, 55 Hallet Street, Dorchester, MA

North End Columbus Day Parade
1:00 PM
Begins at City Hall Plaza, Boston, MA