Halloween events on tap around the region

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As the days get shorter, there’s a spine-tingling chill in the air. Everywhere you look, there’s a questionable-looking character.

Halloween is almost here.

There is certainly no shortage of paranormal activities this time of year, and if you have a taste for the creepy, the ghastly, the spooky, the superheroic or even the silly, there are plenty of places to enjoy the Halloween festivities this fall.

Here are some of the biggest events around:

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Granville

Haunted house and hayride

The haunted house and hayride at Penrhyn Engine & Hose Company in Middle Granville continues this weekend and next.

For the $6 admission fee gets guests a ride on a haunted hayride through the field behind the firehouse and a tour through the company’s haunted house which features a variety of scary scenes from a hospital to a jail and deadly diner. Attendees will also walk past a caged gorilla and a wall of creepy babies.

The event is completely volunteer and run by a group of dedicated supporters of the Penrhyn Engine & Hose Company.

Spooky events at Penrhyn begin at 7 p.m. Oct. 28-29. Admission is $6, and free for age 5 and under.

Granville

Costume party and dance

The Granville Hook & Ladder Fire Company is hosting a zombie and Halloween costume party on Friday, Oct. 28.

Starting at 7 p.m., at the Hooks’ entertainment and banquet hall at 42 Quaker St. in Granville, there will be music provided by Steven “Skeeter” Morse as DJ Zombie Skeet, dancing, karaoke and a light show.

Prizes will be awarded for the best and most original costumes.

Admission is $8 for adults, $10 for couples and $5 for students.

Free tricks (and treats) are included with admission. All proceeds go to the Hook & Ladder Fire Company.

Refreshments will be available, but attendees are asked to bring their own alcoholic beverages, if desired.

For more information on Halloween at the Hooks, call 932-3620.

Granville

Halloween party

Brenda’s Hidden Treasures will host a Halloween party Oct. 31 from 5-7 p.m.

Activities include bobbing for apples, a spider ring toss, guessing games and more. For food, there will be hotdogs and other goodies, donated by Scotties’.

The event is free and open to the public. Children must have a parent present.

“Come in costume and enjoy a safe way to celebrate Halloween,” Owner Brenda Cyr said.

She added: This is “just our way of saying thank you to the community for their support of our new business.”

The store, which opened this summer, is located at 31 Main Street in Granville. Call 802-353-1773 for more information.

Granville

Costume parades

Also in Granville there will be a pair of costume parades at the schools on Halloween day.

Students at Mary J. Tanner will parade around the school at 1:15 p.m. A similar parade will kick off at 1:55 p.m. at the Granville Elementary School.

Whitehall

Community party

The Whitehall Elementary School PTA will host a Halloween Costume Party at 1 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 29 at the elementary school.

The costume parade will start at 2 p.m. Costumes are encouraged, but since this event is for small children as well, organizers ask that costumes have no weapons or gore. Prizes will be awarded after the parade to the best-dressed.

Activities include games such as find the eyeball in the haystack, witch pitch, pin the tail on the cat and more.  There will be other contests, a food sale and prizes as well.

Donations of bottled water and baked goods are gladly accepted. Volunteers are also needed to help with activities.

Cost is just $5 per family, with proceeds to benefit PLAYDAY. Please note that all children must be accompanied by an adult.

Fort Edward

Haunted Barn at the Little Theatre

The Haunted Barn at the Little Theater on the Farm hasn’t been around as long as some of the other haunted attractions in the area, but it has quickly become just as terrifying.

The theme changes every year, and this year – its 11th season – the theme, “Phobias: Face Your Fears,” hopes to be its scariest yet.

The entire barn complex is used, including the theater, as a team of talented professionals creates a theatrical nightmare each year. Attendees will be confronted with snakes, spiders, clowns and more.

Organizers say, “Your nightmares will become reality.”

Prices remain the same as last year: $8 for adults and $5 for kids age 4-12. Children under 4 get in free.

The haunted barn will be open Oct. 28-31 from 6-9 p.m. each night.

The Little Theater on the Farm Haunted Barn is located at 27 Plum Road in Fort Edward.

For more information, go to www.littletheater27.org.

Schuylerville

Corn maze and more

Schuyler Farms in Schuylerville is hosting its Field of Screams on Friday and Saturday nights in October!

This nearly 1-hour haunt entices attendees to navigate through a seven-acre corn maze and experience the horrors of the haunted trail.

“Every twist and turn in the maze will hold a new surprise for you,” organizers say.

With just a flashlight to light your way, anticipation and fear will build inside of you. There are demons and ghouls around every bend…masked men with chainsaws following behind you and haunted buildings within the maze to pass through.

Cider donuts, snacks and drinks will be available. There are also farm animals, pumpkins and a bounce house.

The haunted maze starts at 7 p.m. The last ticket, $14, will be sold at 9:15 p.m. Visit schuylerfarms.com/HauntedCornMaze.htm for more information.

For those looking for more treats and less tricks, visit the farm during the day. There are plenty of activities including 250’ zip lines, hayrides, rope mazes, petting zoos and more. Hours are: Thursdays from 4-7 p.m.; Fridays from 4-10 p.m.; Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Glens Falls

“Boo 2 You” Trick or Treat

The Glens Falls Collaborative invites everyone to downtown Glens Falls for the annual Boo2You Halloween Festival on Saturday, Oct. 29 from 2-4 p.m.

Activities will take place along Glen Street and in City Park, including trick-or-treating at downtown storefronts and along “candy lane” with guest businesses and organizations, a meet-and-greet with costumed characters for the children, spooky dance performances by local dance schools, and a “Fun Zone” with face painting, pony rides, and games.

At 2 and 4 p.m., the Charles R. Wood Theater will screen the popular 1993 Halloween film, “Hocus Pocus.”

Boo2You is presented by the Glens Falls Collaborative and sponsored by the Glens Falls BID and the City of Glens Falls.

For more information, visit glensfallscollaborative.com.

Lake George

Fright Fest at Great Escape

Want the chills of Halloween combined with the thrills of a carnival? The Great Escape is just the place. The Lake George amusement park’s Fright Fest, which runs on weekends in October, has fun for the whole family or – depending on what time you go – the scare of a lifetime.

From noon to 4 p.m. it is family friendly with “Thrills by Day,” which features inflatables, hay rides, trick or treating, a costume contest for the kids and more. But once the clock strikes 5 p.m., the haunting “Fright by Night” begins. Haunted houses, mazes, rides, shows and more – everything you love about Halloween all in one place.

For more information, including specific dates and ticket prices, visit: https://frightfest.sixflags.com/greatescape/.

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Pittsford

Haunted House

The Pittsford Fire Department has been hosting one of the biggest and best haunted attractions in the area for more than 35 years – the Pittsford Haunted House. You’ll see movie monsters and mayhem inside and outside this former children’s health center that is brilliantly converted every year into one of the spookiest places around. The haunting features entertainment, baked goods and good scares, but is not recommended for children under 6 years old.

The Haunted House, located at 426 Plains Road in Pittsford, opened Oct. 21, but it continues Oct 28-29.

Tickets are sold from 6-9 p.m. each night. The cost is $10 for adults and $5 for age 7 to 12.

Rutland

Halloween Parade

One of the biggest annual events in Rutland County, the Halloween Parade will celebrate its 57th marching next Saturday, Oct. 29 in downtown Rutland. The event draws thousands of participants and spectators from all over the state and features more than 100 floats and costumed marching units assembled by organizations, schools, local businesses, political organizations and more.

One of the most fun and elaborate family-friendly things to do in the Rutland area. This year, lineup starts at 5:30 p.m. with the parade kicking off at 6:30 p.m. There’s no price for admission – but get there early to get a good view of the oldest ongoing Halloween Parade in the country.

Want to help out with the parade? Volunteers to help with staging entries prior to the parade and support with crowd control during the parade are needed. Contact [email protected] for more information.

Rutland

Corn Maze

Hathway Farm and Corn Maze has a 12-acre “Race to the Whitehouse” corn maze for the fall season.

The corn maze is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., it is closed on Tuesdays, and is open four hours later on Saturdays.

Smartphone games attendees can play during the maze are back again this year. Choose from more than 60 categories of trivia, find “digital” checkpoints and look at maps of the maze right on your phone by utilizing the GPS function. The “Choose a character” option lets you see exactly where you are lost in the maze!

In addition to the corn maze there is a livestock barn, play area, mini maze, snack shack and wagon rides on the weekends.

Admission is $12 for adults, $10 for kids 4-11 and seniors. Youngsters under age 3 are free.

Hathaway Farm and Corn Maze is located at 741 Prospect Hill Rd. in Rutland.

Pawlet

Halloween Parade

A youngster-friendly Halloween parade will kick off at the Pawlet Library, starting at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 29.

The parade, which is specifically for toddlers and preschool-aged kids, starts with a group photo at the library. Following that, the 29th annual procession will make its way through Pawlet Village and allow the kids to trick-or-treat at the businesses located between the library and the post office.

Kids and their families are encouraged to come out for this free, child-friendly tradition.

The library is located at 141 School St. in Pawlet.

West Rupert

Haunted barn and hayride

The West Rupert Volunteer Fire Company will spook Halloween-lovers with a few activities this month.

This weekend, Oct. 28-30, the department will host a haunted barn and hayride. Events will be hosted at the ballfield at 200 East Street in West Rupert.

Admission is $4 for adults and $2 for kids 12 and under.

Those interested in helping out with the spooking should call Brett Lourie at 802-394-7898.