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Beatrice
Night of the Great Pumpkin
When: October 24
What: Downtown Treats, pony rides, scream contest, haunted house and more.
Where: Downtown Beatrice
Website: www.mainstreetbeatrice.org
Cozad
Spook Night
When: October 29, 5:30-7pm
What: Halloween games and activities for children.
Where: Chipper Hall, 144 E. 8th St
Website/More Info: 308) 784-3930 www.cozadchamber.com
Crete
Savin’ Sokol Halloween Festival
When: Oct 25-27
What: Haunted houses and fun for the entire family. Costume contests, games, food, music, hayrack rides, 5K run and more.
Where: Sokol Hall, 12th & Norman
Website: www.nebraskahaunts.org (402) 890-4836
Howling Homestead
When: October 26 – 6-9pm
Where: Homestead National Monument of America, 8523 W. State Hwy 4
What: Great event for families featuring storytellers, a prairie walk, folk music, crafts and more. The first 100 kids to visit get a free pumpkin.Free
Website/More Info (402) 223-3514 www.nps.gov/home
Grand Island
Day of the Dead 5K and Fiesta “A Second Life Experience”
What: A Festival celebrating the Day of the Dead! Activities include: World-renowned Aztec Fire Dancers, inflatables, face painting, music, ethnic foods, games, 1 mile fun run, and a SUNDOWN RACE through the cemetary! PLUS MARGARITA TENT! And don’t forget your costumes! 5K-$35/Teams of 5 or more $30/12 & under $20 1 Mile Fun Run-$10(6 & Older)/(5 & Younger)FREE (With Tshirt $5)
When: Saturday, October 26th, 12pm-9pm
Where: 3123 W Stolley Park Road (Cemetarty), Grand Island, NE
Website: www.mcofgi.org
Hastings
Mummy/Son Date Night
What: Hey Boys! Grab your moms and play carnival games, eat pizza, and have some fun!! Come dressed in Halloween costumes and win prizes. Each couple/participant receives special treats and a souvenir photo. Come and have a spook-tacular time!
When/Where: Tursday, October 24 At the Community Center 2015 W 3rd St. 6:30-8:30pm. $25/couple and $10/additional son.
Website: http://www.cityofhastings.org/parks
Downtown Hastings Trick or Treat
What/When/Where: Bring your little goblins and ghosts in costume Downtown Hastings and trick or treat in the daylight at the Downtown businesses. Adult supervision required. Please obey traffic signals. 3:00-5:00pm Meet up with Jack the Giant Pumpkin at the corner of 2nd and Hastings to say HI! Sponsored by the DTCA
Holdrege
Downtown Holdrege Halloween Spooktacular
What: Trunk or treating…trunks and backs of SUV/Crossover’s decorated in the Halloween Spooktacular spirit lined along the street inviting children to walk along West Ave to “trunk or treat”! A free family photo for all those attending!
Also – register to win an IPod!
When: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at 7:00pm
Where: Sponsered by Spirit of Grace Church located on West Ave in Holdrege
Kearney:
Haunted Theatre
When: October 25 & 26, 6-10pm
Where: Kearney Community Theatre: 83 Plaza Boulevard
Website: http://www.kearneycommunitytheatre.com/Childrens.html
What: The Academy of Childrens Theatre at Kearney Community Theatre is hosting a fundraising event ‘The Haunted Theatre’. This is a scary tour, but not over the top, for older grade school or middle school or anyone who wants to be a little scared. Admission $5.00 Tours leave every 15 minutes. Youth must be accompanied by an adult.
Storybook Theatre
When: October 26 & 27
Where: Kearney Community Theatre: 83 Plaza Boulevard
Website: http://www.kearneycommunitytheatre.com/Childrens.html
What: A tour through a land of make believe (not scary)
PKA Haunted House
When: October 29, 2013 @ 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Where: University Residence North Pod C
Website: http://visitkearney.org/ai1ec_event/pka-haunted-house/?instance_id=10548
What: Free event. The University of Nebraska at Kearney Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity will host their annual haunted house at the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house located at 1601 University Drive The haunted house is a food raiser for the Kearney Food Bank Admission to the haunted house will be a free-will monetary donation and/or canned foods and is open to the publicAlong with the haunted house the fraternity will serve cookies lemonade and punch to participants
RHA Trick or Treat Street
When: October 30, 2013 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Where/What: Bring your kids to campus for safe Trick-or-Treating Meet in the Student Union Atrium and guides will take you through the residence halls on campus!
Website: http://visitkearney.org/ai1ec_event/rha-trick-or-treat-street/?instance_id=10545
Tri-City Storm Hockey Game
When: October 30, 7:05pm
What: Zombies make their appearance the night before Halloween! Will you be spooked?
Get Tickets: https://www.choicesecure03.net/mainapp/eventschedule.aspx?Clientid=Kearney2&group=hockey
Danger, the Underworld: Zombie Apocalypse
When: Oct. 23 & 24 6:30-9:30pm Oct. 25 & 26 7:30-11:30
Where: The World Theatre, 2318 Central Ave, Kearney, NE
Website: www.theworldtheatre.org
What: All tickets are available at the door, $10 or UNK Students $5. All proceeds from the haunted house go to the world theatre foundation.
Fearless 5K Costume Run
When: October 26,2013 8:00am Registration
8:30am Kids 1 Miles Start
8:45am 5K Start
Where: Yanney Park
Fear Nothing-Not Even Cancer!
What: Prizes awarded to the best costume! Benefitting: Kearney Tackles Cancer
More Info: kearneyjaycees(at)gmail(dot)com
BOOseum
When: Thursday, October 24th, 6-8pm
Where: The Alia Arram Memorial Building – 5827 4th Ave., Kearney (Children’s Museum
What: Join us at KidZone for this spook-tacular event! Families can enjoy games and prizes, play boo-bowling, eat pizza and more. Stop by and say hello to Stormy and the Tri-City Storm Hockey players too! This event is $5 per member children; $10 per non-member children. Adults and children 12 months and under are free. For more information, contact KidZone at (308) 698-2228.
NebraskaLand National Bank Trunk-or-Treat
When: Thursday, October 31, 2013 from 5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Where: NebraskaLand National Bank, 121 W 46th St. Kearney, NE 68847
What: NebraskaLand National Bank invites you to Trick-or-Treat with us this year! On October 31, from 5-630 p.m. we will host a FREE Trunk-or-Treat Halloween event at our Kearney branch located 121 West 46th St. Local businesses and organizations will be passing out candy. FREE hot dogs and hot cocoa will be available and a free will donation to the Nebraska Children’s Home Society will be accepted. Join us for a bootastic fun time! Member FDIC.
More Info: Sierra Peterson speterson(at)nlnb(dot)com
OkSOBERfest
When: Halloween! Thursday, October 31,2013, 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm
Where: UNK Health Education and UNK Peer Health
What: OkSOBERfest is a fun carnival night put on by the UNK Health Education Office to give UNK students a safe alternative to drinking on Halloween. If you are a UNK STUDENT you are welcome to come out on Halloween night to enjoy carnival games, good food, a photo booth and prizes. Be sure to check out our biggest event of the year! *event is only open to UNK students*
Old Fashioned Halloween Party- Kearney
What: There will be trick-or-treating at each of the historic buildings and exciting activities in and around the gazebo area. Activities include: Halloween limbo, candy corn racing, candy guessing game, gummy ring eating, mummy wrapping, pumpkin golf, pumpkin hoop, ghost bowling, pin the Boo on the Ghost, pumpkin toss, and a balancing act.
When: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Oct 26, 2013
Where: Trails and Rails Museum
Volunteers and sponsors are still needed. Please contact Trails & Rails Museum staff for more information atbchs.us@hotmail.com or 308.234.3041. This event is free and open to the public. Donations are appreciated. The Trails & Rails Museum is a 501C-3, not-for-profit organization and is owned and operated by the Buffalo County Historical Society.
Lincoln
(Click the links for more information)
Fright at the Museum
Lincoln YMCA Cooper Halloween Party
Kris Lager Band Halloween Party
LAZERWOLFE: Halloween Bash!
Light Up the Dark (Halloween Alternative)
Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror
Touch People Halloween
Minden
Synergy Paranormal and Pioneer Village in Minden present “Little Girl Lost”
What: It’s a Ghost Hunting class and investigation at one of the most historic sites in Nebraska! Synergy teamed up MPI in the first ever investigations at Pioneer Village last year and the evidence gathered was amazing! Now they continue the investigation this Halloween season. Cost is a $30 with proceeds to the museum! Call 402-682-2776 to reserve your spots!
When: Saturday, October 26th
Where: Pioneer Village in Minden
Nebraska City
Arbor Day Farm Pumpkin Party
Where: Arbor Day Farm, 2611 Arbor Ave A
When: October 26, 9am-
5pm, $4.50-$6.50 (402) 873-8717
What: A no-scare family
fun time in the forest. Decorate pumpkins, hike the trails, climb the 50-foot treehouse and more.
Website: www.arbordayfarm.org
Omaha
Kids at the Castle
When: Sun, October 27, 11am – 3pm
Bring your family to the Second Annual Kids at the Castle Halloween Event! It will take place on the grounds of the Joslyn Castle on Sunday, October 27th from 11am-3pm. The cost is $5 per person. Children 2 and under are free. Activities include: Apple Biting Contest, Costume Contest, Face Painting, Pumpkin Decorating, Scavenger Hunt, Themed Attic Tour (on the third floor of the Castle), and other Halloween Games for kids to play and win prizes! Concessions will be available for sale as well, so come by with your family for some lunch and Halloween fun! You can make reservations online, or you can pay at the gate. Parking will be available in the Joslyn Castle parking lot.
Trick-or-Treat at Westroads Mall
Line will form on the lower level at the Food Court entrance. Contact: 402.397.2398 Join in on the Halloween Fun at the Westroads Mall Spooktacular Trick-or-Treat Event! Westroads Mall will give away Free Trick-or-Treat bags* filled with candy and terrific retailer offers. The bags will also be seeded randomly with special treats from some of our retailers. The line for the bags will form at the Food Court entrance on the lower level. *While supplies last. Children will then be allowed to trick-or-treat inside the mall at the various participating retailers. There will also be special appearances by our friends listed below! Register to win prizes from select Westroads retailers Omaha Tangier Shrine Clowns will visit and entertain Westroads guests. The Omaha Storm Chasers mascots Casey and Stormy will be on hand to visit with trick-or-treaters. Register to win prizes from select Westroads retailers And don’t forget, it is always 78 degrees and dry at Westroads Mall!
Monster Mash
On Friday, October 25th the Joslyn Castle will be hosting our Second Annual Monster Mash Halloween Event! Come to the Castle from 7-11 on the 25th to enjoy lots of appetizers from local caterers and restaurants, go on a scavenger hunt throughout the Castle, get your palm read and find out what your future has in store for you from the crystal ball reader! Also, we will be having a cash bar, costume contest, raffle drawing, and a themed attic tour on the third floor of the Castle! So come dressed in the spookiest, funniest, or most creative costume you can put together and enjoy an evening of Halloween fun! The cost is $20 for Castle members and $25 for non-members. Advance reservations are required! You must be 21 or older to attend. You can make reservations online or call the office at 402-595-2199.
The Got To Be Real Costume Contest Vogue Ball
The costume contest that makes you WALK for that money! You all know Madonna’s “Vogue” track that brought the style of dance to the world’s attention? … Well last year we got inspired by the underground cult film documentary, Paris is Burning, which explored the late 80′s/early 90′s world of vogueing in the ball culture of NYC. From that we put together a ball in 2012. This year we figured the forgiving excuse of wearing a Halloween costume might get more straight folks involved in the process. SO WE’RE THROWING THE ONLY COSTUME CONTEST IN OMAHA THAT WILL MAKE YOU VOGUE TO COMPETE! https://www.facebook.com/events/372604012869891/
Petersburg
Petersburg’s Punkin’ Chunkin’
What: Shoot, launch, throw or
fling a 6-12 pound pumpkin in the Punkin’ Chunkin’ Contest. Pie eating contest, petting zoo, kid’s candy shoot and more.
When: October 27
Where: Petersburg, 1 mi. E. of town on Hwy 32
Website: www.ci.petersburg.ne.us
Scribner
Scribner Shenanigans
What: Main St Main Street is closed to traffic and everyone enjoys a safe and fun event!
When: October 31, 5-7pm
Website/More Info: (402) 664-2565, www.scribnernebraska.com
Scotia
Jack’s Walk of Terror (Happy Jack Chalk Mine)
When: Friday Oct 25,Saturday Oct 26
What: A SPOOKTACULAR Halloween event
Where: Buy your tickets at the Scotia Community Bldg 6-9pm cost $6.00 each, Betty Carlson happyjack(at)nctc(dot)net
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