NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Oct. 31.
Children decked out as their favorite characters and their parents, as well as other adults, can enjoy a multitude of trick-or-treating and haunted houses on the North Olympic Peninsula this Halloween weekend.
Here’s what’s available.
PORT ANGELES
Downtown treats
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Downtown Association will host trick-or-treating for children accompanied by adults from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. today.
Stores bearing an orange sign on the door will offer treats to costumed children.
A Halloween-themed backdrop will be erected at the Conrad Dyar Memorial Fountain at First and Laurel streets for photo opportunities.
‘Trunk-or-treat’
PORT ANGELES — Price Ford Lincoln, 3311 E. U.S. Highway 101, will hold “trunk-or-treat” inside its building from5 p.m. to 7 p.m. today.
Thirty local businesses will provide candy from decorated car trunks to trick or treaters. Photo opportunities, too.
For more information, phone 360-457-3333.
Free haunted house
PORT ANGELES — White Crane Martial Arts will host a free haunted house from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. today during downtown trick-or-treating.
The haunted house will be at 129 W. First St.
Elks haunted house
PORT ANGELES — The Elks Naval Lodge will host a child-friendly version of its haunted house from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. today and a version for older visitors from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. tonight and Saturday.
The haunted house is on the fourth floor at the lodge at 131 E. First St.
Admission is $6 for children and $9 for adults.
This year, the Elks have opened “Pandora’s Box” and revealed the “Seven Deadly Sins,” said organizer Aaron Gedelman.
Wrath, greed, sloth, pride, lust, envy and gluttony are each displayed in horrific ways.
Funds raised by the haunted house benefit Elks projects, including student scholarships, home nursing care and children’s therapy.
Dog parade
PORT ANGELES — TLC Pet Pros Training Center, 514 W. Eighth St., will host a Halloween Dog Parade on the sidewalks of Eighth and Lincoln streets at 2 p.m. today.
Prizes, treats and refreshments are planned.
All are welcome to meet at the shop with well-behaved pups.
For more information, phone 360-808-6080.
‘Howl-O-Ween’ pet pics
PORT ANGELES — Olympic Veterinary Clinic, 1417 E. Front St., will offer “Howl-O-Ween” pet photos from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. today.
A $5 donation goes to the Olympic Peninsula Humane Society.
A raffle will offer a $50 gift certificate for services and products at the vet clinic.
For more information, phone 360-452-8978 or visit www.olympicveterinaryclinic.com.
Laurel’s Spooktacular
PORT ANGELES — Laurel Place, 1133 E. Park Ave., will host a free Halloween Spooktacular from 4 to 6 tonight.
All are welcome to trick-or-treat. Food, treats and a costume contest are planned.
For more information, contact Kristine Lesure at 360-452-7201 or klesure@enlivant.com.
Park View Halloween
PORT ANGELES — Park View Villas, 1430 Park View Lane, will host a “Spooktacular” Halloween at 5:30 p.m. today.
Participants can join in the lobby for a Halloween event with trick-or-treaters.
For more information, phone 360-452-7222.
Crestwood Halloween
PORT ANGELES — Crestwood Health & Rehabilitation will host a trick-or-treat event from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. today.
Attendees can bring children to trick-or-treat through the halls at the facility at 1116 E. Lauridsen Blvd.
For more information, phone Lily Carignan at 360-452-9206 or email LCarignan@extendicare.com.
Zombie circus
PORT ANGELES — Next Door Gastropub will present A Halloween Zombie Circus at the Clallam County Fairgrounds, 1608 W. 16th St., at 9 tonight.
Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door.
The celebration, which is for those 21 and older, will feature a full bar, a fire and light show, and DJ Flave spinning the night away.
Tickets are available at the pub, 113 W. First St.; Moss, 120 W. First St.; or www.zombiecircus.brownpapertickets.com.
SEQUIM
Merchant trick-or-treat
SEQUIM — Trick-or-treaters are welcome at participating merchants along Sequim Avenue and Washington Street from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. today.
A pumpkin will be in the window of each participating business.
The event is sponsored by the Sequim-Dungeness Chamber of Commerce.
Troll Haven patch, castle
SEQUIM — Troll Haven, 950 Gardiner Beach Road, will host a pumpkin patch today and a haunted house today, Saturday and Sunday.
The pumpkin patch will be from noon to 6 p.m.
The Troll Haven Haunted Castle will be open from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. each day.
It is open to families.
Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for children; kids 5 and younger are free.
The family-friendly haunting of the fairy tale landmark castle will offer treat bags for children and an upstairs “fun” haunted house.
Downstairs in the dungeon is the teen and adult haunted house, which is not recommended for children, said Amanda Duty, one of the organizers.
For more information, phone 559-577-3067 or visit www.trollhaven.org.
Hallow’d Eve festival
SEQUIM — Faith Lutheran Church, 382 W. Cedar St., will host its Hallow’d Eve Harvest Festival from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. today.
Free games, prizes, candy and a cake walk are planned.
For more information, phone 360-683-4803.
Trunk-R-Treat
SEQUIM — Olympic View Church of God, located on the corner of North Brown Road and East Fir Street, will host its fifth annual Trunk-R-Treat from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. today.
More than 15 decorated vehicles will be in the parking lots for trick-or-treating.
A hayride, hot dogs, hot apple cider and hot cocoa will be available.
For more information, phone Christine Paulsen at 360-461-1866 or the church office at 360-683-7898.
Silent movies
SEQUIM — Nourish, 101 Provence View Lane, will host Halloween silent movies to music at 6 p.m. today.
A montage of classic silent movies from the 1930s will be accompanied by live music.
Treats will be given to those who come in costume.
For more information, phone 360-797-1480.
SARC Monster Bash
SEQUIM — The Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center, 610 N. Fifth Ave., will offer the fifth annual Halloween Monster Bash from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. today.
Entry to the Monster Bash is $5, with free admission for those 12 and younger.
Zumba, salsa, Bokwa Fitness and Hot Hula Fitness sessions, plus an “Old Skool Dance Party,” will be led by dance fitness instructors from throughout the Olympic Peninsula.
Halloween-themed face and henna painting, fresh popcorn, balloon animals and the Laff Pack clowns round out the event.
For more information, phone 360-683-3344 or visit www.sarcfitness.com.
LARC Gallery party
SEQUIM — The LARC Gallery, 425 E. Washington St., will host a free Halloween party from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. today.
Refreshments and drinks will be served.
Prizes will be given for the best famous, historical artist costume; best hysterical artist costume; and best non-art-related costume.
This event also is the opening night of the gallery’s “4-D” art show, “Daring, Dastardly & Definitely Different.”
Those who wish to perform a solo or group rendition of “Monster Mash” will get the chance to win a free T-shirt.
For more information, phone Shirley Mercer at 360-775-9816 or email larcgallerysequim@gmail.com.
Car treats
SEQUIM — First Baptist Church, 1323 Sequim-Dungeness Way, will host a “trunk-or-treat” from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today.
Children through the fifth grade will trick-or-treat from cars in the church’s parking lots.
For more information, phone Becky Rice at 575-538-1186.
Halloween Fun House
SEQUIM — The Lodge at Sherwood Village, 660 Evergreen Way, will host a Halloween Fun House from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. today.
The Fun House is for children 12 and younger from the Sequim unit of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula as well as for friends and relatives of the staff and residents of the facility.
Games like a bean bag toss and a putting game, a photo booth, a coloring station, trick-or-treat stops and light refreshments are planned.
All activities are run by residents.
For more information, phone Beth Pratt, activity director, at 360-681-3100.
King’s Way fair
SEQUIM — “The Bash: Food for Fun,” a Halloween fair at King’s Way Foursquare Church, 1023 Kitchen-Dick Road, is slated from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. today.
Admission is nonperishable food items, which will be donated to the Sequim Food Bank.
“The Bash” will feature games, candy, ponies, a Ferris wheel, a rock-climbing wall and a bounce house.
Hot dogs and espresso from the King’s Kafe will be available for a small fee.
Family-friendly costumes are encouraged.
Adults must accompany children.
For more information, phone JR VanProyen at 360-683-8020 or email jr@thekingsway.net.
CARLSBORG
‘Trunk-or-treat’ slated
CARLSBORG — Eastern Hills Community Church will present its annual “trunk-or-treat” at 91 Savannah Lane from 6 to 8 tonight.
Admission is free.
There will be train rides, bounce houses, hot dogs, music and candy.
For more information, phone 360-681-4367 or visit www.chvchurch.org.
PORT TOWNSEND
Downtown parade
PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Main Street program’s annual Downtown Trick or Treat and Costume Parade will be at 4 p.m. today.
Costumed participants will gather for the parade at Water and Adams streets — near the Bank of America clock — at 3:45 p.m.
The parade will march down Water Street toward Polk Street.
Children then can trick-or-treat merchants on the way back up Water Street, Washington Street and streets in between.
This event is geared for kindergartners through sixth-graders. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
A Halloween photo booth with Corinne Hill Photography will be in the Hastings Building, 839 Water St., from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. with a Halloween-themed backdrop. Prices for photos vary.
For more information, phone Mari Mullen, Main Street Program director, at 360-385-7911.
Halloween pizza party
PORT TOWNSEND — The Tin Brick, 232 Taylor St., will hold a free Halloween pizza party at 5:30 p.m. today.
The open, family-style costume party will be held right after the downtown parade.
Greased Lightning will perform at 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Prizes will be given for costumes.
For more information, phone 360-379-4181.
Eye Ball Dance Party
PORT TOWNSEND — The Boiler Room, 711 Water St., will host the Eye Ball Dance Party, a dance in costume after the downtown trick-or-treating, from 8 to 11 tonight.
A prize will be presented for best costume, as chosen by a yell vote.
The Boiler Room is for all ages and is free of drugs, alcohol and tobacco.
Triple Creature Feature
PORT TOWNSEND — Wheel-In Motor Movie, 210 Theatre Road, will close out the season with a Halloween Triple Creature Feature today through Sunday.
The box office opens at 7 p.m., with the triple feature starting at 8 p.m. Tickets are $7.
“The Bride of Frankenstein” (1935), “Attack of the 50 Foot Woman” (1958) and “Creature from the Black Lagoon” (1954) will be shown.
Costume contests, drawings, prizes and concession specials are planned.
For more information, phone 360-385-0859 or visit www.ptwheelinmotormovie.com.
Costume party
PORT TOWNSEND — Key City Public Theatre will present a Halloween costume party with the Toolshed Trio and DJ Moody at 419 Washington St. from 8 p.m. to midnight today.
Admission is $7.
“The Dance to Raise the Dead” will feature a costume contest, door prizes and drink specials.
QUILCENE
Quilcene center’s party
QUILCENE — The Quilcene Community Center, 294952 U.S. Highway 101, will kick off its free seventh annual Halloween party with a Zombie Run at 6 tonight.
Contests for best costume and best family costume, games, prizes, food and photos are planned. All ages are welcome.
Chef DeQuezey will serve snacks.
For more information, phone 360-765-3643 or email i.am.insain1@gmail.com.
FORKS
Haunted house
FORKS — The Rain of Terror Haunted House will be open at Quillayute Airport near Forks from 6 p.m. to midnight tonight and Saturday.
The cost of the haunted house, which is sponsored by the Forks Police Foundation is $5 for walk-ins at the airport or $10 for a bus tour that leaves from the Forks Teen Center, 945 S. Forks Ave., every 30 minutes starting at 6 p.m.
Children younger than 12 should not enter the haunted house.
“It is designed to scare,” said Forks Police Sgt. Mike Rowley, lead organizer.
The two-floored haunted house is in an old World War II aircraft hangar at Quillayute Airport.
About 35 actors — volunteers from Forks, LaPush and Port Angeles — inhabit the haunted house, which is divided into about 30 rooms.
Proceeds benefit the Forks Police Foundation to fund next year’s haunted house and help with foundation projects.
Truck treating
FORKS — “Truck or Treat” is slated at the Forks Assembly of God, 81 Huckleberry Lane, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today.
Costumed kids of all ages are welcome to stop by and get candy and prizes from different themed trucks.
Boo Bash Party
FORKS — A Halloween Boo Bash Costume Party is planned at the Forks Elks Lodge, 941 Merchants Road, from 7 p.m. to midnight Saturday.
Admission is $15 per person and includes dinner and dancing. It is open to those 21 and older.
A cash prize will be awarded for the best costume.
A silent auction and a 50-50 drawing also are planned.
Proceeds benefit Elks charities.
For ticket information, phone 360-461-2630 or 360-640-0098.
OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK
Witches Tea Party
OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — A Witches Tea Party is set at the Lake Crescent Lodge from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
The cost for the party in the sun porch at the lodge off U.S. Highway 101 at 416 Lake Crescent Road is $25 for an adult and child or $18 for adults and $8 for children.
Participants are encouraged to wear witch or warlock finery.
Treats with a Halloween theme will be served.
Reservations are required and can be made by phoning 360-928-3211 or emailing mills-rachel@aramark.com.
