GHOST TOWN: Halloween fun abounds

It’s spookin’ season, and there are plenty of activities in and around Abbotsford to get people in the mood for Halloween. Here are a few of them:

TRICK OR TREAT

Abbotsford Parks, Recreation and Culture holds a Halloween party on Oct. 30 at Exhibition Park, 32470 Haida Drive.

Kids are invited to dress in costume and play games, try the bouncy castle, and take home a treat. Parent participation is required.

The event runs from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Cost is $10.80. Register at 604-850-5536.

It’s a Halloween Extravaganza at Sevenoaks Shopping Centre on Oct. 31.

In-mall trick-or-treating takes place from noon to 2 p.m.

Pirates of the Caribbean: A Magical Adventure Show by Red Medway follows in the centre court at 2 p.m.

Straiton Community Hall (4698 Sumas Mountain Rd.) is the site of a community Halloween party on Oct. 31 from 7:30 to 9 p.m.

The event includes kids’ games with prizes, a jelly bean count, spot prizes for kids’ costumes, marshmallow roasting, and hot chocolate. Food bank donations are gratefully accepted.

Call 604-852-4278 for more details.

Tanglebank Gardens, 29985 Downes Rd., invites kids to come in costume and enjoy cooking-decorating and “pumpkin head” workshops, starting at 11 a.m.

Some costs apply. Treats will be provided.

Adults can view demos on creative pumpkin planters. Call 604-856-9339 for more details.

DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY

No Code Blue rocks the night on Oct. 30 for a Halloween dance at the Abbotsford District Teachers Association hall, 2570 Cyril St.

This is a fundraiser for the Abbotsford Hospice Society. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 and are available by calling Linda at 604-853-2925 or Caroline at 604-852-6444.

A Halloween dance featuring the band False Creek takes place at Matsqui Community Hall (33676 St. Olaf Ave.).

Tickets are $15, including a snack. They are available at Weymouth Meats or the Matsqui Village branch of Aldergrove Credit Union.

Doors open at 8 p.m. For more information, call Larry or Lynn at 604-826-2473 or 604-826-3354.

A Halloween dinner and dance on Oct. 31 raises funds for the Mission Seniors’ Activity Centre.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. at Kingsway Arms at Cedarbrooke Chateau, 32331 Seventh Ave. The event includes entertainment and a grand prize draw for a flat-screen TV.

Tickets are $50 and are available at Kingsway Arms, by calling Bob Rodgers at 604-814-3441 or e-mailing robert2rodgers@hotmail.com.

HAUNTED HOUSES

Trethewey House Heritage Site (2313 Ware St.) hosts its annual Halloween House on Oct. 30 and 31. A “mildly haunting tour” for children under 10 runs from 4 to 5:30 p.m., and The Hairy Scary Tour is from 6 to 8 p.m. both days. Cost is $2.50.

A costume contest and carnival take place on Oct. 31, starting at 3 p.m. (children 10 and under) and 5:30 p.m. (11 and older). Cost is $5 per child.

Call 604-853-0313 for more information.

A walk-through Halloween tour and a large pirate ship are part of the fun at the home of Stan and Mary McKay located at Fraser Highway and Lefeuvre Road.

The site is open daily from 6 to 9 p.m. until Halloween. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children, with partial proceeds going to BC Children’s Hospital.

Hogarths Haunted House at 3037 Sandpiper Dr. is open until Oct. 30 from 7 to 10 p.m.

It is also open Oct. 31 from 5 to 11 p.m. The house is open to all ages, and admission is a donation to BC Children’s Hospital.

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