Halloween events & harvest festivals

Published 10:15 pm Thursday, October 22, 2009

Snohomish and Island counties

Bastyr University: Events run Oct. 23 and 24, 14500 Juanita Drive NE, Kenmore; 425-602-3107; www.bastyr.edu.

n Haunted Trails Tour, ticket sales 6:45 p.m., tours 7 to 11 p.m.; $12, $11 with canned food donation; tours designed for ages 8 and older.

n Children’s trick-or-treat ticket sales 4:45 p.m., event runs 5 to 6:30 p.m.; $3 per child; designed for ages 7 and under.

n Halloween story time, 7 p.m.; $1 per child; adult caregivers must attend.

n Carnival, 5 to 11 p.m.; costs vary.

Clown Cemetery Haunted House: Enter between 8 and 11 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, and 8 p.m. and midnight Fridays and Saturdays now through Oct. 31, Jump Planet, 22310 20th Ave. SE, Suite 200, Bothell; $10 per person at door; $15 VIP tickets online only; Oct. 31 Semi-scary Day for kids, $10 per child; 425-481-5867; www.clowncemetery.com; www.hauntednight.com.

“The Family Ghost”: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Oct. 23 through 31, plus 3 p.m. Oct. 25, Stillaguamish Grange Hall, 6521 Pioneer Highway, Stanwood; $6 and $12; tickets at Snow Goose Bookstore, 8616 271st St. NW, Stanwood, or call 360-629-4494; www.camwoodplayers.com.

Kids’ Halloween party: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 24, Wight’s Home &Garden, 5026 196th St. SW, Lynnwood; free; features games, prizes, costume and coloring contests, penny hunt; costume contest at noon; 425-775-3636; www.wights.com.

Sno-Isle library events: All events are free; details at phone numbers listed below; www.sno-isle.org.

n Halloween gathering, 2 p.m. Oct. 24, Mukilteo Library, 4675 Harbour Pointe Blvd.; creepy stories, crafts, games for ages 5 and older; sign-up required at 425-493-8202.

n Make a Mask, 2 p.m. Oct. 29, Edmonds Library, 650 Main St.; 425-771-1933.

Knights of Columbus Oktoberfest: 6 p.m. Oct. 24, Holy Cross Catholic Church, 6915 Highway 92, Lake Stevens; free; 360-691-2636.

Edmonds Halloween Extravaganza: Events at the downtown sites listed; free unless otherwise noted; details at 425-771-1000.

n Pumpkin carving, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 25, Horizon Bank parking lot, Sixth and Dayton.

n “Ghostbusters II” movie screening, 1:30 p.m. Oct. 25, Edmonds Theatre, 415 Main St.; free, but get tickets at pumpkin carving event, as seating is first come, first served, with ticket.

n Haunted house coloring contest entries accepted through Oct. 30 at Coldwell Banker Bain, 108 Fifth Ave. S. and Edmonds Horizon Bank, 103 Fifth Ave. S.

Octoberfest: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Oct. 29, Jackson High School commons, 1508 136th St. SE, Mill Creek; free games and prizes for kids; 425-385-7105.

Everett Mall events: 1402 SE Everett Mall Way; free unless otherwise noted; 425-355-1771; www.shopeverettmall.com.

n “Last Ride” coffin trip simulations, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 31, Haunted Hollow Halloween store; $6.66 per ride.

Seattle and beyond

Fall Harvest Festival: Live entertainment, train rides, food booths, U-pick pumpkin patch, corn maze, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 25 and 26; plus corn maze and bonfire 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Fridays through Oct. 30, 32610 NE 32nd St., Carnation; festival is $15.25, senior discount available; corn maze and bonfire $7; 425-333-4135; www.remlingerfarms.com.

Northwest Railway Museum: Halloween trains depart 12:01, 1:31 and 3:01 p.m. Oct. 24, 25 and 31 from Snoqualmie station at 38625 SE King St.; also at 12:31 and 2:01 p.m. Oct. 24, 25 and 31 from North Bend Depot, 205 McClellan St.; round-trip fare $7 to $10; prizes and $2 fare discount for dressing in costume; 425-888-3030; www.trainmuseum.org.

Woodland Park Zoo: Entrance at North 50th St. and Fremont Ave. N., Seattle. Unless otherwise noted, events are included with admission of $11, $8 ages 3 to 12, free for ages 2 and under; 206-548-2500; www.zoo.org.

n Pumpkin Prowl, 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 23 through 25, zoo’s south entrance, N. 50th Street and Fremont Avenue N.; treats, carved pumpkins and live entertainment for children, costumes encouraged; $9, $7 ages 17 and under, free for ages 2 and under.

n Pumpkin Bash — special treats for the animals, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 24 and 25, zoo’s south entrance, N. 50th Street and Fremont Avenue N.; watch animals stomp on pumpkins.