Halloween events
Hungry Horse News | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 12 years, 2 months AGO
Kids carnival
The Boys and Girls Club in Columbia Falls will host a Halloween Carnival on Wednesday, Oct. 31, from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. between the club’s building and Glacier Gateway School on Fourth Street. The street will be closed for the event. Tickets for carnival games where everyone wins are 25 cents each or 25 tickets for $5. There will also be plenty of candy.
Trunk or treat
North Valley Baptist Church 1750 Talbott Road, in Columbia Falls, will hold a “Trunk or Treat” event in their parking lot on Wednesday, Oct. 31, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
FVCC kids party
Flathead Valley Community College will hold a Children’s Halloween party in the Arts and Technology Building for ages 4-8 on Wednesday, Oct. 31, from 5-7 p.m. with face painting, games, fortune telling and more. Costumes are encouraged. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Whitefish adults
Saloons in downtown Whitefish will hold their annual the Halloween costume contest on Wednesday, Oct. 31, from 6 to 10 p.m. with a $200 prize. Participants are charged $5, with proceeds benefiting the North Valley Food Bank. Contestants must receive a judge’s score from participating bars.
Horror theater
Flathead Valley Community College Theatre will present “The Rocky Horror Show” in the Arts and Technology Building on Wednesday, Oct. 31, at 7 p.m. Mature audiences only. Tickets are $15 adults and $10 students and seniors. For more information, call 756-3814.
Corn maze
The Haunted Trail at the Fritz Corn Maze, at U.S. 2 and Birch Grove Road, will be open Wednesday, Oct. 31, from 7-10 p.m. for ages 5 and older at $5 and 4 and younger free. For more information, call 755-4210.
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