Halloween events around the Basin
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Joel Martin has been with the Columbia Basin Herald for more than 25 years in a variety of roles and is the most-tenured employee in the building. Martin is a married father of eight and enjoys spending time with his children and his wife, Christina. He is passionate about the paper’s mission of informing the people of the Columbia Basin because he knows it is important to record the history of the communities the publication serves. | October 12, 2026 3:00 AM
COLUMBIA BASIN — Halloween is creeping up on us, and our local communities have safe, fun ways for little ghosties and ghoulies to show off their costumes and collect candy. More events are always being added, so we’ll update this list online as the date gets closer. All events are family-friendly and free to the public unless otherwise noted.
Coulee City
Oct. 31 | Halloween Haunted House
4-8 p.m. at 317 W. Main St.
The Coulee City Volunteer Fire Station will have candy and family-friendly thrills.
Ephrata
Oct. 30 | Downtown Trick-or-Treat
5-7 p.m. at 32 Basin St. NW
Bring the ghosts and goblins to trick-or-treat through Rock Park and downtown businesses.
Oct. 31 | St. Rose of Lima Trunk or Treat
5-7 p.m. at St. Rose of Lima Catholic School, 520 Nat Washington Way
Goodies for the kids, plus tacos, coffee and waffles available for purchase.
Moses Lake
Oct. 29 | BBCC Trunk-or-Treat
5:30-7 p.m. at Big Bend Community College, between gym and ATEC Building.
Costumes, candy and decorative car trunks.
Oct. 31 | Downtown Harvest Festival
1-5 p.m. at Sinkiuse Square
Third Avenue will be blocked off for trick-or-treating at local businesses, plus live music, vendors and games. The first hour will be quiet and low-key for children with sensory needs. Sponsored by Downtown Moses Lake Association.
Oct. 31 | Halloween Market
8 a.m.-1 p.m. at McCosh Park
Come to the Moses Lake Farmers Market in costume and browse the fresh produce, goodies and crafts for the last regular market of the year.
Oct. 31 | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Trunk-or-Treat
5:30-8 p.m. at 1849 Nelson Road NE
Indoor trick-or-treating, plus hot dogs and hot cocoa.
Oct. 31 | Candy Land Trunk-or-Treat
4-6 p.m. at Moses Lake Christian Church, 200 Yonezawa Blvd.
Candy-filled car trunks, games and prizes.
Oct. 31 | Moravida Festival
11 a.m.-7 p.m., trick-or-treating 3-6 p.m. at the Grant County Fairgrounds
Celebration of life inspired by traditional Día de los Muertos. Family-friendly activities, live entertainment, crafts and more.
Othello
Oct. 17 | Othello Fall Festival
2-9 p.m. at Kiwanis Park
Trunk or treat, contests, food and family activities, plus a movie at dusk. Sponsored by the Greater Othello Chamber of Commerce.
Quincy
Oct. 30 | Downtown Trick-or-Treat
5:30-6:30 p.m. at Central Avenue and B Street Southwest
Trick-or-treating, plus music by Phase 3 DJ – Albert Castro. Sponsored by Quincy Valley Chamber of Commerce.
Ritzville
Oct. 30 | Fall Fest Community Trick-or-Treat
1-4 p.m. at various locations
Shops and pop-ups will be open and handing out candy.
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Sonic the Hedgehog collects some candy at Ephrata’s Downtown Trick-or-Treat.
Costumed kids play Simon Says at the Moses Lake Downtown Harvest Festival.ARTICLES BY JOEL MARTIN
Halloween events around the Basin
COLUMBIA BASIN — Halloween is creeping up on us, and our local communities have safe, fun ways for little ghosties and ghoulies to show off their costumes and collect candy. More events are always being added, so we’ll update this list online as the date gets closer. All events are family-friendly and free to the public unless otherwise noted.
Fall is time to clean out the garden and get ready for next year
MOSES LAKE — 2026 is at that awkward stage; the days are still almost summer-warm, but the nights are beginning to get chilly. That means there’s a lot to accomplish before winter comes howling to our door. “It’s time to start cleaning up your garden,” said Columbia Basin Garden Club President Valerie Parrott. “Spent annuals, most vegetable plants, tomato plants, it’s time to pull them up … It’s time to start harvesting your carrots, too, and dig your potatoes. You don’t want your potatoes to freeze.”
One for the books
Literary-themed auction raises funds for Boys & Girls Club
MOSES LAKE — The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Columbia Basin’s 31st annual dinner and auction was a literary mishmash Saturday, where Alice in Wonderland and the Mad Hatter mingled with the Cat in the Hat, the Dread Pirate Roberts and Buttercup and denizens of Middle-Earth. “We’re bringing books to life,” said Resource Development Director Nicole Jackson, who did the lion’s share of planning the event. “Our vision from the get-go was to look out in the banquet hall and see books come to life around every table.” One of the items traditionally auctioned off at the event is the right to select the next year’s theme, and last year Chuck Yarbro Auctioneers won that right. The theme they chose was “The Enchanted Library.”