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David Nee plays guitar and harmonica at a previous Pumpkin Palooza in downtown Lewiston.
Here’s just a sampling of events in the coming days. Find more in the calendar.
CHS Drama Club Haunted House
- 6-9 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Monday-next Thursday.
- Clarkston High School Auditorium, 401 Chestnut St.
- Dracula? Frankenstein’s monster? The Wolf Man? Who knows who you might encounter at this all-ages haunted house featuring a classic monsters theme?
- Admission, $5 at the door, supports the Clarkston High School drama program.
Oktoberfest Haunted Maze
- 6:30-9:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday and next Thursday.
- American Firearms Defense, 318 Sonnen Road, Greencreek.
- This spooky event on the Camas Prairie is geared toward teens and adults; children 10 and younger must enter with a grown-up.
- Organizers estimate it will take about 30-45 minutes to navigate the maze.
Beer and wine, chili and hot dogs will be available for purchase, and a bonfire and social are planned for each evening.
- Tickets, $7.50, are at afdidaho.com/product/oktoberfest-scary-fun or at the gate.
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Spiders and netting hang from an outdoor portion of the Shady Lane Zombie Hunt as part of this year’s Haunted Palouse event.
Haunted Palouse
- 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
- Downtown Palouse.
- Tickets, $40, are at bit.ly/hauntedpalousetix for this 12-and-older-only series of haunted houses. Proceeds support community projects, including maintaining the town’s pool.
- The attraction returns this year after a several-years hiatus with a zombie hunt and haunted houses in the police station and old Palouse Health Center. Check-in is from 7-10 p.m. in front of the Palouse Skate Park and Tony Kettel Skate Gardens. Costumes are encouraged.
- No one younger than 12 will be admitted to the haunted houses, but an all-ages kids’ carnival and street fair is from 2-6 p.m. Saturday on Main Street.
- The hauntedpalouse.com website includes a wealth of information about the event, including an FAQ and map showing restaurants, food vendors and street entertainment.
The Haunted Lodge Fright Festival
- 5-11 p.m. Friday-Sunday.
- Latah County Fairgrounds, 1021 Harold St., Moscow.
- Admission to the Haunted Barn (6-11 p.m.) is $10, but you can get $2 off with a donation of pet food/supplies for the Humane Society of the Palouse or goods (make sure they’re not expired) for Inland Oasis’ West Side Food Pantry.
- Also billed as a 12-and-older event, The Haunted Lodge’s Haunted Barn will temporarily transform from spooky to spoopy from 6-8 p.m. Sunday for an all-ages family night, returning to its higher scare factor from 8-11.
- The festival, a fundraiser for local nonprofit organizations, is presented by the Moscow Eagles Lodge and includes a night market and vendor fair each evening starting at 5 p.m., a straw bale maze, live music and nightly activities. Saturday’s Zombie Prom, from 7-11 p.m., is $10 (same discount for donations as above) with music by local DJs.
- More details are on Facebook at bit.ly/FBfrightfestival.
Pumpkin Palooza
- Noon to 4 p.m. Saturday.
- Downtown Lewiston.
- Main Street will be closed to traffic from Third to Ninth streets so kids and their grown-ups can trick-or-treat at more than 60 stops during Beautiful Downtown Lewiston’s annual event.
- Costume contests for people and pets start at 3:30 at Brackenbury Square, with prizes given for baby/toddler, child, teen and adult human categories, followed by critters (leashed or otherwise contained) at about 3:45.
- If you’re feeling lucky/have good aim with a gourd, consider entering the Great Pumpkin Roll on Fifth Street, at $5 for one chance or $10 for three. If your attempt goes into the chute at the bottom of the hill, you’ll be entered in a drawing for a $300 cash prize.
- Other highlights include the city of Lewiston Parks and Recreation bouncy castle in front of the YWCA at Third and Main streets, a photo booth at Brackenbury Square, a breastfeeding/diaper change area provided by Reliance Center at New Sixth and Main and performances by Just for Kix dance students 1 and 2 p.m. on the Brackenbury Square stage, according to Beautiful Downtown Lewiston board secretary Vikky Ross.
- An event map can be downloaded at beautifuldowntownlewiston.com/pumpkin-palooza.
* Merriam-Webster: Spoopy is amusing internet slang describing cute, comical, or silly versions of typically spooky subject matter such as ghosts and skeletons.