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Halloween 2012

(updated 10/31/2012) While you can find these events in by-date order on the regular WSB West Seattle Events calendar page, we have grouped them here by type of event. Got a Halloween event you don’t see here? E-mail info to editor@westseattleblog.com. Thanks!

PUMPKIN-CARVING CONTEST

OCTOBER 31: Second annual White Center Pumpkin-Carving Contest, 6-8 pm outside Mac’s Triangle Pub at the south end of Delridge – all ages! Prizes! Bring YOUR carved pumpkin(s). You can drop yours off starting at 5 pm – and you do NOT have to be present to win (just come pick it up later)! Watch the contest’s official Facebook page for updates.

TRICK-OR-TREAT EVENTS

OCTOBER 31: Trick-or-treating at participating venues in Westwood Village, 5-7 pm

OCTOBER 31: Trick-or-treating at Bird on a Wire, 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm: Tricks for you your pets and kids, this Wednesday 5-9pm. Treat for the “little ones” and discounts on beer if you are dressed “appropriately.”

OCTOBER 31: Roxbury Spine & Wellness Clinic will be hosting community trick or treating during their annual Halloween celebration from 3:30-6:30 p.m. Along with trick or treating, Roxbury Spine and Wellness Clinic will have a variety of other children’s activities, chair massages available for adults, a costume contest (categories: scariest and best overall), drinks, light hor d’oeuvres and plenty of freebies and raffle prizes! More info here.

TRUNK OR TREAT: Grace Church is having its annual Trunk or Treat:

A fun, kid-friendly and free event for the whole family! There will be car trunks filled with goodies, games hot drinks and great food! Food and fun begin at 6pm. Trunks close at 8pm.

The church is at 10323 28th Ave SW.

PHOTO EVENTS

OCTOBER 31: Halloween photos of the dog(s) in your life, at The Wash Dog (WSB sponsor). Since almost everyone has a camera, this year YOU are the photographer. We have the set-up: Hay bales, pumpkins, dog costumes to borrow (or bring your own) and of course, treats. FREE!

CARNIVALS, FESTIVALS, COSTUME CONTESTS FOR KIDS, PETS

OCTOBER 31: Young At Art hosts a Halloween party in their studio at 5962 Fauntleroy Way SW, 5-8 pm.

OCTOBER 31: Holy Family School (a WSB sponsor) hosts their Halloween Party 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm. Halloween Party sponsored by the Knights of Columbus, held Halloween night, keeps our young people off the streets, and permits them to have a fun, safe evening in a controlled environment. Activities planned for this evening include bobbing for apples, hunting for candy hidden in straw, tossing bean bags through a pumpkin target, and other games. Prizes will be awarded for the best costumes. Cost: free (chili and “mummy dogs” will be available for a small fee).

OCTOBER 31: Kids Karnival at West Side Presbyterian Church, 6-8 pm. This event is on Halloween Oct 31st , from 6-8 pm. This year we’ll have carnival games, a bouncy house, cake walk, giant slide, a box maze and more! This event is geared for young children through 5th grade. It is a fun, safe alternative to trick-or-treating! The event is free, but we are doing a drive to collect items for emergency homeless kits. The kits are ziplock bags that we fill with items like water bottles, hand warmers, socks, granola bars etc., that we will then pass out to the homeless in our city. Hope to see you there!

OCTOBER 31: Roxbury Spine & Wellness Clinic will be hosting community trick or treating during their annual Halloween celebration from 3:30-6:30 p.m. Along with trick or treating, Roxbury Spine and Wellness Clinic will have a variety of other children’s activities, chair massages available for adults, a costume contest (categories: scariest and best overall), drinks, light hor d’oeuvres and plenty of freebies and raffle prizes! More info here.

MOVIE MANIA

OCTOBER 31: Big Foot – The Lost Coast Tapes plays at the Admiral Theater, 9 pm. “The film scared the “bejeezers” out of me. Shot like a documentary it builds in the way Paranormal Activity does and then WHAM! This is NOT for the faint of heart.”

SPOOKY STORYTELLING, SPOOKY LIVE PERFORMANCES

OCTOBER 31–NOVEMBER 1: Skeleton Theatre, 6-9 pm (directions and show info here). The animatronic skeletons are back, with a space theme this year. 36th SW & SW Hanford.

OCTOBER 31: Nightmare on 44th, at 44th and Charlestown – 6-9 pm.

OCTOBER 31: Oregon Shadow Theatre presents ‘The Green Bird: A Mexican Story‘ at the South Park Community Center (WSB sponsor), 10 am. A boy is transformed by a magician into a fortune-telling bird in this Oregon Shadow Theatre production. A brave girl journeys through Mexico to save the boy, encountering fantastic characters and scenes from Mexico’s rich folkloric tradition. Colorful and intricate shadow puppets combine with live music, voices and sound effects to create a delightful family entertainment. For ages 4 and up.

ADULT PARTIES: BARS/LOUNGES/TAVERNS, ELSEWHERE

OCTOBER 31: Girl Jam Halloween Party & Costume Contest at Feedback Lounge (WSB sponsor) starts at 9 pm. GIA is hosting a unique Halloween party – she’s showing HEDWIG & THE ANGRY INCH on the big screen at 9 pm, followed by two costume contests – one for all and another for girls couples!

OCTOBER 31: Halloween Lesbian Night Costume Party; Karaoke with Misty at Outwest Bar, 8:30 pm–11 pm.

OCTOBER 31: Spooky Halloween Karaoke Night at A Terrible Beauty Irish Pub, 9:30 pm. Hosted by Paul Jensen!

ALL HALLOWS’ EVE AND DIA DE LOS MUERTOS

OCTOBER 31: Oregon Shadow Theatre presents ‘The Green Bird: A Mexican Story‘ at the South Park Community Center (WSB sponsor), 10 am. A boy is transformed by a magician into a fortune-telling bird in this Oregon Shadow Theatre production. A brave girl journeys through Mexico to save the boy, encountering fantastic characters and scenes from Mexico’s rich folkloric tradition. Colorful and intricate shadow puppets combine with live music, voices and sound effects to create a delightful family entertainment. For ages 4 and up.

Remember, if you have a Halloween event and it’s not here, please e-mail info to editor@westseattleblog.com or share it with us on Facebook (facebook.com/westseattleblog). Thanks!