Tricks, treats abound this Halloween in Sequim

Published 11:55 am Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Sequim Gazette staff

There’s no shortage of candy to go around this Halloween and Harvest season. Sequim and Port Angeles continue to offer many activities through Oct. 31. The Boys & Girls Club hosts its annual pre-Halloween event with candy and games while adults can enjoy festivities on Oct. 30 at the Oasis Bar & Grill. On Halloween, Sequim High School offers its annual Haunted Hallways and the Downtown Merchants serve up some treats. Churches, a car dealership and the casino also get in on the fun on Halloween.

THROUGH HALLOWEEN

• Pumpkin Patch

When: Open daily noon-6 p.m.

Where: Corner of U.S. Highway 101 and Kitchen-Dick Road.

Details: Pumpkin patch, field trips. Pumpkins: 50 cents per pound, straw maze: $5;

Pumpkin shoot (two shots) $5.

Contact: 461-0940.

• Troll Haven Farms’ Haunted Castle

When: 6 p.m. through Oct. 31

Where: Troll Haven, 950 Gardiner Beach Road, Sequim

Details: Family friendly scare in the barn. Cost: 5 and under free, 6-12 $5

• Troll Haven Pumpkin Patch

When: noon-5 p.m. through Oct. 31

Details: $5 admission for ages 6-12, youths 5 and younger are free. Includes haunted area upstairs, petting zoo, crafts, games, popcorn, cider, coffee and hot cocoa. Pumpkins: small two for $5, medium $7 and large $10.

Contact: 559-577-3067 or visit trollhaven.org.

FRIDAY, OCT. 30

• Boys & Girls Club’s pre-Halloween event

When: 6:30-9 p.m.

Where: Sequim Boys & Girls Club, 400 W. Fir St.

Details: Candy, games and more with a haunted house: $2.

Contact: Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula, 683-8095.

• The Oasis Bar & Grill’s Halloween party, costume contest

When: 10 p.m. live music with costume contest later

Where: The Oasis Bar & Grill, 301 E. Washington St.,

Contact: 582-3143. Call before 11 a.m.

• Sequim Community Church’s Fall Family Festival

When: 5-8 p.m.

Where: Sequim Community Church, 950 N. Fifth Ave.

Details: Carnival games, bounce house, giant obstacle course, hot dogs, chili cook-off, candy; costumes welcome

Contact: 683-4194 or office@sequimcommunitychurch.org.

SATURDAY, OCT. 31

• Layton Hill Horse Camp

When: 9 a.m.-dusk

Where: 2514 Chicken Coop Road, Blyn

Details: 9 a.m.-2:30, Poker Run; 3:30 p.m. costume competition and pumpkin carving (BYOP); 5 p.m. Dutch oven cook-off; at dusk, Haunted Forest, $5. Not recommended for children.

Contact: Anna 425-737-7404.

• Sequim High School Haunted Hallways

When: 1-4 p.m.

Where: At school campus in H Building, 601 N. Sequim Ave.

Details: Parents and grandparents can bring children dressed in costumes for Halloween activities and fun. No admission is required, but canned food donations will be added to the high school’s annual October food drive to benefit the Sequim Food Bank.

Contact: 582-3600.

• Trick-or-treat with the merchants in downtown Sequim

When: 3-5 p.m.

Where: Look for pictures of pumpkins in window of participating stores.

Contact: Contact Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce at 683-6197.

• Faith Lutheran Church’s Hallow’d Eve Harvest Festival

When: 5-7 p.m.

Where: Faith Lutheran Church, 382 W. Cedar St.

Details: Free games, prizes, candy and a cake walk.

Contact: 683-4803.

• Price Ford’s “Trunk or Treat”

When: 5-7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31

Where: 3311 E. U.S. Highway 101, Port Angeles.

Details: 30 local businesses providing a safe place for youngsters inside rain or shine.

Contact: 457-3333.

• Olympic View Church of God’s Trunk-or-Treat

When: 5-7 p.m.

Where: 503 N. Brown Road

Details: Family friendly environment with free hayrides, food/drinks and treats for children.

Contact: 683-7897 or Christine Paulsen at 461-1866.

• King’s Way Foursquare Church’s The Bash

When: 5-8 p.m.

Where: King’s Way Foursquare Church, 1023 Kitchen-Dick Road.

Details: Bringing a non-perishable food item/s gets you into the fun and games, including pony rides, a Ferris wheel, a rock climbing wall, bounce houses, games and candy. Bring a buck or two and grab some hot dogs or an espresso. Family friendly costumes and fun for the whole family. Adults accompany children.

Contact: www.thekingsway.net or call 683-8020.

• Eastern Hills Community Church’s Trunk-or-Treat

When: 6-8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31

Where: Eastern Hill’s Community Church, 91 Savannah Lane, Carlsborg

Details: Free bounce houses, train rides, hot dogs, music, candy.

Contact: 681-4367 or easternhillscommunitychurch.org.

• Seven Cedars Casino

When: 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Where: Club Seven at 7 Cedars Casino, 270756 U.S. Hwy 101.

Cost: No cover

Other: Gold Digger plus a $500 costume contest. Contest for cash prizes: 11 p.m. Must be here by 10 p.m. to pre-judged. 21 & Over with ID.

Also: Rainforest Stage, music by DJ O.B.1 from 9 p.m.-

1 a.m.; 18-20s contest for cash prizes at 10 p.m. Must be here by 9 p.m. to be pre-judged. 18+ with ID.