Sequim’s spooky events set for Halloween weekend

Halloween happenings occur all weekend long with several Sequim establishments getting into the spooky spirit from Friday, Oct. 31 through Sunday, Nov. 2.

Oct. 31-Nov. 2

• OTA finishes its murder mystery run

Olympic Theatre Arts’ production of Agatha Christie’s “A Murder is Announced” wraps up this weekend with shows at 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Oct. 31-Nov. 1, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2, at OTA, 414 N. Sequim Ave. Tickets available at olympictheatrearts.org or by calling 360-683-7326 from 1-4 p.m. Wednesday-Friday.

Halloween, Friday, Oct. 31

• Avamere residents, staff host trunk-or-treat

Avamere Olympic Rehabilitation of Sequim, 1000 S. Fifth Ave., hosts a Trunk-or-Treat event from 1:30-3:30 p.m. on Halloween in the facility’s parking lot with patients and staff giving out candy and offering games.

• Elks host drive-thru

The Sequim Elks Lodge, 143 Port Williams Road, continues its drive-thru trick-or-treat from 3-5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31 with Elks members handing out candy.

• Merchants keep trick-or-treat tradition

More than 70 Sequim merchants offer trick-or-treating from 3-5 p.m. Oct. 31 along Washington Street.

• Trunk-or-treat at Gateway Church

Gateway Church of Sequim, 609 W. Washington St., offers a trunk-or-treat from 3-6 p.m. on Halloween. All ages welcome. They also offer a fun fall backdrop for a photo-op.

• Foursquare hosts Harvest Fest

Sequim Valley Foursquare, 9090 Old Olympic Hwy., holds its Harvest Festival from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Oct. 31. with activity booths inside with games to win candy along with face painting, free food, inflatables, Nerf tag, and more. Organizers are also collecting jars of peanut butter and jelly for its food pantry and those in need. Organizers ask for child-friendly costumes only.

• Fifth Avenue’s Spooktacular evening

The Fifth Avenue, 500 West Hendrickson Road, invites families to its trick-or-treat event from 5-6 p.m. on Halloween with a haunted bat cave where children can collect treats from residents.

Families can also enter a raffle to win a prize. Costumes are encouraged.

• Faith Lutheran holds harvest fest

Faith Lutheran Church, 354 W. Cedar St., hosts its harvest festival from 5-6:30 p.m. on Halloween. The family-friendly event offers candy, activities, games and more with trick-or-treaters welcome. Child-friendly costumes only.

• ‘Bash’ continues at King’s Way

King’s Way Sequim, 1023 Kitchen-Dick Road, hosts its annual “Bash” from 5-8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31, with outdoor family fun game booths, rock climbing wall, hot dogs, and candy. Kid-friendly costumes only.

• Rat Racers and KSQM host joint events

Olympic Peninsula Rat Racers host its Trunk-or-Treat from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Halloween at the Sequim Village Shopping Center, 651 W. Washington St. Free candy will be given out by each vehicle’s owner. Drivers are welcome to bring any type of vehicle to participate, organizers said.

Peninsula Party Booth will also be on site taking photos. KSQM offers spiced cider, hot dogs and popcorn. At 8 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 1, 91.5 FM plays the classic “War of the Worlds” recording.

• Sherwood offers candy to kids

Sherwood Assisted Living, 550 W. Hendrickson Road, invites trick-or-treaters from 6-7 p.m. Oct. 31 to haunt their halls for candy from residents.

Sweet Spot holds costume contest

• Sweet Spot Sequim, 609 W. Washington St., offers a free froyo for any child in a costume under 12 on Halloween. A potential prize will be offered to those who enter the business’ costume contest by posting a photo on their social media page. The store is open from noon-7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 31.

’Rocky Horror’ theme at Oasis

• Oasis Bar and Grill, 301 E. Washington. St., hosts Reckless Dove’s Reckless Halloween from 8-11 p.m. with live music featuring a Rocky Horror theme. Ages 21 and older with costumes encouraged.

Saturday, Nov. 1

• Casino brings a Day After Halloween Party

7 Cedars Casino, 270756 U.S. Highway 101, hosts its annual costume contest on Saturday, Nov. 1, inside Club Seven. Mr. Pink! offers live music.

The costume contest begins at 7:30 pm. and contestants must stop by the Blyn Bay conference room, in the hotel, between 7:30-9:30 p.m. for preliminary judging. The contest begins at 10 p.m.

Individual prizes range from $700 for first place to $300 for third place, and $1,000 for the group costume contest of three or more people. Ages 21 and older. No cover charge.

Photo by Monica Berkseth Firefighter John McKenzie throws candy into the air at the Sequim Prairie Grange’s Country Fair and Trunk-or-Treat for its “Great Candy Drop” on Oct. 25.

Photo by Monica Berkseth/ Three-year-old Evelyn Ellison and her mom Erin Ellison of Sequim show their artsy webs off at the Dungeness River Nature Center’s Not-So-Scary Halloween event on Oct. 24. and they are from Sequim.

Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash/ Hailey Hoyle, 9, as Stitch, and Zach Hoyle, 8, as a prisoner, play the Memory Game at the Sequim Boys & Girls Club’s Halloween Bash on Oct. 25.

Photo by Monica Berkseth Allie Gale stands by her bubblegum booth during Sequim Community Church’s Fall Family Festival.

Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash/ Lucca Trevino, 10, dressed as Tanjiro Kamado from “Demon Slayer,” carefully selects the treat he won in the Cake Walk during the Sequim Boys & Girls Club’s Halloween Bash.

Photo by Monica Berkseth Staff and board members with the Dungeness River Nature Center pose for a photo during the center’s new Not-So-Scary Halloween event on Oct. 24.

Photo by Monica Berkseth/ Families enjoy food and games at Sequim Community Church’s Fall Family Festival.

Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash/ Mackenzie Erks, 10, dressed as Chucky from “Child’s Play,” shows the cupcake she won during the Cake Walk at the Halloween Bash inside the Boys & Girls Club.

Photo by Monica Berkseth/ Children carve pumpkins on Oct. 25 at the Sequim Prairie Grange’s Country Fair and Trunk-or-Treat.

Photo by Monica Berkseth/ Families gather for a presentation during the Dungeness River Nature Center’s Not-So-Scary Halloween event on Oct. 24.

Photo by Monica Berkseth/ Dad and daughter duo Nick Romano Danielle Romano, 8, celebrate winning a scooter at the Sequim Prairie Grange’s Country Fair and Trunk-or-Treat for its “Great Candy Drop” on Oct. 25 held by Clallam County Fire District 3.