Halloween: Parades, parties and everything in between
It's the final weekend before Halloween, so things are going to get costumed and crazy.
Here's a breakdown of what's happening for kids and grown-ups alike.
Friday
Boo at the Zoo 7-9 p.m. 3 Palms Zoo & Education Center, 924 Blackbird Forest Road, Clayton. $5. Sixth annual Halloween event features nocturnal animals, graveyard, ghosts, scarecrows, pumpkins, skeletons, witches, marshmallows and cider. Also Saturday.
Cemetery House 7-11 p.m. Laurel Volunteer Fire Department, 205 W. 10th St., Laurel. $10 or $9 with a canned good. Also Saturday. www.facebook.com/cemeteryhouse.
“Creature From the Black Lagoon” 7:30 p.m. Riverfront Theater, 2 S. Walnut St., Milford. Second Street Players Mr. Moribund’s Theater of Terror, includes movie and stage show. $5. secondstreetplayers.com
Deanna Fitzpatrick 8 p.m. Milton Theatre, 110 Union St., Milton. $30-$35. Helping the living connect with their spirits.
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“Dracula” 7:30 p.m. Puffster, 115 Loockerman St., Dover. 1931 classic film.
“Dracula in Love” 8 p.m. Delaware City Community Center, 250 Fifth St., Delaware City. $5-$12. Reedy Point Players present this spoof, which proves that love can touch even a vampire’s heart and that monsters really know how to party. Also 8 p.m. Saturday.
Frightland 309 Port Penn Road, Middletown. $25-$40. Includes two-mile Haunted Hayride, four indoor haunted houses, rides, games and food. 6 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through Nov. 4.
Fright Night 7-10 p.m. Brecknock County Park, 80 Old Camden Road, Camden. $7. Also Saturday. www.facebook.com/KentCountyParksAndRec.
Hockessin Haunted House 7-9 p.m. 19 Nathalie Drive, Hockessin. $5. Benefits Comp Animals Pet Rescue. Also Saturday, with rain date Sunday. http://hockessinhauntedhouse.org.
“Hocus Pocus” 5:30-8:30 p.m. George Wilson Center, 303 New London Road, Newark. Includes children’s crafts and food vendors, plus this 1993 PG comic horror movie at 6:30.
Mischief in the Garden 5-8 p.m. Bellevue Community Center, 500 Duncan Road, Wilmington. Includes haunted house, face painting, music, apple chunking, scarecrow making, bonfire, last Bellefonte Farmers Market of the season, food trucks and vendors.
“Monster Mash” 6:30 p.m. The Salted Rim, 27 Atlantic Ave., Ocean View. Ovation Dinner Theatre presents this interactive mystery featuring monsters to the left, mortals to the right and detectives stuck in the middle. Costume contest for those attending.
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Nightmare’s Haunted House 7 p.m. 10912 County Seat Road, Laurel. $13 or $11 with a canned good. Also Saturday, Monday and Tuesday. http://nightmareshauntedhouse.info.
Pea Patch Paranormal Adventure 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. Fort Delaware State Park, 45 Clinton St., Delaware City. $50-$110. Ghost hunt. Also 6:30 p.m. Saturday. https://delawarestateparks.reserveamerica.com/tourDetails.do?contractCode=DE&tourId=7099.
Screams at the Beach 6:30 p.m. 22518 Lewes-Georgetown Highway, Georgetown. $25-$50. Also Saturday. www.screamsatthebeach.com.
Sea Witch Halloween & Fiddlers’ Festival Downtown Rehoboth Beach and nearby areas. Delaware’s largest Halloween event enters its 28th year, featuring parades, bonfires, beach games, hayrides and trick or treating. Most activities are free. Also Saturday and Sunday. www.beach-fun.com/sea-witch-halloween-fiddlers-festival.html.
Slaughter House Farm 32076 Gordy Road, Laurel. $13. No one under 10 allowed. Benefits Operation We Care. Also Saturday, plus friendly monsters for free trick or treating Tuesday. www.slaughterhousefarm.org.
Wicked Woods 2621 Sandy Bend Road, Wyoming. $15. Haunted trail Friday and Saturday, Family Fun Days Saturday and Sunday. www.facebook.com/Wicked-RWestern-Productions-Inc-256317854410065.
Saturday
A Terrifyingly Good Time: An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe 7:30-9 p.m. Smyrna Opera House, 7 W. South St., Smyrna. $5-$10. Readings from the master of the macabre benefit the Smyrna-Clayton Heritage Association John W. Dickinson Memorial Scholarship fund.
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Boo at the Zoo 7-9 p.m. 3 Palms Zoo & Education Center, 924 Blackbird Forest Road, Clayton. $5.
Cemetery House 7-11 p.m. Laurel Volunteer Fire Department, 205 W. 10th St., Laurel. $10 or $9 with a canned good.
“Creature From the Black Lagoon” 7:30 p.m. Riverfront Theater, 2 S. Walnut St., Milford. Second Street Players Mr. Moribund’s Theater of Terror, includes movie and stage show. $5. secondstreetplayers.com
“Dracula in Love” 8 p.m. Delaware City Community Center, 250 Fifth St. Delaware City. $5-$12.
Frightland 309 Port Penn Road, Middletown. $25-$40. 6 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through Nov. 4.
Fright Night 7-10 p.m. Brecknock County Park, 80 Old Camden Road, Camden. $7.
Goodies & Goblins 5-6:30 p.m. Delaware Agriculture Museum, 866 N. du Pont Highway, Dover. $1. Costume contest and trick or treating. Sponsored by Kiwanis of Dover.
Halloween Bash 8 p.m. Bar XIII, 1706 Philadelphia Pike, Wilmington. Magnetar presents Zillion Dollar Babies (Alice Cooper tribute), Infernal Opera (metal) and Ghoul b.c. (Ghost tribute). Costumes encouraged.
Halloween Family Fun Day 10 a.m. Woodburn, 151 Kings Highway, Dover. Governor’s house open for tours, games and crafts.
Halloween Loop 8 p.m. At 12 venues in Wilmington. $10. 38th annual costumed spectacle of bar hoppers. http://outandaboutnow.com/about/city-loop-series/halloween-loop.
Halloween Party 5:30 p.m. The Pond, 3 S. First St. Rehoboth Beach. Costumes suggested. With Mama’s Black Sheep and Sweet Leda.
Harvest Festival Noon-5 p.m. Concord Mall, 4737 U.S. 202, Wilmington. Includes pumpkin decorating, crafts, face painting, interactive experiences and food trucks.
Harvest Festival 5 p.m. Wilmington Friends Meeting, 401 N. West St., Wilmington. Includes food, music and games. Costumes optional, with trick or treating in the parking lot.
Hockessin Haunted House 7-9 p.m. 19 Nathalie Drive, Hockessin. $5. Benefits Comp Animals Pet Rescue. Rain date Sunday.
Mysteries of History 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Graveyard, Lewes (tours depart from the Zwaanendael Museum). Free; reservations required by Friday at 302-645-1148,
Nightmare’s Haunted House 7 p.m. 10912 County Seat Road, Laurel. $13 or $11 with a canned good. Also Monday and Tuesday.
“Night of the Living Dead” 7:30 p.m. Puffster, 115 Loockerman St., Dover. 1968 classic film.
Pea Patch Paranormal Adventure 6:30 p.m. Fort Delaware State Park, 45 Clinton St., Delaware City. $50-$110. Ghost hunt.
Pipe Organ Spooktacular 3 p.m. All Saints’ Church, 18 Olive Ave., Rehoboth Beach. Spooky pipe organ music, movie and TV-themed trivia and more. In conjunction with Sea Witch Festival. Free. www.allsaintsandstgeorges.org.
Rusty Rudder's Halloween Party 9:30 p.m. Del. 1, Dewey Beach. With Love Seed Mama Jump at 9:30 p.m.
The Starboard 9 p.m. Del, 1, Dewey Beach. Costume party double shot Saturday with performances by Freshly Squeezed at 9 p.m. and Kristin & the Noise at 10:30 p.m.
Screams at the Beach 6:30 p.m. 22518 Lewes-Georgetown Highway, Georgetown. $25-$50.
Sea Witch Halloween & Fiddlers’ Festival Downtown Rehoboth Beach and nearby. Also Sunday.
Slaughter House Farm 32076 Gordy Road, Laurel. $13. No one under 10 allowed. Plus friendly monsters for free trick or treating Oct. 31.
“The Rocky Horror Picture Show” 11 p.m. Theatre N, Nemours Building, 11th and Tatnall streets, Wilmington. R-rated interactive cult musical. With Halloween costume contest.
Wags, Witches & Warlocks 9 a.m.-noon. Downtown Bethany Beach. Halloween festival includes parade (at 10 a.m.), face painting, pumpkin painting and costume contest for people and pets. Benefits Partners for Paws Delaware.
Wicked Woods 2621 Sandy Bend Road, Wyoming. $15. Haunted trail Saturday, Family Fun Days Saturday and Sunday.
Sunday
Frightland 309 Port Penn Road, Middletown. $25-$40. 6 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through Nov. 4.
Halloween Bingo 6-9:30 p.m. Chambers Memorial Hall, 3900 Kirkwood Highway, Wilmington. With Karyn Thomas and Anita Mann. Prizes for best costumes.
Halloween Candy and Wine Pairing 1-3 p.m. Harvest Ridge Winery, 447 Westville Road, Marydel. $12. Six wines paired with candy.
Halloween Parade and Trick-or-Treat Main Street 3 p.m. Main Street, Newark. Parade begins at Tyre Avenue and Main Street and marches west on Main to College Avenue. From 3-5 p.m., some Main Street businesses will offer goodies.
October Music Fest 3 p.m. The Music School of Delaware, 4101 Washington St., Wilmington. Free. Children’s songs and activities. Costumes encouraged.
Sea Witch Halloween & Fiddlers’ Festival Downtown Rehoboth Beach and nearby. Final day.
Wicked Woods 2621 Sandy Bend Road, Wyoming. $15.
Monday
Nightmare’s Haunted House 7 p.m. 10912 County Seat Road, Laurel. $13 or $11 with a canned good. Also Tuesday.
Teen Halloween Party 6-7:30 p.m. South Coastal Library, 43 Kent Ave., Bethany Beach. Music with DJ Bump, costume contest and refreshments. Registration required at 539-5231.
Trunk-or-Treat 5:30-8:30 p.m. Georgetown DMV, 23737 DuPont Blvd., Georgetown. With Delaware State Police, local police, fire and EMS. Trick-or-treat, costume contests.
Halloween — Tuesday
Haunted Library 6-8 p.m. Selbyville Public Library, Main and McCabe streets, Selbyville. Screaming replaces shushing in this 15th annual event.
“The Hunchback of Notre Dame” 6 p.m. All Saints’ Church, 18 Olive Ave., Rehoboth Beach. Silent movie with improvised organ accompaniment. Free. 302-227-7202.
Nightmare’s Haunted House 7 p.m. 10912 County Seat Road, Laurel. $13 or $11 with a canned good.
Slaughter House Farm 32076 Gordy Road, Laurel. Friendly monsters for free trick or treating.
Trick-or-Treat at Woodburn 5-8 p.m. Woodburn: The Governor’s Residence, 151 Kings Highway S.W., Dover. Gov. John Carney and Tracey Carney will be handing out candy. 302-739-5656.
Trunk or Treat 6-8 p.m. First Choice Services, 33334 Main St., Dagsboro. Costumes encouraged. Includes decorated cars, bounce house, hot chocolate bar and candy.
Thursday
Dia delos Muertos Luminaria Labyrinth Walk 6-7 p.m. Delaware Art Museum, 2301 Kentmere Parkway. Wilmington. Donation. Day of the dead walk, lit by tea lights.
Friday, Nov. 3
Day of the Dead 3-9 p.m. Liquid Alchemy Beverages, 28 Brookside Drive, Wilmington. Mexican-inspired decorations, foods, music and face-painting. Day-of-the-dead attire encouraged. Also Nov. 4.
Frightland 6 p.m. 309 Port Penn Road, Middletown. $25-$40. 6 p.m. Also Saturday.
Saturday, Nov. 4
Day of the Dead Noon-9 p.m. Liquid Alchemy Beverages, 28 Brookside Drive, Wilmington.
Frightland 6 p.m. 309 Port Penn Road, Middletown. $25-$40. Final day.