HolidaysPlaces to visit September 24, 2019

Fall Fun, Frights, and Treats

lit Halloween jack o'laterns on a dark street

 

If you are looking for fun, frights or treats this fall, there are plenty of options in and around Salt Lake to choose from.

Trick or Treat Street  will be held indoors (no worries about inclement weather) at the Utah Olympic Oval at 5662 Cougar Lane in Kearns on October 18th from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Local vendors, sport clubs and community groups will be offering treats as you walk around the Olympic Oval.  Free Admission for children. Adult admission is $5 or a donation of three non-perishable canned food items. Check the link for additional fun events, such as the Halloween Ice Show and Haunted Houses Curling Tournament held at the same location on different dates.

 

Garden After Dark – Trouble in Oz  at Red Butte Garden, 300 Wakara Way in Salt Lake City on October 17th, 18th, 19th, 24th, 25th, and 26th from 6:00 pm to 8:15 pm.  Tickets go on sale beginning October 1st.  Beware of the giant plant pests the Wicked Witch has unleashed as you follow the yellow brick road to conquer Oz.  Celebration includes games, activities and entertainment.

 

Haunted Hollow is at the Galena Hills Park at 12500 S 550 West in Draper on October 21st from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Dress in costume to this free community event and enjoy carnival games, candy, prizes, a pumpkin patch and live entertainment. Appropriate for all ages.

 

plate of Halloween decorated cookies

 

Monster Block Party is held at the Gallivan Center at 239 South Main Street in Salt Lake City, on October 26th from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. This FREE Halloween festival includes trick-or-treating booths, a costume contest (with divisions for children, teens, and adults), arts and crafts projects, dance performances and live music.

 

Witchstock Festival combines Ogden’s favorite Halloween events in one festival on October 26th from 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm on the Historic 25th street. The festival kicks off with the Witches’ Tea Party. This is a ticketed event, which is the annual fundraiser for the Junior League of Ogden. The costumed tea party includes a witches’ fashion show and a costume contest while enjoying tea, light hors d’oeuvres, live entertainment and dessert.   The rest of the festival is free and open to the public, including the Zombie Crawl, beginning at 6:00 pm and the Monster Bash Dance Party at 8:00 pm.

 

Halloween Town will be held in Nolen Park at 7862 Tinamous Road in Eagle Mountain on October 26th from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. This FREE event includes trick-or-treating, a balloon artist, a car show, and even a dog costume contest. The senior booth will be handing out pumpkins (while supplies last). Food trucks will be available for optional food purchases.

 

Halloween Hoot at Tracy Aviary, 589 E 1300 South in Salt Lake City on October 26th, 27th, and the 31st from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.  This event is included with your paid admission, but children, age 12 and under, who are dressed in costume can get in free.  Enjoy special activities and crafts while spending time with the birds at the aviary.

 

 

HolidaysPlaces to visit September 3, 2018

Fall Fun & Halloween Haunts

 

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From boats, trains, races, mazes and more there are lots of options for celebrating fall and Halloween.  It isn’t too early to purchase tickets or to schedule these events in your calendar.

Halloween Cruise

Listen to the captain tell a scary story as you ride a riverboat down the Provo River as you pass over a hundred hand-carved jack-o-lanterns.  Boat ride is approximately 20 minutes long.

Pumpkin Train – Heber Valley

Take a 40 minute ride on the pumpkin train and be entertained by costumed characters.

Scary Lazy Race

Always wanted to run in a race, but don’t like to run?  West Haven has a 0.5 K lazy man’s race on October 13, 2018.  Dress in costume to enter for a prize.

Haunted Half Marathon

A Headless Horseman begins the race at Sugarhouse Park to Emigration Canyon for a 13.13 mile challenge on October 20, 2018.  There will be a costume contest as well.

 

Pumpkin-Regatta

Pumpkin Regatta

 

Ginormous Pumpkin Regatta

Dozens of giant pumpkins weighing in at hundreds, or even a thousand pounds will set sail for a race on the North Shore of Oquirrh Lake in South Jordan on October 20, 2018.  Family activities and food trucks will be available.

Black Island Farms

Visit the Corn Maze, Pumpkin Patch Hayrides, Nightmare Acres and Farmers Market in Syracuse.  Season opens on September 21, 2018.

Haunted Hayride – Hee Haw Farms

Take a moonlit hayride through the haunted 156 year old barnyard in Pleasant Grove.  Halloween attraction is available on Monday, Friday and Saturdays during October.

Corn Maze – Cornbelly’s

There are several maze options available.  The Greatest Maze on Earth is a circus-theme maze through 8 acres of pathways.  Interactive games are placed throughout the maze to challenge you.  Ride a grain train through the Candy Corn Acres Maze and see scarecrow and jack-o-lantern scenes along the way. The Kiddie Maze offers the youngest maze explorers a 5 minute challenge to conquer.  The Haunted Insanity Point Maze has animatronics, live spooks and surprises lurking in the corn.  Be prepared to be scared.

Little Bear Bottoms Corn Maze

Attractions include Corn Maze, Scarecrow Walk, Haunted River Trail, Giant Straw Fort, and Spooky Barn Ride.

Pumpkin Nights

Explore the Pumpkin Pirate Cove, Maravilla Lane, Pumpkin Reef, Spider Alley, Forbidden Pumpkin City, Great Pumpkin Hall, Monster Mash and Pumpkin Passage and see over 3,000 hand-carved pumpkins at the Utah State Fairpark. Be entertained by pumpkin artists, performers, and fire dancers.

Halloween Carnival – Provo

Animal and magician show, haunted house, crafts, games, and Trick or Treat Street.  October 27, 2018.

Witch Fest – Gardner Village

A 45-day celebration of witches including Breakfast with a witch, a Witches 5K Run/Walk, Six Hags Witches Adventure, Witch in the Kitchen cooking and much more.  See link for schedule of events.

Boo Lights at Hogle Zoo

Lighted displays at the zoo, take a train ride at night, explore a labyrinth-themed maze with puppets, and see ‘Spiderella’.

Little Haunts – This Is The Place

Wear your Halloween costumes to This Is the Place Heritage Park to go trick-or-treating, visit the story telling witch, take a train ride, pony ride and make take-home crafts.  (October 13, 18, 19, 20 & 27th).

Garden After Dark – Red Butte Garden

Light displays, games and crafts. (October 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, and 27th)

Thriller – Odyssey Dance Theater

The performances include Thriller, The Curse of the Mummy, Dem Bones, Frankenstein, Jason Jam, Salem’s Mass, The Lost Boys, The River of Blood Dance and more.