Halloween: Lots of activities planned throughout the area

Plenty of Halloween festivities are planned throughout the area in celebration of the upcoming October 31 holiday.

Saw whet owl. Photo by Gary Lee

Saw whet owl. Photo by Gary Lee

• The Inlet Youth Commission will also host its annual Halloween Parade and Party on Friday, October 24.

Parade line-up begins at 6:30 p.m. at the parking lot between St. Anthony’s Church and the Church of the Lakes on Main Street.

Following the parade through town, all are invited to the Inlet Emergency Services Building for costume judging and refreshments.

• The annual Pumpkin Fest, hosted by the Central Adirondack Association, will be held at the Old Forge Fire Hall on Saturday, October 25 from 4 to 7 p.m. There will be pumpkin carving and Halloween treats.

• Community members of all ages are invited to the Old Forge Library’s annual Halloween Costume Contest and Party on Friday, October 31 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Prizes will be awarded in both the adult and children’s costume categories. There will be refreshments and craft projects, and photos of each participant will be taken.

• Halloween day activities in Raquette Lake include a Scarecrow Contest at 3 p.m. on the lawn of the Raquette Lake School. Cash prizes will be awarded.

Following the contest kids can trick or treat around town. Once the kiddies are in bed the adults can enjoy a Costume Contest at the Raquette Lake Tap Room.

• The Old Forge Fire Department’s Halloween Costume Parade and Party will take place, as always, on Halloween, Friday, October 31.

The parade will begin at the Old Forge Post Office at 7 p.m. and end at the fire hall where kids will show off their costumes and traditional festivities will commence.

• A Halloween Carnival will take place at Long Lake Central School on Saturday, Novmber 1 from 1 to 4 p.m. The event features a haunted house, games for kids, a costume contest and Halloween treats.

See the ads in this paper for upcoming Halloween parties hosted by area taverns.

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