Scare Up Some Fun…Whether its a Trick or a Treat Here are Some Spooktacular Events:

 

Big or Small SAVE em ALL Halloween Costume Party

October 30, 6:00pm – 10:00pm
Seaside Tavern, 891 Cove Rd, Stamford
Admisssion: $10 @ the door gets you two $5 raffle tickets
Best costume & most creative costume prize.  Come out to support a great cause!  Hope to see you there!

Ghostly Sightings Tours                                                                  

October 22-31,  Wed.-Sun. noon-4 p.m.
Lockwood-Mathews Mansion, 295 West Ave., Norwalk
Admission: $20
lockwoodmathewsmansion.com
More info: Tours focus on the history of the house, when it was a private residence, between 1868 and 1938. Visitors may encounter a ghost who is haunted by those memories and walks through the first and second floors of the mansion during tour hours, but only at Halloween.

Nightmare at the Knights

October 24,  8:30 pm – 1:30 am
Knights of Columbus, 507 Shippan Ave., Stamford
Admission: $49 (21 and up only)
More info: Halloween party with costume contest, raffles, prizes, snacks, dj, music, dancing and more.

A Haunting at Mill Hill

October 24 & 25,  Tours at 6, 7:30 & 9 pm
Mill Hill Historic Park, 2 East Wall St., Norwalk
Admission: $15; $10 for ages 8-12, in advance $13 & $8 respectively (reservations recommended)
norwalkhistoricalsociety.org
More info: Take a lantern light tour through the historic Mill Hill graveyard. Meet Anna Howard, the spirit that roams the Norwalk River…Hear the story of Margaret Gale, the wife of an organ grinder, who met her untimely end along a deserted Norwalk road … and others from Norwalk’s colorful past. Bring a flashlight.

 

 

Zappy Zebra’s Monster Mash Bash

October 25,  10-11:30 am
Knights of Columbus – 507 Shippan Ave., Stamford
Admission: $8 More info: Lots of family friendly activities including pumpkin decorating, zumba for kids, face painting, storytelling, costume party and more.

Monster Mash: Heroes & Heroines

October 25,  6-8:30 pm
Stepping Stones Museum for Children, Mathews Park, 303 West Avenue, Norwalk
Admission: $15; members $10.
steppingstonesmuseum.org
More info: Don’t be bored out of your gourd this Halloween. The 10th annual silly, funny and favorite Halloween event, filled with tricks and treats for the whole family to enjoy. Dress up as your favorite hero or heroine and join the costume party and parade!

Trick or Treat at Stamford Museum and Nature Center

October 26, 1-3 pm
Heckscher Farm, Stamford Museum and Nature Center
Admission: $10; seniors $8; students $6; children $5
stamfordmuseum.org
More info: Don your Halloween costume and head up to Heckscher Farm to trick or treat with your favorite farm friends! Grab a map and head off in search of different “treats” at the trick or treating stations. Then, stop by Overbrook for “Ick-Fest” and get slimy with our slime table, visit live reptiles and bugs, and create crafts around some of our favorite Halloween critters.

Howl & Prowl Pet Costume Party

October 26,  1-4 pm
Greenwich Common Park, Greenwich
Admission: TBAadoptadog.org
More info: This October marks the seventh year for the entertaining “Howl & Prowl” Halloween pet costume party in Greenwich that attracts hundreds of owners and their dogs who come together for an afternoon of fun to benefit pets in need.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

October 30; 8:30 pm
Avon Theatre, 272 Bedford St., Stamford
Admission: $11; members $6
avontheatre.org
More info: The classic cult film. Costume contest with prizes, sponsored by Lorca and Station Eats! An outrageous assemblage of the most stereotyped science fiction movies, Marvel comics, Frankie Avalon/Annette Funicello outings and rock ‘n’ roll of every vintage. Running through the story is the sexual confusion of two middle American “Ike Age” kids confronted by the complications of the decadent morality of the 70’s, represented in the person of the mad “doctor” Frank N Furter, a transvestite from the planet Transexual in the galaxy of Transylvania.

Classic Night Reading of Dracula

October 31, November 1-2 Fri. & Sat. 8 pm, Sun. 3 pm
Theatre Artists Workshop, 5 Gregory Blvd., East Norwalk
Admission: $10
taworkshop.org
More info: Come and celebrate Halloween with the quintessential vampire himself! Cast includes Drew Denbaum, Frank Piazza, Sean Hannon, Richard C. Leonard, Jim Noble, Emilie Roberts, Chilton Ryan and Nadine Willig. Reservations are not required, seating is first-come, first-serve.

Nightmare on Bedford Street Halloween

October 31, 10pm
Tigin Irish Pub, 175 Bedford St, Stamford
No Cover Charge
Drink Specials All Night!