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Ghoulish Family Fun at North Oregon Coast Halloween Festival |
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10/08/07
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Ghoulish Family Fun at North Oregon Coast Halloween Festival
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| People and their pet brides are just one of the wacky things you'll run across in Seaside that weekend |
(Seaside, Oregon) – A ghoulish time is guaranteed for all and all ages in the north Oregon coast town of Seaside this Halloween season as the Seaside Downtown Development Association presents its “Halloween Happenin’s” festival, October 28 to 31.
The four-day freak fest includes festive train rides, haunted rides at the Carousel Mall, a costume parade for people and their dressed up pets, an appearance by the Great Pumpkin, trick-or-treat events that benefit charity, book signings and hefty helping of ghost tales.
“Halloween
Happenin’s” is an annual event is for all ages, sure to provide
memorable experiences for all participants. This is a weekend of fun for
the entire family on a variety of levels.
Things begin with train rides (weather permitting) downtown and an all-day haunted carousel ride at the Carousel Mall, starting on Sunday, October 28.
Sunday, 1 p.m. brings the Howl-o-ween Pet Costume Parade, where people and their pets get gussied up and join the crazed fun throughout town, with the opportunity to win prizes. It starts at Quatat park. You can pick up your entry forms at Seaside Mostly Hats (inside the Carousel Mall) The Bridge Tender, and the Seaside Downtown Development Association (SDDA).
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| More goofy fun from the costumed pet parade |
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On Monday at 1 p.m., it’s the deadline for the Great Pumpkin Carving Challenge. Turn in your pumpkin masterpiece to the SDDA office, and it will then be displayed in the window of the Pig ‘N Pancake restaurant.
At 7 p.m., experience your bones at their most chilled as ghost stories of the Oregon coast spill out all over Beach Books in downtown. BeachConnection.net editor Andre’ Hagestedt will recount countless tales of spooks, spirits, paranormal legends, odd history and the strange science of the coast, coming from every town between Florence and Astoria.
Bring canned food for donations to local food banks for the trick-or-treat fun around town later on.
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| Be your own pumpkin Jedi master at the pumpkin carving contest |
On Tuesday, downtown merchants judge the decorating of the storefronts throughout the area as well as the pumpkin carving endeavors – all starting 5 p.m.
On
Wednesday (Halloween), there’s more trick-or-treating from 1 p.m.
to 4 p.m., inside participating businesses. Fill the cornucopia with donated
food, and get your photos taken with the Great Pumpkin, courtesy of the
Daily Astorian. Photos will later be posted at Seaside-Sun.com.
From 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., Beach Books will feature the signing and reading of Jimmy Pickering’s book “Skelly the skeleton Girl.”
Seaside’s Halloween Happenin’s is sponsored by the SDDA, Daily Astorian and Seaside-Sun.com. Events happen throughout the downtown area. 503-717-1914.
SCHEDULE
OF EVENTS
Downtown Festive Train Rides (weather permitting)
All Day - Haunted Carousel Rides at the Carousel Mall
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| Every year, the Seaside Aquarium gets especially elaborate with their decorations - as part of the annual storefront contest in Seaside |
Sunday, October 28
1 PM, Howl-o-ween Pet Costume Parade. Prizes and Fun for you and your
four legged friend! Join us at Quatat Park. Pick up your entry form at:
Seaside Mostly Hats (inside the Carousel Mall) The Bridge Tender (554
Broadway) Seaside Downtown Development Association (Inside the Carousel
Mall)
Monday, October 29
1 PM, Deadline for the Great Pumpkin Carving Challenge. Turn in your pumpkin
art at the SDDA office located inside the Carousel Mall (300 Broadway).
Pumpkins will be displayed in the window of the Pig ‘N Pancake restaurant.
7 PM, spooky story telling with Andre Hagestedt at Beach Books (37 N Edgewood)
The Great Pumpkin will make an appearance! Bring canned food for the local
food bank “Trick or Treat so others may eat”
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Tuesday ,October 30th
5pm Downtown Merchants Window Halloween Decorating Contest and Pumpkin
Carving Contest Judging
Wednesday,
October 31st
1 PM – 4 PM Trick-or-Treat so Others May Eat, Inside Participating
Downtown Businesses. Fill our Holiday Cornucopia with donated canned food.
Photos with the
Great Pumpkin! The Daily Astorian will be taking pictures with The Great
Pumpkin in the Carousel Mall.
Pictures will be posted at Seaside-Sun.com where they can be viewed, voted
for and purchased online - Win prizes!
3 – 5 pm reading and signing of children’s book “Skelly
the skeleton Girl” Written & Illustrated by Jimmy Pickering
at Beach Books (37 N Edgewood)
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For more information call Laurie Oxley at 503.717.1914 or director@seasidedowntown.com
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