Now is the time to plan which festive events to check out during Halloween weekend, which we’re deeming as Saturday, Oct. 26 through Wednesday, Oct. 31. Washington County has all kinds of spoooooky options, including:
Halloween Flicks
Oct. 19-22; Oct. 26-31
Joy Cinema, Tigard
Joy Cinema in Tigard, will screen classic monster movies. On the schedule are Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (Oct. 19-22) and a “Halloween Spooktacular” featuring two hours of “wild, monstrous” clips and previews and a screening of the zombie classic, Night of the Living Dead. (Admission is $4, all shows on Monday are $1; shows starting after 8 p.m. are for guests ages 21 and older.)
Live it up in costume at the Grand Lodge! Photo by Nathan Malone
Halloween Dance Party with Big Mama Gayle & Her Sugar Daddies
Friday, Oct. 26
McMenamins Grand Lodge, Forest Grove
Dress in costume and come to this free, all-ages show by this band that combines cabaret, theatre and rock ‘n’ roll. The show begins at 7 p.m. and dancing is welcomed, as is staying overnight in a hotel room.
Halloween Dance Ball with Soundstage Rhythm Orchestra
Friday, Oct. 26
Walters Cultural Arts Center, Hillsboro
Soundstage Rhythm Orchestra is Portland’s largest dance and performance orchestra. Their repertoire will have attendees on their feet. Come in costume and dance the night away! Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 the day of the show.
Pumpkin Fest
Saturday, Oct. 27
Conestoga Aquatic Center, Beaverton
Participants can wear costumes and bring swimsuits and watch ‘Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory’ in the pool. Out of water, enjoy a pumpkin museum, play bingo, participate in a pumpkin walk and enter the coloring contest. Prizes will be awarded. All this fun is from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and cost is $6 per child (adults are free).
Spooktacular
Saturday, Oct. 27
Jenkins Estate, Beaverton
This “not so spooky” carnival is aimed at children 10 and younger, and takes place in the stable of the historic Jenkins Estate. The fun includes: carnival games, prizes, crafts, face painting, and a hayride to select a pumpkin from the pumpkin patch. The fun is from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and cost is $7 per child.
Halloween Costume Dance
Saturday, Oct. 27
Cornelius Pass Roadhouse, Hillsboro
Come dressed in your finest costume to dance to live tribal-jazz-jam music by Vivid Curve. This all-ages, free event begins at 7 p.m., and there will be food and drink specials.
JUST ADDED: Hallowine
Sunday, Oct. 28, 6-10 p.m.
Primrose and Tumbleweeds, Hillsboro
Enjoy a “spookily delicious” wine and food tasting at this fun Halloween-themed event for adults. Come in costume (prizes will be awarded), sample Oregon wines, have your fortunes told and hear scary stories from renowned storyteller Batya Podos. Tickets are $35 per person/$60 per couple.
Street of Treats
Sunday, Oct. 28
Bridgeport Village, Tigard
This Halloween festival features witches, tractor rides and a costume contest as Radio Disney joins in the fun, from 2 to 5 p.m.
Nighttime Corn Maze: Baggenstos Farm, Sherwood
Nighttime Corn Maze: Lake View Farms, North Plains
Come if you dare to enter a corn maze in the dark on a Friday or Saturday night–just be sure to bring a flashlight!
At Baggenstos, visitors this year make their way through an Obama/Romney maze(!) Plan on about 45 minutes to make it through the maze, which closes at 9:30 p.m.
At Lake View Farms, you have until 10 p.m. to wander through the corn maze.
Trick-or-Treating
Wednesday, Oct. 31
Grand Lodge, Forest Grove
Enjoy wandering the halls and collecting candy for free. The treating takes place from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Trick-or-Treating
Wednesday, Oct. 31
Bridgeport Village, Tigard
Ghosts and goblins gather to collect treats from the stores. The fun is from 4 to 6 p.m.
…and all 10 pumpkin patches in Washington County run through the end of October!
