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HALLOWEEN 2018 - Frightfully Great List of Events - Updated Weekly!

October 03, 2018 By Jane Hynes

Hometown Halloween Parade Princeton

October is a busy month for fall activities and before you can say BOO, Halloween is right around the corner. Below is a list of events for every age group - we will keep updating, so check back often.

THEATRE

Music Mountain Theatre in Lambertville:

Rocky Horror Show
October 26 at 9 p.m.
October 27 at 9 p.m. & midnight - www.musicmountaintheatre.org

The Great Pumpkin - for the family
October 13-27 Saturdays at 11 p.m. & 1 p.m.
www.musicmountaintheatre.org
609-397-3337

Oct 12, 9 p.m. – The Phantom of the Opera, University Chapel, Princeton University. Join us for the viewing of 1925 silent movie The Phantom of the Opera with Lon Chaney and organ accompaniment by Michael Britt in the University Chapel. Admission $10; all students free.Questions? Email prose@princeton.ed

Oct 12 – 28 - Rocky Horror, Bucks County Playhouse. “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” follows innocent couple Brad and Janet as they seek shelter at a mysterious old castle on a dark and stormy night, where they encounter transvestite Dr. Frank ‘N’ Furter, his “perfect” creation Rocky, and an assortment of other crazy creatures. Given the nature of the subject matter, we recommend audiences no younger than 17. Click here for tickets.

Oct 19, 6 and 8 p.m., Word of Mouth: Boo! Storytelling series features stories that are spine-tingling, hair-raising, adrenaline-inducing, that make the audience want to run for life or embrace a loved one. $25. https://bcptheater.org/storytelling-performance-boo/

MUSIC

Oct 28, 1 - 2p.m.- Halloween selections return to the carillon bell tower at Princeton University. Graduate College, 88 W. College Ave. Rain or shine and admission is ALWAYS free

Oct 28, 3p.m. - Westminster Community Orchestra, conducted by Ruth Ochs and Sergey Tkachenko, will present a concert titled "Halloween!" on Sunday, October 28 at 3 p.m. in the Robert L. Annis Playhouse on the campus of Westminster Choir College of Rider University in Princeton, N.J. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students and seniors. Tickets are available online at www.rider.edu/arts or by phone at 609-921-2663.The Halloween-themed program features the Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld by Offenbach, "Funeral March of a Marionette" by Gounod, "Mars" from Holst's The Planets, the first movement of Schubert's Symphony No. 4, "Tragic," Ravel'sPavane pour une infant défunte and the "Raiders March" from Raiders of the Lost Ark by John Williams, as well as special selections for strings. The program also showcases the talents of Westminster Conservatory's Suzuki Violin Program.

DANCE

Oct 19 – 28 - Dracula, Roxy Ballet. Dracula is the perfect way to spend the Halloween Season. Mark Roxey successfully combines contemporary choreography, brilliant videography, striking minimalist sets, lavish costumes and world-class artistry to recreate Dracula. Get ready to experience this scary ballet! Sink your teeth into the Gothic tale of Dracula as he struggles against the power of the cross and his love of Lucy. This is the show you have been waiting for! https://www.roxeyballet.org/dracula

FAMILY

10/8 – 10/28 – Howell Farm Corn Maze, Woolsey Park, Titusville. Click link for dates and times. https://www.howellfarm.org/ShowPage.aspx?PageID=106

10/13 – Finding the Great Pumpkin, Princeton Shopping Center, Princeton, 3-5 p.m. - The Arts Council of Princeton and Princeton Shopping Center present Finding the Great Pumpkin: a celebration of fall. This FREE event kicks off the fall season with pumpkin-themed activities, crafts, and live music by Alex and the Kaleidoscope, an interactive music entertainment band. Attendees are invited to explore the DNA of pumpkins with the Graduate Molecular Biology Outreach Program of Princeton University. Discover what makes pumpkins orange through the blueprint of life! Participants will take home their very own test tube of pumpkin DNA. www.artscouncilofprinceton.org.

10/20 & 21 - Trenton Punk Rock Flea Market - Halloween Edition - 10-5pm - items from 250-plus vendors include vintage, handmade, vinyl, and more. Live music. Food trucks. $5 admission. Costume Contest - prizes! https://www.trentonpunkrockfleamarket.com/

10/20 - Poe Walk: Morbid Curiosities 2018 - Riverview Cemetery, 870 Centre Street, Trenton - - www.facebook.com/events/291214411694869. Stroll to the grave with a "door" featuring several references to Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven." Also look inside the historic receiving vault. Arrive 15 minutes early, wear comfortable shoes, and bring a flashlight. $15. Register. 6 and 7pm

10/21 - Lawrence Hopewell Trail's Trail and Treat Ride, Village Park, Lawrence Twp, 3 - 5 p.m. - Children aged 12 and under and their families are invited to wear Halloween costumes, decorate their bikes, participate in treat bike rides and enjoy live music by the Princeton children's band, School of Rock. Other activities will include face painting, treats, and trick-or-treat goody bags. The fee for this event is $5 per child two and older. Children under two are free. Parents are encouraged to pre-register their children online by visiting the LHT's website, https://Lhtrail.org/TrailandTreat18. Onsite registration will also be possible, space permitting.

10/26 - Princeton Physics Pumpkin Toss, 3:30-5pm - The Princeton University Physics Department will host its second annual pumpkin toss 3:30-5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26 in the Jadwin Hall Courtyard. Teams from the department will compete against one another to hit a target with pumpkins launched off the top of the building four stories high. There will also be a children's costume contest and many fun Halloween-themed physics activities suitable for children of all ages. RSVP: www.tinyurl.com/PrincetonPumpkinToss

10/26 - Hometown Halloween Parade, 5:15pm - Palmer Square Green. Follow the parade route from Palmer Square to the Princeton YMCA, where the festivities continue with music, a bounce house, trunk or treat, food, crafts, and activities. www.artscouncilofprinceton.org.

10/27 - PQM'S Annual Halloween Kid's Club Event, Pennington Quality Market, Pennington, 10 a.m. - PQM will host its Annual Halloween Kid's Club Event. Bring the kids in costume and get their photo taken for our Costume Contest. Prizes include over $200 in gift certificates from Jazams in Princeton. They can also "trick-or-treat" throughout the store, and collect goodies along the way! Come celebrate with us and have a frightfully good time!

10/27 - Halloween Walking Tour of Lambertville, Marshall House Museum 60 Bridge St. Lambertville, NJ, 1 - 3 p.m. Enjoy a walk around Lambertville to hear stories about “haunted” spots and Halloween tales. FREE (Donations always welcome!)

10/27 - Little Boy Boo, Pinot's Palette Princeton, 2 p.m. - Little boy boo wheeling his pumpkins back home. Come and paint this adorable ghost with the family. Family Day ages 8+ and adults welcome! Click here to register.

10/27 - Halloween Party at Five Star Swim School, Princeton Forrestal Village - 6-8 p.m. - Join us for a fun and spooky Halloween Party. Swim with floating pumpkins! Each participant will pick a pumpkin to decorate and take home. Costumes are optional for after swimming. Pizza, juice, and snacks served. Current students - $25/child and $20/sibling. $28 for all others. Sign up by calling 609-212-2122.

10/28 - Halloween Spooktacular, NJ State Museum, 205 West State Street, Trenton, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. - Games, temporary tattoos, and a kids' costume contest, plus a performance of "Beauty and the Beast" and a free Halloween-themed laser show in the Planetarium. 609-292-6464, www.statemuseum.nj.gov

10/28 - Halloween Extravaganza @MarketFair - 12 -2 p.m., Halloween Extravaganza with the Goddard School of Princeton. Music by Mr. Ray, photo booth, coloring stations, candy(first 400 kids to register) and pumpkins. Don't miss it!

10/29 - Princeton Police Department Trunk or Treat, Community Park Pool Parking Lot, 4-6 p.m. - Princeton families are invited to attend our first ever PPD Trunk or Treat. Princeton's Police. Fire & EMS/Rescue services, will be joined by Princeton Recreation, Princeton University Department of Public Safety and the awesome members of the 16U Princeton Youth Hockey Team. Princeton Health Dept. will also be on hand with a very cool demo on how the Flu and colds can be transmitted. (And yes, it's a very cool demo). So be there, or be scared! Have a safe and happy Halloween, Princeton!

10/31 - Frankenfrenzy, Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, Noon - 9 p.m. - Drop in any time between noon and 9 p.m. to see a Frankenstein film. 609-924-9529, www.princetonlibrary.org.

10/31 - 11/2 - Frankenread, Princeton University - To commemorate this now internationally famous novel, Princeton is hosting a "Frankenread," a three-evening reading by 62 participants. Princeton is one of the more than 500 "Frankenreads" sites taking place on Halloween at schools, libraries and museums in over 40 countries all over the world. The roster includes an armada of readers from a wide range of interests and talents: novelists, essayists, poets, playwrights, scientists, teachers, artists, actors, students, alums and Princeton residents. The reading commences, aptly, on Halloween and continues over the next two evenings (November 1 and 2), from 6:30-10:30 at the Chancellor Green Rotunda on Princeton's campus. Refreshments will be available in the lobby, where the very first cinema adaptation of the novel, a 10-minute silent film by Thomas Edison's New Jersey-based studio, will be screening. The event is free and open to the public.

GIRLS' NIGHT/DATE NIGHT

10/27 - Starry Nightmare, Pinot's Palette Princeton, 7:30 p.m. - A fun painting that combines a scary Halloween picture with the famous artist, "Van Gogh." Click here to register.