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Whether you’re looking for something fun or something scary, activities for kids or an event for adults, we have you covered with this roundup of Halloween happenings in nearby communities.
Medford
Medford Chamber of Commerce Business Trick or Treat
Date & Time: Friday, Oct. 30, from 3 to 5 p.m. (Kids Costume Parade at 6:45 p.m.)
Venue: Medford Square, Haines Square, South Medford, West Medford Square
Description: Local businesses will have Halloween treats for kids
Cost: Free
Not-so-Spooky Sensory-Friendly Halloween Fun
Date & Time: Saturday, Oct. 31, from 12 to 2 p.m.
Venue: Medford City Hall
Description: Candy-free, sensory-friendly event with activities geared towards the developmental age group of 2 to 12 years. There will be pizza (including a gluten-free option), ice cream and refreshments.
Cost: Free
“The Princess in Black and the Trick or Treating Trouble”
Date & Time: Saturday, Oct. 31, at 2:30 p.m.
Location: Moon and Back Bookstore, 458 High St., West Medford
Details: Live reading of “The Princess in Black and the Trick or Treating Trouble,” complete with themed activities, masks, and temporary tattoos.
Welcome to Deadford – Halloween Ball and Fundraiser
Date & Time: Saturday, Oct. 31, 7 p.m.-midnight
Venue: Arts Collaborative Medford, 162 Mystic Ave., Medford
Description: The venue is transformed into the legendary Deadford Manor with food, drinks by Medford Brewing Company, costumes, and music by DJ Cruz.
Cost: Ticket required (21+)
Website: Eventbrite Registration
Hall-O-Ween at The Great American Beer Hall
Date & Time: Saturday, Oct. 31, starting at 8 p.m. with live music from Legends of Summer; DJ Deaf Tunez at 11 p.m.
Venue: The Great American Beer Hall, 142 Mystic Ave., Medford
Description: Costume party featuring dancing, drinks, live music, and late-night DJ sets.
Cost: $10 at the door or advance tickets (21+)
Website: The Great American Beer Hall Event Info
Halloween Cover Show at Deep Cuts
Date & Time: Saturday, Oct. 31, beginning at 7 p.m.
Location: Deep Cuts, 21 Main St, Medford
Details: Features tribute sets by My Chemical Chungus as My Chemical Romance, Tiffy as Charli XCX, and Makeout Palace as Cake. Costumes are highly encouraged; ticketed/18+ event with food available.
Malden
Malden Chamber of Commerce Trick or Treat
Date & Time: Friday, Oct. 30, from 3 to 5 p.m.
Venue: Beginning at City Hall Plaza, Pleasant Street.
Details: The event starts in City Hall Plaza where kids ages 12 and under can pick up a special Trick or Treat Treasure Map guiding them to the best spots to visit for candy and treats in the square.
Cost: Free
Heaven, Hell & the High Seas
Date & Time: Friday, Oct. 30, at 9 p.m., through Saturday, Oct. 31, at·2 a.m.
Venue: Mixx 360, at 665 Broadway, Malden
Details: Halloween DJ costume party for ages 21+.
Cost: Purchase tickets in advance
Blood Hunt: A Comedy Vampire Pub Crawl
Date & time: Saturday, Oct. 31, various times from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Venue: Malden Center –
- Idle Hands Brewing Co.
- Pearl Street Station
- City Hall Plaza
- Hugh O'Neill's
Details: The crawl takes about 2.5 hours. Groups of up to eight vamps leave every 15-20 minutes, setting out on their quest. Each group gets some interesting items and one-time-use vampire powers.
Tickets: Purchase tickets and reserve your time.
Stoneham
Jack-O’-Lantern Nights at Stone Zoo
Date & Time: Thursdays through Sundays, 5:30-9:30 p.m., through October.
Venue: Stone Zoo, 149 Pond St., Stoneham
Details: Hundreds of illuminated pumpkins, larger-than-life sculptures featuring classic spooky creatures, and towering pumpkin sculptures up to 18 feet tall. Along the way, enjoy seasonal snacks and beverages available for purchase.
Click here for ticket information.
Somerville
Truck O’ Treat at City Hall
Date & Time: Thursday, Oct. 29, from 5 to 7 p.m.
Location: Somerville City Hall, 93 Highland Ave.
Details: Features trick-or-treating along the concourse, decorated city trucks, lawn games, light refreshments, and costumes.
Halloween Costume Parade & Dance Party
Date & Time: Saturday, Oct. 31, at 3 p.m.
Location: Somerville Public Library, 79 Highland Av.
Details: A free indoor event with a costume parade through the building, desk-to-desk trick-or-treating, and a dance party in the auditorium.
Click here for more information.
Matt Heaton’s Burren Boogie: Halloween Plus One
Date & Time: Sunday, Nov. 1, at 11 a.m.
Location: The Burren, 247 Elm St., Davis Square, Somerville
Details: An indoor, family, kid-friendly concert featuring Halloween hits, decor, bubbles, and a costume parade.
Click here for more information.
Cambridge
Harvard Bookstore After Dark
Date & Time: Saturday, Oct. 31, at 8 pm.
Location: Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge
Details: Kid-friendly, nighttime, trick-or-treating and special shopping event
Cost: Free, but RSVP here.
Self-Guided Cambridge Halloween Scavenger Hunt / Ghost Tour
Date & Time: Any time / Self-paced
Location: Downtown Cambridge
Admission: From $12.99
Details: App-guided ghost tour and riddle-solving walk through haunted local landmarks.
More information: Click here.
Nell Escobar Coakley has been a journalist for more than 30 years. She is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Gotta Know Medford and editor of Winchester News. She can be reached at editor@winchesternews.org.
