From Spooky City to trick or treating, you’ll find it here
The 23rd annual Spooky City – a Burlington tradition – offers a full day of Halloween-themed activities for children and adults on Saturday.
In addition to safe trick-or-treating at participating businesses in downtown Burlington, a costume parade and hayrides for children and families, this year’s event features a live rock n’ roll show for kids as well as an interactive showing of the movie “Ghostbusters,” live music by the Greg Brady Experience and a midnight showing of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” at the Plaza Theater.
The family-friendly interactive 1 p.m. showing of “Ghostbusters” features extra surprises. Discounted tickets for the event are $5 each with proceeds going to the Catholic Central High School Prom.
More than 40 downtown businesses will participate in the traditional trick-or-treating from 11 a.m. to noon. It will be preceded by a costume parade at 10:30 a.m. in Wehmhoff Square, next to the Burlington Library.
Spooky City is sponsored by WIN Media Inc., as well as McDonald’s of Burlington, the Burlington Kiwanis Club and the Plaza Theater.
A schedule of the day’s event’s follows:
• 9:30-10:30 a.m. – Free face painting and crafts at Fox River State Bank;
• 10:30 a.m. – Costume walking parade around Wehmhoff Square downtown;
• 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. – Free downtown hayrides, beginning and ending at McDonald’s;
• 11 a.m.-noon – Safe trick-or-treating to participating downtown businesses;
• Noon – “Kids are People, too!” live show at Wehmhoff Square (rain location Plaza Theater);
• 1 p.m. – “Ghostbusters” interactive movie at Plaza Theater. Discounted tickets $5, benefit for CCHS;
• 2:30-5 p.m. – Halloween Pumpkin Bowl for families at Towne & Country Lanes;
• 9 p.m.-midnight – Halloween Pumpkin Bowl for adults at Towne & Country Lanes;
• 10 p.m. – Live music by “The Greg Brady Experience” at Plaza Theater, with “The Rocky Horror Picture Show at midnight. Tickets $10.
Here is a listing of area trick-or-treating times:
Saturday, Oct. 27:
• Spooky City, Burlington downtown businesses, 11 a.m.-noon. (See story above for a full list of activities).
Sunday, Oct. 28:
• Rochester 3-6 p.m.
• Williams Bay 2-5 p.m.
• Wheatland 2-5 p.m.
• Town of Geneva 2-6 p.m.
• Town of Delavan noon-3 p.m.
• Lake Geneva 1-4 p.m.
• Lyons 2-4 p.m.
• Franklin 4-7 p.m.
• Mukwonago 4-6 p.m.
• Town of Lyons 2-4 p.m., followed by costume contest with games/prizes at the Town Hall. A bonfire is at 6 p.m. in Riverview Park.
Wednesday, Oct. 31:
• Town and City of Burlington 5:30-7:30 p.m. (participants should leave porch light on)
• East Troy 5-7:30 p.m.
• Elkhorn, 5-7 p.m.
• Village of Waterford 5:30-7:30 p.m.
• Town of Waterford 5-7:30 p.m.
• Town of Norway and Wind Lake 5-7 p.m.
• Village of Union Grove 5:30-7 p.m.
• Fontana 4-7 p.m.
• Genoa City 4-7 p.m.
• City of Delavan 4-6 p.m.
• Silver Lake 4-7 p.m.
• Salem 4-7 p.m.
• Bloomfield Village and Town 4-7 p.m.
• Darien 4-7 p.m.
• Sharon 4-7 p.m.
• Walworth 4-7 p.m.
• Whitewater 4-7 p.m.
• Muskego 6-8 p.m.
• Town of Yorkville 5:30-7 p.m.
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