From fun family activities to horrific haunted houses, this guide brings exciting ideas for fall outings the Pierce College Community can participate in this Halloween
Healani Brennan
Staff Writer
Halloween is the one time of the year that children get to gorge themselves on candy, stay up past their bedtimes, and dress up as the crazy characters they’ve always wanted to be. For teens, it means dressing provocatively, watching horror movies or partying all night. Adults have gotten over it by now.
The fun doesn’t just have to be on Halloween, but you can keep it going all week long.
The Hellmouth Haunted House in Lakewood puts on an annual scare fest with their haunted house and the new addition of a whisper maze. It’s a free attraction, but donations are accepted and participants can bring canned food to donate for the food drive.
The whole haunted attraction is based off of a backstory created for the house exclusively, which can be viewed on the events website, www.halloweenhellmouth.com. The haunted house is open on October 26th and 27th from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. and on the 31st from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Carving pumpkins is a fun and messy Halloween tradition but you have to pick out the perfect pumpkin first. Double R farms, located in Puyallup Washington, is a family run farm with a pumpkin patch, corn maze, pumpkin sling shot, free tractor rides, and more that the whole family can enjoy. This is a great opportunity to take the family out for a fun time, and to choose your perfect pumpkins. The corn maze costs five dollars a person unless they are three and under, and tractor rides are free. Pumpkins sell for 29 cents a pound while painted pumpkins and painted gourds are available as well but prices vary on these options.
For people who listen to the radio will know of this event. The Haunted House of Terror put on by Kube 93 located at the Old Georgetown Morgue is a popular event. Tickets are sold online at kube93.com with group discounts available and a kid’s day on Saturday October 20 from 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. is available as well. Kids can dress up in costumes and get a tour of the haunted house, with the lights on, and go trick-or-treating, get stick on tattoos, and photos as well.
Another cool event that is happening soon will be the haunted house held at the Washington State History Museum. Don’t be scared off by the word “history” though. Makeup artist Marcel Banks from “Face Off” is a feature of the haunted house, doing the makeup for the creatures within to assure a good scare. This haunted house will be on October 25 – 27. Tickets are estimated to be $13, but museum members get a discount.
A fall event that is fun for the whole family is the Truck and Tractor Day and Navy Federal “Movie Under The Stars.” Both are free and held on October 27 at the Fort Steilacoom Park. The activities begin at 3 p.m. with hayrides, face painting, pumpkin carving and a variety of other events to get the family involved.
If anyone has been to Wild Waves, they are probably in the know about Fright Fest. Fright Fest is an annual shindig that Wild Waves puts on in October. Their park is open at night so you can ride in the dark and wear costumes (excluding masks, obscuring makeup, weapons, and provocative costumes).
A variety of entertainment will be there, including magicians and DJ’s. A section reserved for younger children is called Booville. There they are safe from scary things and are able to trick-or-treat, along with participating in other age-appropriate activities. A haunted house called The Scream Factory, put on by the radio station 92.5, is also available for older participants.
Each activity at Fright Fest has a certain closing and opening time, to figure out all of the details to plan your trip visit wildwaves.com.
