HALLOWEEN EVENTS FOR KIDS 2008

2008
Fright Dome
October 6 – 31
Location: Circus Circus Hotel and Casino
Time: all day
Cost: $29.95
Description: Circus Circus has converted its AdventureDome into a frightfest. It includes 4 haunted houses, 2 scary films, and a human freak show.


Monster Mania Carnival (all ages)
Friday, October 17, 6:30 to 8 p.m.Fee: $5Becker Community School, 9110 Hillpointe Road, (702) 229-2482.Play carnival games, win prizes and more. All ages welcome!



Creepy Critter Pumpkin Carving (all ages)
Saturday, October 18, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Advance registration required.Fee: $20 per family; includes one large pumpkin, carving supplies, cookies and punch.Cimarron Rose Community Center, 5591 N. Cimarron Road, (702) 229-1607.Dress for a costume contest and join the annual pumpkin-carving party.



Meet Psychic/Clairvoyant Rosemary Ellen Guiley
Saturday, October 18, 3 p.m.Main Theater, Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, NV 89119Renowned psychic/clairvoyant, Rosemary Ellen Guiley, is the author of 31 books, 8 encyclopedias and hundreds of articles on a wide range of paranormal, supernatural and mystical topics. Her works have been translated into 13 languages and has been selected by major book clubs around the world. Known as “The Mistress of the Unknown,” she has also appeared in television programs, documentaries and films, and makes numerous media and lecture appearances, as well as appearing as a guest on the popular syndicated radio program, Coast to Coast AM with George Noory. Most recently, she can be seen in the documentary, Children of the Grave, which aired on the SciFi Channel. Join us as we “Explore the Unknown” with Guiley. Free admission



Creepy Critter Pumpkin Carving (all ages)
Saturday, October 18, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.Fee: $20 per family; includes one large pumpkin.Cimarron Rose Community Center, 5591 N. Cimarron Road, (702) 229-1607.Dress for a costume contest and join the annual pumpkin-carving party.



Haunted Nevada: A Multimedia Presentation
Thursday, October 23, 7 p.m.Main Theater, Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, NV 89119Paranormal research author Janice Oberding has been investigating the paranormal for more than 30 years and is the author of six books including the recently released, The Hauntings of Las Vegas. “Explore the Unknown” in Oberding’s multimedia presentation about spectral locations found throughout Nevada. A member of Las Vegas Paranormal Investigations (LVPI), Oberding has investigated areas including several of Vegas’ haunted spots; in 2000, she consulted with and appeared on the first Travel Channel’s Haunted Las Vegas broadcast.Free admission



Howling Halloween Carnival (all ages)
Friday, October 24, 4 to 7 p.m.Fee: $5 per wristbandMirabelli Community Center, 6200 Hargrove Ave., (702) 229-6359.Enjoy the haunted house and carnival games with candy prizes, eating contest, pumpkin patch extravaganza, performers and more. Treats available for purchase. Cosponsored with Charleston Heights and Johnson community schools.



East Las Vegas Safe HalloweenFest (all ages)
Saturday, October 25, 5 to 7:30 p.m.East Las Vegas Community/Senior Center, 250 N. Eastern Ave., (702) 229-1515.Dress in costume and bring the family to enjoy the spooky Safe HalloweenFest, with its costume parade with prizes, trick-or-treat booths, carnival games and monster mash dance contests with prizes. Local businesses and organizations support this event.Free admission.



The Great Pumpkin Patch (all ages)
Tuesday, October 28, 5:30 to 7 p.m. Advance registration required.Fee: $15 per familyJohnson Community School, 340 Villa Monterey, (702) 229-6175.This pumpkin-carving workshop offers prizes for the scariest, cutest and coolest pumpkins. One pumpkin provided per family



Free Haunted Halloween Carnival (all ages)
Wednesday, October 29, 6 to 8 p.m.Doolittle Community Center, 1950 North J Street, (702) 229-6374.Bring the family and friends to enjoy carnival games, a haunted house and lots of fun.



Live Big Band Halloween Dance
Thursday, October 30, 7 p.m.Charleston Heights Arts Center800 S. Brush Street, 229-6383Enjoy dancing to the Big Band tunes of Boyd Coulter and the Good Times Band. Costumes are encouraged, though not required. Please join us for a magical evening.Tickets: $10 advance; $12 performance day



Trunk or Treat (all ages)
Thursday, October 30, 6 to 8 p.m.Fee: $3 per personGibson Community School, 3990 W. Washington Ave., (702) 229-5096.Enjoy a small carnival and a safe night of spooky trunk-or-treating.



Free Haunted Halloween Carnival (all ages)
Thursday, October 30, 6 to 7:30 p.m.Stupak Community Center, 300 W. Boston Ave., (702) 229-2488.Dress in costume to enjoy games, costume contests, prizes and trick-or-treating.




Halloween Carnival (all ages)
Thursday, October 30, 6:30 to 8 p.m.Fee: 25¢ per carnival boothRobison Community School, 4794 Harris Ave., (702) 229-2542.Dress in costume to enjoy games, contests, prizes and more. Refreshments available for purchase.



Halloween Haunted House & Carnival (all ages)
Thursday, October 30, 7 to 9 p.m.Fee: $3Rafael Rivera Community Center, 2900 E. Stewart Ave., (702) 229-4600.Wear costumes to enjoy a scary haunted house, with small carnival games for the little ones.



Safe Street Halloween at Town Square
Friday, October 31st, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pmTrick-or-treat through Town Square during the 18th Safe Street Halloween festival featuring costume contests, pumpkin patch and tons of children’s activities. Halloween has never been so fun.Town Square Las Vegas6605 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89119, (702) 269-5005



Freakling Brothers: Circus of Horrors
September 29 – October 1, 5 – 8, 12 – 15, 19 - 31
Location: Sunset Station
Time: Sunday – Thursday 7 – 11pm, Friday 7 – 12am
Cost: $10 or $24 for all three shows
Description: By overwhelming demand, this terrifying circus is back in town.


Freakling Brothers: Castle Vampyre
September 29, 30 – October 1, 5 - 8. 12-15, 19-31
Location: Charleston Swap Meet
Time: Sunday – Thursday 7 – 11pm, Friday 7 – Midnight
Cost: $10 or $24 for all three shows
Description: The Vampyre’s lair is dark, damp, and full of things gruesome and horrifying things!


Freakling Brothers: The Mortuary
September 29, 30 – October 1, 5 - 8. 12-15, 19-31
Location: Charleston Swap Meet 4530 E Charleston
Time: Sunday – Thursday 7 – 11pm, Friday 7 – 12am
Cost: $10 or $24 for all three shows
Description: What if the dead here at the mortuary aren’t really dead at all?


The Asylum
September 29, 30 – October 1, 5 - 8. 12-15, 19-31
Location: Meadows Mall- north lot near 95 by JC Penny's
Time: Wed, Thurs, Sun, 6:30pm – 10pm
Fri, Sat, 6:30pm – 12am 31st, 6pm 12am
Cost: $12
Description: It had been a wonderful place for the insane to get help, but when the director suddenly died and his son took his place, the criminally insane had discovered a new definition to ‘therapy’. Witness the bizarre fear tactics Dr. Adrian Vander used to cure his victims, er…patients.


Hotel Fear
October 6 – 9, 13 –16, 20 – 23, 26 – 31
Location: Home Depot- Craig & Camino del Norte (MLK)
Time: Wed, Thurs, Sun, 6:30pm – 10pm, Fri, Sat, 6:30pm – 12am 31st, 6pm 12am
Cost:$10
Description: Mortimer was supposedly cured while in the Asylum, but when he came back to the Hotel, he suddenly killed everyone inside, except the person in room 13. Will 13 be your lucky number?


Hysteria City
October 13 – 31
Location: I-215 and Las Vegas Blvd.
Time: 6pm – 12am; penlight tours 12am – 2am
Cost: $14.95, penlight tours $19.95
Description: Seven heart-stopping haunted houses will scare the Yell out of you. If you dare, you can take an even more terrifying ‘penlight’ tour after hours.



The Haunted Village
October 7 – 31
Location: Orleans Arena
Time: Thu - Sun, 7pm – 12am
Cost: $21
Description: Prepare to spend the night screaming in terror and excitement in 5 haunted houses that will frighten your night away.


B-O-O Workshop
October 4
Location: Robison Community School 4794 Harris Avenue
Time: 4pm - 5pm
Cost: $5
Description: Kids 4 - 10 are invited to make a fun Halloween craft and eat goodies.


Spooky Spiders & Slithering Snakes Workshop
October 12
Location: Becker Community School 9110 Hillpointe Road
Time: 6pm - 7:30pm
Cost: $15
Description: Make a spider basket, eat a slithering snack, and bob for apples at this activity held just for children 8 - 15.


Monster Mayhem: The Haunted Village
October 13 – 31
Location: Intersection of S. Las Vegas Blvd and 215 beltway, across from Fry’s Electronics.
Time: 7pm – 12am
Cost: $21
Description: Prepare to spend the night screaming in terror and excitement in 7 haunted houses that will frighten your night away.



Halloween Carnival
October 13
Location: Molasky Community School 7801 West Gilmore
Time: 7pm
Cost: $3
Description: Bring the kids in their Halloween costumes for a frightfully good time.


Spooky Cookie Fun
October 13
Location: Cimarron Rose Community Center 5591 North Cimarron Road
Time: 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Cost: $8
Description: Come decorate ghost cookies to take home.



Halloween Youth Dance
October 13
Location: Robison Community School 4794 Harris Avenue
Time: 5pm - 7pm
Cost: $5
Description: Middle school kids can dance the night away at this youth dance. Snacks and drinks will be sold.



CarnEVIL
October 14
Location; Meadows Mall
Time: 6pm
Cost: FREE
Description: This is a high school fundraiser on steroids! Students will man their own booths with proceeds going to the schools. Don’t miss this Halloween fun.



Halloween Stuff a Bear
October 16
Location: Silver Springs Recreational Center 1951 Silver Springs Parkway, Henderson
Time: 11:30am – 1pm
Cost: $15
Description: Children ages 3 – 6 can make a Halloween bear then have an orange and black picnic with sandwiches, chips, dessert and a drink.



Scared Stiff Ghost
October 17
Location: Becker Community School 9110 Hillpointe Road
Time: 6pm - 7:30pm
Cost: $20
Description: Make 2 scary ghosts to make your table or doorway spooky just in time for Halloween.


Pumpkin Carving Workshop
October 18
Location: Robison Community School 4794 Harris Avenue
Time: 4pm - 5pm
Cost: $10
Description: Learn how to make your pumpkins look really cool and enter the decorating contest. Pumpkins and hot apple cider provided.



Jack O’ Lantern Fun
October 18
Location: Molasky Community School 7801 West Gilmore
Time: 4pm - 5pm
Cost: $10
Description: Children ages 6 - 12 will create their own pumpkins.



Halloween Carnival
October 19
Location: Robison Middle School Cafeteria 825 Marion Drive
Time: 6:30pm - 8pm
Cost: $.25 per booth
Description: Bring the kids in their Halloween costumes for a frightfully good time.



Halloween Dance
October 20
Location: Opportunity Village 6300 West Oakey Blvd
Time: 6pm – 9pm
Cost: $5, $1 for dinner
Description: Opportunity Village invites all people 16 and older who have a disability to this Halloween-themed dance.


Halloween Carnival and Haunted House
October 20
Location: Charleston Neighborhood Preservation Park, Hyde Avenue west of Torrey Pines
Time: 4pm - 7pm
Cost: $5
Description: A spooky Halloween celebration with carnival booths, candy prizes, eating contests, pumpkin patch, performers, spooky haunted house and treats for sale.


Brinley BooFest Halloween Carnival
October 20
Location: Brinley Community School 6150 Smoke Ranch Road
Time: 6:30pm - 8pm
Cost: Adults Free, Children (2 - 17) $3
Description: The whole family will have an eerily fun time.



7th Annual Halloween Youth Dance
October 20
Location: Molasky Community School 7801 West Gilmore
Time: 6pm - 8:30pm
Cost: $5
Description: This dance is just for the teens. Come dressed in costume for a terrifingly good time.


Spooky Movie in the Park
October 20
Location: Cimarron Rose Community Center 5591 N. Cimarron Road
Time: 6:30pm
Cost: FREE
Description: Bring lawn chairs or blankets and watch "Hocus Pocus" under the stars.



Becker’s Haunted Halloween Carnival
October 20
Location: Becker Community School 9110 Hillpointe Road
Time: 7pm - 8:30pm
Cost: $5 for 25 tickets
Description: All the great things about carnivals plus the creepiness of Halloween make for a great party.



Graveyard Groove & Slumber
October 20
Location: Silver Springs Recreational Center 1951 Silver Springs Parkway, Henderson
Time: 8pm – 8am
Cost: $20
Description: Children ages 8 – 12 are invited to spend a spooky night of ghostly games, scary dancing, and haunting stories. Bring a sleeping bag, pillow, flashlight, costume, and courage.




Knott’s Scary Farm Bus Trip
October 21
Location: Robison Community School 4794 Harris Avenue
Time: 1pm - 4am
Cost: $80
Description: Join the group for a day trip to Knott's Scary Farm (Knott's Berry Farm during Halloween time).



Haunted House
October 21
Location: Clark County Library 1401 E. Flamingo Road
Time: 2pm – 4pm
Cost: FREE
Description: The Clark County Library becomes a haunted house full of things guaranteed to make your skin crawl.



Halloween Carnival
October 21
Location: Green Valley Library 2797 N. Green Valley Parkway, Henderson
Time: 7pm
Cost: FREE
Description: Come play spooky games, make creepy crafts, and eat candy, of course, at the Halloween Carnival.



2nd Annual Free Pumpkin Hunt
October 21
Location: Centennial Hills Park
Time: 12pm
Cost: FREE
Description: Have your children (1 - 8 years old) dress in their costumes and bring a bag to hunt for plastic treat-filled pumpkins.


Lunch with Witch Wanda
October 21
Location: Cimarron Rose Community Center 5591 North Cimarron Road
Time: 1pm - 2:30pm
Cost: $12
Description: Bring your toddlers for an afternoon with Witch Wanda.



Pumpkin Patch Jack-O-Lanterns
October 22
Location: Veterans Memorial Leisure Services Center 101 N. Pavilion Center Drive
Time: 10am
Cost: $10
Description: Pick the perfect pumpkin and turn it into a scary or silly jack-o-lantern.




Halloween Craft Workshop
October 24
Location: Clark Community School 3074 Arville Street
Time: 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Cost: $5
Description: Get ready for Halloween with this craft day.



Pumpkin Patch Party
October 24
Location: Becker Community School 9110 Hillpointe Road
Time: 5:30pm - 7pm
Cost: $15 per family
Description: Pick the perfect pumpkin to decorate to win a prize.


Spooktacular Stories
October 25
Location: Sunrise Library 5400 Harris Ave
Time: 10am
Cost: FREE
Description: A spooky storytime fore children 5 and under.



Spook Hour
October 25
Location: Clark County Library 1401 E. Flamingo Road
Time: 6:30pm – 8pm
Cost: FREE
Description: Kids 8 – 11 years old can dress in their costumes for a scary storytime and even scarier treat.


Little Goblin Lunch Party
October 25
Location: Robison Community School 4794 Harris Avenue
Time: 4pm - 5pm
Cost: $5
Description: Just for kids ages 3 - 6, this activity combines food and Halloween fun.


Monster Bags Workshop
October 25
Location: Becker Community School 9110 Hillpointe Road
Time: 6pm - 7pm
Cost: $12
Description: Get ready for trick-or-treating by making a cool Halloween bag and mask.



Halloween Carnival and Haunted Hallway
October 25
Location: Doolittle Community Center 1950 North J Street
Time: 6pm - 8pm
Cost: Free for carnival; $1 per person for haunted hallway
Description: Bring the kids in their Halloween costumes for a frightfully good time.


Tots Trick of Treat
October 26
Location: Valley View Recreation Center 500 Harris, Henderson
Time: 11:30am – 1:30pm
Cost: FREE but 2 canned-food items to benefit the Henderson Salvation Army would be appreciated.
Description: Have your toddlers (ages 1 – 5) put on their costumes, so they can show them off and trick or treat.


Shivery Stories for Schoolagers
October 26
Location: Sunrise Library 5400 Harris Ave
Time: 4pm
Cost: FREE
Description: Alliteration isn’t the only crazy part of this Halloween storytime.



Free Harvest Festival/Treatin’ Trunks
October 26
Location: Stupak Community Center 300 W. Boston Avenue
Time: 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Cost: FREE
Drescription: Bring the kids in their Halloween costumes for a frightfully good time with safe trick-or-treating too.



Haunted House Workshop
October 26
Location: Becker Community School 9110 Hillpointe Road
Time: 5pm - 6:30pm
Cost: $12 per family
Description: Parents will make haunted houses for their children to play in while the kids make spooky bats and ghosts.


Boo Woo Costume Carnival
October 26
Location: Gibson Community School, 3990 W. Washington Avenue,
Time: 6pm - 8pm
Cost: $2
Description: Spooky carnival games, scary treats, and ghosts and goblins competing in costume contests make for a perfect Halloween party.



Family Pumpkin Fun
October 26
Location: Lied Community School 5340 West Tropical Parkway
Time: 6pm
Cost: $10 per family
Description: Work together to create the perfect Halloween pumpkin.



Creature Feature
October 26
Location: Veterans Memorial Leisure Services Center 101 N. Pavilion Center Drive
Time: 6pm
Cost: $2 for ages 3-8; free for ages 0-2
Description: Join Councilman Steve Wolfson for the annual Halloween bash, featuring spooky games, contests, candy and prizes. Costume contests by age group.



Dracula
October 26 – 29
Location: Judy Bayley Theatre (UNLV Campus)
Time: 26th 10:30am, 27th – 28th 2pm and 8pnm 29th 1pm and 4:30pm
Cost: $29, $49, $69
Description: The Nevada Ballet Theatre presents a full length production of Dracula.



Vegoose CANCELLED
October 28 - 29
Time: 11am
Cost: $146.50 for 2-day admission.
Description: To celebrate the spirit of Halloween and see some great bands play, come to Vegoose. Featured bands will include Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, The Killers, Fiona Apple, Ben Folds, and many, many more.



Safe Halloween Fest
October 28
Location: East Las Vegas Community/Senior Center, 250 North Eastern Avenue
Time: 5pm – 7:30pm
Cost: FREE
Description: The whole family will enjoy this Halloween carnival with trick-or-treat booths, carnival games, monster mash dance contests and a costume parade with prizes.




It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown
October 28
Location: Whitney Ranch Recreation Center 1575 Galleria Drive, Henderson
Time: 10am – 11:30am
Cost: $8
Description: Kids ages 5 – 10 can come dressed in their costumes to watch the Great Pumpkin with the Peanuts gang.




Ghosts & Goblins of Nevada’s Past
October 28 - 29
Location: Clark County Museum 1830 S. Boulder Hwy
Time: 4:30pm – 7:30pm
Cost: $2
Description: Come to the Museum for a safe, spooky Halloween party aimed at kids ten and under! Trick or Treat at the historic houses on Heritage Street. Take a tour of the “haunted” Ghost Town. Enjoy carnival style games, a 1950’s “Spook Alley”, treats, and entertainment. Dress kids for success for the costume contests as there is one every half hour!




Halloween Festival
October 28 - 29
Location: MonteLago Village at Lake Las Vegas 30 Strada Di Villaggio
Time: varies
Cost: FREE
Description: Celebrate Halloween in MonteLago Village with trick or treating throughout the village.



Haunted House and Carnival
October 29
Location: West Las Vegas Library 951 W. Lake Mead Blvd
Time: 3pm – 4:30pm
Cost: FREE
Description: This Haunted House is designed for children 12 and under, so bring the whole family for Halloween games and thrills.




Pumpkin Painting
October 29
Location: Sunrise Library 5400 Harris Ave
Time: 4pm
Cost: FREE
Description: Toddlers and preschoolers will love painting their own Halloween pumpkin.



The House of the Undead
October 30 – 31
Location: 2340 Honeybee Meadow Bay
Time: 6pm – 10pm
Cost: $1
Description: Take a frightening tour thorough the dark in the House of the Undead.




Munchable Monster House
October 30
Location: Silver Springs Recreational Center 1951 Silver Springs Parkway, Henderson
Time: 10am – 11am for children 4 – 5, 11am – 12pm 6 - 8
Cost: $12
Description: Like a gingerbread house, only spooky, kids will make these monster houses from fun edible materials.



Halloween Carnival & Goblin Gathering
October 30
Location: Lied Community School 5340 West Tropical Parkway
Time: 6pm - 8pm
Cost: $2
Description: Play carnival games for treats and prizes. Remember to wear your costume.




M&M Treat Street
October 31
Location: Pulte Homes
Time: 5pm-8pm
Cost: FREE
Description: Thousands of Mix 94.1 parents and their little goblins will descend again at twilight upon a Pulte Homes’ model home development in the heart of thousands of family homes for Mix 94.1’s “M&M Street” with Mark and Mercedes in the Morning…a Halloween trick-or-treating event for Mix 94.1’s listeners and their children on Halloween night



UNLV Orchestra Halloween Concert
October 31
Location: Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall
Time: 7:30pm
Cost: FREE
Description: Every year the UNLV orchestra dazzles audiences with their musical talents with songs that are reminiscent of Halloween’s spooky time.



Halloween on Parade
October 31
Location: Clark County Library 1401 E. Flamingo Road
Time: 10am – 11am
Cost: FREE
Description: Bring your little ones (up to 5) to parade around the library in their Halloween costumes to collect all sorts of goodies.




Flashlight Pumpkin Hunt
October 31
Location: Veterans Memorial Leisure Services Center 101 N. Pavilion Center Drive
Time: 5:30pm
Cost: $3
Description: Hunt for pumpkins, win at carnival games, and eat your trick-or-treat loot.


Free Halloweird Monster Bash
October 31
Location: Rafael Rivera Community Center 2900 E. Stewart Avenue
Time: 6pm - 8pm
Cost: FREE
Description: Enjoy a haunted house, costume contest, carnival-style games, light refreshments and goodies.


Teeny Tiny Tales for Halloween
October 31
Location: Sunrise Library 5400 Harris Ave
Time: 10am
Cost: FREE
Description: Toddlers will have some fun listening to not-so-scary Halloween stories dressed in their costumes.

Haunted Vegas Tours
Through December 31
Location: Greek isle hotel and casino 305 Convention Center Drive
Time: Varies
Cost: $46.25 – $57.25
Note: 16 and older accompanied by adult
Description: This daily tour is not just a hokey Halloween ride; it’s a serious look into the ghost sightings that have occurred in Las Vegas’s haunted locations.

Throughout Las Vegas there are 100's of events during the Halloween season. We will attempt to bring you the MOST current happenings as the unfold. Keep posted every Friday for the latest.

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