It's Halloween in the Battlefords – with no shortage of things to do.The Western Development Museum has a couple of evening events for the brave. Fright Nights take place Thursday and Friday. The theme for this year’s scary event is fairy tales gone wrong. Admission is $10 per person. A Creepy Cocktail Bar opens at 6:30 p.m. and theatre hours are 7 to 10 p.m. It is sponsored by BATC. No one under 13 years of age will be admitted. For more information call 306-445-8033.
Halloween and skating – a natural pairing! The Halloween Haunted Skate with the North Stars is Thursday from 4:15 to 5:30 p.m at the Civic Centre. All fans can come skate in their costumes with the North Stars and enjoy some treats and free public skating at this annual event.
Friday will see a free movie event at the NationsWEST Field House, sponsored by Saskatchewan Lotteries and Battlefords Early Childhood Intervention Program. The featured film is Hotel Transylvania and there will be free popcorn and juice. Bring a blanket to watch the movie on. The event runs from 4 to 8 p.m. For more information call 306-445-1790.
Saturday at 1 p.m., the Battlefords Quarterhorse Club and Battlefords Humane Society team up in Battleford for the Halloween Hooves and Paws Parade. Look for a story elsewhere in this issue for more information.
Starting Saturday afternoon at 4 and running until 8 p.m., NationsWEST Field House will be the site of a free Halloween Howl event sponsored by Innovation Credit Union. It includes treat bags (while supplies last), Halloween-themed carnival games, crafts, bouncy houses and trick or treating around the Credit Union CUplex. For more information please call 306-445-1790.
Saturday evening, a Halloween Party featuring DJ Jaydee begins at 8 p.m. at the Gold Ridge Centre. Billed as the Battlefords' largest costume contest, this year there will be $5,000 in total prize money for the following categories: best single costume, best group costume and best couple costume. Please note that contestants must be Players Club members to participate. There is free admission (19 and older only). Doors open at 8 p.m. and the show starts at 9 p.m.
Saturday night will also see the Canadian Legion of Riders once again putting on their Halloween bash in the Sloan Auditorium at the North Battleford Legion, featuring the local kings of classic rock, the Barons of Buckingham. See a story elsewhere in this issue for more information.
