Halloween in Gig Harbor
What is Halloween without spooky crazy costumes and fun festive events to parade around in? If you’re looking for THE BEST costume encouraged events and trick-or-treating neighborhoods, look no further! Gig Harbor and its surrounding area has what you need to keep your Halloween spirit in overdrive! Let’s start with the events leading up to Halloween:
Zoo Boo- Point Defiance Zoo - Tacoma
Saturday, October 19- Sunday October 20, 2024
9am-3pm
From costumes and critters to pumpkin carving and skeleton scavenger hunts, it’s a festive zoo event that your whole family will enjoy. Your little one(s) can join the costume parade fun, along with many other Halloween inspired stations throughout the day.
Sehmel Trunk or Treat – Gig Harbor
Friday, October 25, 2024
5pm-7pm
Get your costumes and candy bags ready to visit our local vendors at Sehmel Homestead Park for their annual Trunk or Treat event! This is a big favorite with the little ghosts and ghouls!
Interested in being a vendor this year? Click here to apply and join the fun!
Witches Brew- Gig Harbor
Saturday, October 26, 2024
2-5pm
Come check out this 2nd annual Stand Up Paddle Board event! While there is no actual costume party, witchy costumes are encouraged for those who want to take their paddle board and broom out on the water for a spin. This year, the good witches are partnering with Gig Harbor Peninsula Fish Food Bank. To participate please bring non-perishable items to fill the caldron and support GHPFish! Even if you do not participate, it’s a festive event worth watching and supporting.
Bay Street Boo Bash- Port Orchard
Saturday, October 26, 2024
3-5 pm
This is a busy annual blast for children, families, businesses and the community. It’s always fun to see the long parade of costumed kids/families as they make their way into each business with candy signs. You can find more information and a map here!
Ghost Train - Port Orchard
Saturday, October 26, 2024
Nothing screams fall and Halloween like this spooky train ride through the heavily wooded forest of Kitsap Regional Park. Kitsap Live Steamers holds this annual ghost train run from 5-9pm and costumes are welcome. This extra special train run benefits Kitsap County Foster Care. The line is long, but it moves quickly and is so worth the wait. Purchase your tickets online at universe.com/ghosttrain and check out their Facebook page to learn about their other train rides offered April to October.
Rattle Dem Bones Bike Ride – Gig Harbor
Sunday, October 27, 2024
This bike ride and costume contest offers three routes to accommodate all ages and abilities. Once the ride ends the party begins, with prizes for best costume and treats for all. The proceeds of the race will go to the GGHF Community Recreation Fund. Go here for more information and the registration page.
My Haunted Forest -Vaughn
Costume Party- Thursday October 31-November 1, 2024
This unforgettable attraction in Vaughn, WA is selling tickets to join them for a night of thrills and entertainment. You can explore these medieval trails any weekend in October. If you’re looking for an extra special event to show of this year’s Halloween costume, check out their costume party October 31st -November 1st. They are open every weekend in October:
October 4th-5th 11th-12th, 19th-20th, 25th-27th and 31st- November 1st
Trick-or-Treating on Halloween:
As far as trick-or-treating goes, there really is no better place to be than Gig Harbor. Our abundance of walkable, family friendly neighborhoods will keep your trick-or-treaters on their toes. Our neighborhood trick-or treating starts when the sun goes down. But if you’re trying to get the whole experience, we suggest starting with trunk-or-treating and/or some super fun storefront trick-or-treating in either Uptown OR Downtown Gig Harbor. When the storefronts shut down at 6pm, the neighborhoods pick up! That’s your cue to carefully make your way to one of our beloved neighborhoods to trick-or-treat and admire some spooky décor!
Harbor Life Church Trunk or Treat
Thursday, October 31, 2024
5-7pm
This event is a community favorite with the costumed kiddos. They can enjoy carnival type games, tons of candy, a cake walk, and it’s free to the community!
Thursday, October 31, 2024.
3pm – 6pm
Grab your family of ghosts and ghouls and stroll along Gig Harbor’s historic waterfront. Check out the many waterfront businesses excited to greet your trick-or-treaters with candy. Don’t forget to stop by the Marina & Boatyard to collect your candy from a wooden dinghy on the sidewalk. Harborview will be closed between Pioneer Way and Rosedale for this event.
Thursday, October 31, 2024/
4pm – 6pm
There are so many businesses and stores to stop by during your trick-or-treating endeavors.
While you’re there you can stop by the pavilion to see the Giant Pumpkin Carving
by Russ Leno.
Giant Pumpkin Carving -Uptown Pavilion
Thursday, October 31, 2024
11am – 4:30pm
Check out an incredible giant carved pumpkin by Russ Leno and enjoy some free sculpting tips from one of the best giant pumpkin sculptors in the world!
When the sun goes down, you can finish off your spook-tacular evening with neighborhood trick-or-treating. Keep in mind, some of these neighborhoods are not open to the public, so make some plans if you would like to be a guest:
Whitley Hills - Whitley Hills is not just popular with the kids. Trick-or-Treating is fun for everyone at one of the most popular Halloween Hills in Gig Harbor. This friendly neighborhood will not disappoint your excited kiddos in costume.
Gig Harbor North – Neighborhoods Surrounding Costco and Target
These communities make Halloween a big, fun family event for trick-or-treaters. With so many doors to knock on, costumed kids, friendly adults, low car traffic, this area is great for little feet on the march for candy. Not only are the houses close together but so many are decorated for the spooky spirit of Halloween. Some of the most popular trick-or-treating spots are Harbor Hill, Peacock Hill and North Creek!
Canterwood – What’s not to love about trick-or-treating in this neighborhood built around an 18-hole golf course? In this pet-friendly and safe gated community you’ll find huge candy bars and awesome decorations!
Artondale is a popular trick-or-treating area with desirable communities such as Chelsea Park.
Chelsea Park- The lovely homes in this neighborhood are a bit further apart which can be tricky for the toddlers. But it’s the perfect community for bigger busy feet. They are known for passing out large candy bars, which makes it so worth the walk in between each house!
We hope this list helps you and your family have a fun and safe Halloween season!
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