Erin Breen Channel 2 News More Halloween fun that you can shake a…well…a zombie stick at. A ton of holiday festivities on tap this weekend.
Starting Friday night there will be trick-or-treating along the river corridor with Halloween Hollow…at the National Automobile Museum and at the Legends in Sparks will make for safe streets trick-or-treating. Carson City candy hunters will be out in force canvassing the capitol city. Everyone else trick or treats Saturday night…after the big parade in Carson.
The Fantasies in Chocolate Vampire Ball is Friday night.
Dress accordingly or dress up your dog for the Halloween Howl for the Shakespeare Animal Fund Saturday
Zombie Pub Crawl through downtown Reno Starts at 8 pm Friday night at Amendment 21 http://renopassport.com/halloween-night-zombie-crawl-reno/ Legendary Halloween at the Legends Northern Nevada families are invited to a free evening of safe trick-or-treating through the outlet stores at The Legends at Sparks Marina, Saturday, October 31, from 4:00 to 7:00pm. There will be a costume contest commencing at 6:30pm at the tower by Scheels, with winners in six categories (homemade or store bought: ages 4 and under; ages 5 to 9; ages 10 to 13). First place winners in each category will win one of six bicycles (12”, 16” or 20”). Second place winners in each category will each receive a $20 Legends Gift Certificate. Third place winners in each category will choose from a grab bag of prizes from Legends! Everyone who enters will also be eligible to win Beatles Rock Band from Best Buy! And Harry & David will be sampling flavored hot chocolate at the fireplace near Gymboree. For more information on The Legends at Sparks Marina, log on to www.ExperienceLegends.com.Fantasies in Chocolate : The Vampire’s Ball Friday night at the Grand Sierra Resort. http://www.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/artikkel?Dato=99999999&Kategori=SPECIAL01&Lopenr=80926044&Ref=AR Shakespeare Animal Fund Halloween Howl. Saturday http://www.shakespeareanimalfund.org/ Neil Road Harvest Festival begins at 6 pm. A safe and fun environment for kids 2 through 14. There will be 50 cent carnival games, contests, mazes and candy.Call Kelly at 775-334-2262 or the center at 775-689-8484 for more information. The Center is located at 3925 Neil Road.
Trick or Treat in the Streets at 6 pm in the National Auto Museum. Trick or treating in the streets inside the museum. A "not too scary" haunted house is featured along with pumpkin patch and games. The Museum is located at 10 South Lake Street. Call 775-333-9300 for more information.
http://nevada-travel.suite101.com/article.cfm/halloween_weekend_events_in_reno_and_sparks#ixzz0V3MMGcNO Virginia City Halloween HappeningsOCTOBER 30 Friday· 7:00 p.m.- Governor’s Ball at Piper’s Opera House- Live Victorian music/ Butterfield Orchestra. Victorian costume encouraged. Cost: $20 per person. For more information call Piper’s Opera House at 775-847-0433 October 31 Saturday· 5:00 p.m.- Goblin Parade on C Street. Safe Trick or Treating on C Street 5:00 – 9:00 p.m. Forms to enter parade are available online at www.VisitVirginiaCityNV.com or call the visitor center at 775-847-4386· Costume Parties and entertainment in many saloons.· 5:00 p.m. - Halloween party and progressive dinner. Starts at the Piper’s Corner Bar for wine. At 6:30 moves to the Tahoe House Hotel for the entrée and ends at 8:00 p.m. at the Silverland Inn & Suites for desert and costume contest. Cost: $25 per person. For more information call 775-847-5264, 775-847-0433 or 775-847-4484.· 5:00 p.m. – Silver Queen Hotel- Ghost Hunt, includes dinner, ghost discussion and investigation. Cost: $60 per person. For reservations or more information call 775-815-1050 or go online at www.VirginiaCityGhosttours.com· 6:15 p.m. - Spooky Haunted Train Rides on the V&T Railroad- 6:15 p.m. and every hour up to 9:15 p.m. ride the spooky Virginia & Truckee train to Gold Hill and back. Cost: Adults $13, children (ages 4-12) $8, children ages 3 and under ride free. For more information call: V&T Railroad 775-847-0380. Tickets can be purchased in advance at www.VirginiaTruckee.com· 5:00 p.m. – Gold Hill Hotel- Dance and Costume Party. Red Rose band from 9:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. No cover charge. For more information call 775-847-0111· 6:00 p.m. – St. Mary’s Art Center- Come spend a night with the spirits of Virginia City, Dinner at 6:00pm, Ghost hunt and other activities to follow. Cost: $75 per person. Must be 21 or older to attend this event. Call for group pricing (2 or more). For more information call Sue Jones at 775-847-0692 · 6:00 p.m. – Historic Fourth Ward School and Museum- Experience the haunted halls of the Fourth Ward School and Museum. Cost: $5 Adults, $3 children ages 6-16. For more information call 775-847-0975· INFO AT WWW.VISITVIRGINIACITY.COM The Riverwalk District’s Halloween Hollow in downtown Reno is planning wicked fun and spirited entertainment on Fri., Oct. 30 from 4 to 9 p.m. There’ll be live entertainment, improvisational games, ghostly tales and Controlled Burn fire dancers. A special raffle will benefit the Children’s Cabinet, a local non-profit. For more information call 775-825-WALK (825-9255) or visit www.renoriver.org. Reno Fright Fest presents Slaughter House at Meadowood Mall: It’s a holiday haunt that’s open weekends through the month of October. $12 entry fee. 7-11 PM October 29-November 1st. www.renofrightfest.com Avenue of Screams & the Curse of Dr. Carnage: It’s located in the parking lot of Roller Kingdom off of Valley Road in Reno and it boasts 3,000 square feet of haunt space. It’s a professional haunting involving actors and props its taken the owners years to collect. Not for the faint of heart, it’s open Friday Saturday and Sunday nights starting at 7 pm. A portion of the proceeds goes to little league and to the roller girls team. A couple cans of food will cut the $12 price by $2.http://www.hauntedhousereno.com/ Grubb Haunted House in Wingfield Springs: Andu Grubb has spent 2 months building a 7 room haunted round around his own house. It will be open to the public Halloween night. He’s collecting food for Evelyn Mount. Contact Andy: 247-1617 Grimes Castle in Carson City: Lord Avery Michael Grimes invites you to experience the nightmare that lies behind his iron gates of horror. This year they’ve expanded the experience to two locations a Dungeon and a Labyrinth. Fernley’s largest free haunted house: The Hanley’s Haunted Mansion will be open Friday October 24th and Halloween night opening at dusk to accommodate the hundreds expected to be waiting in line. It’s scary but not gorey. All ages are welcome.http://fernleyhauntedhouse.com/
