Halloween Activities:

Spooktacular day of fun on Saturday, Oct. 26 from 3:30-5 p.m. and 5-6:30 pm at Long Branch Nature Center. Earlier time will be less spooky for families with your children. $7 per person. Registration required.

Haunted Carnival Weekend at Clarendon Ballroom at 3185 Wilson Blvd. Thursday, Oct. 31 the Annual Monster Ball; Friday, Nov. 1 Haunted Carnival; Saturday, Nov. 2, Afterlife Party for those who survive the weekend.

Halloween Splash on Friday, Oct. 25 from 8-11 a.m. at Long Bridge Aquatics & Fitness Center where you can sample five aqua fitness classes. Program is for ages 13 and older and costs $7 per person. 

Pumpkin Carving at the Cherrydale Farmers Market. The return of Jack O’Looza! at Cherrydale Farmers Market located at 4100 Vacation Lane on Saturday Oct. 26. Pumpkin carving and decorating will be available from 9-11:30 a.m. with pumpkin brought from home or purchased from the market. There is a QR code to give us a heads up on how many pumpkins vendors need to bring. 

Free safe rides will be offered to would-be drunk drivers during Halloween celebration time, 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26 and until 4 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 27.

Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP) offers these rides  as a way to keep local roads safe from impaired drivers during this traditionally high-risk period.

During this twelve-hour period, area residents age 21 and older celebrating with alcohol may download the Lyft app to their phones then enter the SoberRide® code in the app’s ‘Payment’ tab (under the ‘Add Lyft Pass’ option) to receive their no-cost (up to $15) safe transportation home. WRAP’s 2024 Halloween SoberRide® promo code will be posted at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26 on www.SoberRide.com.

Skeletons relax on the corner welcoming drivers and Yorktown students who pass by on Yorktown Blvd.

This yard on Brandywine is full of Halloween spirits from the skeleton spewing grew hazardous waste in the side yard to the towering monster and the green eyed skull tossing its head of long silver hair back and forth while the child swinging in the tree howls out eerie sounds to the neighborhood.

Tallest skeleton around reaches height of some local trees in the yard on Williamsburg.

Ghosts sway in the breeze in the tree on corner on Edison Street.