Month: October 2020

Eugene Symphony hosting its first virtual costume contest

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Image by GraphicMama-team from Pixabay The Eugene Symphony is hosting its first virtual costume contest this week. To enter: Dress up in your creative costume and snap a picture. If you play a musical instrument, add it to the picture (optional).Post the picture to Instagram, tagging @eugene.symphony with the hashtag #ESACostumeContest2020. Each photo receives one … Continue reading Eugene Symphony hosting its first virtual costume contest

Magenta Theater hosting online Halloween Costume Contest

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Image credit: Magenta Theater in Vancouver, Washington The Magenta Theater in Vancouver, Washington, is hosting a Halloween Costume Contest this year. Dress in your most amazing costume and post up to three photos of yourself on Facebook using the hashtag #MagentaCostumeContest2020. The post with the most likes in each category wins a gift card to … Continue reading Magenta Theater hosting online Halloween Costume Contest

Ideas for a safe, happy Halloween in times of COVID

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Photo by Cheryl Landes Looking for ideas for celebrating Halloween at a safe distance during COVID-19? Here are eight: Create a candy slide.Ghost your friends by leaving candy at their doors.Throw a costume party on Zoom.Turn your house or apartment into a mini-neighborhood.Host a distanced outdoor movie screening.Choose mask-friendly costumes.Set up a neighborhood scavenger hunt.Go … Continue reading Ideas for a safe, happy Halloween in times of COVID

Haunted car wash a frightfully fun experience in Augusta

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A clown greets a customer at Fast Eddie's haunted car wash in Augusta, Maine (photo credit: WABI Channel 8) If you're in Augusta, Maine, for Halloween, you can celebrate Halloween by getting your car sparkling clean in a haunted car wash. It's happening on Friday and Saturday, October 30 and 31, at Fast Eddie’s Express … Continue reading Haunted car wash a frightfully fun experience in Augusta

Which haunted houses and other experiences are open in Oregon in 2020?

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Image credit: Clackamas County Scare Fair in Canby, Oregon So many changes in haunted experiences have happened this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here's the rundown on what's open and closed this year in and near Portland, Oregon. If you have any information on other experiences not listed here, please post in the comments … Continue reading Which haunted houses and other experiences are open in Oregon in 2020?

Go on a virtual haunted tour of Clark County, Washington

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Photo by Cheryl Landes Get a close-up look at Clark County's spooky side at a series of virtual haunted walking tours this month. Each tour focuses on different locations, from the county's cemeteries to Officers Row at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site in Vancouver, Washington. Here's the full schedule: October 9 – Pat Jollota’s … Continue reading Go on a virtual haunted tour of Clark County, Washington

Experience Halloween in a new way at the Oaks Park Haunted Drive-Thru in Portland

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Are you wondering how you can enjoy spine-tingling thrills this year with COVID-19 putting a grip on walks through haunted houses and other creepy events? Well, fear no more. A new type of experience is open at Oaks Park in Portland, and you can watch it from the comfort of your car. Here's how it … Continue reading Experience Halloween in a new way at the Oaks Park Haunted Drive-Thru in Portland

Peacock Lane residents cancel 2020 holiday light display in Portland

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A holiday light display on Peacock Lane in Portland, Oregon (photo by Cheryl Landes) For more than 75 years, residents of Peacock Lane in Portland, Oregon, have decorated their homes and yards with colorful Christmas lights and displays for the public to enjoy. That has changed this year because of COVID-19. "Due to regulations regarding … Continue reading Peacock Lane residents cancel 2020 holiday light display in Portland