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Halloween may be on a Wednesday this year, but the festivities are starting early across the valley. Kelowna: The Kelowna Corn Maze is a tame attraction by day, but it becomes a Halloween fright at night.
The three-acre maze is located at 575 Valley Rd., and it is open daily until Oct. 31. On Saturday and Sunday the maze is open from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Monday to Friday, the maze is open from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Tickets are $5 during the day and $8.50 after dusk. Children three and under are free. A haunted house horror park is already underway at Myra Canyon Adventure Park.
The horror park runs until Nov. 3. It is open weekdays from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., and weekends from 5 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
There are live action simulations, an adult scare zone, games for all ages, monsters, an inflatable slide, a family fun zone and more.
There are two sections for children around the ages of four to 10, as well as a section for adults only. For tickets, go to brownpapertickets.com. Admission for people ages six and up is $20. Children under six are free. Admission for a family of four is $50.
One dollar from every ticket sold will be donated to the Kelowna Fire Department.
Kelowna’s annual family monster bash will be held Saturday afternoon.
The event will feature activities including face painting, themed activity stations, zorb soccer, cookie decorating and free ice skating.
Skate rentals will be available for a fee if needed, and participants are reminded to bring their own helmets.
Admission to the event is free, and donations for the Central Okanagan Community Food Bank will be accepted.
The event will take place at the Capital News Centre on Saturday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
A local arts school is hosting its annual event featuring dancing zombies downtown Kelowna on Saturday.
Studio9 School of the Arts is hosting Thrill the World in Stuart Park on Saturday.
The dance, set to Michael Jackson’s Thriller, will begin at 3 p.m.
Participants are asked to come early to sign the zombie guest book and to bring a non-perishable food donation for the local food bank.
Participants are also asked to dress in their best zombie outfit.
To learn the dance ahead of time, go online to thrilltheworld.com, or go on the day of the event and follow the dancers.
The 13th annual Halloween treat trail will be held at Mission Park Shopping Centre Saturday afternoon. There will be face painting, sparkle tattoos, apple cider and more.
Donations will be accepted for the food bank. The event takes place from noon to 3 p.m. at the shopping centre, located at 3151 Lakeshore Rd.
A Kelowna classic rock band, the Silverbacks, is hosting its second Halloween Howl on Saturday.
Proceeds from the event will go to the Canadian Mental Health Association.
The Silverbacks’ first Halloween Howl took place in 2015, after band members lost three people to suicide within a year, including the son of lead singer Marcel Leblanc. The inaugural event raised $1,000. Tickets are $25 each and are available online at eventbrite.ca.
The event at the East Kelowna Hall is restricted to people 19 years and older.
A Halloween flashback event will take place at the Forum in Kelowna Saturday night.
The Halloween Time Machine will feature music from the 60s, 70s and 80s.
Guests are encouraged to pick a decade and dress accordingly.
The event will be held at the Forum, at 1317 Ethel St., from 7:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Tickets are $30 and are available at eventbrite.ca.
A Halloween dance will be held at the Okanagan Mission Community Hall Saturday night. Doors open at 7:30 p.m., and the band starts at 8 p.m. There will be prizes for best costumes. Tickets are $25 and are available at eventbrite.com.
The Asian Student Association at UBC Okanagan is hosting its annual haunted house event Saturday night. Tickets are $10 and free for kids under 12 years old.
The haunted house is made up of a series of rooms and is located in the Engineering, Management and Education building. It runs from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The annual Spooktacular Pumpkin Walk will be held on Sunday in Mission Creek Regional Park.
Drop off carved pumpkins with an LED tea light inside at the park between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.
A limited number of pumpkins will be available in that time to carve and place along the trails for the pumpkin walk
Dress in your Halloween costume and bring a flashlight to walk the path between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Prizes will be given for the funniest, scariest and most original jack-o-lantern. Donations will be accepted for the food bank. The seventh annual Trunk or Treat event is being held at Willowstone Academy on Oct. 31.
The event is open for families with children up to 10 years old, from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Socks of all sizes will be collected to donate to local shelters. Vernon: Haunted tours of downtown Vernon will be held nightly from Sunday to Tuesday.
Gabriel David Sumegi Newman will lead visitors through the streets of Vernon, sharing stories of haunted houses, monsters, murders, paranormal anomalies and historical oddities. The 1.5 hour tour runs nightly at 7 p.m. Meet on the steps of the Vernon Museum, at 2009 32 Ave. The cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children 12 years old and younger.
O’Keefe Ranch’s Field of Screams offers visitors three haunted mazes this Halloween.
In addition, there are family-friendly mazes that are not scary open during the day on the weekends. Field of Screams runs until Tuesday. Along with the mazes, there are carnival games each night. Each maze costs $10 per person. This weekend, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., there will be pony rides, food trucks on site.
Downtown Vernon businesses will be handing out treats to trick-or-treaters under the age of 12 during the annual Treat Trail on Oct. 31.
Start at Justice Park to pick up a Halloween bag and map from the Downtown Vernon Association tent.
Local businesses will be participating in the event from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Peachland: A Halloween potluck will be held at the Peachland seniors’ centre on Friday.
Prizes will be given out for costumes. Dinner is at 6 p.m., and entertainment is at 7 p.m.
Admission is by donation and a food item to share. Bring your own plate, cutlery and glass.
A Halloween Spooktacular will take place at the Peachland Community Centre on Saturday afternoon.
There will be a bouncy castle, carnival games, a photo booth, face painting, a haunted house, pumpkin carving, crafts, story time, entertainment and a family dance party.
Pre-registration is recommended, as space is limited. It will take place from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Admission is $7 for children 12 years old and younger, or $20 for a family.
Admission for parents is a donation to the food bank. To register, call 250-767-2133.