Haunted Maze spooky family fun
It wasn’t so scary to be caught in the Haunted Maze Sunday afternoon at the 4-H Barn on the exhibition grounds.
But that’s because it was the kid-friendly version of the popular event that’s quickly becoming a Halloween tradition with a philanthropic twist as entry is by donation of either cash donated to Prince George Search and Rescue or non-perishable food items donated to St. Vincent de Paul Society.
Hosted by a group of friends who started the event in a backyard three years ago and saw 2,000 people attend over the twonight event, more than 800 people went through the family-friendly maze Sunday and it looked like about the same number would come through again this week.
“The kids really enjoyed it and we added a scavenger hunt to the event so children had to search for certain characters and get their sheet stamped so it was a bit more fun for them this year,” Jackie Bennett, one of the organizers, said.
Dancing in place while waiting in the lineup to see Frankenstein was Matt
Hutcheon and Jennifer Cole with daughter Erica, who’s seven years old.
The family attended the event for the first time and enjoyed themselves.
“It was awesome,” Erica said. Jennifer couldn’t help but catch the snazzy beat of the Rocky Horror Picture Show’s Time Warp and said it was the perfect maze for families.
“It was nice to have a kid-friendly event – and an adult-who-doesn’t-like-to-bescared version,” Jennifer laughed while Matt called it like he saw it.
“It’s for chickens!” Matt grinned. “The music was super fun and it’s fantastic to see the turnout from community – that’s really great, too. There was quite a lineup and that says the community is supporting all the hard work the organizers have done.”
Sundays were reserved for families but the scare factor, experienced by thousands of Prince George residents, was jacked up a notch during the earlier evenings for the past two Fridays and Saturdays and then to full throttle fear later on during those same evenings.
There’s still a chance to get completely terrified on Wednesday from 7 to 10:30 p.m.