Nick Lutsko's Horror Show to play during Something Wicked on Station Street Halloween party SATURDAY

Haunts, costume parties, children’s fun, mazes and more around the region

CHILDREN’S COSTUME PARTIES

BOO IN THE ZOO › Where: Chattanooga Zoo, 301 N. Holtzclaw Ave. ›

When: 5: 30- 8: 30 p. m. Friday-Sunday, Oct. 27-29 › Admission: $ 10 members, $ 15 non- members for everyone ages 3 and older ›

For more information: 423- 697-1322 Boys and ghouls enjoy candy stations, costume contests, games, inflatables and animal encounters.

EERIE EXPRESS

› Where: Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum, 4119 Cromwell Road › When: 5: 30 and 7: 30 p. m. Friday-Saturday, Oct. 27-28 › Admission: $22

› For more information: 423- 894- 8028 Children encouraged to come costumed for this family-friendly Halloween train ride that features storytelling, a “gentle thrills” fun house, blacklight mini golf, coloring pages, petting zoo and goody bag for kids.

PRINCESSES AND PANCAKES

› Where: Puckett’s, 2 W. Aquarium Way › When: 9-11 a. m. Saturday, Oct. 28 › Admission: $ 32.64 adults, $27.37 children

› For more information: 423-756-3891 Girls, come dressed as your favorite Disney princess, have hair and makeup done fit for a queen and learn some royal dances. Benefits Family Promise of Greater Chattanooga’s goal of reducing homelessness.

TENNESSEE AQUARIUM AQUASCARIUM

› Where: Tennessee Aquarium, 1 Broad St. › When: 4- 8: 30 p. m. Friday, Oct. 27 › Admission: $ 40 nonmember adults, $ 30 nonmember children ages 3-18; Aquarium members can attend at discounted rate of $8 › For more information: tnaqua.org A family Halloween party with costumed scuba divers, Monster Mash dance party, trick- or-treat stations.

HAUNTS AND HORRORS ACRES OF DARKNESS HAUNTED WOODS

› Where: Audubon Acres, 900 N. Sanctuary Road › When: 8-11 p. m. Friday-Saturday, Oct. 27-28 › Admission: $ 15 › For more information: www. acresof- darkness.com Don’t go into the woods alone! The first 200 feet of the Haunted Forest Trail is safe for all ages, then kids and parents who don’t want to be spooked can get off the trail and go to a family area to enjoy a bonfire, s’mores and cocoa. Those who want to continue further down the trail to the haunted mining town do so at their own risk.

DREAD HOLLOW

› Where: 321 Browns Ferry Road › When:7p. m.-midnight Thursday-Sunday, Oct .26-29 and Tuesday, Oct .31 › Admission: $20, $ 30 for RIP fast pass › For more information: www. hauntedcavern.com/dread- hollow Ruby Falls’ Haunted Cavern rises up from beneath the ground, transforming into the cursed town of Dread Hollow, from which visitors run screaming.

HAUNTED BARN

› Where: 5017 McDonald Road, McDonald, Tenn. › When: 7 p. m.- midnight, Friday-Saturday, Oct. 27-28 › Admission: $20 › For more information: thehauntedbarnchattanooga.com Sit around a bonfire or stroll by the graveyard while you dread hearing your number called to enter the haunted barn.

HAUNTED HILLTOP

› Where: 8235 Highway 58 in Harrison › When: 7 p. m. to midnight, Friday-Saturday, Oct. 27-28 › Admission: $20 › For more information: thehauntedhilltop.com Nothing’s off- limits at this attempt to scare you white- headed. More than 100,000 square feet of terror with 50

actors nightly.

LAKE WINNEPESPOOKAH

› Where: 1730 Lakeview Drive, Rossville, Ga. › When: 6-11 p. m. Friday-Sunday, Oct. 27-29 › Admission: $26 plus tax

› For more information: 706- 866-5681 The amusement park thrills the Halloween crowd with its themed story about a burned- out fairground and the ghosts that remain in the “Aftermath.” The stomach- churning Twister isn’t the only thing in the park that will make you gasp.

RINGGOLD HAUNTED DEPOT

› Where: 155 Depot St., Ringgold, Ga. › When: 7 p. m. Friday-Saturday, Oct. 27-28 › Admission: $ 10 Haunted Depot, $ 3 hay ride/ bonfire, $7 ghost tour, $ 15 combo ticket ›

For more information: 706-935-3061 The historic train depot in Ringgold, Ga., usually the center of lively town events, transforms into a terrifying, haunted maze of horrors once a year. Live entertainment is provided while visitors wait to enter the depot. There is an old-fashioned hay ride for the faint of heart and ghost rides throughout downtown beginning at 7 p. m. Depot not recommended for children 10 years and younger.

SPOOKY MUSIC CSO HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR

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Where: Center for Creative Arts, 1301 Dallas Road ›

When: 2 p. m. children’s Halloween treats and petting zoo; 3 p. m. CSO concert, Sunday, Oct. 29

› Admission: $25 ages 18 and older, $ 5 ages 17 and younger

› For more information: 423-267- 8583 Join the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera for an hour- long concert of Halloween music. Iconic works like “Phantom of the Opera” and “Night on Bald Mountain” are in store.

BOB’S BOOT CAMP: MUSICAL MYSTERIES

› Where: Tivoli Theatre, 709 Broad St. › When: 7 p. m. Tuesday, Oct. 31 › Admission: $ 35 ›

For more information: 423-267- 8583 CSO Principal Pops Conductor Bob Bernhardt presents a behind-the-scenes look at the lives and works of musicians. Musical Mysteries looks into the spooky and mysterious works of classical music that have become synonymous with Halloween, such as “Sorcerer’s Apprentice” and “In The Hall of the Mountain King.” A Halloween treat for all.

TRUNK OR TREAT SITES

› Fall Bash: The Ministry Center, 2929 Hamill Road, 5-7: 30 p. m. Oct. 29. Candy giveaway, inflatables, games, hay rides. 423- 877-5171.

› Fall Festival & Trunk or Treat: St. Luke United Methodist Church, 3210 Social Circle, 4: 30- 6: 30 p. m. Oct. 28. Candy giveaway, 60- inch inflatable obstacle course with climbing wall and slide, carnival games and music. Children must be accompanied by an adult. 423- 877- 6447. ›

Trunk or Treat: Abba’s House, 5208 Hixson Pike, 6- 8:15 p. m. Oct. 28. Includes candy, costumes, inflatables, door prizes, live broadcast by J103, food trucks with concessions and fireworks at 8 p. m. 423877- 6462.

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Trunk or Treat: Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 822 Belvoir Ave., 6: 30- 8 p. m. Oct. 28. 423- 629- 4661. www. gslcflock.org. ›

Trunk or Treat: Middle Valley Animal Hospital, 6310 Hixson Pike, 3-5 p. m. Oct. 28. Come in costume, candy for the kids, treats for furry friends. 423- 842- 6758. ›

Trunk or Treat: Hickory Valley Baptist Church, 2320 Hickory Valley Road, 6-7 p. m. Oct. 29. 423- 892-1916. ›

Trunk or Treat: Middle Cross Baptist Church, 4009 Norcross Road, Hixson, 6- 8 p. m. Oct. 31. Candy giveaway plus chili supper. Wear your costume. 423- 877-5742, themiddlecrossbaptistchurch.org. ›

Trunk or Treat: Toyota of Cleveland, 3560 Village North Blvd. SW, Cleveland, Tenn., 5-7 p. m. Oct. 31. Candy and face painting. 423- 664-9715. ›

Trunk or Treat: Greenwood Baptist Church, 8529 Snow Hill Road, Ooltewah, 6- 8 p. m. Oct. 31. 423-344- 8566.

MAZE-MAKERS OUTSTANDING IN THEIR FIELD DOWN ON THE FARM

› Where: 2257 Heaton Road, Rainsville, Ala.

› When: 4-9 p. m. Fridays, 10 a. m.-9 p. m. Saturdays, 10 a. m.- 6 p. m. Sundays through Nov. 4 (all times Central).

› Admission: $9 corn maze/playground only; $ 15 for combo ticket with pumpkin patch › For more information: www.downonthefarminal.com › Design: “Lost In Time” with dinosaur images

› Fun at the farm: Pumpkin painting, hay bale maze, barnyard bone dig, rope maze, cow train, corn cannon.

ENCHANTED MAZE

› Where: Blowing Springs Farm, 271 Chat-

tanooga Valley Road, Flintstone, Ga.

› When: 10 a. m.-7 p. m. Friday-Sunday, Oct. 27-29 › Admission: $ 10 ages 4 and older › For more information: www. blowingspringsfarm.com › Design: Celebrates Rock City’s 85th anniversary with slogan “Each Season a New Reason” ›

Fun at the farm: Pedal cars, duck races, pumpkin market, interactive playground with tunnel slides, Critter Corral, hay rides, cow train, corn slingshots.

GUTHRIE PUMPKIN FARM AND CORN MAZE

› Where: 490 County Road 67, Riceville, Tenn. › When: 11 a. m.-7 p. m. Friday-Saturday, 1- 6 p. m. Sunday, Oct. 27-29 › Admission: $ 10 ages 13 and up, $8 ages 3-12 › For more information: www.tnpumpkinfarm.com › Design: Harvest traditions › Fun at the farm: Hayride to pumpkin field, petting barn, obstacle course, duck races, redneck horseshoes.

MAYFIELD CORN MAZE AND PUMPKIN PATCH

› Where: 257 Highway 307, Athens, Tenn. › When: 11 a. m.-9 p. m. Saturday, 1-7 p. m. Sunday, Oct. 28-29 › Admission: $ 11 adults, $9 ages 2-10 › For more information: www. mayfieldmaze.com

› Design: Celebrating the 35th birthday of Mayfield Creamery’s Maggie the Cow, the design shows Maggie blowing out candles on her birthday cake

› Fun at the farm: Corn pit and slides, human foosball game, pumpkin patch, new concessions OLD MCDONALD’S FARM › Where: 16705 Coulterville Road, Sale Creek › When: 10 a. m.-7 p. m. Saturday, noon7 p. m. Sunday, Oct. 28-29 › Admission: $ 12.50 ages 3 and older › For more information: oldmcdonaldsfarm.net › Design: Images of farm, tractor and animals ›

Fun at the farm: Hay maze, critter barns, corn crib, slides, wagon rides, pumpkin patch, Barnyard 500 pedal cars, bouncy ponies.

THE PUMPKIN PATCH GANG

› Where: Cedarwood Farms, 2900 Old Nashville Highway, McMinnville, Tenn. › When: 8: 30 a. m.-10 p. m. Friday, 9: 30 a. m.-10 p. m. Saturday, noon-5 p. m. Sunday, Oct. 27-29. (All times Central). › Admission: $ 11 adults, $ 10 children; bonfires Friday and Saturday nights, $ 15 adults, $ 14 children › For more information: cedarwoodfarmstn.com ›

Design: No specific design, turns marked with signs to help visitors get out of maze

› Fun at the farm: Pumpkin patch, pumpkin train, corn crib, petting zoos, log walk, hay- bale climbs

THE RIVER MAZE

› Where: Birch Land Ocoee Farms, 1371 Highway 64, Ocoee, Tenn. › When: 5-9 pm. Friday, 11 a. m.-9 p. m. Saturday, 1-5 p. m. Sunday, Oct. 27-29 › Admission: $ 10.98 ages 3 and older › For more information: www.TheRiverMaze.com › Design: “Over the River & Thru the Woods” is the corn maze design; “To Grandmother’s House We Go” is the design of the soybean maze › Fun at the farm: Four mazes, scavenger hunt using smartphones, story of Little Red Riding Hood in the soybean maze, pumpkin patch, jump pad, barnyard basketball, cow train ride, corn cannon, pumpkin painting

DRAMA WITH TRAUMA “THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE”

› Where: Dalton Little Theatre, 210 N. Pentz St., Dalton, Ga. › When: 7 p. m. Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 26-28; with special show at midnight Oct. 28 › Admission: $ 15, $ 12 and $ 10 › For more information: 706-2266618 One of literature’s most well- known horror stories about the doctor who creates a potion that changes him into an alternate personality.

“SLEEPY HOLLOW”

› Where: Cumberland County Playhouse, 2212 Tennessee Ave., Crossville, Tenn. › When: Multiple shows through Saturday, Nov. 11. › Admission: $ 14, $25 and $27 › For more information: 931- 4845000 New musical version of the classic Washington Irving ghost story about schoolmaster Ichabod Crane’s encounter with the Headless Horseman.

“THE WOMAN IN BLACK”

› Where: Mars Theatre, 117 N. Chattanooga St., LaFayette, Ga. › When: 7: 30 p. m. Friday-Saturday, Oct. 27-28; with special show 11:59 p. m. Saturday, Oct. 28 ›

Admission: $ 12 and $ 15 › For more information: 706-9968350 After a timid lawyer catches sight of a woman in black, he learns that just the mention of this terrifying figure frightens the locals. Because anyone who sees her befalls unimaginable horror.

COSTUME PARTIES FOR ADULTS BOOS AND BREWS

› Where: Creative Arts Guild, 520 W. Waugh St., Dalton, Ga. › When: 7-10 p. m. Friday, Oct. 27 › Admission: $25 › For more information: 706-2591974 Come dressed in your best costume and party the night away dancing, enjoying food, craft beer and wine and watching football on big screens. Must be 18 or older to attend.

COSTUME PARTY

› Where: Ziggy’s, 607 Cherokee Blvd. › When: 9-11:45 p. m. Saturday, Oct. 28 › Admission: Free ›

For more information: 423-265- 8711 Costume party for ages 21 and older with Corpse Wax Dollies and live music by Indifel.

GHOULISH GALA

› Where: Closed Door Entertainment Loft, 105 Maple St., Rossville, Ga. › When: 8-11 p. m. Saturday, Oct. 27 › Admission: $24 in advance, $ 30 at the door › For more information: www. cdoorent.com Closed Door Entertainment theater company hosts its first Halloween party with music by The Skellingtons, a jazz combo. There will be dastardly drinks from a cash bar, sweets from Johnny Cakes and a haunted house.

HALLOWEEN NIGHTMARE › Where: Ziggy’s, 607 Cherokee Blvd. › When: 8-11:45 p. m. Tuesday, Oct. 31 › Admission: $ 10-$ 15 › For more information: 423-2658711 Music by Rivers of Nihil, Iniquitous and Sparrus. Must be age 21 or older to enter.

SOMETHING WICKED ON STATION STREET

› Where: Revelry Room, 41 Station St. adjacent to Chattanooga Choo Choo › When: 5: 30 p. m.-2: 30 a. m. Saturday, Oct. 28 › Admission: $25 in advance, $ 30 day of event ›

For more information: www. somethingwickedonstationstreet.com All ghouls and goblins ages 21 and older are invited to break out their best costumes and come down to Station Street where there will be music outside at a street party and inside at Revelry Room. Revelry Room, Regan’s, Westbound Bar and Comedy Catch will host individual costume contests with each venue’s winner entering the finals at 11:45 p. m. on Station Street. First place at each venue wins $ 100 cash and $ 50 gift card to Juliet’s Beauty Lounge, second takes home $ 50 and third $25. The overall winner receives $ 500 cash and a three- day, two- night trip to New Orleans. Second place overall is worth $200 and third $ 100. DJ Jefe from Hip- Hop CHA gets the street party rolling at 5: 30 p. m. The night’s entertainers outside include Nick Lutsko’s Horror Show at 7 p. m., BindyBee at 8:30 p. m., The Communicators at 8:45 p. m., BbyMutha at 10 p. m., Strung Like a Horse at 10:15 p. m. concluding with the finals of the costume contest. Inside Revelry Room, Hip- Hop CHA handles the music from 7:15 p. m. until Sam Killed the Bear comes on at 9: 30 p. m. Buy a craft beer, purchase food from Rolling J food truck or Backstage Bar and join the fun.

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AMY KENYON PHOTOGRAPHY Nick Lutsko’s Horror Show will be part of the entertainment on Station Street Saturday night during Something Wicked on Station Street Halloween party.