Guide to Annual Halloween Activities in the Boston-Cambridge-Quincy Metropolitan Area of

Halloween is more than a one day holiday. There are events going on all through the month of October in Boston and the surrounding area. All of these celebrations are within a 20-30 mile radius of Boston. All easy to reach from Boston so why not make plans to attend more than one, and make them a Halloween tradition. And they are yearly events, so if you cannot make time for a visit this year, bookmark this page and check back for information on next years dates. And you do not have to live in Boston or the surrounding area to participate either. IF you are planning a visit to the Boston area make time to stop in at one or more of the celebrations, or if you are looking for a place to get away for a fall vacation, then consider Boston. You will have a good time. There are many great events going on in Boston and consider making one of the Halloween Celebrations part of your Boston experience. All of the activities, unless it says otherwise, are child friendly, so don’t be afraid to bring the little ones.

Every weekend in October, Friday, Saturday and Sunday,
The Bayside Exposition Center
200 Mount Vernon Street
Columbia Point
Boston, MA 02125
Becomes SPOOKEY WORLD.
http://www.spookyworld.com/
Open nightly from 6pm, Saturday and Sunday matinees
October 21, 22, 28, 29 from 1pm
There are six Haunted Happenings, see how many of them you can survive.
Stroll around the halls of the Haunted Mansion You never know who or what will pop up to great you.
Then come to the Catacombs, the place of the dead, but you will not be alone.
Do you have the nerve to take part in an experiment to see just how much fear you can stand?
The visit would not be complete without a visit to a museum. Of course this is not just any museum. It is devoted to the monster stars of Hollywood Movies. The only thing is, some of them are still alive.
And then continue on to the walk of fame, where you will see actual props and other artifacts from the Monster Movies.
End your visit with a nice quite time with hundreds of carved pumpkins. Not ordinarily craved pumpkins, mind you.

On October 28th and 29th this year
The Seaport World Trade Center,
will be transformed into Halloween Town 2006.
http://www.kintera.org/site/c.luLZJaMMKpH/b.2030961/k.FBE2/About_Halloween_Town_and_The_Kids_Fund.htm
Come to the seaport have a great family time and help support The Kids Fund and Boston Medical Center. What better way to celebrate a holiday then with the family, while helping out kids in need.
Come in costume( you may win a prize) and walk around Halloween Town You never know who you will meet. There will be stories, trick or treat, arts and crafts, a carnival, try your hand at pumpkin painting, and don’t miss the Monster Mash Dance Party.

Everyone, adult and child alike, loves a zoo, so what better place is there to come for a unique Halloween experience.
The Stone Zoo
http://www.stonezoo.org/index.cfm?nodeID=3
149 Pond Street
Stoneham, MA 02180.
On October 21 & 22, 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m the Stone Zoo will host the annual Boo at the Zoo. There will be entertainment from Radio Disney. Take a walk along the Trick or Treat Trail. You never know who will pop up to say hello. There will also be arts and crafts. Stories of the spooky kind and don’t forget the haunted house. Have the young ones come in costume and in good voice, they may win a prize in the costume contest, or maybe in the howling one, or both

The Life Is Good Pumpkin Festival
On Boston Common Noon – 8 PM. Free Admission On October 21st 2006
http://lifeisgood.com/festivals_pumpkin/ContentPlus.asp?cmd=CONTENT&articleID=195
Come to the Common on Octpber21st, 2006 and help break The Guinness Book of World Records record for lighted pumpkins. Their aim is to have over 30,000 lighted pumpkins covering the Common. And it all goes to help Camp Sunshine, a camp for children with life threatening diseases, so you can have a great time and help a great organization. You can bring your already carved pumpkin or carve one right on the Common But the pumpkin lightening is not the only thing that will be going on. There will be music and magic shows and story telling. All the proceeds form the sale of souvenirs, food, contest entry fees and donations will go to support Camp Sunshine.

Haunted Ship – USS Salem, Quincy
USS Salem
739 Washington St
http://www.hauntedship.com/
Can you survive a day on a haunted ship? Just to give you an idea of just how scary this one is there are special times for children and the squeamish, so are you brave enough to come at the other times?

Hammond Castle Museum
October 13, 14, 20, 21, 27 & 28
6:30 – 10:30 pm Each Night
http://www.hammondcastle.org/
80 Hesperus Avenue
Gloucester, MA 01930
Do you think you can handle a haunted castle? Yes a real stone castle that was originally built as a private residence in the 1920’s. To give you an idea of how scary this one it, it is Rated PG13, so leave the very little ones a home.

Witches Woods
79 Powers Road
Westford, MA 01886
http://www.witchswoods.com/index.html
Open every Thursday through Sunday night in October, PLUS Halloween Eve and night
Do you dare to enter the woods? Legend has it that some who have, have never returned. Take the haunted hay ride and see who or what pops up to great you. Then there is the journey through the haunted medieval castle, and if you survive the castle there is the journey through the haunted mansion. I hope you are still with us, because next is a journey through The Keeper’s Cypt, the land of the living dead. Then you can clam down by visiting the Jack-o’Lantern Jamboree and see hundreds of professionally carved pumpkins.
If you can make it no the the 28th come dressed for the costume party. It begins as 9 PM and there will be music, prizes, carnival games and much more to make it a fun packed evening.