Halloween fun set across Sequim on Oct. 31

By Matthew Nash • October 30, 2024 1:30 am
Giovanni Cerutti greets trick-or-treaters from his boat float during the Sequim Prairie Grange’s Fall Festival and Trunk-or-Treat on Oct. 26.
Giovanni Cerutti greets trick-or-treaters from his boat float during the Sequim Prairie Grange’s Fall Festival and Trunk-or-Treat on Oct. 26.

Sequim got a jump start on the scares last weekend and there’s plenty of fun on Thursday, Oct. 31 for Halloween with events for all ages. Here’s where to go:

Oct. 31

• Avamere adds trunk-or-treat

Avamere Olympic Rehabilitation of Sequim, 1000 S. Fifth Ave., hosts a Trunk-or-Treat event from 1-3 p.m. on Halloween in the facility’s parking lot with patients and staff giving out candy and offering games.

• Elks elated for drive thru trick-or-treaters

The Sequim Elks Lodge, 143 Port Williams Road, offers a drive-thru “trick-or-treat” station from 3-5 pm. Thursday, Oct. 31 Elks members will be handing out bags of candy to all the little ones.

• Downtown’s trick-or-treat tradition

Dozens of businesses offer candy from 3-5 p.m. Oct. 31 along Washington Street from Creamery Square to Fifth Avenue with Sequim-Dungeness Chamber of Commerce ambassadors and volunteers serving as crossing guards.

• Thrive prepares Trunk-or-Treat

Thrive Church, 640 N. Sequim Ave., hosts its Trunk-or-Treat at its parking lot with a free hot dog dinner and treats from 4-6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31.

• Foursquare church hosts Harvest Fest

Sequim Valley Foursquare, 9090 Old Olympic Hwy., holds its Harvest Festival from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Oct. 31. with an inflatable slide, Nerf tag, a cake walk, food, face painting, and a trunk-or-treat. Organizers ask for child-friendly costumes only.

• Fifth Avenue brings out bat cave

The Fifth Avenue, 500 West Hendrickson Road, hosts a Trick-or-Treat event from 5:30-6:30 p.m. on Halloween with a haunted bat cave, treats, and a chance to win a raffle basket.

• Faith Lutheran presents harvest fest

Faith Lutheran Church, 354 W. Cedar St., hosts its harvest festival from 5-6:30 p.m. on Halloween, Oct. 31. The family-friendly event offers candy, activities, games, and more with trick-or-treaters welcome.

• Trunk-or-treat at Gateway Church

Gateway Church of Sequim, 609 W. Washington St., holds a trunk-or-treat from 5-7:30 p.m. on Halloween night. All ages welcome.

• King’s Way brings on the ‘Bash’

King’s Way Sequim, 1023 Kitchen-Dick Road, brings back its “Bash” event from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31, with outdoor family fun games, snacks, and candy. Kid-friendly costumes only.

• Sherwood offers trick-or-treating

Sherwood Assisted Living, 550 W. Hendrickson Road, invites trick-or-treaters from 6-7 p.m. Oct. 31 to haunt their halls for free candy from residents.

Organizers say the annual event has become a heartwarming tradition with residents eagerly anticipating the chance to see the children’s creative costumes, and for many the event brings back fond memories of their own family traditions.

• Eastern Hills open to trunk-or-treaters

Eastern Hills Community Church, 91 Savannah Lane, hosts its annual Trunk-or-Treat from 6-8 p.m. on, Oct. 31, outside the church with hay rides, candy, hot dogs, and more.

Oct. 31-Nov. 9

• Ghostlight opens “Sweeney Todd”

Ghostlight Productions brings “Sweeney Todd – The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” to the Sequim High School Auditorium, 633 N. Sequim Ave., on Halloween night at 7 p.m. Shows run at 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Nov. 1-2; 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 7-9, with matinees at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 3, and Saturday, Nov. 9. Find tickets at ghostlightwa.org. Organizers warn the show contains mature content/themes and is not recommended for young children.

Sequim Gazette photos by Matthew Nash As Michelangelo the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, baby Ivar enjoys a lollipop with his parents Jessica and Dustin Baker at the Sequim Prairie Grange’s Fall Festival and Trunk-or-Treat.

Sequim Gazette photos by Matthew Nash As Michelangelo the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, baby Ivar enjoys a lollipop with his parents Jessica and Dustin Baker at the Sequim Prairie Grange’s Fall Festival and Trunk-or-Treat.

Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash/ Amalia Hellwig, dressed as a dalmatian, inspects her pumpkin during the Sequim Prairie Grange’s Fall Festival and Trunk-or-Treat on Oct. 26. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash/ Amalia Hellwig, dressed as a dalmatian, inspects her pumpkin during the Sequim Prairie Grange’s Fall Festival and Trunk-or-Treat on Oct. 26.

Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash/ Amalia Hellwig, dressed as a dalmatian, inspects her pumpkin during the Sequim Prairie Grange’s Fall Festival and Trunk-or-Treat on Oct. 26. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash/ Amalia Hellwig, dressed as a dalmatian, inspects her pumpkin during the Sequim Prairie Grange’s Fall Festival and Trunk-or-Treat on Oct. 26.

For the Sequim Prairie Grange’s Fall Festival and Trunk-or-Treat on Oct. 26, Tonya Opdyke as the Wicked Witch of the West, Michael Schleve as the Tin Man, Olivia Necco as the Cowardly Lion and Raelynn Opdyke as Dorothy recreate scenes from “The Wizard of Oz.”

For the Sequim Prairie Grange’s Fall Festival and Trunk-or-Treat on Oct. 26, Tonya Opdyke as the Wicked Witch of the West, Michael Schleve as the Tin Man, Olivia Necco as the Cowardly Lion and Raelynn Opdyke as Dorothy recreate scenes from “The Wizard of Oz.”

Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash/ Eleven-year-old Eli Himmelberger visits the Olympic Peninsula Rat Racers’ Trunk-or-Treat on Oct. 26 at the Sequim Village Shopping Center dressed as a giant inflatable chicken.

Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash/ Eleven-year-old Eli Himmelberger visits the Olympic Peninsula Rat Racers’ Trunk-or-Treat on Oct. 26 at the Sequim Village Shopping Center dressed as a giant inflatable chicken.

The Lewis family — Jessica as Eeyore, Steven as Winnie the Pooh, Sean as Tigger and Henry as Piglet — bring the Hundred Acre Wood to the Rat Racers’ Trunk-or-Treat on Oct. 26. Steven said they were supporting the racers as part of the Toyota enthusiast club Strait Teq.

The Lewis family — Jessica as Eeyore, Steven as Winnie the Pooh, Sean as Tigger and Henry as Piglet — bring the Hundred Acre Wood to the Rat Racers’ Trunk-or-Treat on Oct. 26. Steven said they were supporting the racers as part of the Toyota enthusiast club Strait Teq.

Avani, 2-and-a-half, and her mom Leslie Welch dress as Moana and Te Fiti from the popular Disney film “Moana” for the Rat Racers’ Trunk-or-Treat on Oct. 26.

Avani, 2-and-a-half, and her mom Leslie Welch dress as Moana and Te Fiti from the popular Disney film “Moana” for the Rat Racers’ Trunk-or-Treat on Oct. 26.

Ramsey the dog dresses as Gizmo the gremlin for the Olympic Peninsula Rat Racers’ Trunk-or-Treat on Oct. 26 at the Sequim Village Shopping Center. His owner said he was really excited to see people.

Ramsey the dog dresses as Gizmo the gremlin for the Olympic Peninsula Rat Racers’ Trunk-or-Treat on Oct. 26 at the Sequim Village Shopping Center. His owner said he was really excited to see people.