HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGS

Advertisement

HAUNTED Attractions

CIRCUS OF HORRORS & THE MORTUARY

When: 7 p.m.-midnight Friday and Saturday, 7-11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday through Nov. 1

Where: United Artists Theaters, Rainbow Boulevard and Smoke Ranch Road

Cost: $11 each; $18 for both attractions

More info: 362-3327 or freaklingbros.com.

Presented by Freakling Brothers. No children younger than 5 allowed, children younger than 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

MONSTER MAYHEM

When: 7 p.m.-midnight through Nov. 1

Where: Town Square Las Vegas, Las Vegas Boulevard South and the Las Vegas Beltway

Tickets: $20 for three haunted attractions

More info: 676-3327, www.monstermayhem.net

Admission price includes access to all three haunted attractions (Haunted Mansion, Morbid Clown Manor, Aces and Eights Haunted Casino), the eerie graveyard and the creepy midway. Arcade games, food and beverages, vendor goods and souvenirs are extra.

HOTEL FEAR

When: 6:30-10 p.m. Oct. 28-30; 6 p.m.-midnight Oct. 31; 6:30 p.m.-midnight, Nov. 1

Where: Home Depot parking lot, Craig Road and Camino al Norte

Tickets: $11

More info: www.lasvegashaunts.com

THE ASYLUM

When: 6:30-10 p.m. Oct. 28-30, 6 p.m.-midnight Oct. 31; 6:30 p.m.-midnight, Nov. 1

Where: Home Depot parking lot, Charleston Boulevard and Hualapai Way

Tickets: $11

More info: www.lasvegashaunts.com

CASTLE VAMPYRE

When: 7 p.m.-midnight Friday and Saturday, 7-11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday through Nov. 1

Where: Sunset Station Hotel & Casino, 1301 W. Sunset Road, Henderson

Cost: $11

More info: 362-3327 or freaklingbros.com.

Presented by Freakling Brothers. No children younger than 5 allowed, children younger than 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

FRIGHT DOME

When: 7 p.m.-midnight, Oct. 29-31

Where: The AdventureDome at Circus Circus

Tickets: $33.95, VIP fast pass $15 extra

More info: 794-3939, www.frightdome.com

Admission price includes entry to five haunted houses (Hex-mas Nightmare, Hillbilly Hell, Vampire's Blood Feast, Killer Klowns in 3D, Chainsaw Massacre), rides, attractions, scare zones and freak shows.

SPRINGS PRESERVE HAUNTED HARVEST

When: 5-10 p.m. Oct. 30-31

Where: Las Vegas Springs Preserve, 333 S. Valley View Blvd.

Cost: Adults $9; children ages 5-17 $6; children ages 4 and younger are free. Cost includes admission to museums and galleries.

More info: www.springspreserve.org

Eight-acre "boo-tanical" garden will fright and delight. Haunted hayride, Safe Street trick-or-treating, band performances, Ghosts of Shakespeare from Theatre Las Vegas, storytelling. Costumes welcome.

MORBID MANOR

When: 7 p.m.-midnight, Wednesday-Sunday through Oct. 31

Where: Halloween Connection, 5675 S. Rainbow Blvd.

Cost: $15

More info: 682-6677

High-tech haunted attraction built inside a Halloween store with a walk-through fright fest featuring The Last Ride, a spine-chilling contraption simulating a final trip to the cemetery.

MCKEE FAMILY RANCH PUMPKIN PATCH

When: Tuesdays through Thursdays through October 31

Where: 8982 Dean Martin Drive (one mile south of Blue Diamond Road)

Cost: $20 per family

More info: 361-9606

Cost includes bucket of carrots to feed animals, play on merry-go-round and playground equipment, pumpkin to take home. $5 pony rides. Refreshments and snacks.

BONNIE SCREAMS HAUNTED GHOST TOWN

When: 6 p.m.-midnight through Nov. 2

Where: Bonnie Springs Old Nevada Ranch, Red Rock Canyon National Recreation Area

Cost: General admission $20, 3-D VIP pass additional $10

More info: 888-972-7326, www.hysteriacity.com

A 1/4-mile-long, creepy 1800s haunted ghost town with three haunted houses, haunted trails, saloon, restaurant, motel, haunted train, midway of madness, haunted carnival, magic shows, live bands, street performers, celebrity appearances, shopping and food.

STAGECOACH DEPOT'S HAUNTED CORN MAZE

When: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 31; haunted by ghosts and goblins from 7-11 p.m.

Where: 35 minutes north of Las Vegas off Interstate 15 in Glendale

Cost: Adults $12; children ages 5-12 $10; children younger than 5 are free

More info: 864-2288, 864-2277, www.glendalecornmaze.com

Humongous corn maze in the crop circle style of a fire truck, try to find the center and then make your way out again.

All Ages

PEOPLE'S AUTISM FOUNDATION BOCA PARK HALLOWEEN FUNTOWN FESTIVAL

When: 2-10 p.m. Mondays through Fridays; noon-10 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Nov. 2

Where: Boca Park Shopping Center, corner of Rampart Boulevard and Alta Drive

Cost: Adults $2; children younger than 12 $1 (includes popcorn)

Inflatable rides for kids, ATVs, pony rides, bungee jumping, pumpkin patch, carnival rides, midway games, street entertainers, live entertainment, celebrity appearances, 20-plus vendors, kids' costume contests.

GREAT PUMPKIN PATCH

When: 5:30-7 p.m. Oct. 28

Where: Johnson Community School, 340 Villa Monterey

Cost: $15 per family

More info: 229-6175

Pumpkin carving workshop with prizes for scariest, cutest and coolest. One pumpkin per family. Advance registration required.

MONSTER MASH

When: 6:30 p.m. Oct. 28

Where: West Charleston Library, 6301 W. Charleston Blvd.

More info: 507-3940

Adventurous storytime about things that go bump in the night.

HAUNTED HALLWAYS

When: 4-6 p.m. Oct. 30

Where: Helen Meyer Recreation Center, 4525 New Forest Drive

Cost: Free

More info: 455-7723

Dress in your Halloween costume and visit the center for a safe and fun trick-or-treat environment. Participants ages 7 and younger must be accompanied by an adult. Register by Oct. 24.

TRUNK OR TREAT

When: 6-8 p.m. Oct. 30

Where: Gibson Community School, 3990 W. Washington Ave.

Cost: $3

More info: 229-5096

Small carnival and safe night of trunk-or-treating.

HAUNTED HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL

When: 6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 30

Where: Stupak Community Center, 300 W. Boston Ave.

Cost: Free

More info: 229-2488

Dress in costume to enjoy games, costume contests, prizes and trick-or-treating.

HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL

When: 6:30-8 p.m. Oct. 30

Where: Robison Community School, 4794 Harris Ave.

Cost: 25 cents per carnival booth

More info: 229-2542

Games, contests, prizes, refreshments available for purchase.

TRUNK OR TREAT

When: 3-5 p.m. Oct. 31

Where: Trinity United Methodist Church, 6151 W. Charleston Blvd.

More info: 870-4747

Open to neighborhood families, enjoy this safe Halloween event complete with treats, activities and fun.

WHO GLOWS THERE?

When: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 31

Where: Las Vegas Natural History Museum, 900 Las Vegas Blvd. North

Cost: $8 for adults; $7 for students, seniors and military personnel; $4 children ages 3-11, children dressed in costume admitted free with one paid adult

More info: 384-3466

Explore the world of bioluminescence, spooktacular scavenger hunt, creeps from the deep activity, glow stick science game.

BOOTACULAR BASH 2008

When: 4-6 p.m. Oct. 31

Where: Lit'l Scholar Academy, 8961 Hillpointe Road

More info: 256-5300, www.litlscholar.com

Trick-or-treating, arts and crafts, food, carnival games, free giveaways. Anyone younger than age 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

FALL FEST AND BLOCK PARTY

When: 5:30-7 p.m. Oct. 31

Where: Community Baptist Church, 2100 Snow Trail

Cost: Free

More info: www.summerlincommunity.org.

Food, candy, bounce house, Velcro wall, games.

Ages 12 and younger

HALLOWEEN HULLABALOO

(ages 0-5)

When: 11 a.m. Oct. 29; 10 a.m. Oct. 28 at Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Ave.

2 p.m. Oct. 29; 10:30 a.m. Oct. 28, 29, Spring Valley Library, 4280 S. Jones Blvd.

10 a.m. Oct. 28, Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road

Come in costume and listen to puppet tales of not-so-scary stories.

MIRABELLI HAUNTED FUN HOUSE

(ages 3-6)

When: 4-6 p.m. Oct. 29

Where: Mirabelli Community Center, 6200 Hargrove Ave.

Cost: $3

More info: 229-6359

Enjoy a haunted house that's not scary.

Ages 21 and older

BIG BAND HALLOWEEN DANCE

(ages 21 plus, no-host bar)

When: 7-10 p.m. Oct. 30

Where: Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St.

Cost: $10 in advance; $12 day of event

More info: 229-6383

Halloween-themed dance featuring Boyd Coulter and the Good Times Band playing big band music from the 1940s and '60s, including swing, ballads, waltzes and Latin. Costumes encouraged but not required.

HEROES AND VILLAINS HALLOWEEN PARTY

When: 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Oct. 31

Where: South Padre inside Texas Station

Cost: $5 cover charge, ladies get first drink free

More info: 631-1000

Come dressed as a comic book character hero or villain and duke it out for cash costume prizes. Drink specials. No masks, full face paint or weapons.

MINGLE & MAYHEM AT VOODOO LOUNGE

When: 7 p.m. Oct. 31

Where: Voodoo Lounge, Rio Hotel

Cost: $20 women, $30 men, includes Bacardi hosted bar from 7-9 p.m.

More info: 777-7776, www.riovegasnights.com

DJ L1 spins hip hop and house on the outside patio, V51 top 40s cover band in main room, $5,000 costume contest.

Ages 50 and older

HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR

When: noon-2 p.m. Oct. 29

Where: West Flamingo Center for Active Adults, 6255 W. Flamingo Road

Cost: $12

More info: 455-7742

Halloween costume contest, entertainment, lunch. Registration required.

MURDER MYSTERY LUNCHEON: THE MYSTERY AT DEVIL'S GULCH

When: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Oct. 29

Where: Las Vegas Senior Center, 451 E. Bonanza Road

Cost: $4

More info: 229-6454

Dress for the costume ball and figure out who committed the crime.

MONSTER BASH

When: 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 29

Where: East Las Vegas Community/Senior Center, 250 N. Eastern Ave.

Cost: $4

More info: 229-1515

Dress in costume for this spooktacular party.

HARVEST SOCIAL

When: Noon-2 p.m. Oct. 29

Where: Howard Lieburn Senior Center, 6230 Garwood Ave.

Cost: $2

More info: 229-1600

Potato bar, root beer, pumpkin carving and a performance by the Reader Theatre Club. Registration required.

HARVEST FESTIVAL POTLUCK AND BINGO

When: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Oct. 30

Where: Doolittle Senior Center, 1930 N. J St.

Cost: $2

More info: 229-6125

Bring a dish and a story to share, then play bingo.

HAUNTED HALLOWEEN PARTY AND MIXER

When: 11 a.m. Oct. 30

Where: Derfelt Senior Citizens Center, 3343 W. Washington Ave.

Cost: $5

More info: 229-6601

Games, contests, spooky food. Costumes recommended.

HALLOWEEN FIGHT NIGHT AND COSTUME CONTEST

When: 4-6 p.m. Oct. 30

Where: Centennial Hills Active Adult Center, 6601 N. Buffalo Drive

Cost: $5

More info: 229-1702

Refreshments, cakewalk, games, costume contest with prizes.