In the countdown to Halloween, every Friday this month we'll be rounding up the best spooky family events across the country here on Going Places:The town that calls itself the Halloween Capital of the World, Anoka, Minnesota (just outside Minneapolis), celebrates Halloween almost all month long. Check out its schedule of ghost tours, haunted houses, and parades; its production of Little Shop of Horrors is a particularly big hit with families.
At Sesame Place in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, the Count (who else?) is hosting a Spooktacular--with hayrides, a Halloween-themed Elmo show, and trick-or-treating through the park--every weekend of this month. Kids are encouraged to come in costume.
On October 17 and 18, the Northern California town of Half Moon Bay hosts its annual Art & Pumpkin Festival: Go for lively pumpkin-carving and pie-eating contests, parades, a kids' talent show, and a pirate-haunted barn (the latter is recommended for kids 5 and up).
Tell us about the frightful goings-on in your area!
