2025 Halloween events in the Alle-Kiski Valley

Trick-or-Treat

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Allegheny Township: 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31.

Apollo: 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31.

Arnold: 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31.

Avonmore: parade, trunk-or-treat and celebration, 5 p.m. Oct. 31 at the volunteer firehall. Awards will be given to the best decorated car, float and trunk-or-treat display. Trick-or-treat will be afterward.

Bell Township: 4 to 6 p.m. Oct. 25. Hot dogs and treat bags will be distributed at the firemen’s truck hall.

Brackenridge: 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31.

Cheswick: trick-or-treat, 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31.

East Deer: 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31. A trunk-or-treat will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Oct. 26 in Memorial Park, 700 Front St., Creighton.

East Vandergrift: 6 p.m. Oct. 31. Nuts, Nuts will be at 6 p.m. Oct. 25. The parade will begin at 6 p.m. Oct. 30.

Fawn: A trunk-or-treat will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 24 at Fawn Volunteer Fire Department No. 1 social hall. Trunk reservations are welcome. Reservations: fawnfireevents@gmail.com.

Frazer: 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31.

Freeport: 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 1. This was changed Oct. 14 by borough council. The parade will be at 7 p.m. Oct. 29. Lineup will begin at 6 p.m. Rain date: Oct. 30.

Gilpin: trunk-or-treat, noon to 3 p.m. Oct. 25 in Gilpin Leechburg Park, 215 Park Road. Food and apparel will be sold to benefit the Southern Armstrong Regional Police K9 unit. Trunk participants welcome.

Harrison: 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 1. This was changed on Oct. 16.

Leechburg: 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31. The parade will be at 7 p.m. Oct. 30. Lineup will be at the firehall and the parade will proceed up Second Street to Market Street, to First Street down Main Street to Third Street and back onto Market Street. Prizes will be awarded afterward at the firehall.

Lower Burrell: 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31.

New Kensington: 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31.

Oklahoma Borough: 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31.

Springdale: 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31.

Springdale Township: 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31.

Tarentum: 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31.

Upper Burrell: Children’s Halloween Celebration, free for township children age 1 to 12, 1 to 2:30 p.m. Oct. 18 at the township building. There will be a costume parade, crafts and treats. Reservations required by Oct. 14 . Reservations: 724-335-3517.

Vandergrift: 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31. The parade will line up at 5 p.m. Oct. 29 at the Jackson Avenue gazebo. The procession will begin at 6 p.m. and end on Grant Avenue. Children 12 and younger will get a number for a treat bag and chance to win a cash prize.

Washington Township: 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31. The trunk-or-treat scheduled Oct. 25 at the township firehall is canceled.

West Deer: 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31.

West Leechburg: 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31.

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Events open to the public:

Apollo

The Apollo Halloween Parade will be at 6 p.m. Oct. 27 in Apollo Plaza. There will be food trucks and vendors. Prizes will be awarded for floats, and cutest, scariest and most original costumes. Sponsored by the Apollo Borough Events Committee.

Avonmore

Rinebolt’s Hell Hollow Haunted Walk will be from 8 to 10 p.m. Oct. 30, and 8 p.m. to midnight Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 at the Avonmore Canoe Launch, First Street. The tour will include dimly lit trails, uneven terrain, flashing lights, jump scares and horrifying scenes. Cost: $15; 14 and younger, $10. Proceeds benefit Avonmore Community Association.

Brackenridge

• Trunk-or-treat, 2 to 4 p.m. Oct. 25 at Trinity United Methodist Church, 847 10th Ave. Trunk participants welcome; decorating is optional. A fall party will be afterward in the church social hall with games, prizes and refreshments.

Buffalo Township

• Indoor Trick-or-treat and haunted house, 7 to 9 p.m. Oct. 25 at Freeport Area High School, 625 S. Pike Road, Buffalo Township. Haunted house admission: $5. There will be a pumpkin path, food, vendors, music and more. Sponsored by Freeport Kiwanis, and Freeport Area High School Key Club and Tri-M.

• Damian Hantz Memorial Trunk-or-treat and Car Show, noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 25 at Lernerville Speedway, 313 N. Pike Road. Vehicle registration: 10 a.m. to noon, $10. Free admission for spectators. Children and costumes welcome. Bring a bag. Sponsored by Head Turners Pittsburgh chapter. Proceeds will benefit Sarver Volunteer Fire Company. Details: info@headturnerspittsburgh.com.

East Vandergrift

East Vandergrift Riverside Fall Festival, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 18 in Kiskiminetas River Park, 223 Elm St. There will be food, vendors, face painting, a bounce house, cornhole tournament and games. Little Miss Fall Princess will be crowned. Sponsored by the East Vandergrift Community Foundation.

Fox Chapel

• Pumpkin painting event, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 18 at the Fox Chapel borough building, 401 Fox Chapel Road. There will be a costume contest, and crafts and refreshments will be sold. Admission is a donation of money or nonperishable food item for the Blawnox Community Food Pantry. The police department will recognize its third K9 Office of the Day from Animal Protectors of Allegheny Valley and other animals from the shelter will attend. Sponsored by the police department.

• Audubon Society Creatures of the Night, at Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve, 614 Dorseyville Road. Sessions are at 6:30, 7 and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 17, 18, 24 and 25. Come in costume to walk the trails and meet non-scary costumed creatures who will tell the story of their life. Rain or shine. Cost: $15; members, $10; free for 2 and younger. Reservations: aswp.org or 412-963-6100.

Frazer

Trunk-or-treat car cruise, Oct. 15 at the parking lot of the former JCPenney store in the Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills. The car cruise starts at 3 p.m. and children should arrive at 4 p.m. Rain date: Oct. 22. Details: carcruises.com.

Harmar

Trunk-or-treat, 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 25 at the Shrine Center Pavilion, 1877 Shriners Way. Sponsored by Daughters of the Nile and Pittsburgh Syria Shriners. Details: Amy, 702-496-6268.

Harrison

• Trunk-or-treat, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 16 at Allegheny Valley Hospital, Carlisle Street. There will be food trucks, games, prizes and treats. Free admission.

• Campfire Ghost Stories, 7 p.m. Oct. 26 at the Yakaon Shelter in Harrison Hills Park, weather permitting. Free. Bring a chair or blanket. Wear a costume for a chance to win a prize. Sponsored by the Allegheny Parks Department.

• Free trunk-or-treat, 6 p.m. Oct. 31 in the parking lot of Natrona Heights Presbyterian Church, 1428 Broadview Blvd.

• Sixth annual Haunted Heights Block Party, 5:30 to 9 p.m. Nov. 1 on Oregon Drive. There will be music, dancing and a potluck. The date was changed on Oct. 16. Potluck signup: Jen Luzik, 724-493-1365.

Leechburg

• Halloween Party, sponsored by Leechburg Area Community Association, 6 to 11 p.m. Oct. 18 at the Marconi Club, 135 River Ave. There will be a cash bar, DJ, cookie table and costume prizes. Cost: $10. Tickets: 724-980-8345 or at Leechburg Public Library, 139 Market St.

Lower Burrell

• Puckety Presbyterian Church will host a community trunk-or-treat and bonfire from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 18 at the church, 1009 Puckety Church Road. Park in the high school lot. There will be games, crafts and food. Menu: hot dogs, hot chocolate, water and popcorn. To register your trunk to give out candy, call 724-339-1323. Trunk decorating encouraged, but not required.

• Halloween Cash Bash, Oct. 25 at the Lower Burrell Veterans of Foreign Wars, 1600 Wildlife Lodge Road. Doors open at 4 p.m. and dinner will be at 5 p.m. Sponsored by Animal Protectors of Allegheny Valley, the event will end at 8 p.m. Winners need not be present. Costumes welcome. Cost: $35 in advance; at the door, $40; includes buffet dinner, beer, snacks and a chance for prizes. Cash bar. Tickets: animalprotectors.net.

• Trunk-or-treat, noon to 2 p.m. Oct. 25 at Lower Burrell Volunteer Fire Company No. 3 EMS, 3255 Leechburg Road. There will be CPR overviews, EMS demonstrations and fire demonstrations.

New Kensington

• New Kensington Fall Festival, Oct. 18 in the downtown area of the city. There will be a farmers market and artisan vendors from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and a pumpkin patch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Children can stop in at the pumpkin patch to get a trick-or-treat bag to use at local businesses.

• Animal Protectors Indoor Trick-or-Treat, 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 29 at the shelter, 730 Church St. Cost: $5 per children up to a $20 maximum per family.

North Apollo

Trunk-or-treat, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 29 at North Apollo Church of God, 507 20th St. Prizes will be awarded for best trunk décor. Details: 724-765-0333.

Oakmont

• Oakmont Carnegie Library and Oakmont Historical Society are sponsoring a do-it-yourself Mystery Walk through Oct. 31. Stop in at the library, 700 Allegheny River Blvd., and get a free booklet that guides you on a walking tour through the borough’s spookiest stories. Details: 412-828-9532.

• Oakmont Fall Festival, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 25 on along Allegheny River Blvd. in the borough. Rain or shine. The Halloween parade will line up at 10:45 a.m. on Isabella Street behind Kwik Fill and step off at 11 a.m. Sponsored by the Oakmont Chamber of Commerce, there will be a DJ, vendors, basket auction, 50-50, costume contest, pet costume contest, inflatables, a pie-eating contest and games. Details: oakmont-pa.com.

Plum

• A trunk-or-treat will be at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 22 at the borough building, 2000 Mike Thomas Way. Each child attending should be registered at plumlibrary.org starting at 10 a.m. Oct. 6.

• Campfire Ghost Stories, 7 p.m. Oct. 25 at the Four Seasons Activity Center at Boyce Park, 901 Centerview Drive. Free. Bring a chair or blanket. Wear a costume for a chance to win a prize. Sponsored by the Allegheny Parks Department.

Saxonburg

Witches Walk and Day Out, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 18 in downtown. Dress like a witch or in your favorite Halloween costume. There will be cackling and costume contests, prizes and food trucks.

South Buffalo

Trunk-or-treat, 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 25 at South Buffalo Volunteer Fire Department, 100 Firehall Road. Set up begins at 5 p.m. There will be free food and hot chocolate, hayrides and s’mores over the campfire.

Springdale

Springdale Police Department free trunk-or-treat, 2 to 5 p.m. Oct. 25 at the borough parking lot, 325 School St. A costume parade will begin at 1 p.m. in the James Street circle by the high school. Hot dogs, snacks and drinks will be served. Rain or shine. Trunk participant registration required by Oct. 20. To register your trunk, visit tinyurl.com/yc843zkt.

Tarentum

• Boo Festival, 1 to 4 p.m. Oct. 18 in Riverview Memorial Park, First Avenue. There will be food, a craft fair, sidewalk chalk contest, hayrides, games, a face painter, obstacle course and a balloon artist.

• Daylight trunk-or-treat, 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. Oct. 26 in the parking lot of First United Presbyterian Church, 913 Lock St. Free lemonade and walking tacos will be served.

• Alle-Kiski Valley Historical Society will host a Night at the Museum from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 28 at the Heritage Museum, 224 E Seventh Ave. Cost: $5, 12 and younger accompanied by an adult, free. Costumes welcome. There will be a trick-or-treat, ghost story and the opportunity to meet famous people who shaped the A-K Valley. Reservations encouraged, but not required. Reservations: 724-224-7666, leave a message.

Vandergrift

• The Casino Theater will host a screening of the movie, “Night of the Living Dead,” at 7 p.m. Oct. 18 at the theater. Costumes welcome. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Seating is reserved. Cost: $5. Tickets: tinyurl.com/5amdhfav.

• Vandergrift Public Library will sponsor a Halloween party for children 15 and younger from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Oct. 23 at the former JCPenney building, 134 Grant Ave., Vandergrift. Costumes encouraged. There will be spooky stations and treats. Those attending are welcome to bring treats to share. Reservations required. Reservations: 724-568-2212.

• The Casino Theater will offer an afternoon of classic Halloween cartoons including Casper the Friendly Ghost, Popeye and Mickey Mouse at 2 p.m. Oct. 26 at the theater. Donations will be accepted.

Washington Township

• Trunk-or-treat, 1 to 3 p.m. Oct. 25 in the parking lot of Quality Life Services, 151 Goodview Road. Free hot dogs will be served and Kona Ice will be available. Details: 724-329-5545.

• Free trunk-or-treat, 6 p.m. Oct. 29 in Kunkle Park. Sponsored by Cub Scout Pack 500.

West Deer

• Free movie, “Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice,” at 6:25 p.m. Oct. 24 in Carp Field of Deer Lakes Park, 317 Crayfish Drive. Weather permitting. Rated PG-13. Bring a blanket, chairs and snacks. Come in costume for a chance to win a prize. Sponsored by Allegheny County Parks Department.