Get ready to see lots of vampire costumes this weekend. Photo by Andrew Veis
10:20am | Whether you’re fishing for candy or dishing it out, the lbpost.com wants to wish our readers a very safe and happy Halloween in Long Beach this weekend. Below are a few fun events for the kids, the adults and everyone in between on this spookiest of evenings.
Starting off with a few basic safety tips, make sure that your little trick-or-treaters are accompanied – especially if they’re under 10 years old – and crossing the streets at intersections and not mid-block, says Desiree Thomas of the Miller Children’s Hospital Safety Coalition. Make sure children know their home phone number or cell phone number of parents and how to call 9-1-1 if they get separated. Give children flashlights and advise them to stay local and travel in groups. Throw out candy that isn’t sealed or could have spoiled.
Some of the local events are actually being held today, so let’s get to those first. The first annual Halloween Carnival at Bixby Park will be held today from 11:00am-3:00pm and hosts a costume contest and pumpkin carving contest. Each contest costs $2 to enter, but there are plenty of prizes to be had. Actors will perform works from Bram Stoker and Mary Shelley.
Also today, the West East-Side Community Association (WESCA) will hold the eighth annual Orizaba Park Halloween Carnival from 4:00pm and on for a fun and safe atmosphere with candy, carnival games, a moon bounce and much more. Orizaba Park is at the intersection of Orizaba Avenue and Spaulding Street.
Tomorrow, on actual Hallow’s Eve, the Wrigley Area Neighborhood Alliance (WANA) hosts its fourth annual Halloween Party from 6:00-8:30pm at 20th Street and Daisy Avenue with a costume contest beginning at 7:00pm sharp.
The big party creeps into downtown Long Beach on Sunday around 6:00pm as the Downtown Long Beach Associates hosts Halloween In Downtown. More than thirty businesses will offer $5 food and drink specials as part of an “adult trick-or-treat” that also features a scavenger hunt with a $250 Downtown Gift Card at stake for the 21-and-over crowd. Find more at downtownlongbeach.org.
Of course, there’s always Dark Harbor and its haunted mazes at the Queen Mary. Click here for our previous coverage of the truly spooky event, with photos, in this article.
Above all, be safe and have a good time. Happy Halloween!