Where to find Siskiyou Halloween events, 'Nightmare Before Christmas' and ghost tours

Siskiyou County is conjuring up Halloween and harvest festival fun in October, with events for families and grownups.

High on the list of go-to ghoul outings is the city of Weed's Trunk-or-Treat night. Kids can get an early start filling up their plastic pumpkins and pillowcases with goodies from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Oct. 28 along Main Street in the historic district.

"Last year we went through about 600 pounds of candy (and) had about 1,500 guests come through," said Weed Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Richard Dinges. He added that people showed up from Fall River to Redding.

For more information call 530-938-4624.

Yreka's Trick or Treat Downtown is from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Oct. 31. Yreka downtown businesses will hand out candy to costumed kids throughout the afternoon, said event planner Jenny Grenvik of Grenvik Group Real Estate. For a list of businesses and other information go to trickortreatdowntown.com.

Another big draw is the ninth annual McCloud Apple Harvest Festival, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 14 along Main Street. Celebrate the ripening of this versatile fall fruit with live music, a quilt show, a pumpkin patch, apple pies and craft, food and drink vendor booths. For more information or to order pies, go to tinyurl.com/y44re9k8 or call 530-964-3113.

Here are more Halloween events happening in Siskiyou County in October.

Where to find more family-friendly Halloween events

The Siskiyou Family YMCA hosts a Halloween-themed event for kids during Parent’s Night Out. Kids in kindergarten to sixth grade can come in costume for activities from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Oct. 27 at 350 North Foothill Drive in Yreka. Cost is $5 per child for members, $10 per child for non-members. For more information call 530-842-9622 or go to siskiyouymca.org.

Grenada Gardens hosts its autumn "Harvest of Hope" Fair ― promoting Breast Cancer Awareness ― from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Oct. 28 at Grenada Gardens Senior Living, 424 County Highway A-12 in Grenada. Activities include a costume contest, a bake sale, a petting zoo, pumpkin painting, a chili cook-off, a pie-eating contest and a vintage car show. To register a car or for other information call 530-436-2514.

Take a 'haunted' cemetery or ghost tour

The Siskiyou County Historical Society hosts guided tours of historic sites in Yreka.

October tours include the St. Joseph’s Cemetery tour at 5 p.m. on Oct. 14, starting from East Center Street, offFoothill.

The Miner Street ghost tour departs at 6 p.m. on Oct. 27 from the Franco-American Hotel at 310 W Miner St.

For those gutsy enough to enter a cemetery on All Hallow's Eve, the Spooky Halloween Evergreen Cemetery walking tour is at 6 p.m. on Oct. 31, starting from the end of Evergreen Lane.

Most tours cost $5 per person, or are by donation. For more information on Yreka tours go to sisqhistory.org/events.

In Montague, the Little Shasta Cemetery Walking Tour is at 5 p.m. on Oct. 13 on Lower Little Shasta Road. For more information go to tinyurl.com/mrax7fa2.

Halloween parties for adults only

The McCloud Chamber of Commerce brews up the town's sixth annual Halloween Pub Crawl for adults from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Oct. 28. Check for updates on the McCloud Chamber of Commerce's Facebook page at facebook.com/McCloudChamber.

The Jefferson Center for the Arts' Halloween Costume Party kicks off at 8 p.m. on Oct. 28 at the center, 1124 Pine Grove Drive in Mount Shasta. It features a deejay and live music, food and drinks. Admission is $10 at the door. For more information go to jeffersoncenterforthearts.com or call 530-918-8383.

'Nightmare Before Christmas' and 'Shining': Avery hosts classic Halloween movie nights

Avery Memorial Theatre in Etna scares up spooky classic movies this month.

• For people ages 18 and older, the theater shows the film adaptation of Stephen King's "The Shining" on Oct. 21. This film is rated R.
• The theater also hosts a showing of Tim Burton's 1993 stop-motion animated musical “The Nightmare Before Christmas” on Oct. 22.

Doors open at 5 p.m. on show nights at 430 Main St. Tickets are available at the door. Cost is $10 for adults; $5 for children ages 5 and younger, and for students with ASB cards.

For more information go to etnaaverytheatre.org.

Is your Siskiyou County non-profit hosting a Halloween, harvest or holiday event? Email jessica.skropanic@redding.com with "Siskiyou events" in the subject line. In the email, please include the name of the event, time, date, address, hosting organization and if it's for children or adults.

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