Halloween lands on a Saturday this year, and the valley is making a long weekend of it. Bellevue kicks things off Thursday afternoon, Hailey turns downtown over to trick-or-treaters Friday (a no-school day), and Ketchum, Sun Valley, Carey, and Stanley save their candy for Saturday.
We've rounded up trick-or-treat times for every town, Día de los Muertos celebrations in Bellevue Friday and Saturday, and a day-by-day lineup of costume contests, parties, movie nights, kids' crafts, and more through Sunday, Nov. 1.
Grab a pillowcase. Here's Halloween.
Trick-or-Treat
Where to trick-or-treat, town by town
BellevueThursday, Oct 29, 3 to 5. Trunk or treat on the Bellevue bike path, next to the library, 117 E Pine St. Free. [info]
HaileyFriday, Oct 30, 3:30 to 5:30. The Hailey Halloween Hoopla: trick-or-treat at downtown businesses. The Key Club's costume contest runs 4 to 5:30 at the Hailey Public Library. Free. [info]
Sun ValleySaturday, Oct 31. The resort's Halloween Fall Festival: trick-or-treat through the Village shops in costume, skating at the outdoor rink noon to 3, and a family movie at 3 at the Opera House. All activities are free. [info]
KetchumSaturday, Oct 31, 4 to 7. Trick-or-treat along Main Street in Ketchum. Participating shops and restaurants will have a poster in the window. [info]
KetchumSaturday, Oct 31, 5 to 7. The Trick or Treat Extravaganza at The Argyros, with the City of Ketchum: fill your candy bags, enjoy festive games, dance to DJ MFEM on the patio, and enter the costume contest for 12 and under. Free. [info]
CareySaturday, Oct 31, 6 p.m. The Carey Picabo Chamber of Commerce's trunk or treat at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: music, drinks, and prizes for the best trunks. Come in costume; everyone's welcome. Decorating a trunk? Setup starts at 5. [info]
StanleySaturday, Oct 31. Halloween at Mountain Village Resort's Velvet Falls Dance Hall: trunk or treat, a hayride, a pumpkin contest, and a chili and soup feed for all ages, then a costume party for grown-ups (all ages welcome) with prizes. [info]
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Día de los Muertos
Two days of Día de los Muertos in Bellevue
The Sun Valley Museum of Art and the Hunger Coalition are hosting two free Día de los Muertos events in Bellevue this Friday and Saturday.
Fri Oct 23 T'anta wawa breadmaking with Leo Padilla and Rosmery Serva Boyle, in the Hunger Coalition's kitchen, 6 to 8 p.m. Free; register ahead, space is limited. [info]
Sat Oct 24 Celebración de Día de los Muertos, the Hunger Coalition, 4 to 7: ofrendas in greenhouses, Son de Valle, folkloric dance by SVMoA students, and face painting. Bilingual. Bring marigolds, papel picado, t'anta wawa, or pan de muerto for the memory garden. [info]
Out & About
Halloween week, day by day
Thursday, Oct 22
3:30 to 4:30 KetchumCrafternoon: trick-or-treat bags, the Community Library's Children's Library. Kids under 9 come with a caregiver 14 or older. Supplies provided; register each child, space is limited. [info]
Friday, Oct 23
6 to 9 p.m. HaileyKids Night Out with Backroads Gymnastics at API: costumes, an obstacle course, pizza, and a movie. Ages 4 to 9, $50. Parents, that's three hours on a Friday night. Register at [email protected]. [info]
Sunday, Oct 25
11 to 2:30 KetchumPumpkin carving with apple cider at Bonni's Garden, the garden at the Ketchum YMCA. Free for everyone. [info]
Noon to 2 HaileyHalloween on Ice at Campion Ice House: free skating and free skate rental, costumes encouraged. Admission is one toiletry or household item for the Blaine County Charitable Fund. [info]
Monday, Oct 26
10:30 a.m. KetchumStory Time: Halloween at the Community Library, for preschoolers, with a craft after. Free. [info]
Tuesday, Oct 27
6:30 p.m. Hailey"Hocus Pocus" on the big screen at the Liberty Theater. $14. [tickets]
Wednesday, Oct 28
2:30 to 5 KetchumDrop-in: Clay Monsters, the Community Library's Children's Library. All ages; kids under 9 come with a teen 14 or older or an adult. Free. [info]
Thursday, Oct 29
7:30 p.m. Hailey"The Rocky Horror Picture Show" at the Liberty. Rated R, and costumes are strongly encouraged. $20. [tickets]
Friday, Oct 30
10 a.m. KetchumGold Mine Thrift's Halloween clearance: costumes, masks, and accessories are half off Friday and free Saturday. Last-minute costumes don't get cheaper than that. [info]
2 to 3:15 Sun ValleyHalloween mask making for grades 5 to 8 at the Community School's Trail Creek Campus. Free; register at [email protected] or 208-622-3960, ext. 174. [info]
5 to 6 p.m. Ketchum"This Haunted Land": Betsy Gaines Quammen on ghost stories and what they say about American history, with a book signing. The Community Library's Moran Lecture Hall. Free; register. [info]
6:30 p.m. Ketchum"Frankenstein: A Living Comic Book" at The Argyros, 65 minutes. Ages 8 and up, $18 to $33. [info]
7 p.m. KetchumMonster Mash Murder Mystery at TNT Taproom. Doors 6:30. $30, 21 and over, with $500 for the best costume. TNT says these sell out. [tickets]
7 to 10 p.m. Hailey"Murder Under the Marquee," an immersive murder mystery set on the Liberty's 1938 opening night. $75. [tickets]
Saturday, Oct 31: Halloween
8 to 9 a.m. HaileyHalloween yoga pop-up at Gravity Fitness & Tennis. Free; bring a friend, and come dressed up. [info]
9 and 10 a.m. KetchumHalloween fundraiser classes with Sophie at The Mill SV: two 45-minute classes. $35 minimum donation, booked on Mindbody or the Mill SV app, and every dollar goes to Blaine County EMS Outreach's Tanzania project. Spots are limited. [info]
6 p.m. BellevueCutthroat Club's Halloween party: a costume contest with a $200 prize, a one-chip challenge (the winner gets $100 and has earned it), live music, and free hors d'oeuvres. [info]
8 to 11 p.m. KetchumNightmare at The Argyros: DJ BearSkinRug and DJ Rowdy, and a costume contest with a grand prize worth more than $2,500. Doors 7. Ages 14 and up. $13 general, $50 VIP with the upstairs bar. [tickets]
8 to 11 p.m. HaileyHalloween costume party with DJ Ontic at the Liberty. $10 in advance, $15 at the door. [tickets]
9 p.m. KetchumBooze & Booz at Whiskey's on Main: DJ Uzzell, a costume contest, and drink specials. Free entry. [info]
9 p.m. to 1 a.m. KetchumSalted Sprig's Halloween benefit for Rilo's Rescue at its new space, 700 N Main St: Kate Croft plays, with Floor Guy, plus a costume contest. 21 and over. $20 presale, $30 at the door; tickets are limited. [tickets]
Sunday, Nov 1
5 p.m. Hailey"Ghostbusters" at the Liberty, PG. Costumes encouraged, if yours survived Saturday. $14. [tickets]
One more for the weekend: clocks fall back an hour at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, so Saturday night runs an hour longer than it looks. Hosting something we missed? Hit reply and we'll add it to Thursday's issue.
See you Thursday.
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