BAR HARBOR HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGS
Round up of Halloween events in town
GET YOUR HALLOWEEN ON!
It’s our round-up of Halloween-related events in Bar Harbor.
COME TO OUR HOUSE ON LEDGELAWN!
Yep, that’s right. We (Carrie and Shaun) will be at 98 Ledgelawn slinging out treats on Halloween night. Come hang out if you feel like it. You can stay, help us disperse candy, have some snacks, or just stop by for a quick second and say hi.
98 Ledgelawn
Halloween afternoon and night.
Or, as we said on Facebook:
We decided to be extroverted and host a Halloween open house/get-together/party.
If you see this? You are invited. Come over. Stay for a hot second or for hours. It's all good.
So, come hang out! Trick or treat--or not. Make it your Ledgelawn base--or not. Come say hi--or not. Help us pass out candy and play scary tunes--or not. We are so chill. But we'd love to see you.
We'll have some food. Feel free to bring more. We'll have some liquid. Feel free to bring more. But no pressure! Just showing up is cool.
TRICK OR TREAT IN BAR HARBOR!
According to Bar Harbor Police Sgt. Soren Sundberg, “We will be closing down Ledgelawn on October 31 for Halloween. The event is from 4 pm to 8 pm. Road will be closed at 3:30 and planned to reopen around 8:30.”
Road closes to traffic: 3:30 p.m.
Road reopens: 8:30
Trick or treating is from: 4-8
You can trick or treat on other streets, too!
CONNERS EMERSON HALLOWEEN PARADE!
On October 27, the Conners Emerson School will head to the Village Green for a Halloween parade. The parade usually begins around 10:30 a.m. and there is a police escort through town.
The eighth graders are also having a fall festival on October 27 from 2 to 5 p.m.
Trail of Treats at Birch Bay Retirement Village
Birch Bay Retirement Village and Mount Desert Island Hospital are hosting a Trail of Treats on Friday, October 27th from 4:30 – 6:00 pm, at Birch Bay Retirement Village’s Inn, 25 Village Inn Road, Hulls Cove. This is a spook-tacular location with amazing views of Frenchman’s Bay. Twenty tables offering pre-packaged treats will be situated outside, on a paved pathway around the Birch Bay Inn building. Trick-or-treaters will travel in one direction. Parking is available, though guests are encouraged to carpool whenever possible as this has been an incredibly popular event in years past and parking fills up quickly.
This event is free and all community members are welcome!
For more information contact: Meredith Cyr, meredith.cyr@mdihospital.org 288-5082 extension 1415.
HALLOWEEN KARAOKE (OF AWESOME)
The Finback Alehouse on Cottage Street is hosting some Halloween karaoke on . . . Halloween, of course?
It will start around 9 p.m. And there will be prizes for best costume and best performance!
QUEEN ANNE’S REVENGE!
Bar Harbor's scariest House of Horrors is in a new location this year! Walk through our historic Inn and find what horrors await. Do you dare?
This spooky event is designed for adults.
$5 per person at the door.
39 Holland Ave
Bar Harbor
GHOST STORIES AT LA ROCHELLE
The Bar Harbor Historical Society (BHHS)’s free and fun community day is back! Help BHHS close out its last day of the season with a spooky bang!
Stop by La Rochelle on October 28th between 10-2 PM for a free, fun Halloween event for adults and children! Professional storytellers will tell tales in the shadows and dark corners of the La Rochelle mansion. Suggested donations of $10 are always welcomed and appreciated at this free event!
Sat at 10:00AM - 2:00PM
127 West Street
Free
PUMPKIN CARVING AND FIRESIDE STORYTIME
ArtWaves MDI
www.artwavesmdi.org/event-5443917
Come carve jack o'lanterns and paint pumpkins to decorate your doorstep for Halloween! ArtWaves supplies the pumpkins. Cider and hot cocoa will be served as we light our jack'o' lanterns, and sit together by the fireside for poetry and storytime inspired by the shifting seasons! Sunday Oct 29-5-7
Storytime sneak peak! We will kick things off with "Song of the Witches" from Shakespeare's MacBeth (copies will be available so we can all read it together!):
"Double, double toil and trouble;
Fire burn and caldron bubble.
Fillet of a fenny snake,
In the caldron boil and bake;
Eye of newt and toe of frog,
Wool of bat and tongue of dog,
Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting,
Lizard's leg and howlet's wing,
Double, double toil and trouble;
Fire burn and caldron bubble.
Cool it with a baboon's blood,
Then the charm is firm and good.
For a charm of powerful trouble,
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble!"
Children under 15 must be accompanied by an adult.
$10 registration fee per person or $20 for families.
Costumes welcome!
Thank you to Coastal Maine Realty for supporting this event!
ART WAVES in Town Hill - 1341 ME-102, Bar Harbor
THE NATURE OF HALLOWEEN
The Nature of Halloween, 4-6 p.m.,
College of the Atlantic George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History. 288-5395.
Join students and staff of the College of the Atlantic George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History and Acadia National Park rangers for a spooky evening of fun and learning for all ages. Admission by donation.
Event by MDI Hospital
HAUNTED HUSTLE
Mount Desert Island YMCA Sharks
Save the Date for the annual "Haunted Hustle" 5k!
On October 28th, MDI Hospital and the MDI YMCA will host the "Haunted Hustle" 5k Run/Walk! Open to all ages, the race will begin at 8AM at the YMCA in Bar Harbor, and follow a 3.1 mile loop ending back at the YMCA. "Day of" Registration begins at 7:00am, with the race beginning at 8:00am sharp.
Save $5 per participant by pre-registering! Online registration is open now! Register at:
www.mdihospital.org/giving/5k
Registration costs:
Pre-registration (per participant): $25 (ages 12+) • $15 (ages 5-11) • Under 5 is free
"Day of" Registration (per participant): $30 (ages 12+) • $20 (ages 5-11) • Under 5 is free
PRIZES are available for....
• Female 1st Place
• Female Runner Up
• Male 1st Place
• Male Runner Up
• Best Costume!
For Questions, Contact:
Ben Billings • ben.billings@mdihospital.org • 207.288.5082, ext. 1319
HALLOWEEN WELCOME TABLE
There’s a Halloween welcome table at the Bar Harbor Congregational Church
Bar Harbor Congregational Church
29 Mount Desert St, Bar Harbor,
ALL SAINTS SATURDAY
A special time during our worship service to celebrate and remember those who have died in the past year. We will also celebrate Communion - and you're welcome to join in-person or via Zoom. More info at: www.barharborucc.org
November 5
10 a.m.
Bar Harbor Congregational Church
29 Mount Desert St, Bar Harbor
DANCE PARTY
TRUNK OR TREAT
If you have an event we missed? Let us know and we’ll add it on.
