Portland’s business districts are hosting family-friendly fun that will have you screaming with delight. There are plenty of options for trick-or-treating but you can also enjoy Day of the Dead celebrations, costume contests, pumpkin carving, scavenger hunts, and more. This year, make your Halloween magical by shopping local. Here are a few ways to get into the spirit of Halloween while supporting small businesses.
- Beaumont: From 4-6pm on Halloween, Fremont St will be bustling with Trick-or-Treaters! This year, participating businesses will be giving out full size and fun size candy. A few lucky trick-or-treaters will also receive a gift card to a participating business of their choice!
- Central Eastside: Get in the spirit tonight and celebrate Halloween at OMSI After Dark – costumes are encouraged. Taste the difference between grain and potato vodka while local distilleries share the secrets of their craft. There will be science demos, performances, DJs, artisan food and beverage vendors and more.
- Columbia Corridor: Join Columbia Slough Watershed Council for some Halloween fun for all people of all ages at Boo in the Slough!
- Foster: Hammer + Jacks will be bringing out the cameras for a Spooky & Sweet costumed photo session with Banana-Nana Photography on Halloween while 20 local businesses will be giving out candy to trick-or-treaters.
- Lents: The merchants at SE 92nd Avenue and Foster Road are celebrating Halloween on Oct 31st with a fun, FREE, Family-Friendly Trick or Treat and Halloween Party event hosted at The Zed. Join them for a spooktacular event!
- Lloyd: Wear a costume and skate for $13 (including skates) all day at the Lloyd Center for the Halloween Skate! There will be spooky tunes and Halloween Candy all day!
- Mississippi Ave: Trick-or-Treat on Mississippi Ave on Halloween from 3:30-6pm and enjoy all of the activations up and down one of Portland’s favorite streets.
- Multnomah Village: All goblins and monsters are encouraged to visit Multnomah Village on Halloween Day to enjoy a range of Halloween treats, decorations, and scary delights. The Trick-Or-Treat Costume Parade is from 3:30PM to 5:50PM. Get more details here.
- Old Town: From 10am-4pm on Halloween, join in on some unique and fun activities at the Lan Su Chinese Garden! Enjoy family-friendly activities such as miniature gourd decorating, make your own bat finger puppets, explore the meaning of joss paper money – used in Chinese rituals to send blessings to ancestors and discover the folklore of jiangshi, or Chinese hopping zombies!
- St. Johns: Dress like your favorite character of Mike Bennetts and head over to Wonderwood Springs for some spooky fun!
- Williams District: Wicked Williams is a PDX favorite event this time of year. During the day on Halloween is trick-or-treating for the kids. Come night-fall, a costume bar crawl is in order for the adults!
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