Can’t get away for a weekend? There’s plenty of Halloween fun to be had right here in Middle Georgia. Not only can the fearless in your bunch get their thrills, but there’s lots for the whole family.
Experience kid-friendly frights at the Georgia Children’s Museum’s Scared Silly Haunted House. Take part in a Halloween tradition with a safe stroll down Main Street Byron for some trick-or-treating. Or go to the Halloween Fear Factory to contribute to “Gifts of Love,” a charity that helps needy families in Houston County.
Grown folks can enjoy the insane scares at the F.E.A.R. Institute — where the minimum age recommendation is 11 years old — or they can brave the creepy pig-faced “Old Man Slaughter” of Haunted Montrose. You’d be hard-pressed to find a better way to spend an evening in the crisp autumn air than standing in line waiting your turn to get the willies.
— Chris Horne
Haunted Montrose
7 p.m.-until, Thursday-Saturday, and Oct. 21-24, 28-31, 1702 Second St., Montrose. $14 general admission; $20 VIP ticket (bypass general admission line).
Perry Haunted Barn
8 p.m.-midnight, Friday-Saturday, and Oct. 22-31; U.S. 41 N., Perry. Benefits the Perry Players. Bring Your Own Blood Party — Red Cross Blood Drive: 6 p.m.-10 p.m. Oct. 25. Donors receive half-price admittance. perryhauntedbarn.com. $12-$16.
The F.E.A.R. Institute Haunted House
8 p.m.-midnight, Friday-Saturday, and Oct. 22-23 and Oct. 27-31, 450 Third St. Suggested minimum age is 11 years. Parking available at the Poplar Street Garage. coxcapitoltheatre.com. $13, $11 students and military with ID.
Halloween Fear Factory
8 p.m.-when the lines end, Fridays through Oct. 17, Oct. 22-23, Oct. 25-31, and Nov. 5-6, 12-13; 202 Kellwood Drive (across from the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter’s North Gate). Glow-in-the-dark miniature golf, maze, huge haunted area. Drinks and food available. Proceeds go toward helping needy families and buying toys for children this Christmas. $10 adults, $5 children 12 and under.
Halloween Hair-Raiser
1-3 p.m. Oct. 20, Lutar Salon, 201 Corder Road, Warner Robins. Sponsored by the Twilight Moms of Middle Georgia and benefiting Locks of Love. Giveaways, face painting, contest for longest ponytail cut, Halloween goodies. Also collecting cell phones for soldiers. Tracy Johnson, (478) 973-2930.
Spirits in October Walking Tour
6-7:30 p.m. Oct 21-23 and Oct. 28-30, Riverside Cemetery. A one-hour guided twilight tour featuring actors in costume at graveside who bring to life stories of selected individuals buried in the cemetery. Tours end at the Riverside Mausoleum for a reception. Reservations recommended. E-mail conservancy@riversidecemetery.com. 742-5328. $20 adults; $10 students.
Hell Gate
7-11 p.m. Oct. 22-24 and Oct. 29-31, The Rain Church, 257 Gunn Road, Warner Robins. Parental guidance — explicit content. (478) 953-7246. therainchurch.com. $6 advance or group by Oct. 18, $8 at door.
Dogtoberfest 2010
9 a.m.-1 p.m. Oct. 23, International City Farmers Market, corner of South Davis Drive and Watson Boulevard. Sponsored by volunteer citizens of Warner Robins and the city of Warner Robins. The main event is the Howl’o ween Pet Costume Contest at noon. Cash prizes awarded. Arts and crafts vendor space available. Proceeds will benefit spay/neuter in Warner Robins. Michelle, (478) 954-0688. $5 entrance fee for costume contest.
Pet Halloween Costume Contest
Noon-3 p.m. Oct. 23, Showtime Pet Grooming, 4446 Forsyth Road. 757-0011.
Downtown Trick-or-Treat
5:30 p.m.-7 p.m. Oct. 29, Downtown Forsyth Square.
Scared Silly! Kids’ Haunted House
6-9 p.m. Oct. 29-30, Georgia Children’s Museum, 382 Cherry St. Guests will have a guided tour of the haunted house, trick-or-treat, and make a Halloween craft. Kid-friendly. Pre-ordering tickets strongly encouraged. 755-9539. $5 per person.
Nightmare on Main Street
6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 30, Main Street, downtown Byron. Trick-or-treating and costume contest at the gazebo in Jailhouse Park at 5:30 p.m. (478) 956-5555. Free.
Annual Thriller Parade
7 p.m. Oct. 30, Cherry Street, downtown Macon.
Parker’s Final Trail of Screams
8-11:30 p.m. Oct. 30, 355 Plentitude Church Road, Gray. Proceeds benefit FURever Friends Humane Society Inc. E-mail puppaws@att.net or call Stephanie, (478) 718-1884. $10, $2 kids 12 and under.
