There are plenty of ways to celebrate Halloween at the shore this weekend!
1. Trunk or Treat
Dress in your Halloween best and head to your local Trunk or Treat to collect goodies from cars decorated for the occasion! This weekend’s Trunk or Treats include Middle Township, Avalon, North Wildwood, Lower Township and Wildwood Crest. Click here for details.
2. Wildwood Halloween Parade & Fun Fair
Friday, October 28 at 6 p.m.
Wildwoods Convention Center, 4501 Boardwalk, Wildwood
The parade starts and ends at the Wildwoods Convention Center and includes a costume contest with the following categories: Group/Family, Comic (Adult), Comic (Kid), Scary (Adult), Scary (Kid), Most Original, Floats, Car and Fire Trucks. Registration and judging begin at 5 p.m., and the parade steps off at 6 p.m. The parade route is Burk Ave. to Pacific Ave. to Youngs Ave. to Ocean Ave. and back to the Wildwoods Convention Center. Winners will be announced at the Fun Fair. The Fun Fair is from 7 to 9 p.m. and includes fun activities, vendors, games, music, bounce house and food. For more information call (609) 522-4546.
3. Free Family Movie in Rotary Park: “Hocus Pocus”
Friday, October 28 at 7 p.m.
Rotary Park, 400 Lafayette St., Cape May
The Young Entrepreneurs of Cape May and the City of Cape May are proud to present a free family movie, Disney’s “Hocus Pocus.” Refreshments will be available for purchase including popcorn, soft pretzels, hot chocolate and coffee. Limited seating will be available. However, moviegoers are encouraged to bring beach chairs and blankets to enjoy the movie. For more information, call (609) 884-9565.
4. Phantoms of the Physick Estate: What Happens After Dark
Friday, October 28 and Saturday, October 29 at 7 p.m.
Emlen Physick Estate, 1048 Washington St., Cape May
Cape May’s “original haunted house,” the 1879 Emlen Physick Estate, is the setting for Phantoms of the Physick Estate: What Happens After Dark. Are you brave enough to tour Dr. Physick’s house after dark? Strange things have been seen, heard and done here in the evening hours. Let your guide show you what mysteries await. Cost is $15 for adults and $12 for children (ages 3-12). For more information and reservations, visit www.capemaymac.org.
5. 4-H Corn Maze, Pumpkin Patch & Fun Farm Activities
Saturday, October 29 and Sunday, October 30 at 11 a.m.
Lehner Farm & Nurseries, 175 S. Delsea Dr., Cape May Court House
Join us for some fun fall farm family fun at Lehner Farm & Nurseries! There will be a 5-Acre Scare-Free Corn Maze, Tiny Tykes Hay Maze, Pumpkin Patch, Petting Zoo, Games, Pumpkin Decorating, Corn Stalks for sale and refreshments available. No children allowed without adult supervision. Cost is $5 per person, or $20 for a family of 5 or more. Under 2 years old is free. This weekend, children 12 and under in costume get free admission!
To see all the ways you can Do The Shore this Halloweekend, visit our events calendar at www.capemaycountyherald.com/calendar.