Saturday, Oct. 29
Top Events!
(Look ahead!)
Arcata Farmers’ Market
Arcata Plaza
/ 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Music by Bayou Swamis. Featuring the freshest locally grown fruits, vegetables, plants, meats and other wonderful products.
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Spooky Dune Tour
Humboldt Coastal Nature Center
/ 1-3 p.m.
/ Free
Get outside and explore on Halloween! During this sugar-free Halloween event for kids and their adults, tour guides will lead groups through the dunes to meet spooky and silly dune characters. Come dressed in costume and be prepared for a short hike in the sand.
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Growing a Life: Illène Pevec
Northtown Books
/ 5-7 p.m.
Author Illène Pevec will give a talk based on her new book, Growing A Life, introduced by HSU professor Emeritus Tom Gage. Part engaging conversation, part comprehensive fieldwork, Growing a Life demonstrates just how influential educational and community gardening programs can be for young teens.
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Free Haunted Harvest Carnival and Haunted Trail
Sequoia Park
/ 5-7 p.m.
“Take a historic trek down to the duck pond and discover what lurks in the shadows as you’re taken on a journey to learn the truth about the witch’s cabin.”
Halloween at Headwaters
Headwaters Forest Reserve
/ 5-8 p.m.
/ Free
Experience a living history of Falk, the historic logging ghost town; storytelling by Paul Woodland; and a candlelit forest tour with treats along the way.
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Haunted Theater
Eureka High School Auditorium
/ 5-11 p.m.
/ $5
/ $3 For students
“Come on down to the Eureka High School Auditorium and be led through a maze of spooky, spine tingling fun. Due to the unique construction of our “Haunted Theater”, all ages are welcome since each tour can be modified to suit the age of the audience!”
Haunted Kinetic Lab of Horrors
Arcata Kinetic Lab
/ 7 p.m.-midnight
/ $12
/ 18+
“Prepare to freak out as you are tricked and treated to the best Halloween venue in town. The Haunted Kinetic Lab of Horrors is the annual FUNdraiser that helps keep the Kinetic Sculpture Lab up and running.”
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Cirque de Soulless: The Illusion
Sequoia Conference Center
/ 7-11 p.m.
/ $60
/ $65 at the door
/ 18+
The Rotary Club of Southwest Eureka presents a night when the shine of the greasepaint, the song of the siren, the rasping chuckle of the Stygian clown turn the dream into reality.
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The Fear Farm
See Event Description
/ 7-10 p.m.
/ Free
Located at 6562 Elk River Rd., Eureka. Come walk through a haunted barn here at The Fear Farm.
Haunted Mill Tour
Blue Ox Millworks
/ 7:30 p.m.-11:55 a.m.
/ $12
The Haunted Mill Tour Returns this October with an expanded tour, more special effects, and an all new story of passion, deceit and obsession.
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Ferndale Repertory Theatre
/ 8-10:30 p.m.
/ $18
/ $16 students/seniors
/ 18+
GUEST NARRATOR: Dillon Savage. When two clean-cut kids run into car trouble and seek help from the mansion down the road, little do they suspect how their lives will be irrevocably changed by the eccentric Dr. Frank N. Furter and his colorful cadre of loyal subjects.
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The Mother Vines, Over Yonder, Ultramafic
Blondies Food and Drink
/ 8 p.m.-midnight
/ $5
Noisy bands for your pre-Halloween joy.
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Don Carlos and Dub Vision Band
Arcata Theatre Lounge
/ 8-11:59 p.m.
/ $30
/ 21+
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Humboldt Halloween with Dilated Peoples
Portuguese Hall
/ 8 p.m.-6 a.m.
/ $45
/ 21+
This years, all-night hip-hop and bass-dripping rager is going to be bigger and better than ever before. Performances by Dilated Peoples, Psy Fi, Marjo Lak, Wu Wei and more.
The Trouble, Stringtown Ambassadors
Palm Lounge at The Eureka Inn
/ 9 p.m.
/ $5
/ 21+
Costumes and cocktails!
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Diggin Dirt, Lovebush
The Jam
/ 9 p.m.
/ $10
/ $7 in costume
/ 21+
Funk and costumes!
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Soul Fright 5
Humboldt Brews
/ 9 p.m.-midnight
This Halloween, come out for our fifth annual fright fest and the 5 year anniversary of Soul Night! Come for the freaky good time, stay to win our infamous costume contest!
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Heroes and Villains Costume Party
Bear River Casino Resort
/ 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
GOOD vs. EVIL… Be the hero that wins the day or the villain that steals the cash! Music by The Undercovers and Lightning Boom Productions.
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All Events!
Adult and Pediatric CPR/AED
Center Activities, HSU Campus
/ 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
/ $80
/ $65 HSU Students
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Arcata Tiger Pride Golf Tournament
Baywood Golf and Country Club
/ 10 a.m.
/ $450 Team of four
/ $125 Single player
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All Seasons Orchestra : Fall Season
D Street Neighborhood Center
/ 10 a.m.-noon
/ $25
/ $30 non-residents
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Young Athletes Program
See Event Description
/ 10-11:30 a.m.
/ Free
In partnership with the City of Arcata Recreation and Humboldt State University, Special Olympics offers a fun new opportunity, the Young Athletes Program.
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Organic Matters Farm Pumpkin Patch
Organic Matters Farm
/ 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Located at 6821 Myrtle Ave., Freshwater. Annual u-pick community pumpkin patch. We have plenty of beautiful pumpkin varieties to choose from.
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Boo at the Zoo 2016
Sequoia Park Zoo
/ 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
/ $7 Adult
/ $6 Seniors/Military
/ $5 Children (3-12)
/ Free Zoo Members
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Friends of the Redwood Libraries Quarterly Book Sale
Humboldt County Library
/ 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
/ Free
The Friends of the Redwood Libraries is offering amazing deals for you! All books either fifty cents or one dollar.
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Warren Creek Farms Pumpkin Patch
Warren Creek Farms
/ 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Located at 1171 Mad River Rd., Arcata. Get your pumps, daily in October.
Bayside Gardens Pumpkin Patch
Bayside Gardens
/ noon-6 p.m.
Located at 2074 Old Arcata Road, Bayside. Nice mix of sizes and varieties. Also, feed the cows, ride the tractor, swap squash recipes.
Harry Potter Celebration
Humboldt County Library
/ noon-3 p.m.
/ Free
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Cool and Creepy Halloween Discovery Day!
HSU Natural History Museum
/ noon-3 p.m.
/ $3
/ Free accompanied adults
/ Free members
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North Coast Mensa Forum
Samoa Cook House
/ noon-1 p.m.
/ Free
Eureka Police Chief Andrew Mills will discuss “Homelessness: a Challenge for Law Enforcement” at a free public forum. There will be time for questions after Mills’ remarks.
The Meridians of Yoga
The Community Yoga Center
/ 2-5 p.m.
In this workshop we will explore the “Anatomy Trains” myofascial paradigm as it relates to our Yoga practice and movement in general.
Silent Film Festival
McKinleyville High School
/ 2 p.m.
/ $5
Drink the Bar Dry
Bar Fly Pub and Grub
/ 4 p.m.-2 a.m.
/ 21+
Clearing out inventory on booze, beer and clothing line.
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Zumba
D Street Neighborhood Center
/ 5-6 p.m.
/ $7
/ $50 10 class-pass
/ 18+
Instructor Chris Halcomb offers classes.
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Witches Brew Halloween Party
Lost Coast Brewery
/ 6:30-9 p.m.
Silent Film Festival
McKinleyville High School
/ 7 p.m.
/ $5
Weott VFD Haunted House
See Event Description
/ 7 p.m.-10 a.m.
/ $10
/ $8 Children
Peter and the Starcatcher
Van Duzer Theater
/ 7:30 p.m.
/ $10
/ $8 students, seniors
HSU Theatre presents Peter and the Starcatcher, the Tony Award-winning play that upends the century-old story of how a miserable orphan boy becomes the legendary Peter Pan.
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Mystic Dance
Redwood Raks World Dance Studio
/ 8-10 p.m.
/ $5
“Free-form dance in a continuous flow to embolden the creator within… and move you to newfound manifestation and joy.”
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Noble
Redwood Curtain Brewing Company, Arcata
/ 8 p.m.-midnight
/ Free All ages
Halloween-themed party with a reggae DJ.
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Humboldt Symphony Concert
Fulkerson Recital Hall
/ 8-9:30 p.m.
/ $8 General
/ $5 Senior/Child
/ Free HSU students with ID
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Suspiria (1977)
The Miniplex at Richards’ Goat Tavern
/ 8:30-10:30 p.m.
/ $5
/ 21+
One of the most beloved horror films of all time. A candy-colored nightmare from Italian terror maestro Dario Argento, SUSPIRIA weaves a menacing tale of witchcraft set at a rather peculiar German ballet academy.
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Trulio Disgracias, Free Show!
Blue Lake Casino Hotel
/ 9 p.m.-midnight
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Rockstar Karaoke
Brass Rail Bar
/ 9 p.m.
This is the most hardcore karaoke in Humboldt.
Karaoke
Little Red Lion
/ 9 p.m.
/ 21+
How could this be a bad idea?
Naive Melodies
Blue Lake Casino Hotel
/ 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
/ 21+
“Talking Heads. All. Night. Long.”
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Naive Melodies
Blue Lake Casino Hotel
/ 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
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The Sleep Walkers
Central Station
/ 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
Halloween rockin’.
Halloween Bash
See Event Description
/ 10 p.m.-2 a.m.
/ $5
/ 21+
SNL (Saturday Night Life)
Shamus T Bones
/ 10 p.m.
/ 21+
Music by DJ Livestrong from Accurate Productions, Inc.
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Movie Showtimes
Broadway Cinema
- AMERICAN HONEY: 2:15, 8:00
- DEEPWATER HORIZON: 5:40, 8:15
- INFERNO: 12:20, 1:45, 3:15, 6:10, 7:45, 9:00
- JACK REACHER: NEVER GO BACK: 12:40, 3:30, 6:20, 9:10
- KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES: 12:55, 3:25, 5:55, 8:25
- KEVIN HART: WHAT NOW?: 4:30, 9:40
- MAX STEEL: 12:00, 5:45
- MIDDLE SCHOOL: THE WORST YEARS OF MY LIFE: 1:00, 3:20
- MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN 2D: 12:35, 3:35, 6:30, 8:45
- OUIJA: ORIGIN OF EVIL: 1:15, 3:45, 6:15, 9:25
- STORKS 2D: 12:10, 2:20
- THE ACCOUNTANT: 12:05, 3:00, 6:00, 8:55
- THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN: 1:20, 4:00, 6:40, 9:20
- THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN: 4:35, 6:45
- TYLER PERRY’S BOO! A MADEA HALLOWEEN: 1:35, 4:10, 6:50, 9:30
Mill Creek Cinema
- INFERNO: 12:40, 3:30, 6:20, 8:25, 9:10
- JACK REACHER: NEVER GO BACK: 12:20, 3:10, 6:00, 8:50
- KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES: 1:45, 4:15, 6:45, 9:15
- MIDDLE SCHOOL: THE WORST YEARS OF MY LIFE: 2:00, 6:15
- MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN 2D: 12:05, 3:00, 5:50, 8:40
- OUIJA: ORIGIN OF EVIL: 1:55, 4:25, 7:00, 9:30
- STORKS 2D: 11:55, 4:10
- THE ACCOUNTANT: 12:00, 2:55, 5:55, 8:55
- THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN: 1:25, 4:05, 6:50, 9:25
Minor Theatre
- DENIAL: 7:15
- DONT BREATHE: 10:00
- GHOSTBUSTERS: 2:30
- KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES: 3:30, 6:30, 9:30
- MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDERN: 5:45
- TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: 12:00, 8:45
- THE DRESSMAKER: 4:15