Check out this monster list of Halloween happenings in Wichita

If you are looking for a monster list of Halloween events happening the final two weekends in October, we have got you covered. From loading up on sweet treats and costume contests for pets to watching who-dun-it performances or movie cult classics or getting chased by creepy clowns, there are plenty of things that will get you into the spirit of Halloween.

Family-friendly fare

Kids’ Halloween at the Museum of World Treasures, 835 E. First St., 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 22. The first floor of this museum — which already displays mummies — will be transformed with spooky, family-friendly displays. Costumes welcomed, candy provided. Admission: $6. More info: 316-263-1311 or worldtreasures.org

Residential displays. Lighted singing jack-o-lanterns, thousands of flashing and pulsing lights and other Halloween props and décor are part of a special residential light display that’s available to see 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. through Nov. 1 at 6726 W. Ocieo. It’s also fun (and free) to check out the creative Halloween decorations in the College Hill neighborhood; be sure to check out the Martian spaceship that’s landed in the 300 block of North Belmont.

Krispy sKreme specials at Krispy Kreme, 7777 E. Central Ave. For a sugary Halloween treat, check out these offers: a dozen doughnuts for $1 from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturdays, Oct. 23 and 30, and a free doughnut of choice for anyone in costume 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 31.

Boo’reakfast at Exploration Place, 300 N. McLean. Four seating times start at 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 23, and three times start at 9 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 24. Come dressed in costume if you want and mingle with the science museum’s special guests including princesses, superheroes, space troopers and more. Tickets: $20 for adults, $15 for children and include breakfast and admission to all Exploration Place exhibits for the day; discounts for members. More info: 316-660-0600 or exploration.org

Dinosaurs after Dark at Field Station Dinosaurs, 2999 N. Rock Road, Derby, 7 to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday nights until the end of October. Visitors will encounter some recognizable movie monsters on a darkened trail while trying to find the source of paranormal activity happening at the Field Station. Ticket prices are pay-your-age with a $12 maximum for nonmembers and $10 for members. Ticket sales end at 8:15 p.m. More info: facebook.com/events/4755153757851852

Boo at the Zoo at Sedgwick County Zoo, 5555 W. Zoo Blvd., 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 23 and 24. Wear costumes to visit the zoo and enjoy Halloween fun with all the creatures at the zoo, including spiders, snakes and others you may find a bit creepy. Prepackaged candy distributed when leaving the zoo. Regular admission prices apply; members free with member ID. Buy tickets online in advance or at the door. More info: 316-660-9453 or scz.org

Hay, Hooves and Halloween at Old Cowtown Museum, 1865 Museum Blvd., 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 23 and 24. The headless horseman rides the living history museum’s streets, zombie cowboys have an undead gunfight and ghosts haunt the historic houses in a family-friendly environment. There’s other entertainment and, of course, candy. Tickets: $5 per person, members free. Buy tickets online or at the door. More info: 316-350-3323 or facebook.com/events/1405807763087161

Pumpkins at the Park at Tanganyika Wildlife Park, 1000 S. Hawkins Lane, Goddard, 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Saturdays in October. Activities for all ages happen at this wildlife park with escape rooms, creepy crawlers, bounce house, Isle of Intrigue, stage show, cage maze, laser tag, crafts, candy stations and games, and more. Tickets: $20 pass or $35 for additional perks. More info: facebook.com/events/1032824454187551

Wag & Woof Howl-O-Ween at Chicken N Pickle, 1240 N. Greenwich, 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 27. Dress up the dogs for a costume contest at this fundraiser for the Kansas Humane Society, during which 10% of Chicken N Pickle purchase proceeds are donated to KHS. More info: facebook.com/events/433827501020905

Pumpkin decorating at Chicken N Pickle, 1240 N. Greenwich, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30. Kids can decorate free small pumpkins to take home. More info: chickennpickle.com/wichita/event/kids-pumpkin-decorating/

Costume contest and trick or treat at Klausmeyer Farm and Pumpkin Patch, 8135 S. 119th St. West, Clearwater, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 30 and 31. Kids in costume can walk the stage during any of the pig race times and trick or treat around the farm. Parents can enter their child’s name into a drawing for a quilt. Admission: $8 for farm and pumpkin patch combo, $13 for farm, pumpkin patch and maze, ages 2 and under are free. Some activities require additional purchase. More info: 316-706-5391, klausmeyerdairyfarms.com or facebook.com/Klausmeyerpumpkinpatch

Halloween Hootenanny, Cedar Creek Farm & Pumpkin Patch, 6100 N. 119th St. West, Maize, 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 31. Trick-or-treat stations are part of the activities for the kids, along with all of the pumpkin patch activities including hay bale characters, a petting zoo, pony rides, kids play area and a 3-acre corn maze. Admission: $12, children under 2 are free. More info: 316-295-8718 or cedarcreekict.com/events

Halloween festival for dogs and cats, north parking lot of Towne West Mall, 4600 W. Kellogg Drive, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31. The Wichita Animal Action League hosts its second fall festival for pets, with a costume contest and prizes for canines and felines, a bake sale, photo booth and other activities. Contest cost: $10 for dogs, $5 for cats. More info: facebook.com/events/1009308423203543

Live and special events

Living Wax Museum at Monikahouse, 1121 N. Bitting, 7 to 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through the end of October. Madame Marie Tussaud herself — played by local artist and event organizer Monika Stockton Maddux — will greet you in the foyer of this 1887 Victorian venue where you’ll encounter a living exhibition of local artists who are recreating known people — some living, some dead, but all in artistic costumes and vignettes. It’s a fun, safe, all-ages show, said Maddux. Tickets: $10 suggested donation, youth 18 and under free when accompanied by an adult for exhibition entry. Special events include ghost portraits on Friday nights (three poses for $15) and concerts at 9 p.m. Oct. 22 and 23. Tickets for youth staying for the concert are a suggested $10 donation to the sponsoring No Craft Left Behind nonprofit. More info: facebook.com/events/2831273160495916

“Halloween: The Melodrama,” Mosley Street Melodrama, 234 N. Mosley. If you plan to see this melodrama, act fast since most performances over the next two weekends are sold out. The parody of the “Halloween” classic horror film is followed by a vaudeville/musical revue by the Silver Screen Slashers. Tickets: dinner or brunch and show tickets start at $32 and show-only tickets start at $24. More info: 316-263-0222 or mosleystreet.com

“Halloween” movie showing at Augusta Historic Theatre, 523 State St., Augusta, 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 22 and 23. See the original 1978 cult classic in a 1935 art deco movie palace. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets: $6. More info: facebook.com/events/908385756457426

Murder mystery performances. Enjoy a good Agatha Christie or Sherlock Holmes mystery? Two area theater groups are staging murder mystery performances at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 22 and 23, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 24. “Elementary, My Dear Holmes!” is being performed at The Kechi Playhouse, 100 E. Kechi Road, #9069; tickets are $15 for evening shows and $14 for the matinee. More info: 316-744-2152 or kechiplayhouse.com. Wichita Community Theatre, 258 N. Fountain, is staging the Christie-based “Murder on the Nile.” Tickets: $15 for adults and $13 for students, military and those 60 years and older. More info: 316-686-1282 or wichitact.org

“The Toxic Avenger” at Roxy’s, 412 E. Douglas, 8 p.m. Thursday, Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 31. Set in a New Jersey toxic waste dump, this musical parody is full of costume changes and silly satire. Tickets: $30, with discounts for veterans and students. More information: 316-265-4400 or roxysdowntown.com

“Rocky Horror Show” The Crown Uptown, 3207 E. Douglas, is putting on its annual production of the stage musical several times between now and the end of October. Performances are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 22 and 23, and Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 28 to 30; 2 p.m. Sundays, Oct. 24 and 31; and 11:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30. Tickets range from $20 to $30. More info: 316-612-7696 or crownuptown.com.

“Rocky Horror Picture Show” The Orpheum Theatre, 200 N. Broadway, is showing the cult classic, where moviegoers dressing in costumes like the characters is expected no matter what time of year the movie plays. It will screen at 11:59 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29; tickets are $10, add $5 for participation kit. More info: wichitaorpheum.com

5k Pumpkin Run and 1k Little Pumpkin Fun Run, Wichita State University campus, 5k at 9 a.m.; fun run at 10:23 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 23. There’s even a virtual option for this annual event put on by the WSU campus recreation department. For registration, including pricing, visit wichita.edu/student_life/campus_recreation/events/pumpkinrun/pumpkinrun_index.php

Spooky Night of Treasures, Museum of World Treasures, 835 E. First St., 6:30 to 11 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 28, and Friday, Oct. 29. Participants in the museum’s fall fundraiser will be treated to a special haunted tour of the museum, complete with spooky storytelling performances. Evening includes entertainment, desserts and raffle prizes. Tickets start at $30. More info: worldtreasures.org

Boosiness Party at Groover Labs,334 N. St. Francis, 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29. In a grown-up twist, the consulting agency Storytime is hosting a professional Halloween party for entrepreneurs and others to dress up in costume, network and swap business horror stories. Cost: $15. Proceeds will be donated to the United Way of the Plains. More info: facebook.com/events/1203564726776386

Final Friday with Phlox: Halloween Edition, Old Town Square, 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29 (weather permitting). At this kid-friendly event, watch flow art performers using various props, including fire, fans, hoops, poi and more. Free. More info: facebook.com/events/196508695875223

Ghost Town at Cowtown, 1865 Museum Blvd., 7 p.m. through midnight Friday and Saturday, Oct. 29 and 30. It’s no secret that Old Cowtown may be inhabited by a few ghosts, but for extra measure, nine different scare areas will be set up throughout the 1870s historic town for this adults-only event. Activities include photo ops and live music, with food and adult beverages for sale. Must be 18 to enter. Tickets: $15, free for members; available online or at the door. More info: 316-350-3323 or facebook.com/events/278899233913360

Haunted attractions

Klausmeyer Farm Haunted Package, 8135 S. 119th St. West, Clearwater, 7 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, through Oct. 30. The $20 haunted package includes 100 paintballs with a ride on the Zombie Paintball Trailer, Barn of Fear and the Corn Maze. Each attraction can be purchased separately More info: 316-706-5391 or klausmeyerdairyfarms.com

The Haunted Cannery, 10001 NW U.S. 77 near El Dorado (at Walter’s Pumpkin Patch), 8 to 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays until the end of October. Ride under the cover of darkness and a covered hayride to end up at an abandoned four-story Haunted Cannery elevator and Lunatic Asylum. Expect chainsaws, clowns, spiders, vampires and more. Visitors can also opt to arrive in a “hell-bound” ambulance with a special RIP ticket. Admission includes the hayride, the Haunted Cannery and the Lunatic Asylum attractions. Tickets: $20, $40 for the RIP ticket; “scaredy-pants” upgrade for $5. Tickets sold online (hauntedcannery.com) and at the door.

Field of Screams and Clown Town, Prairie Pines, 4055 N. Tyler Road, Maize. Gates open at 7 p.m. Fridays through Sundays until the end of October. The storyline for this attraction is that you’ll experience the haunted, sick fields of the Spurlock family where infamous vigilante murders took place. Ghastly clowns, chaotic mazes and 3D effects happen in the sinister Clown Town. Limited, timed tickets are sold online only at scaryprairiepines.com. Tickets: $20 for Fridays, $25 for Saturdays and $17 for Sundays. Not recommended for children younger than 8. Weather-delay hotline: 316-303-2037.

Wicked Island at OJ Watson Park, 3022 S. McLean, 8 p.m. to midnight, Fridays and Saturdays through the end of October (weather permitting). Ticket sales start at 7:30 p.m. and park gates close at 11:30 p.m. Plan for a 30-minute trek in this long-running haunted attraction put on by Plant Kingdom and the city of Wichita. Admission: $25 for adults and $20 for children 12 and under (must be accompanied by an adult) for timed tickets purchased online, $35 for a fast pass to the head of the line. At-the-gate admission is $20 for adults, $15 for children 12 and under but expect wait times. More info: 316-684-5991 or wickedwoodswichita.com

Warehouse of Terrors, 1640 W. 140th Ave. North, Milton. 8 to 11 p.m. Saturdays through the end of October. An old furniture store is remade into a warehouse of terrors. Not recommended for young children. Admission: $30. More info: 316-371-4532 or warehouseofterrorsk42.com

Trick/Trunk or Treat events

Friday, Oct. 22

6-8 p.m. Candy Crawl at Clapp Park, 4611 E. Harry, organized by the Wichita Police Department and Wichita Park and Rec. More info: facebook.com/events/880228615954103

Saturday, Oct. 23

1-4 p.m. Wichita State Rhatigan Student Center south lot (rain location: RSC first floor)

3-5 p.m. Machinists Hall, 3830 S. Meridian, hosted by United Teachers of Wichita

6-8 p.m. Northside Church of Christ, 4545 N. Meridian. Other activities include a bouncy house, face painting and free hot dogs.

Sunday, Oct. 24

4-6 p.m. Chapel Hill United Methodist Church, 1550 N. Chapel Hill St.

Friday, Oct. 29

6-7:30 p.m. Immanuel Baptist Church, 1415 S. Topeka. Besides collecting candy, enjoy free hot chocolate and popcorn.

6:30-8:30 p.m. Candy Rush at Central Community Church, 6100 W. Maple

7:30-9:30 p.m. Boos and Bonfire Halloween Bash at McAdams Park, 1329 E. 16th St. This is a free, family-friendly bonfire and Halloween party with pumpkin carving and costume contests, s’mores and other Halloween treats. Concessions available for sale. More info: facebook.com/events/235542298522087

Saturday, Oct. 30

11 a.m.-2 p.m. Mall-o-ween, Towne West Square, 4600 E. Kellogg Drive

1-3 p.m. Treats not Tricks Drive-Thru, Countryside Christian Church, 1919 S. Rock Road. After driving through and collecting candy, stop and enjoy inflatables, yard games and a petting zoo.

3-5 p.m. Epic Church, 7011 E. Central

4-7 p.m. at Cabela’s store, 2427 N. Greenwich

5:30-8 p.m. Halloween Bash, The District Church, 128 S. Martinson St. This event will include carnival games, bounce houses a hayride, free food and candy plus a costume contest.

5-7 p.m. Colonial Heights Assembly of God, 5200 S. Broadway, and Flashpoint Youth Center, 1504 N. Kansas

6-8 p.m. Cross Road Church, 2139 S. Maize Road, and Family Church, 11135 W. Kellogg

6-9 p.m. drive-through trick or treat, High Park, 2801 E. James St., Derby

Sunday, Oct. 31

2-4 p.m. West Height United Methodist Church, 745 N. Westlink Ave.

3-5 p.m. First Church of the Nazarene, 1400 E. Kellogg Drive and Wichita Bible Church, 633 S. Woodlawn

5-7 p.m. fall festival at Mosaic Life Church, 3245 S. Exposition St. Event includes hot dogs, candy and games.

6-9 p.m. Metro East Baptist Church, 333 N. 143rd St. E.

This story was originally published October 22, 2021 at 3:53 AM.