Proceeds from sponsorships will benefit Mission of Hope Cedar Rapids, a nonprofit that offers clothing, food and recovery services to those in need, in addition to Green Square Meals, the only evening meal program in Cedar Rapids.
October 1971 was the beginning of a 15-year tradition of the Cedar Rapids Jaycee Haunted Houses.
The city of Oxford is hosting a costume closet that provides children with free Halloween costumes. This is the first year for the program and costumes are available throughout the month of October. The closet can be found at City Hall Monday through Thursday and at the library Friday through Saturday.
Two friends launch a deranged Belle Plaine tradition that has grown out of a love for Halloween.
Dreamwell Theatre will begin its 2025-26 season with a play about death, just in time for Halloween, Oct. 16-19.
From haunted houses to smashing pumpkins, something wicked (or not so much) this way comes
A strong cold front is bringing evening temps to low 30s and high 20s, promising frozen frights for trick-or-treaters.
Out-of-this-world Pops Concert spins music from classic TV shows and films
C,R, Halloween parade, hauntings, youth activities fearsome and fun in the works
See why Halloween fanatics in the Corridor get their greatest joys each year from the darkest holiday.
Cedar Rapids makeup artist Brent Edgett behind the spooky transformations at Scream Acres in Atkins.
One ghost hunting organization gets anywhere from 30 to 80 clients in a year. While they tend to get a few more requests around October, those cases are often not legitimate according to the organization’s founder.
The carnival is from 5 to 7 p.m. and will feature ghostly carnival games, spooky experiments, Halloween-themed STEAM/STEM activities, prizes and more. A free outdoor screening of “Hocus Pocus” begins at 7 p.m.
The event at 4 p.m. Friday will be the first of its kind and is being held in the Uptown Marion Artway
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