Halloween is just about here and its time for you and the kids to get SPOOKY at the Downtown Ventura Harvest Moon Spooktacular on Saturday, October 25th from 11AM to 7PM, located in downtown at Main St. between Palm St. and N. Oak St, presented by Open Classroom K-8 and Downtown Ventura Partners.
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The event will feature live music on two stages, inflatables, games, costume contests, food, prizes and trick or treating throughout Downtown. Admission and parking are free.
According to this year's event coordinator, Jesse Lee, “This will be a day for the entire family. There will be food and entertainment for all ages, as well as our traditional inflatables for the kids." The event this year will include a Costume Contest at 3PM and the Downtown Ventura stores will offer Trick or Treating from 4PM to 7PM.
RSVP FOR THE EVENT HERE
The event will feature live music on two stages, inflatables, games, costume contests, food, prizes and trick or treating throughout Downtown. Admission and parking are free.
Free Activities include…
- Free admission! Public welcome!
- Halloween Costume Contest 3pm-5pm
- Trick or Treating
- Live music
- Kid-friendly entertainment and exhibits
- Spooktacular Scarecrow Project
- Activities requiring game tickets or other payment (SEE BELOW)
Activities
- Junior haunted house
- Carnival games and prizes
- Crafts
- Face painting and temporary tattoos
- Inflatables: jumper, slide and obstacle course
Fees
- FREE admission
- Raffle (tickets $1.00) and silent auction
- Game Ticket Prices: $0.50 per ticket, 10 tickets for $5.00, 22 tickets for $10.00 (10% extra), 35 tickets for $15.00 (15% extra), 48 tickets for $20.00 (20% extra)
Food & Drink:
- Jersey Mike’s subs, burritos, chips and drinks
- Busy Bee BBQ with chicken, ribs and tri-tip
- Open Classroom’s “World-famous” Pumpkin Bread
For many years Open Classroom hosted a Harvest Moon Festival in early October while Downtown Ventura hosted a Spooktacular Festival at the end of October which included a costume contest and store to store trick or treating. This year the two groups are joining together and combining the two events into one big Harvest Moon Spooktacular.
“We’re all about kids and families,” said Lee. “It’s a great place to go on a Saturday to enjoy a home-grown street fair, while supporting a local public school and our beloved Downtown Ventura.”
All proceeds from the event benefit Open Classroom K-8, located at Blanche Reynolds Elementary School. Open Classroom is an innovative Ventura Unified School District “school of choice” that emphasizes an individualized student-driven approach to learning.
“We are an innovative parent/teacher cooperative,” says Open Classroom PTO President Mitch Allen. “It’s a great environment for learning and growing, and a great community to be a part of.”
For more information on Open Classroom, please see our website at www.theopenclassroom.org, or contact Mitch Allen at devo@ocpto.org.
Macaroni Kid is hosting a booth at the Harvest Moon Spooktacular and this is a sponsored post.
