EBS STAFF
BIG
SKY – As southwest Montana’s early snowfall suggests, we seem to have blown
straight past fall and into winter. But don’t forget the creepiest holiday of
all: Halloween.
This
year, from Oct. 24-27, Big Sky will continue to revel with a budding tradition
and community Halloween mainstay: the third annual Haunted Peaks Halloween
Festival, hosted by Big Sky Town Center, Big Sky Real Estate Co. and Lone Peak
Cinema.
“We
have expanded the Halloween festival to four days and, working with our
community partners, are adding some exciting new activities,” said Erik
Morrison, events and social media manager for Town Center, in an email to EBS.
The
spooks begin on Thursday, Oct. 24 with a free-to-attend Haunted Peaks Block
Party, including a live funk/soul rock performance by The Magic Beans to set
the stage for a costume party on Town Center Avenue.
Friday
will see the start of the weekend-long Haunted Peaks Window Display Competition,
Lone Peak Cinema will serve as the moratorium for your sense of peace hosting a
12-hour marathon of horror films aptly dubbed the “Horror Fest Films”
selection. Thirty-six hours of movie terror between Friday, Saturday and Sunday:
can you stomach it?
If
scary movies aren’t your thing, perhaps a kid-friendly treasure hunt will
satisfy you? The Geocache Mystery is a weekend-long caper, spanning Friday to
Sunday, complete with clues to solve mysteries—and with hidden prizes along the
way.
Cap
off the Friday night festivities with a costume party at Blue Buddha Sushi
Lounge, where Big Sky residents can don their Halloween best and dance to a
live DJ to win prizes.
Saturday,
Oct. 26 will also be chock-full of ghoulish delights: a “Haunted 5K Run to The
Pub & Block Party,” presented
by Moving Mountains Fitness and Beehive Basin Brewery; a haunted house, presented
by Haas Builders and Big Sky Discovery Academy; and “Yappy Hour at The Rocks” along
with a “Party at the Pumpkin Patch,” are sure to please.
And
with that, a beloved, time-honored question: Trick or treat?
Visit bigskytowncenter.com for more information.
