Halloween lands on a Saturday this year, so the whole weekend runs on costumes, candy and late nights. Here's what's worth leaving the house for, Friday through Sunday.
If you only do one thing: the Niles Halloween Parade & Halloween on the Square on Saturday. The parade steps off at noon on Main Street, then French Blue plays the Square from 1 to 4 with food trucks, free face painting and cider, and citywide trick-or-treat runs 5:30 to 7:30.
Niles Halloween Parade & Halloween on the Square
12 PM · Niles, Ohio
Friday, Oct. 30
- Downtown Youngstown Halloween Bar Crawl — Friday, Oct. 30, 4–10 PM. Grab a stamp card at any participating downtown business, collect stamps and turn it in by 10 for a raffle with cash, Phantoms tickets and Nelly tickets; 21+.
Downtown Youngstown Halloween Bar Crawl
4 PM · Downtown Youngstown
- Carrie: Halloween Screening & Costume Contest — Friday, Oct. 30, 7 PM. Carrie on the Robins Theatre's big screen with a costume contest before the movie, so come dressed.
Carrie: Halloween Screening & Costume Contest
7 PM · Robins Theatre · Warren
- Halloween at the Honeycomb — Friday, Oct. 30, 7–11 PM. Honeycomb Arts and Wellness Collective opens its first exhibition (Sarah Hunter, Nea Bristol and Sara Rose) at 1931 Belmont Ave. with a bonfire, pumpkin carving, garden veggie soups and music by Felix.
Halloween at the Honeycomb
7 PM · Honeycomb Arts and Wellness Collective
- Annual Halloween Concert at Trinity United Methodist — Friday, Oct. 30, 7 PM. The American Guild of Organists Youngstown Chapter's yearly Halloween concert on W. Front St., and costumes are encouraged.
Annual Halloween Concert at Trinity United Methodist
7 PM · Trinity United Methodist Church
- spOOky lOOp: Trick-or-Treat the Studios — Friday, Oct. 30, 6–8 PM. Kids trick-or-treat their way through the artist studios at LOOP on Mahoning Ave.
spOOky lOOp: Trick-or-Treat the Studios
6 PM · LOOP Youngstown
- Annual Candy Crawl at Southern Park Mall — Friday, Oct. 30, 5–7 PM. Enter at DeBartolo Commons and hit every store with the pumpkin sign in the window.
Annual Candy Crawl at Southern Park Mall
5 PM · Southern Park Mall
- BK Boots Halloween Line Dance Party — Friday, Oct. 30, 9 PM–1 AM. DJ Spruce and a costume contest with prizes at Penguin City Brewing; 18+, $5 cover.
BK Boots Halloween Line Dance Party
9 PM · Penguin City Brewing · Youngstown
- Holiday Open House at Spruce Home Decor — Friday, Oct. 30, 11 AM–5 PM. Exclusive sales, a holiday coupon book and Stonewall Kitchen samples at 1315 Boardman-Canfield Rd, with the open house continuing Saturday 11–5 and Sunday 12:30–4.
Holiday Open House at Spruce Home Decor
11 AM · Spruce Home Decor
Saturday, Oct. 31
- Halloween at Bass Pro: Live Reptiles & Costume Parade — Saturday, Oct. 31, 2–3:30 PM. Komara Outdoors brings live reptiles at 2, then in-store trick-or-treating, a costume parade, free leaf crafts and a free costume photo.
Halloween at Bass Pro: Live Reptiles & Costume Parade
2 PM · Bass Pro Shops Niles · Niles
- Trunk or Treat at Ohio Gymnastics Institute — Saturday, Oct. 31, 2–4 PM. Free trunk-or-treat in Austintown with free indoor bounce houses and a toddler play area, rain or shine.
Trunk or Treat at Ohio Gymnastics Institute
2 PM · Ohio Gymnastics Institute
- Ohio State Series Martial Arts Open Tournament — Saturday, Oct. 31, 9 AM. Point sparring, kata, weapons, demo teams and a Halloween costume contest at Girard High School; spectators are $10 for 13 and up, $6 for ages 5 to 12, and free for 5 and under.
Ohio State Series Martial Arts Open Tournament
9 AM · Girard High School
- Curse of the Musical Dead at Westside Bowl — Saturday, Oct. 31, 8 PM. Nineteenth Paradise plays its final show in the Trophy Room with Lovers in Reverse and Tundra Tuxedo; $5 advance, $15 day of.
Curse of the Musical Dead at Westside Bowl
8 PM · Westside Bowl
- Halloween Dueling Pianos at Halliday's Winery — Saturday, Oct. 31, 6–9 PM. Piano Maniacs in Lake Milton with contests for best costume, best couples costume and most creative; 18+, $13 advance, $16 at the door.
Halloween Dueling Pianos at Halliday's Winery
6 PM · Halliday's Winery
- Halloween Bash at Guilford Lake Event Center — Saturday, Oct. 31, 6–11 PM. New Wave Nation plays 8 to 11, with food from BBQ on 172 and a costume contest; tickets $10, tables $25.
Halloween Bash at Guilford Lake Event Center
6 PM · Guilford Lake Event Center
- Youngstown Halloween Bar Crawl — Saturday, Oct. 31, 4 PM–midnight. Ticketed costume crawl starting at Bull & Bear on campus, with 2–3 drinks or shots, no cover at participating bars and an after party; 21+.
Youngstown Halloween Bar Crawl
4 PM · Bull & Bear Grille and Tavern
- Krak-O-Ween — Saturday, Oct. 31, 9 PM. DJ Requiem and karaoke all night at Krakatoa in Boardman, with $100 cash for best costume and best couple at midnight.
Krak-O-Ween
9 PM · Krakatoa Tropical Food & Spirits
Sunday, Nov. 1
- Chloe Chappell Chili Cook Off at Salem Eagles — Sunday, Nov. 1, 3 PM. The 3rd annual cook-off with live music from Thrown Together and special guests 3 Day Reign; $5 per person, benefiting the Chloe Chappell Nursing Scholarship.
Chloe Chappell Chili Cook Off at Salem Eagles
3 PM · Salem Eagles #316 · Salem
- Samhain Potluck Party — Sunday, Nov. 1, 4–10 PM. Games, costumes and a potluck at the Youngstown Action Center, 107 Park Ave.; if you bring a dish, add an ingredients card.
Samhain Potluck Party
4 PM · Youngstown Action Center
- Side-by-Side Honor Band Concert — Sunday, Nov. 1, 7 PM. High school musicians join the YSU Wind Ensemble at Stambaugh for Grainger, Strauss and Ito with guest conductor Joseph Hermann.
Side-by-Side Honor Band Concert
7 PM · Stambaugh Auditorium · Youngstown
- Karaoke Night with Simply Ed at Westside Bowl — Sunday, Nov. 1, 7–11 PM. Weekly karaoke downstairs in the Trophy Room, no cover.
Karaoke Night with Simply Ed at Westside Bowl
7 PM · Westside Bowl
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