Halloween 2015

Last-Minute Parent Planner: Halloween Events

Halloween Safety Tips & Reminders from Darien Police

Scary Stories to Chill Your Bones (for Ages 8 & up)

Trunk or Treat for Kids this Halloween

Reports Surface of Deadly ‘Forest Shark’ in Fairfield County

Halloween Party for Darien Pre-Schoolers at DHS

Pumpkin Crafts

Halloween Hoot & Howl at Darien Nature Center

Halloween Party for Darien Pre-Schoolers at DHS on Wednesday

Parent Planner: Halloween Events

Do the Time Warp Again at “‘Rocky Horror’ Experience” Saturday at Maritime Aquarium

Register by Oct 21: Halloween Window Painting Contest for Grades 6-12

Three Levels of Scary at Post 53 Haunted House from 2 to 4 PM Sunday

Costumed Kids Get Free Admission to Maritime ‘Aqua-Scarium’ on Halloween

Halloween Workshop for Kids on Oct 24 at Darien Arts Center

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Darien Nature Center

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Holidays

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Film

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Halloween 2015

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Arts & Entertainment

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Here’s what’s going on this weekend for Halloween, for those still figuring out what to do:

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See also: Halloween Safety Tips & Reminders from Darien Police

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HALLOWEEN, SATURDAY, Oct. 31

Halloween Hayride — Stew Leonard’s in Norwalk — 3 to 8 p.m., Monday through Friday; 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekends — “Prior to picking the perfect pumpkin, families can hop on Stew’s Halloween Hayride Spectacular which features entertaining displays created by Stew Leonard’s team members. The Halloween Hayride is available only at the Norwalk Stew Leonard’s location.”

Free Ice Cream at Stew Leonard’s in Norwalk — “On Halloween day all children who come to Stew Leonard’s in costume to trick-or-treat will receive a free ice cream cone. Stew’s Ice Cream Parlor is featuring pumpkin fudge and pumpkin ice cream throughout the Halloween season.”

Costumed Kids Get Free Admission to Maritime ‘Aqua-Scarium’ on Halloween — You can bring your kid in his or her Halloween costume to the Maritime Aquarium on Halloween and do some safe trick-or-treating in the aquarium, which will be transformed into the “Aqua-Scarium.” And it won’t cost any more than a normal aquarium visit — it will cost less. Your visit will be discounted, with each kid from 3 to 12 years old getting in free for each paying adult that accompanies the child.

In order to assist our community in enjoying this fun-filled holiday as safely as possible, the Darien Police Department has compiled the following Halloween safety tips for children, parents, motorists, and homeowners:

Tips for a Safe Halloween

PARENTS
• Always escort your children and carry a flashlight. • Be familiar with the neighborhood where your children will be trick-or-treating. • Set a specific time for your child/children to be out. • Always know who is trick-or-treating with your children. • Walk on the sidewalks and not in the middle of the street.

Meet us in Tilley Pond Park for spooky storytelling. Ages 8 and up. Open – no registration necessary. Caption: Darien Library Children’s Librarians Miss Amy, Miss, Krishna, Miss Elisabeth, Miss Claire, and Miss Lisa are ready for Halloween at Tilley Pond Park!

Join in Trunk or Treat, a free, annual family event: Bring candy, kids in costumes and even decorated cars to the Noroton Presbyterian Church’s newly paved/designed parking lot on Oct. 30 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. There will be free goodie bags for all children. Click here for more information. Fill your trunk with treats, decorate it (if you so wish), bring the kids and go trick or treating from car to car. No crossing streets, long dark driveways and LOTS of fun! All we ask is to keep the costumes and decorations appropriate and not scary. Questions? Contact Liz at 203-309-5619 or liz.morelli@norotonchurch.org. “Trunk or Treat” had its inaugural date after Hurricane Sandy downed Darien’s power wires so severely that “Halloween Trick or Treating” in Darien was cancelled.

Right before children go out at night for Halloween, reports have surfaced of the deadly “Forest Shark” in Fairfield County, and the Maritime Aquarium has posted a video of two sightings, although the organization isn’t vouching for their veracity. “Thought I’d share this link with you as we study these two new videos’ authenticity,” aquarium spokesman David Sigworth said in an email to the area news media. “Since we’re just a few days away from having kids going out at night for Halloween, it may be worth a warning to your readers.” Folks, we report, you decide — do you need to watch out for this land monster these dark Fall nights? Here’s the video.

“Darien High School Save the Children’s Club (formerly Invisible Children) is once again holding their Halloween event for the preschoolers of the Darien Community on school grounds,” according to an announcement sent out by the group. The event takes place Wednesday, Oct. 28, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in the Darien High School courtyard (enter through the archway near the auditorium). Donations are encouraged: $7 per child and $15 per family of three or more. If you have any questons, please call (203) 655-3981 ext.

Pumpkin Crafts
Celebrate the spookiest holiday by getting crafty at the library. Monday, Oct. 26 at 4 p.m.
Ages 3 and up
Open – no registration necessary.

Darien Nature Center’s “Halloween Hoot and Howl” event on Sunday includes a magic show, hay rides, refreshments (including s’mores), crafts, a Fall hike, story telling, live animals, crafts and face painting. The cost is $5 per person and no advanced purchase or registration is necessary. Tickets are available at the door.

It’s the Halloween Season, with events planned for a week before the holiday itself. Here’s a list to help you keep it all straight. We’ve included two “Rocky Horror Picture Show” events for much older kids (the film is rated R and has, ah, a very adult theme.)

[UPDATE: At the bottom of this list is a list of safety tips published (pretty early) by Norwalk Police on Facebook.]

[Correction: The children’s Storytime event at Darien Library takes place Thursday, not Tuesday.]

Most events are in Darien (we’ve added some extra events, sometimes very much like the events in Darien, in case you’ve got a schedule conflict):

ONGOING

An announcement from the Maritime Aquarium:

Hot patootie, bless my soul, you’ll have twice as much fun when you dress up and take part in “The ‘Rocky Horror’ Experience” on Sat., Oct. 24 at The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk. That’s because a live cast will act out the story of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” on a stage in the theater while the campy cult-classic film plays on the giant screen above. “Nowhere else can you see ‘Rocky Horror’ playing on a screen that’s six stories tall, with live characters acting out the film right in front of you too,” said Aquarium publicist Dave Sigworth. “We’re sure that The Maritime Aquarium is the best place to do the time warp again this Halloween season.”

Audience members are encouraged to dress as their favorite characters, and to bring such appropriate items as rubber gloves, newspapers, umbrellas, flashlights and party horns.

[Registration for this event ends on Oct. 21. Town Hall closes at 4:30 p.m., but we’ve listed this here as 4 p.m. You can register on any previous day up to the deadline.]

Here’s the announcement on the Web page of the Darien Youth Commission:

THE 18TH ANNUAL HALLOWEEN WINDOW PAINTING CONTEST IS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24! Open to students in grades 6 – 12, this community-wide event is a favorite for all. Registration is ongoing (window assignments will be made on a first-come/first-served basis).

Three different levels of fright are offered for children of all ages at Darien EMS-Post 53’s haunted house on Sunday. Once again, the Halloween event will have games, treats and crafts for all. There’s something for parents and other members of the community as well at the annual event: It’s also an open house for the community, featuring ambulance tours and the opportunity to learn hands-only CPR. It’s all free (donations are welcome), and takes place from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25 at Post 53 headquarters, 0 Ledge Road.

You can bring your kid in his or her Halloween costume to the Maritime Aquarium on Halloween and do some safe trick-or-treating in the aquarium, which will be transformed into the “Aqua-Scarium.” And it won’t cost any more than a normal aquarium visit — it will cost less. Your visit will be discounted, with each kid from 3 to 12 years old getting in free for each paying adult that accompanies the child. Kids can also meet and pose with Spider-Man. Kids can also get a bit of fun education: “Aquarium educators will invite guests to touch or hold a live bearded dragon, one of the nine species of dragons displayed in the ‘Dragons: Real or Myth’ exhibit,” the aquarium announced.

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The Darien Arts Center is offering a crafty Halloween workshop for ages 5 and up. ‘Halloween Fun for your Little One’ will get kids into the spooky spirit while they visit multiple art stations, sampling different art techniques and creating one-of-a-kind Halloween crafts. Participants will take home finished projects in time to decorate for Halloween. The workshop is run by DAC Visual Arts Director Beth Cherico and takes place on Saturday, Oct. 24, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. in the DAC Visual Arts Studio.