SLIGHTLY HAUNTED PUPPET THEATRE: Melchior Marionette Theatre, 92 S. Van Buren St., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Friday through Sunday, Oct. 12 to 14, 19 to 21 and 26 to 28, with additional shows at 2, 4 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13 and at 2 p.m. Sundays, Oct. 14 and 21. Extra shows at 2 and 4 p.m. Saturdays, Oct. 20 and 27. Characters include juggling scarecrow, dancing skeleton and ghost, alien, purple people eater, kitchen witch, concert pianist and Dracula performing a 20-minute show on a Halloween set. Free popcorn available. Cost: $5 per ticket, with children younger than 2 admitted free. Information/group reservations: peewinklespuppets.com or 800-849-4853.
HIGH SPIRITS: T.C. Steele State Historic Site, 4220 T.C. Steele Road, 5 to 7 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 13. Learn about the supernatural during this Halloween-inspired event. Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, after-hours tour of Steele’s home House of Singing Winds, magic show by Richard Darshwood. Cost: $25 for Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites members, $30 for non-members. Reservations required; call 812-988-2785. Seats are limited.
FRIENDLY FOREST: Jackson Township Fire Station, 4831 Helmsburg Road, 5 to 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Oct. 19, 20, 26 and 27. Games from 5 to 7 p.m. (corn shucking, popcorn eating, become a pirate) with prizes. Walk the forest (weather permitting) from 7 to 9 p.m. With hot dogs, chips, soda, candy, snacks, hot chocolate and coffee. Costumes encouraged. Cost: $1 per child, adults free with a child. Pumpkins sold. Information: facebook.com/events/204086617113855 or 812-988-6201.
FALLOWEEN PARTY: Deer Run Park, 1001 Deer Run Lane, 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19. Enjoy free hayrides, a weenie roast, bounce house, face painting, crafts and a movie starting at 8 p.m. Bring lawn chairs for the movie. Information: bcparksrec.com or 812-988-5522.
FEAR RUN AT DEER RUN: Deer Run Park, 1001 Deer Run, 8 p.m. to midnight, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 19 and 20. Scary Circus, “scare rooms” theme for 12 and older. Cost: $10, ticket booth at upper concession stand. Children under 12 must be accompanied by someone 16 or older. Proceeds benefit Brown County Parks and Recreation. Information: bcparksrec.com or 812-988-5522.
HALLOWEEN IN THE HILLS: Brown County State Park, 5 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, kids trick-or-treat trail, 8 to 10 p.m. haunted trail, with campsite decorating contest, pumpkin carving contest and more activities throughout the day. Information: Search for “Halloween in the Hills” on Facebook.
SALT CREEK TRICK-OR-TREAT TRAIL: Salt Creek Trail, between Brown County YMCA and CVS, 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31. Visit candy stations manned by volunteers along three-quarter-mile paved path. To donate candy, volunteer or create a station, contact YMCA program director Heather Ford at [email protected], stop by the Y, 105 Willow St., or the Brown County Parks and Recreation Office, 1001 Deer Run Lane.
NASHVILLE TRICK-OR-TREAT HOURS: 6 to 9 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 31
