My daughters turn into a bird researcher and the milk-half of a “milk and cookies” costume tonight. For the sake of their cardboard costumes, I hope that the rain subsides so they don’t become a soggy mess. We live in a rural section of Thurston County and while we will go say hello to a couple of neighbors, the majority of the trick-or-treat fun happens in town. Whether you opt to swing into a neighborhood, stand in line to get a candy bar from Governor Inslee or take a stroll through Capital Mall to stay dry, ThurstonTalk has loads of ideas to help you organize your Halloween fun. My wish (beyond a stall in the rain) – may you all revert to a kid tonight and eat too much candy.
- Visit Governor Inslee and his wife Trudi tonight. Halloween goodies are handed out between 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. at the Governor’s Mansion.
- Grab a free comic book at Olympic Cards and Comics during Halloween ComicFest on Friday from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
- Trick-or-treat throughout Thurston County on Friday night. Here is our list of things to do around town.
- Stay in the Halloween spirit with some of our spooky history stories about Bordeaux and Tono.
- Get spooked at a local haunted house or corn maze.
- Pick up a cupcake at Miss Moffett’s Mystical Cupcakes. The small business celebrates the opening of its second location on Friday.
- Burn off candy at the Puddle Jump 5k/10k run on Saturday.
- Go on a mushroom hunt. Bring the kids along.
- Visit the Gull Harbor Art and Craft Show on Saturday and Sunday.
- Attend an adults-only costume party at the Quinault Beach Resort on Saturday.
- Celebrate the time change (move clocks back 1 hour on Sunday morning) and participate in the Turn Back the Clock 5k/10k on Sunday.
- Walk the Kennedy Creek Salmon Trail. The nature trail opens to visitors this weekend. Find complete details here.
- Enjoy some cider and a fritter at Lattin’s Country Cider Mill.
- Visit an open house event this weekend. Click here to see the list of Van Dorm Realty’s open houses.
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