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Halloween/Fall Fests
- Advice and Tips
- Costume Contests
- Fall Fests
- Fall Fests in Nearby Cities
- From A to Z Home's Cool
- Ghost Stories
- Haunted Houses
- Haunted Parks
- Haunted Places
- Pumpkin Patches
- Shopping for Scary Things
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Halloween/Fall Fests
 
First neighborhood Halloween party for these babies!
If you have a community-wide October Celebration that you'd
like to publicize here, please email
your Go Milpitas guide, Ann Zeise. All events that will welcome
most Milpitans and are located in the city or in nearby Silicon
Valley cities may list their event. Please specify if for adults,
youth, or families with small children. Include web site URL,
email or phone number for more information.
Costume Contests
Weller Halloween Carnival
October 31, 2011. (Unconfirmed) Presented by the PTA. Games, prizes, treats, and costume contest. 1:15p Halloween Parade. 5:30p Halloween Carnival. 345 Boulder Street. 635-2876.
Sunnyhills Neighborhood Halloween Party
October 29, 2011. 2-4 PM. Halloween arrives early for the children and adults attending the
Halloween Party on Saturday, October 22, from 2-4 PM at Augustine Park,
near Coelho Street. Milpitas residents will enjoy costume judging, prize
winning, snack eating, and live music listening. Children can participate
in one of the art projects, and - if one of the first 100 kids - receive a
free pumpkin. Learn safety tips that will help keep children safe on
Halloween. The Sunnyhills Neighborhood Association and County Supervisor Cortese are
sponsoring this event to highlight the Neighborhood Watch program and
build community. Jump for Joy Music will perform family-fun music.
Bring a few snacks to share.
Fall Fests
Community Pumpkin Patch
October 15 - 29, 2011. 1331 E. Calaveras Blvd. (In the MUSD Parking Lot) Weeknights 5-9 pm, Weekends 11 am-9pm. Presented by The Milpitas Rotary Club. Enjoy the Jump House, Maze and Slide and the best pumpkin selection in Milpitas. Face Painting, too!
Halloween Madness
6 to 8p, Wednesday, October 26, 2011. Great Mall Start anywhere.
447 Great Mall Drive
Free Admission
Don your favorite costume and join us for trick or treating in the main concourse. Bring your own bag for collecting candy and treats.
Randall Elementary School Family Fall Festival
5 - 7p, Friday, October 28, 2011. This is a great evening for all your family members. Enjoy the BBQ, games for all ages, a pumpkin patch, and a scary haunted house! Admission is just $2.00 and you will receive 4 tickets to get you started. Addition tickets are just 25 cents each. 1300 Edsel Drive. 635-2662.
Howl at the Moon Event
6 - 9pm, Friday, October 28, 2011. See page 4 for details. Free admission. Dress up your 2-legged and 4-legged "kids" and come for some fun and silly photo opportunities.
Milpitas Civic Center Plaza
455 E. Calaveras Blvd.
Harvest Faire
4 - 6pm, Sunday, October 30, 2011. Join Mt Olive Ministries for a free evening of games, trick-or-treating, jump houses, a costume contest and much, much more.
1989 E. Calaveras Bl.
262-0506.
Family Fall Festival
5 - 8pm, Monday, October 31, 2011. Christ Community Church, 1000 S Park Victoria of Milpitas. For more info call the church office, 408-262-8000 x7921. We are collecting bags of individually wrapped candy for trick or treat doors and game prizes! Drop candy off in the buckets in our lobby or in the church office.
Fall Fests in Nearby Cities
Prusch Farm Park Harvest Fair
Saturday, October 1, 2011 at Emma Prusch Farm Park, located at 647 S. King Road in San Jose. The event runs from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and will include entertainers, unusual foods, pony and wagon rides, a petting zoo, cooking classes, fruit orchard tours, a pumpkin patch, apple juice tasting, kids' programs and more. Admission and parking are free. For more information, call 926-5555
Campbell's Oktoberfest
Saturday & Sunday, October 15 - 16, 2011. (Unconfirmed) In Historic Downtown Campbell.
This festival draws over 40,000 people so come early and expect
to stay all day as you visit over 100 arts and crafts booths.
Festival hours are 10 am to 6 pm on Saturday and 10 am to 5 pm
on Sunday.
Ardenwood Harvest Festival
10a - 5p, October 8 - 9, 2011. It's harvest time on the farm! Bring your family and join your friends for some
down home country fun. Harvest the Indian corn and popcorn and help fill our corncribs. Take home a share of our colorful corn for your holiday table. Enjoy magic shows, cider pressing, old-time music and crafts. Visit the blacksmith, ride the train and tour the beautifully restored Patterson House. Please bring your own bags to take home your harvest. FEE: $8/adults, $6/seniors (62+ yrs.), $5/children (4-17 yrs.), children 3 years and under are free. October Flyer
Ardenwood Halloween Train
7 - 9:30p evenings of Fridays, October 21 and 28,
and same hours Saturdays, October 15, 22, and 29, 2011.
7 - 9:00p Sundays, October 16, 23, and 30, 2011.
Trains depart every 30 minutes. Come out to Ardenwood for an evening of Halloween fun!
Ride the train through the fields and woods and join the Halloween
goblins and have a hauntingly good time! This wonderful evening
is designed for families with children 12 years of age and under.
1-866-417-7277 for group reservations. October Flyer
Haunted Houses
Haunted house at east end of Grand Teton Dr.
Accepting non-perishable food items
for the Milpitas Food Pantry, otherwise free.
Pirates of Emerson
September 30 - October 31, 2011. Tickets will go online September 1, 2011 . We are completely unlike the traditional haunted house; we have taken this to a much, much higher level. At our Dark Adventure, we have created an environment where you are actually in the scenes. We have made extensive use of special effects, robotics, animation and interaction. While we do have the obligatory scream in your face areas - they are relatively small. Now located at the Alameda Fairgrounds, Corner of Bernal and Valley Ave., Pleasanton, CA 94566. See Calendar for specific dates and hours.
Winchester Mystery House
Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, September 30 - October 31, 2011. Fright Nights is a special ticketed event at the world famous Winchester Mystery House. On select nights in September and October the grounds of the Winchester Estate are transformed into San Jose's most terrifying Halloween experience, filled with haunted walk-through attractions, intense scares, roaming scare performers, and nightmare inducing tales. Remember we do not build haunted houses...we are one! Advance ticket purchase online is highly recommended as tours do sell out.
Haunted Parks
Great America: Halloween Haunt
Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, September 30 - October 31, 2011. Special ticketed event which requires a separate ticket for admission. Not recommended for wimps or children under 13.
Haunted Hike - Coyote Lake-Harvey Bear Ranch County Park
Saturday, October 22, 2011., 7 - 9p. Come dressed in your Halloween costume for a two-hour Docent-led night hike on the Martin Murphy Trail (2-mile paved loop). Learn about some creepy crawlies that live in the park and hear family-friendly ghost stories. Bring flashlights and warm clothes. Meet at the Bear Ranch entrance on San Martin Ave. Reservations required. Register online or call 408-355-2240.
Spider Night - Santa Teresa County Park's Historic Bernal Ranch
Saturday, October 22, 2011, 7:30p - 10:30p. Reserve your space for this annual crowd-pleaser and learn everything you need to know about arachnids, including our local California brown tarantula. View cages and cages of creepy crawlers and handle some if you dare. Hear spider poems and folklore followed by popcorn, lemonade and the classic big-bug movie ÒTarantula.Ó Reservations required. 408-226-5453.
Ed Levin Park - Halloween Haunt
Friday, October 28, 2011, 5 - 8p. Join park staff for a night of spooky family fun. Play ghostly games, carve a free pumpkin, eat sÕmores around a glowing campfire and take a creepy hike around Spring Valley Pond. Meet at the Park Office. Costumes and all ages welcome. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Food available for purchase. 408-262-6980.
Owls - Stealth Birds in the Night - Hellyer County Park
Saturday, October 29, 2011, 3 - 6p. Come explore the night vision and sounds of owls with park staff. Stay afterwards for the movie ÒLegend of the Guardians-The Owls of GahooleÓ. Meet in the park Visitor Center. 408-225-0225.
All Hallows Eve Night Hike -Coyote Lake-Harvey Bear Ranch County Park
Saturday, October 29, 2011, 6 - 8p. Take an easy night hike to explore spooky Coyote Ridge and look for creepy critters. Discover the history of All Hallows Eve (Halloween) and hear spine-tingling local legends. Meet at the RV Campground parking lot. 408-842-7800.
Haunted Places
These places in Milpitas may really be haunted! Visit at your own risk.
Ed Levin Park Cemetery
The cemetery is now closed, but even in the daytime, electronics
will shut off, start on own, loud moans can be heard, flashes
of lights and car problems. Very cold in spots.
Empty Lot next to Arco on Abbott
Whole area is large, ancient burial ground for maybe hundreds
of people who all died suddenly and were stacked like cordwood
in this make-shift cemetery. Did they die from an epidemic or
attack? No one knows. The City inspectors have some information
about this, as they prevent further development in that area.
River's Edge
In 1981 a Milpitas High School student killed his girlfriend,
then brought his buddies to see the body. No one told the cops.
We'd prefer to forget this crime, but it was made into a movie
in 1987. Our "river" here being but that small creek
that runs along side of Calaveras Blvd. The film was made up
on the American River.
Pumpkin Patches
Half Moon Bay Art and Pumpkin Festival
October 15 - 16, 2011. Noted for its giant pumpkin contest, but also has full assortment of family fun contests and a haunted barn. On historic Main St., Half Moon Bay.
Advice and Tips
Pumpkin
Recipes
Our cookbook is filling up quickly with recipes for pumpkins of course. Please contribute your favorite recipe. And, don't forget to tell others about our recipes!
Survival
tips for Halloween for dog owners
Halloween can indeed be a frightening experience for dogs, especially
for puppies who have never experienced this event, and for shy
dogs who are easily frightened.
Ghost Stories
Ghost Stories
Stories to send chills down your spine.
From A to Z Home's
Cool
Ghost
Town - Bodie, California
Homeschoolers haunt this historic gold mining town on a fine
October day. An online field trip.
Gory Goodies
Drinks,
Dips,
Snacks, & Appetizers, Breads,
Main
Dishes, Desserts
and Other
Good Ideas
Halloween
At Home
It can be a fun-filled, learning time for the whole family.
Halloween
Spook School
Welcome to our homeschool for little spooks. Our haunted house
needs to meet all the state requirements for being a haunted
home school.
Shopping for
Scary Things
Goodwill
Discover the possibilities at Goodwill. You never know what you
might become! 91 S. Abbott Ave.
Orchard Supply Hardware
We have found some of the "coolest" stuff here to scare
the daylights out of Trick-or-Treaters coming to the GoMilpitas
Haunted Yard, east end of Grand Teton Dr.
Party City
Halloween is here and Party City has hundreds of costumes to
choose from. You will also find - Masks, Wigs, Hats, Costume
Accessories, Make Up, Indoor/Outdoor decoration, candy and more.
311 W Calaveras.
Spirit Halloween
Located at 27 McCarthy Ranch, next to where Borders used to be.
Should we add your Milpitas store? Contact GoMilpitas.com.
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Come Trick or Treat at east end of
Grand Teton Dr. Be prepared to be REAL scared!
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