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
6 - 8p, October 31, 2008. Presented by the PTA. Games, prizes, treats, and costume contest. 345 Boulder Street. 945-2428.
Fall Fests
Family Fall Fest
6 - 8pm, ?, 2008. Christ Community Church, 1000 S Park Victoria of Milpitas. No witches, goblins, scary, violent or questionable costumes please. Bring a bag of individually wrapped candy to share per child. Contact Ernestine at 262-8000 x100.
Harvest Faire
6:30 - 8:30pm, October 31, 2008. Join Mt Olive
Ministries for a free evening of fun, games, candy, cake walk, a costume contest and prizes.
1989 E. Calaveras Bl. 262-0506.
Fall Fests in Nearby Cities
Prusch Farm Park Harvest Fair
Saturday, October 4, 2008 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
October 18 - 19, 2008. 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 - 4p, ?, 2008. Harvest corn, enjoy fresh squeezed apple cider, hands-on craft making, hoedown music, and enjoy the bounty of another harvest season. Best Steam tractor will be running. Visit Joe Perry's pumpkin patch, organic produce stand and the corn maze.
Ardenwood Halloween Train
7 - 9:00p evenings of ?, 2008.
7 - 8:30p October 21 & 28, 2007. 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.
Haunted Houses
Haunted house at east end of Grand Teton Dr.
Accepting non-perishable food items for the Milpitas Food Pantry.
And a second home at 1932 Grand Teton Dr., 2 doors from the first, will also be be highly haunted! Other neighbors preparing to have lots of candy.
Pirates of Emerson
September 26 - November 2, 2008. The 2008 season will mark our sixteenth year as Northern California's Premier Professional Haunted Attraction. Located deep in the heart of the Bay Area, we have taken the art of scare to a new, higher level. We make extensive use of special effects, robotics, actors, realism and animatronics. This is real adrenaline pumping excitement - definitely not for the faint of heart! 45031 Warm Springs Blvd., Fremont, CA. See Calendar for specific dates and hours.
Winchester Mystery House
Flashlight tours of this pioneer mansion created by the superstitious
daughter of the man who invented the Winchester rifle. $31 -
but you have to do it at least once! Tickets may now be ordered
online and are available up to 60 days in advance. October
18, 25, and 31, 2008, flashlight tours begin at 6 PM though
12:30 AM. For Halloween, special entertainment and Trick-or-Treating
in the gardens provides "spirited" fun for the whole
family. Advance ticket purchase online is highly recommended as tours do sell out.
Ardenwood's Haunted MAiZE
Unfortunately the MAiZE will NOT be open in fall 2008.
Ghoulsville
Sorry. Ghoulsville was closed in 2007. We hope to be back in 2008.
Haunted House at Moss Beach
Closed for 2007. Hope to be back in 2008
Haunted Parks
Grant Ranch House Halloween tours
October 10 - 11, 2008, 8p - Midnight. Join park historians and ghost trackers on a moonlit tour of
the Grant Ranch House. Discover the history of this turn-of-the-19th
century house, including its supernatural occurrences.
Call (408) 274-6121 for reservations & information.
Ed Levin Park - Halloween Haunt
Friday, October 24, 2008, 5 - 8p. Join park staff for a night of spooky family fun. Play ghostly games, carve a free pumpkin, eat s’mores around a glowing campfire and take a creepy hike around the Spring Valley Pond. Meet at the Park Ranger office. Costumes and all ages welcome. (408) 262-6980.
Creepy Campfire - Vasona County Park
Saturday, October 25, 2008, 6 - 9p. Enjoy a night around the campfire with a Park Ranger and learn about nocturnal animals and the myths and stories that surround them. Stay for a Halloween-themed movie to follow the campfire. Appropriate for ages 6 and up. Meet at the Ranger Office with a blanket or low beach chair and flashlight. (408) 354-2608.
Bugged-Out Movie Night – Tarantula
Saturday, October 25, 2008, 7:30 - 10:30p. Santa Teresa County Park’s Historic Bernal Ranch.Explore the fascinating life of the tarantula in our world. Hang on to your seats while watching the 1950s thriller “Tarantula”, followed by some safe close encounters with the real-life creatures! Meet at the ranch barn, located at 372 Manila Drive in San Jose. Reservations required, call (408) 226-5453.
Great America: Halloween Haunt
Weekends October 2 - November 1, 2008. Special ticketed event which requires a separate ticket for admission. 2008 Gold and Platinum Pass holders receive free admission. Not recommended for wimps or children under 13.
Sunol's Annual Halloween Haunting - Journey to Neverland
?, 2008. 5:15-8p. Guided hikes begin every fifteen minutes starting at 5:15 p.m., last approximately 1 and 3/4 hours. and become more dark and spooky as the night progresses (nothing gory or disgusting). Earlier start times are best for younger children. Pre-registration limited to families and individuals only˙no large organized groups! Children must be accompanied by an adult. Costumes are encouraged. Limit of 8 tickets per household. Fee: $8 (non-res. $10). Registration is required; to register, call 1-888-EBPARKS (1-888-327-2757, option 2, 3). More East Bay Regional Parks October Events
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
?, 2008. 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.
Milpitas Rotary Community Pumpkin Patch
?, 2008. Weeknights 5 - 9 p. Special events 11a - 6p on Saturday, October 27, 2007. Print out this flyer and get $1 off a pumpkin of your choice. 1331 E. Calaveras Blvd. in the parking lot in front of the Milpitas Sports Center.
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 from MacScouter
Gary Hendra, a Milpitas Scouter, has a most wonderful collection
of scary stories to tell in the dark.
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 Store
Costumes, decorations, even costumes for your pet! In 2007 it was in McCarthy Ranch, 120 Ranch Drive. If you see it elsewhere, please contact me...
Should we add your Milpitas store? Contact GoMilpitas.com.
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