Halloween is almost here, and many of the spooky events planned around the area to celebrate the spooky season have already come and gone.
But there are still a few more days to squeeze out of Halloween-time before the big night on Tuesday. Here are some of the events, parties, and trick-or-treat events that local families still have time to enjoy.
ALL AGES AND FAMILY-FRIENDLY
Haunted Selfie House, The Selfie Spot, 1811 E. Douglas. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday: Book a one-hour time slot online to get your selfies at more than 20 selfie stations decorated with spooky themes. Regular admission: $20 for ages 13 and older, $10 ages 5-12, free for ages 4 and under with an adult.
Halloween Hall, Exploration Place, 300 N. McLean, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday through Tuesday. Interactive games with a Halloween twist, like stomping a zombie’s hand before it can grab your toes. Suitable for ages 3 and up. Admission for all exhibits: $12 ages 12-64, $10 for ages 3-11 and 65 and older, free for children 2 and younger and members. More info: 316-660-0600, exploration.org
Living Wax Museum, Monikahouse, 1121 N. Bitting, 5-7:30 p.m. Sunday. Local artists recreate known real people, some living and some dead, in creative costumes and vignettes in this 1887 Victorian house in Riverside. Visitors are encouraged to come in costumes depicting historical figures as well. Tickets are $10 per person.
Costume contest and trick or treat at Klausmeyer Farm and Pumpkin Patch, 8135 S. 119th St. West, Clearwater, 10 a.m.- 7 p.m. Sunday This popular Wichita-area pumpkin patch once again is ending its season with costume contests, trick-or-treating, pig races, a hay bale maze, a playground and more. Admission: $10 for farm and pumpkin patch, $13 for farm, pumpkin patch and maze combo, free for ages 2 and under. Some activities require additional purchase. More info: 316-706-5391, klausmeyerdairyfarms.com
5th annual Halloween Hootenanny, Cedar Creek Farm & Pumpkin Patch, 6100 N. 119th St. West, Maize, 5-7 p.m. Sunday. Season-closing trick-or-treat event with pumpkin patch activities, petting zoo, pony rides, corn maze, and candy stations. Admission: $5, free for children under 1 or with a season pass. More info: 316-295-8718 or cedarcreekict.com/events
Halloween Spooktacular, Naftzger Park, 601 E. Douglas, 4-10 p.m. Sunday. Trick or treating, henna tattoos, artisan vendors and Halloween contest; live performances starting at 7 p.m. featuring some Halloween movie characters like the Sanderson Sisters, Jack Skellington, The Addams Family, aerial artists, poi performances and more. Free; with $25 VIP packages available. More info: facebook.com/events/121706940963697
Applejack Halloween Celebration, noon-6 p.m. Sunday, Applejack Pumpkin Patch, 10007 SW Indianoloa Road, Augusta: The patch’s final day for the year will feature Halloween festivities, the firing of a candy cannon at 2 and 4 p.m., pumpkin smashing and more. Bring treat bags. $1 off admission with Halloween costume. Admission $12, free for 2 and under, $6 for military and ages 65 and over.
Truck-or-Treat Food Trucks at Riverside Park, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, 704 N. Nims: Food trucks will be serving food and passing out candy to trick-or-treaters. Includes contest for best Halloween costume. Admission free.
Haysville Recreation Halloween Spooktacular, 3-5 p.m. Sunday, Haysville Dog Park at Dorner Park, 1253 S Ward Parkway: Fun Halloween activities. Free.
Halloween Trivia, 4-6 p.m. Sunday, White Crow Cider Company, 1236 E. Waterman: Halloween-themed trivia night. Free.
“Practical Magic” screening, 4 p.m. Oct. 29, Tallgrass Film Center, 120 E. First St.: Tickets are a donation to Tallgrass and available at tallgrassfilmcenter.eventive.org
Howl-O-Ween, 6 p.m. Sunday, Harrison Dog Park, 1300 S. Webb Road: Halloween party for dogs. Winner for best costume. Treats for all the dogs. Free.
Live productions
“The Rocky Horror Show,” Crown Uptown Theatre, 3207 E. Douglas, 2 p.m. Sunday. Meal starts at 12:30 p.m. Tickets, available online or at the box office, are $40-$50 for all dinner and show performances. Reservations: 316-612-7696 or crownuptown.com
“The Hollow” by Agatha Christie, Wichita Community Theatre, 258 N. Fountain, 2 p.m. Sunday and Nov. 5, 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday: It’s not exactly a Halloween-themed play but a murder mystery written by the Queen of Crime. Based on her 1946 book of the same name, Christie wrote the play, about a romantic weekend that turns criminal on an English estate, in 1951. Tickets: $18 with discounts available, with all seats $14 on Thursdays. 24-hour reservation line: 316-686-1282. More info: wichitact.org
HAUNTED ATTRACTIONS
Field of Screams, Prairie Pines, 4055 N. Tyler Road, Sunday-Tuesday. Gates open at 7 p.m. with the attraction opening at dusk. Organizers set the scene for this attraction around an extensive tale —that can be read online —about a cult-like family, suspected in the disappearances of locals, who return every fall to their land “where even the fields are sick.” Timed tickets sold online only at scaryprairiepines.com. Tickets: $20. Not recommended for children younger than 8. Weather-delay hotline: 316-303-2037.
13 Sinister Souls Haunted House, 527 E. Harry, Sunday through Tuesday. This 30-minute-long experience takes place in a 10,000-square-foot indoor space haunted by more sinister souls portrayed by live actors. Limited tickets available for timed admissions at 7 and 8:30 p.m. Tickets: $27 for ages 13 and older, $17 for ages 6-12. More info: 13sinistersouls.com
TRICK/TRUNK OR TREAT EVENTS
Admission is free.
Sunday, Oct. 29
—1-4 p.m., The Coop, 104 N. Baltimore, Derby
— 2-5 p.m. Kansas Humane Society, 3313 N. Hillside
— 3-4 p.m. Clifton Square, 3700 E. Douglas
— 4-6 p.m. A Step Ahead Dance Studio, 978 E. Morris
—5-8 p.m., St. Teresa Hospital, 14800 W. St. Teresa St.
—6:30-8 p.m. Sunday, Bob Mills Furniture, 11835 E. Kellogg
Monday, Oct. 30
—4-6 p.m., Advena Living, 1600 S. Woodlawn
—5-6:30 p.m. Eddy’s Chevrolet Cadillac, 8801 E. Kellogg
—5-7:30 p.m., Rusty Eck Ford, 7310 E. Kellogg
Tuesday, Oct. 31
—4-6 p.m. Andover Central Park, 1607 E. Central
—4-6 p.m., Haysville Pride Park, 126 N. Main, Haysville
—5-7 p.m., Saint Francis Ministries, 4155 E. Harry
—5:30-7 p.m., Scholfield Honda West, 8800 W. Central
—6 p.m. Ascension Via Christi Ridge 3636 N. Ridge Road
—6-8 p.m. Don Hattan, 600 Hattan Drive, 7800 W. Kellogg and 2518 N. Rock Road, Derby
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