11 weekend occasions Oct. 24-26: cookie adorning, sensory-friendly Halloween enjoyable and far more

This final full weekend in October is jam-packed with seasonally spooky (and not-so-spooky) enjoyable: If your loved ones is up for some scares, there are many occasions to fulfill that want. For youngsters who get pleasure from pumpkins greater than vampires, there are many choices, too.

Check out this number of native occasions and add them to your loved ones calendar, stat!

Friday, Oct. 24: Attack Theatre’s Ignite Imagination Pop-Up Workshop, 5:30 p.m. to eight p.m. 

Step into a night of creativity, motion and enjoyable. Inspired by Attack Theatre’s summer time camp sequence, this one-day program offers youngsters the possibility to discover their creativity by means of energizing dance lessons, hands-on artwork tasks, and playful video games that spark imaginative considering. Perfect for youths ages 5–12, this workshop is designed to get our bodies transferring, minds creating, and spirits hovering—all in only one unforgettable night. The value is $30. Find extra data right here.

Friday, Oct. 24: Sensory-Friendly Trick or Treat on the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. 

Kids of all ages and skills can put on their favourite costumes (or no costume, if they like) to take heed to Halloween tales, get pleasure from apple cider and different tasty treats, and get a better have a look at dioramas, fossils and minerals in a relaxed, sensory-friendly setting. Tickets to this occasion are $16.

Friday, Oct. 24: “Boo! A Sensory-Sensitive Halloween” on the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. 

This Halloween occasion is designed with a deal with offering a sensory-friendly setting for kiddos who might wrestle with typical Halloween occasions. Tickets $8 per particular person, free for kids below 2, and are $3 per particular person for Pennsylvania ACCESS and Pennsylvania ACCESS EBT card holders. Purchase tickets prematurely right here.

Friday, Oct. 24-Sunday, Oct. 26: Explore: Bats with Park Rangers at Allegheny County Parks, 7 p.m. to eight:30 p.m. 

Learn about these superb nocturnal aerial predators at ranger-led stations or loosen up round a campfire. A brief, guided stroll will present flashlights at a number of parks across the county. Enrollment is free, however spots are restricted and a few classes are full. Please examine here earlier than attending.

Friday, Oct. 24 and Saturday, Oct. 25: “Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice” at Allegheny County Parks, 6:20 p.m. 

The “Halloween Movies in the Parks” sequence visits Deer Lakes Park and Roundhill Park this weekend. Movies start at nightfall, which is round  6:20 p.m. this weekend. This film is rated PG-13, and admission is free. Find dates and places here.

Saturday, Oct. 25: Halloween Hoopla at B is for Books, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Reading Ready Pittsburgh is happy to welcome households to B is for Books in Homestead for a free fall occasion. This occasion will characteristic Halloween-themed storytimes, free pumpkins (whereas provides final), in addition to crafts, snacks, books and, in fact, the choice of carrying costumes. Find extra data proper right here.

Saturday, Oct. 25: South Side Kids Halloween Spooktacular, 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. 

Don’t miss the eighth Annual South Side Kids Halloween Spooktacular this weekend at Ormsby Park. There will probably be pumpkin adorning, hayrides, foods and drinks, s’mores and a lot extra. This occasion is free and open to everybody (even should you don’t reside within the South Side!) Find extra data right here.

Saturday, Oct. 25: Pumpkin Palooza on the Kelly Strayhorn Theater, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. 

For this group occasion in East Liberty, youngsters can gown of their favourite costumes (or simply come as they’re) for a day of tips, treats, and groovy beats. Families can get pleasure from sweet, crafts and enjoyable actions. Tickets are priced at pay-what-you-want from $0-$25.

Saturday, Oct. 25: Halloween Cookie Bash at Sewickley Community Center, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

The night will begin with dinner for attendees offered by Chick-fil-A.  After dinner, visitors will attend a cookie adorning class with the Sugar Dough Cookie Company. First, youngsters will work collectively to make cookie dough from scratch that they may be capable of convey dwelling to bake their very own cookies with. After that, youngsters will probably be guided by means of enhance a number of cookies that they’ll take dwelling to share with their household (in the event that they don’t eat them on the automobile experience dwelling first!) After cookie adorning, the occasion will wrap up with some fitness center time for enjoyable and video games. The value is $35 per youngster.

Saturday, Oct. 25 and Sunday, Oct. 26: ZooBoo on the Pittsburgh Zoo, 10 a.m. to three p.m. 

Enjoy daytime trick-or-treating all through the zoo, work on enjoyable crafts and meet favourite costumed characters. It’s additionally attention-grabbing to see how zoo animals behave in numerous seasons, so fall is a superb time to go to the zoo. Activities are all included in zoo admission.

Saturday, Oct. 25 and Sunday, Oct. 26: “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas” in Concert at Heinz Hall, 2:30 p.m. and seven p.m. 

The Pittsburgh Symphony performs the soundtrack for the movie that follows the earnest however misguided adventures of Jack Skellington, Halloween Town’s beloved Pumpkin King. There is a night live performance on Saturday and a matinee on Sunday. Tickets begin at $43.

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Image at high of information of sensory-friendly trick-or-treat courtesy of Carnegie Museums.