Newport Halloween Monster Bash

Event Description

Halloween Monster Bash
Main Street & Municipal Gym, Newport, VT 05855
Saturday, October 26th, 2019
12:30-3:00PM
Age: All Ages
Admit/Rate: By donation
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Mummies and deadies, boos and ghouls! Creep over to Newport for tricks, treats, games, and activities for the whole family! Each year, Newport Parks & Recreation and a group of local organizations combine powers to host an Annual Monster Bash party on the Saturday before Halloween.

Ghost Walk Parade and Costume Contest
Parents and children are invited to meet at the Great Pumpkin gazebo near Gardner Park at 12:30pm for a haunting parade along the bike path and Main Street. Kids participating in this ghoulish fashion show will be entered in the annual costume contest for a chance to win the cutest, creepiest or most creative in town! For a chance to be named for this year's best, don't forget to strut your stuff as you pass by the judge's station in Pomerleau Park. Winners are announced at 2:00PM in the Municipal Gym.

Trick-or-Treating & Wagon Rides
A group of Monster Merchants on Main Street are excited to haunt with all the ghosts, ghouls and goblins scaring about town for the Monster Bash! During event hours from 1:00-3:00PM, visit any merchant with a "Trick-or-Treat" sign in the window for something sweet, a game or even a Halloween craft! Help support this event by donating to the Halloween Candy Drop.
Hay wagon rides pick-up periodically at the Municipal Building parking lot for free loops around the waterfront during the event.

Halloween Carnival
Following the Ghost Walk costume parade, join us in the Newport Municipal Gym for spooktacular games like Monster Match, Witch Pitch and Give Frank a Heart! Most activities are geared toward children age 3-10, but all are welcome to participate and fill their treat bag with fun prizes. Visit the picture booth for a memorable keepsake photo opportunity with our local photographer and keep an eyeball out hilarious family contests like the doughnut on a string competition or parent-child mummy challenge!

Halloween Mask Making Workshop
Let your imagination run wild creating scary, gorgeous, funny and all around wonderful Halloween masks with The Mac Center for The Arts. Students age 9-14 are invited to create their own special disguise from 10:00-11:00AM in the downstairs gallery. Space is limited, pre-registration is recommended with a $2.00 fee to cover supplies.

Haunted Halls
For the younger crowd, check out the Haunted Hallways of CCV on the ground floor of the Emory Hebard State Building from 1:00-3:00PM. Move from classroom to classroom and with a knock on the door, you'll find a different surprise every time! Community College of Vermont is providing free snacks, candy and hot apple cider, coloring activities for the kids and plenty of boo-tiful jack-o-lanterns!

Haunted House
Hosted by North Country's National Honor Society, this creepy venture is sure to spook some Halloween spirit into your bones! Chilling actors and creative set design transforms the Gardner Park skate shack into the most disturbing place in Newport. But beware... this amusement is not fit for children under 12 without the permission and supervision of an adult. Admission to the haunted house is by donation with proceeds benefiting the National Honor Society's "Adopt-a-Family" program at Christmas time. ​​