Halloween events
Trick or treat
• Trunk or treat: Hosted by the West Penn Township Lions Club and the West Penn Fire Company No. 1, from 5-8 p.m. Oct. 24 at the West Penn Fire Company No. 1.• Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, Gilbert, in the parking lot from 2:30-3:30 p.m. Oct 25.• Arby's and Taco Bell in Lehighton are having a craft and trick or treat night Oct. 27 from 5-7 p.m.• The East Penn Township Trunks-for-Treat night will be at the Social Hall parking lot at 403 Blue Mountain Road from 6-8 p.m. Oct. 28. For more information, call 610-377-0973.• St. Matthew's UCC, Kunkletown, trunk or treat at the Eldred Community Building, 2-4 p.m. Oct. 31.• Bowmanstown: Oct. 28.• Coaldale: Oct. 31.• East Penn: 6-8 p.m. Oct. 28• Franklin Township: 6-8 p.m. Oct. 28• Jim Thorpe, 6-8 p.m. Oct. 28• Lansford, 6-8 p.m. Oct. 31• Lehighton, 6-8 p.m. Oct. 28• Lehigh Township: Begins 6 p.m. Oct. 30.• Lower Towamensing Township: 6-8 p.m. Oct. 28• Nesquehoning: 6-8 p.m. Oct. 31. No rain date.• Palmerton: 6-8 p.m. Oct. 28.• Penn Forest: 6-8 p.m. Oct. 28• Polk Township: 5-8 p.m. Oct. 31.• Ross Township: 5-7 p.m. Oct. 31.• Rush Township: 6-8 p.m. Oct. 31.• Schuylkill Township: 6-8 p.m. Oct. 31.• Slatington: 6-8 p.m. Oct. 28.• Summit Hill Borough: 6-8 p.m. Oct. 31. Rain date is 6-8 p.m. Nov. 1.• Tamaqua: 6-8 p.m. Oct. 31.• Towamensing Township: 5-8 p.m. Oct. 31.• Washington Township: 6-8 p.m. Oct. 28.• Weatherly: 6-8 p.m. Oct. 31.• West Penn Township: 6-8 p.m. Oct. 31.Parades and events• Chestnuthill Township's Halloween in the Park will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday as hosted by the West End Park and Open Space Commission.• 45th annual Lehighton Halloween Parade, 4 p.m. Saturday Rain date: 2 p.m. Sunday.• Owl Creek Reservoir Commission's fall foliage event is 2-10 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Rain dates will be Oct. 24 and 25.• The annual Halloween Parade for Eldred Township will be 1 p.m. Sunday, with the rain date the next Sunday. For judging categories and other information, contact Barbara Borger at 610-381-3797 or at
barbara1@ptd.net.• Palmerton Halloween parade, 4 p.m. Sunday.• The annual Andreas Halloween Parade is 7 p.m. Oct. 21, with a rain date of Oct. 22. For more information or to register, call Becky at 570-386-3045.• The West End Park and Open Space Commission will host this year's Pet Costume Parade at the Ross Township Park, Anchorage Road, Saylorsburg at 11 a.m. Oct. 24. For more information, call 570-992-9733 or
bkozen@ptd.net.• The Jim Thorpe Lions Club's 21st annual Halloween parade will be held at 4 p.m. Oct. 25, starting at the Jim Thorpe Area High School. Registration information is available at
http://Halloween.JimThorpeNews.com or by calling Jim Trainer at 570-325-4104.• Tamaqua's Annual Halloween parade is Oct. 27. The rain date is Oct. 28. For more information, call 570-668-1880 or email
tamaquachamber@verizon.net.• The 108th Slatington Halloween Parade will be Oct. 31.• Shenandoah's Halloween Parade is set for Saturday, Oct. 31. Staging starts at 12:30 p.m. outside the Shenandoah Hi-Rise on West Oak Street.• Haunted House, Route 443 in Clamtown, sponsored by Boy Scout Troop 755, 7-10 p.m. Oct. 23, 24, 30, 31 and Nov. 1. $1 off admission with a canned good that will be donated to a local food bank.Submit your Halloween event information at