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Events

• The Hometown Fire Company will be hosting a Halloween children’s event on Oct. 2 at 10 a.m. Preregistration is required by calling Cindy at 570-668-5028. There is a limit of 40 participants.

• Jim Thorpe Fall Foliage Festival, Oct. 2 and 3, 9 and 10, 16 and 17, and 23 and 24.

• Carbon County Harvest Festival, 4-10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2-8 p.m. Sunday at the West End Fairgrounds in Gilbert, rain or shine. Free parking. Admission for 6 and over.

• The Electrifying Jack O Lantern Experience, 7-10 p.m. Oct. 6-14 and 6:30 to 10 p.m. Oct. 15-Nov. 6, West End Fairgrounds. Tickets are sold as timed entrance each half-hour to control crowds. Tickets must be purchased in advance and no one will be admitted without a paid ticket. No tickets will be sold at the gate. For information, www.electrifyingjackolanterns.com.

• Hoot Hike and Ghost Stories, Oct. 14, 5:30-8 p.m. Covered Bridge, Trout Creek. Don’t miss this free spooky hoot of a night! First Wildlands will introduce you to some wonderful creatures of the night, then noted local author and storyteller Charles Adams III, will tell ghost stories around the campfire! Dress appropriately for the weather, wear sturdy shoes and don’t forget a flashlight.

• Lehighton Downtown Initiative will hold Rocktoberfest in the Upper and Lower parks from Oct. 15-17, with additional details to follow.

• Slatington: Trunk or treat, Oct. 22, 5-6:30 p.m., Eagles Nest Park, 3818 Eagle Road, Slatington. Costumes encouraged.

• The Summit Hill Recreation Commission will hold Halloween in the Park on Oct. 23 at 1 p.m. The rain date is Oct. 30. There will be refreshments and treats. A karaoke machine will be at the site.

• On Oct. 25, the Polk Township Volunteer Fire Company is hosting an open house and trunk-or-treat.

• Attendees and their four-legged or two-legged pets are encouraged to come in costume to the annual Ross Township Pet Parade at 11 a.m. on Oct. 30.

• The West End Park & Open Space Commission and West End Fire Company will once again host a drive-thru trick-or-treat event at the firehouse on Oct. 31 from 6 to 8 p.m. The firehouse is located on Route 715 in Brodheadsville.

Parades

• Lehighton 50th annual Halloween Parade, Oct. 2, with a rain date of Oct. 3.

• Palmerton Halloween Parade, 4 p.m. Oct. 17. Rain date will be 7 p.m. Oct. 18.

• Andreas Halloween parade, 7 p.m. Oct. 20. Rain date Oct. 21.

• Northern Lehigh Events Committee’s Halloween parade to come through the borough, and to close street Oct. 30, with a rain date of Oct. 31.

• Slatington Halloween parade at 6 p.m. on Oct. 30. Roads will close at 5 p.m. The rain date is Oct. 31.

Trick or treat

Franklin Township: 6-8 p.m. Oct. 27.

Jim Thorpe: 5-7 p.m. Oct. 30.

Nesquehoning: 6-8 p.m. Oct. 31.

Palmerton: 5-7 p.m. Oct. 30.

Polk Township: 4-7 p.m. Oct. 31.

Ross Township: 5-7 p.m. Oct. 31.

Rush Township: Canceled

Slatington: 6-8 p.m. Oct. 27.

Summit Hill: 6-8 p.m. Oct. 31. Rain date Nov. 1

Tamaqua: 6-8 p.m. Oct. 30.

Walnutport: 6-8 p.m. Oct. 27

Washington Township: 6-8 p.m. Oct. 27

Weissport: 5-7 p.m. Oct. 30.