Things will be spooky for your families in Door and Kewaunee counties this weekend. Area municipalities begin celebrating Halloween on Saturday, and some communities even host their trick-or-treating hours.
Sturgeon Bay kicks off the season with Friday’s Halloween at the Y event at the Door County YMCA and Saturday’s Thrills and Chills presented by Destination Sturgeon Bay. The event begins with the annual costume parade at 10 a.m. that stretches down 3rd Ave. toward Martin Park, where they will be greeted by inflatables, kids activities, and music until 1 p.m. Families will also be able to trick or treat at area businesses, check out the haunted house at the Boys and Girls Club of Door County, and take part in the Spook-tacular Sturgeon Bay Scavenger Hunt. The U.S. Coast Guard is also bringing back its Ghost Ship on October 30th. Taking place on the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mobile Bay, younger children are encouraged to check out the ship between 5 to 6 p.m. before Coast Guardsman lean into the frights for the older guests between 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Ghost Ship will also collect non-perishable food items to distribute to area food pantries.
Fish Creek will have its own share of ghoulish activities when its Door County YMCA branch holds its Halloween at the Y event on Saturday. Jack O’Lantern Days takes place at multiple locations around Fish Creek on Saturday with activities including Family Art Day at the Peninsula School of Art, a Halloween Costume March ahead of trick-or-treating through the village at 1 p.m., and the haunted trail from 6 to 8 p.m. at Fish Creek Park. Saturday is also when the Gibraltar Fire Department will host its Open House South of Fish Creek, the Egg Harbor Business Association will host their safe trick-or-treating event on Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. at approximately two dozen businesses.
Baileys Harbor will host a fair share of Halloween activities on the lakeside of the peninsula, with The Ridges Sanctuary hosting its Halloween Hike on Saturday at 5 p.m. The Baileys Harbor Community Association will host its Spooktacular Halloween Party on October 31st, beginning at 6 p.m., after trick-or-treating in the town is finished. The Sister Bay Lions Club hosts a similar event at the Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Fire Station beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Speaking of trick or treating all but two communities will wait until October 31st for kids to go door-to-door for candy. The exceptions are in Kewaunee County, where Casco (12 p.m.-2 p.m.) and Luxemburg (2 p.m.-4 p.m.) will have trick-or-treating on Sunday afternoon. You can find the trick-or-treat schedule for all the communities below:
KEWAUNEE COUNTY
Casco: 10/27 12 p.m.-2 p.m.
Luxemburg: 10/27 2 p.m.-4 p.m.
Algoma: 10/31 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Kewaunee: 10/31 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
DOOR COUNTY
Baileys Harbor: 4 to 6 p.m. Oct. 31
Forestville: 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31
Jacksonport: 3 to 7 p.m. Oct. 31
Sister Bay: 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 31
Sturgeon Bay: 4 to 7 p.m. Oct. 31
