Check out our list of Halloween events in Bellingham and Whatcom County

Boo at Depot Market Square: The Bellingham Parks and Recreation Department’s candy-free event with game booths returns for kids preschool through 2nd grade at 3-5 p.m., Friday, Oct. 29, at Depot Market Square, 1100 Railroad Ave. Free, with a suggested $3 donation. Masks are required with no more than 150 people at a time allowed in the venue to maintain social distancing.

Haunted House: The Bellingham Arts Academy for Youth, the children’s arts non-profit known as BAAY, will hold a haunted house, “the Nightmare on Railroad in the Boundary Bay Brewery Fear Garden,” Friday-Sunday, Oct. 29-31, at Boundary Bay Brewery, 1107 Railroad Ave. All ages 6-9 p.m., $5 admission; more mature content for ages 21 and older 9-11 p.m., $10 admission. Entry is in the alley off Maple Street; attendees must wear a mask and practice social distancing.

Halloween Fun House: USTA Martial Arts-Lynden is hosting a non-scary Haunted Fun House for kids ages 3-12 from 4-6 p.m., Friday-Sunday, Oct. 29-31, at 8132 Guide Meridian Road, Lynden. Admission is $5 per child with ages 2 and under, and parents, free. “You may wear costumes. We have candy, obstacle courses, games, and you may need to defeat a bad guy!”

Halloween Trivia: Menace Brew Co. is hosting Halloween trivia from 7-9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29, at 2529 Meridian St.

Bellingham Trick-or-Treat: The Downtown Bellingham Partnership is hosting its annual Trick-or-Treat, where costumed kids get goodies from participating businesses from 3-5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 29.

Mall Trick-or-Treat: Bellis Fair will host a free trick-or-treat from 2-6 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 31, at 1 Bellis Fair Parkway. Costumes are welcome.

Trick-or-Treat on the Berm: Birch Bay Chamber of Commerce is holding a trick-or-treat event along the new Birch Bay Drive berm pathway from 3:30-6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30. Also, visit the Birch Bay Vogt Community Library property for treats and Halloween trivia from 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Ferndale Trick-or-Treat: The Ferndale Chamber of Commerce will again host downtown Trick-or-Treat from 3-5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30. Trick or treaters are encouraged to begin their route at 4th and Main streets and travel toward 1st Avenue, where they can cross the street to the Centennial Riverwalk Park to collect candy from other Chamber businesses not on Main Street. The route ends at Pioneer Park, where families can participate in the Ferndale’s Mystery in the Park, and Whatcom Frightmare will host their annual Haunted Barn. Masks are required and social distancing is encouraged.

Mystery in the Park: City of Ferndale’s free, all-ages interactive mystery about life at the historic Pioneer Village is from 3-5:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, at Pioneer Park, 2004 Cherry St., Ferndale.

Whatcom Frightmare: The group is hosting a haunted house with two levels of scary at at Pioneer Park, 2004 Cherry St., Ferndale. Full scares are 5-9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21; 8:30-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Oct. 22-23 and Oct. 29-30; and 5-9 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 31. Light scares are 5-7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Oct. 22-23 and Oct. 29-30. Admission is $8 per person or $25 for group of four, children under 5 “will be scared for free.”

The Night Gallery: Bleedingham Film Festival invites Halloween and horror fans to join in the celebration of its 10the anniversary at an event featuring artists and crafters, prizes, film panels and spooky live entertainment. Event is 5-10 p.m., Friday, Oct. 29, at the Crystal Ballroom inside the Hotel Leo, 1210, Cornwall Ave. Free, but donations accepted. Masks and proof of vaccination or a 72-hour negative COVID test required at the door.

Pumpkin patch: Stoney Ridge Farm is open to the public noon-5 p.m. Fridays, Oct. 8, 15, 22, and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays, Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23, at 2092 Van Dyk Road, Everson, with four acres of pumpkins, u-pick apples, corn maze, wagon ride and farm animals. Admission $2, ages 2 and under free.

Harvest Happens: Bellewood Farms celebrates fall 9 a.m.-4 p.m. through Sunday, Oct. 31, at 6140 Guide Meridian Road, Lynden. Apple bin train ride runs daily through the orchard, corn maze, pumpkins for sale starting Friday, Oct. 1.

Fall Festival: Home Farm Fall Festival offers sales of pumpkins from the 2-acre patch, vendors, tractor train rides and visits to the pig pens 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 9-10, at 8020 Kickerville Road, Blaine. Event is free, boots are recommended.

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This story was originally published September 29, 2021 at 5:00 AM.