SPOOKY FUN

Fri., Oct. 21

Flicks Among the Flowers

“The Addams Family” film will be screened and there will be a costume contest at this event, which includes food and beverages for sale. $5 donation is suggested. When: 5 p.m., movie at sunset (around 6:30 p.m.) Where: Birmingham Botanical Gardens

A Night Dark & Grimm

An all-ages carnival and sing-along character movie at sunset. Games, costumed characters, prizes, crafts, and treats, including “snowball fights,” Sven’s Ice Pull and an Ursula spooky science experiment. When: 6 p.m. Where: O’Neal Library

Oct. 21 & 28

Hocus Pocus

The Halloween favorite film is about a curious youngster who moves to Salem, where he struggles to fit in before awakening a trio of diabolical witches that were executed in the 17th century. When: 7 p.m. Where: Alabama Theatre

Sat., Oct. 22

Trunk or Treat at Lutheran Church of Vestavia Hills

Food, activities, a bounce house and trick or treating for an afternoon of family fun. When: 4-6 p.m. Where: Lutheran Church of Vestavia Hills

Haunt the Hills

A costume contest with categories for kids, adults, pets and groups, booths from sponsor businesses, candy and a screening of “Hocus Pocus” are set for this festival organized by the Vestavia Hills Chamber of Commerce. When: 4 p.m. Where: The Grand Lawn at Wald Park

Sun., Oct 23

Asbury UMC’s Trunk or Treat

Games, rides, food trucks and candy will be featured at this event, along with creatively decorated car trunks. When: 4:30-6 p.m. Where: Asbury United Methodist Church

Wed., Oct. 26

Trunk or Treat

Vestavia Hills United Methodist Church holds a Trunk or Treat familyfriendly event. When: 6–8 p.m. Where: Vestavia UMC parking lot

Homewood Witches Ride Celebrates 10th Anniversary

“Witches” will take to the streets of Homewood Oct. 30 for the 10th annual Homewood Witches Ride, benefiting the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB.

The event regularly draws hundreds of participants, who dress up as witches or in other Halloween costumes to throw candy as they ride their decorated brooms, er, bicycles, on a 2.5mile route through Homewood that begins at Central Park. A free after party will be held at Little Donkey restaurant with live music.

The Witches Ride will start at 5:45 p.m., right after the Homewood Fall Festival, which is from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. That city event, presented by Homewood Parks and Recreation, will feature a DJ, inflatables, food trucks and the Homewood High School drumline.

“We didn’t think we’d still be doing this,” event co-chair Janie Ford Mayer said. “We thought we’d tap it out at 10 years, but people keep wanting us to do it.”

The Homewood Witches Ride began as a celebration of the spirit of the fighters and survivors who have battled cancer. It was inspired by Mayer’s mother, Paula Stringfellow Ford, according to its website, uab.edu/ HomewoodWitchesRide.

Journal file photo by Jordan Wald

Mystics Mark 20th Annual Mountain Brook Parade

The spirit of Mardi Gras adapted for All Hallows Eve will mark the annual Mystics of Mountain Brook Halloween Parade on Oct. 31.

The 20th annual family-style Mardi Gras parade usually draws thousands and will wind its way through Crestline. The parade will start at 4 p.m. As in the past, there will be floats and throws to catch. Traffic will be significantly affected in the Crestline area from about 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., according to an announcement on the City of Mountain Brook website. Once fencing is placed by Public Works personnel, all parked vehicles and traffic will Journal file photo by Jordan Wald not be able to move until the conclusion of the parade. The city will notify residents of the parade’s progress. “We will send out an alert via the “Mountain Brook Police” app at the start and end of the parade,” the announcement said.

Ride on the Wild Side During Zoo’s Halloween Festival

Trick or treat through the Candy Trail, attend the Monster Mash dance party, play games and meet the animals during the Birmingham Zoo’s Hoots & Howls daytime Halloween festival Oct. 22-23 and Oct. 29-30.

The event also includes rides on the Haunted Red Diamond Express Train and Protective Life Cobweb Carousel, chats with animal keepers and other events.

It runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays the last two weekends in October after opening Oct. 15.

The Elephant Keeper Chats will begin at 11 a.m. on Saturdays, the Bongo Keeper Chat will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Sundays, and snake feedings will take place at 11 a.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.

The ambassador animals will be brought out at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. each day to the Henley Lawn, where a mobile library also will be set up at the Chipangali Research Station.

Tickets may be purchased at Birminghamzoo.com/events/Hoots31.

Hoots & Howls wristbands are $10 and include unlimited rides and trips through the Candy Trail. Tickets for one trip through Candy Trail are $3.95, with tickets for rides sold separately. Admission to the zoo also is separate.

Thurs., Oct. 27

Live After 5

Vestavia Hills is holding a familyfriendly fall celebration with music, local vendors, a bounce house, a photo booth and more. When: 5-8 p.m. Where: Vestavia City Center

Fri., Oct. 28

Tricks or Treats

Greater Birmingham Humane Society’s 2nd Annual Tricks or Treats event includes spooky tour guides who lead small groups of trick or treaters on a hauntedly fun tour of the adoption floor on Snow Drive. A donation of pet food for the GBHS Pet Pantry will be required for entry. The event is just for humans. When: 6-8 p.m. Where: Greater Birmingham Humane Society

Sat., Oct. 29

Cahaba Heights Trick or Treat

Trick or Treat with Cahaba Heights businesses all day. When: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Where: Cahaba Heights

Ross Bridge Witches Ride

Lineup starts at 10:30 a.m. at The Church parking lot, Witches take flight at 11 a.m. and ends at Hometown Fare for brunch apps and drinks. Tickets are required for all riders and passengers. Prizes awarded for best decorated broom (one bike and one cart) and best dressed witch. Benefits Hope for Autumn Foundation Where: Ross Bridge community.

ArtPlay Family Halloween Party

Family-friendly Halloween event with food, music and other activities. When: 1-4 p.m. Where: ArtPlay

Trunk or Treat Fall Festival

Live music, bounce houses and other family-friendly activities will be at this Children’s Lighthouse of Hoover event. When: 5-7 p.m. Where: Children’s Lighthouse of Hoover

Sun., Oct. 30

Homewood Fall Festival

Homewood Parks and Recreation Fall Festival presents an afternoon of fun, with rides, games, food trucks, a costume contest and more. When: 2-5 p.m. Where: Homewood Central Park

1925 Silent Film Classic Phantom of the Opera

Lon Chaney stars in this adaption of the classic horror tale of the deformed phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House. When: 2 p.m. Where: Alabama Theatre

Bluff Park Witches Ride

Get ready to fly (ride) through the street tossing out cackles and candy. Witches meet in the park behind Bluff Park Elementary school, “fly” through the neighborhood. and end at the new Piggly Wiggly Shopping Center, where there will be more opportunity for fun, food, drinks, and more. Benefits The Wellhouse. When: 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Mon., Oct. 31 Happy Halloween!

Trick or Treat Hoover Library

Trick or Treat in the Children’s Department all day. When: 9 a.m.9 p.m. Where: Hoover Library

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