Family Friendly Events for Halloween

Date: 10/28/2010

Downtown hosts spooky Halloween events for all ages

Downtown Knoxville is the place to be this Halloween with a number of events going on throughout the weekend for ghosts and ghouls of all ages. These events include:

Market Square Trick-or-Treating - 5-7 p.m., Friday, October 29 - A number of Market Square vendors will host trick-or-treating for children. Participating businesses will have a jack o lantern in front of their business. Kids and families are encouraged to trick-or-treat the square and then head to the 100 Block of Gay Street for the Nightmare on Gay Street event.

A Nightmare on Gay Street - 5:30 - 10 p.m., Friday, October 29 - The 100 Block of Gay Street and Slamdot will host a monstrous event for the whole family featuring trick-or-treating, a costume contest, ghost stories, Halloween games, creepy critters from Ijams Nature Center, and live performances by We Have a Tradition and Momentum Dance Lab. For more information, visit http://www.nightmareongaystreet.com.

Halloween on the Plaza - 4:45 - 8 pm, Sunday Oct 31 - Enjoy more trick or treating,  entertainment and games for the kids at the Mary Costa Plaza, at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum.  For more information on Halloween on the Plaza, visit http://www.cityofknoxville.org/Press_Releases/Content/2010/0820.asp.

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