Milford's Full Weekend Guide

MILFORD, CT — Milford's Halloween weekend is built for grown-ups who like a costume. First Church fills its sanctuary with spooky organ and show tunes on Friday, then on Halloween night the Milford Arts Council throws downtown's only Halloween dance party while Soundview Beer Works runs a costume contest and Scary-oke.

This Weekend's Arts & Entertainment

• An Evening at the Haunted Manor — Friday, Oct. 30, 7:30 p.m. First Church's Halloween concert mixes organ music, guest vocalists and spooky favorites from musical theater and film, featuring soprano Diane Phelan, tenor Brenten Megee, organist John Abdenour and the church's Chamber Singers and Adult Choir, according to the church's Patch listing. First United Church of Christ, Milford, 34 West Main St.
• Halloween Dance Party — Saturday, Oct. 31, 8 p.m. to midnight. DJ Sonja spins under the disco ball as costumed revelers dance beneath a winged giant dragon, with snacks provided, a cash bar in the Speakeasy and prizes for the best costumes. Tickets are $20, or $25 at the door; MAC members get in free. Milford Arts Council, 40 Railroad Ave.

This Weekend's Restaurants & Bars

• Halloween Spooktacular — Saturday, Oct. 31, starting at 5 p.m. A costume contest with prizes for scariest, funniest, most creative and best group costume; Bobby Morrill takes song requests from 5 to 8 p.m., then Halloween "Scary-oke" runs until close, with Inca's Plancha food truck on hand. Details are from the brewery's Patch listing. Soundview Beer Works, 230 Woodmont Road

Hear the organ thunder at First Church on Friday, then choose your Halloween night: dancing under the MAC's dragon or belting out Scary-oke at Soundview.

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