Upcoming Halloween Events Planned in Geneva

Geneva Parks:For one night only – October 19 – the Stephen Persinger Recreation Center transforms into a mansion rumored to be haunted. Use your wits and teamwork in order to escape the mansion before being trapped forever. Groups of 10 will be given the opportunity to participate in the escape-room style event within a 25-minute time frame. Suggested for ages 6 and older. Sign up as an individual or as a group (no more than 10) for one of the designated times. Registration is recommended. Tickets are $10 (N/R $15) per person and available online, at the Stephen Persinger Recreation Center, or at the Sunset Community Center.

Halloween Hayday

Join us at the Stephen Persinger Recreation Center on October 26 from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm for the Halloween Hayday! Activities include kids games, a costume contest, science activities, a Halloween egg hunt, bounce houses, hay rides, and more! Games and activities run from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm. Magician Jaime Aponte will perform from 12:15 pm-1:00 pm. Ages 14 and under. Pre-registration is recommended.

Howl O Ween Dog Parade

Bring your dogs and dress-to-impress at Peck Farm Park’s FREE Howl O’ Ween Dog Parade on October 26! Prizes will be awarded for most creative, funniest, and scariest costumes. Line-up is at 1:15 pm in the courtyard. The parade begins promptly at 1:30 pm.

Seasonal Classes for All Ages

Celebrate the season with a fall-themed class! Here are just some of our seasonal offerings:

• Scarecrow Making, ages 5 and up with adult
• Pumpkin Painting, ages 4 and up with adult
• Pumpkin Decoupage, ages 7-13
• History and Science of Candy, ages 5-12
• Halloween Science: A Horrifying Haunted Lab Experience, ages 6-13
• Trips for ages 10-16 to No Escape’s Escape Room, Bengston’s Pumpkin Farm, and Jonamac Apple Orchard

Crimes of the Heart – A Playhouse 38 Adult Production

The scene is Hazlehurst, Mississippi, where the three Magrath sisters have gathered to await news of the family patriarch, their grandfather, who is living out his last hours in the local hospital. Their troubles, grave and yet, somehow, hilarious, are highlighted by their priggish cousin, Chick, and by the awkward young lawyer who tries to keep Babe out of jail while helpless not to fall in love with her. In the end the play is the story of how its young characters escape the past to seize the future—but the telling is so true and touching and consistently hilarious that it will linger in the mind long after the curtain has descended. This “tragic comedy” won the 1981 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play. Performances are October 4-6 and October 10-12 at Playhouse 38, 321 Stevens Street, Suite P.

The Walking Dwarves – A Playhouse 38 Youth Production

Walking dwarves... as in the walking dead? That’s right! What could be more fun for all ages than a zombie fractured fairy tale?! Thanks to some prompting from a conniving Magic Mirror, the vain queen poisons apples with a “special ingredient” (that just happens to be plutonium), leading to a kingdom-wide plague of zombie dwarves! Performances are October 18-20 and October 25-27 at Playhouse 38, 321 Stevens Street, Suite P.

For more information about Geneva Park District events, classes, and performances, call 630-232-4542 or visit genevaparks.org.