Halloween Fun Set Around Lacey

LACEY, NJ — Are you ready to get into the spooky season? There’s plenty of different ways to celebrate Halloween this fall in Lacey.

First off is the Annual Halloween Family Fest at the Lacey Historical Society, located at the Old Schoolhouse Museum behind Mrs. Walker’s on Route 9 in Forked River.

Join them on Oct. 6 and 7 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. for Halloween walkthrough scenes, costumed characters, games, prizes, pumpkin painting, s’mores and so much more.

Tickets cost $5 and can be purchased at the Lacey Recreation Department during normal business hours or the day of at the schoolhouse.

Next, learn about a real-life spooky situation with archivist and historian Mickey DiCamillo’s riveting presentation “When There Were Witches: An Exploration of the Salem Witch Trials” at the Ocean County Library Lacey Branch on Oct. 11.

In January of 1692, five young girls were seized with a strange illness, causing Salem Villagers to believe they were “under an evil hand”. Events soon spiraled out of control, fed by local divisions and a splintered colonial government.
DiCamillo will unravel the mystery with archival documents from the period. Attendees will be invited to take part, with transcripts from the 1692 interrogations, and will be welcome to engage in a question-and-answer session following the 60-minute program.
Register at www.theoceancountylibrary.org/events to attend this free program. For more information, visit the OCL Lacey Branch, 10 East Lacey Road, or call (609) 693-8566.
And on Oct. 13 and 14, Lacey Recreation is hosting a Haunted Trail at Gille Park from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Both nights will have a sensory-friendly walkthrough at 6 p.m., and a party under the pavilion will have a hay maze, crafts, music and more for kids who don’t want to walk the trail.
You can purchase tickets for the trail here.