Downtown Oregon City Is The Place To Be For Halloween

OREGON CITY, OR — With two events scheduled for the last week in October, the Downtown Oregon City Association aims to make Halloween 2017 the city's most memorable Halloween yet.

On Oct. 28, the Saturday before Halloween, downtown businesses will host the fourth annual Brews and Broomsticks Pub Crawl, at which Oregon City residents 21 and older can visit nearly a dozen participating downtown bars and restaurants in their best Halloween costumes while enjoying food and drink specials, competing in a costume contest, listening to live music and more.

Participating businesses and notable specials include:

• Thirsty Duck Saloon – 505 Main St.
• Arch Bridge Taphouse – 205 Seventh St.
• Mesa Fresca – 724 Main St.
  • Ghoulish drinks specials and other spooky treats!
• The Caufield House and Verdict Bar & Grill – 110 Eighth St.
  • Rogue Dead Guy Halloween Party with karaoke and costume contest!
• Nebbiolo Restaurant & Wine Bar – 800 Main St.
• McAnulty & Barry's – 812 Main St.
• Ranee's On Main – 1003 Main St.
• IceHouse Oregon City (Official Site) – 1200 Main St.
  • Costume contest to win cash prizes! DJ and tastings!
• Trails End Saloon – 1320 Main St.
• Oregon City Brewing Company – 1401 Washington St.

Those who want to participate in the Downtown Association's costume contest can enter via the Association's Facebook page by taking a selfie at one of the participating establishments and posting it to the Brews and Broomsticks Pub Crawl event page or the Downtown Oregon City page. The winner(s) will be announced on Halloween.

Also on Saturday, the Caulfield House is hosting an all-ages Pumpkin Decorating Contest from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

On Oct. 31, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Main Street will be overtaken by smaller, less intoxicated ghouls and goblins as Oregon City's children descend upon downtown shops for candy and treats. Downtown Association spokeswoman Sarah Vale Rapp said the event attracts hundreds of trick-or-treating children to the downtown area.

Along with participating businesses, the officers from the Oregon City Police Department will hand out candy at Liberty Plaza. Realty By Design will take haunted Halloween portraits for families.

From 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., families can enjoy the Spooky Lights on the Oregon City Municipal Elevator, courtesy of Party Factory Events.

Images via the Downtown Oregon City Association