Wickford gets Wicked this Week (and a Half)

Friendly and pleasant Wickford village has suddenly gotten spooky.

It’s Wicked Week (and a half) in Wickford starting Saturday Oct. 17 and the fun runs through Oct. 31. It’s got pumpkins, graveyards, sales, a horribles parade full of mini-monsters and goblins, a haunted house, bingo and more.

Here’s the complete schedule via www.wickfordvillage.org:

• SAT October 17, 11am-3pm: PUMPKINS IN THE PARK… KIDS- come decorate a FREE pumpkin in Updike Park. Face painting, too!
• SAT October 17, 11am-2pm: “CHALK IT UP AGAINST BULLYING” : Join this multi-community event and decorate the sidewalks of Wickford with anti-bullying messages. Register in Updike Park to receive chalk and participation gifts.
• SUN October 18, 2pm: “Graveyards of Wickford” : Local historian, Tim Cranston, will begin this intriguing walking tour at Updike Park.
• THUR October 22, 5-8pm: LADIES’ NIGHT! Grab your girlfriends for a beautiful fall evening of boutique shopping. Many shops will offer demonstrations, specials and refreshments. The Village will be aglow with pumpkin luminaries!
• SAT October 24, 9am- 12noon: SPOOKY TENT SALE… Some of your favorite Wickford Shops will be “cleaning out the cobwebs.” Come on down by the Town Dock and get some great goodies at SCARY LOW PRICES!
• SAT October 24, 12.30pm: Join Victoria McNally from Ghost Tours of Newport RI for a grave side chat as we discuss Wickford’s historic cemeteries, it’s role in RI’s first vampire, ghost hunting 101 and more! Also experience the ancient art of dowsing or divining first hand to help find lay lines and communicate from the beyond. Tour begins in Updike Park.
• SUN October 25, 12noon: HORRIBLES PARADE… Kids of all ages are invited to march in our annual costume parade, led by “Terry The Unfunny Pirate.” Parade begins promptly at noon from St. Paul’s Parish House on Main St. & concludes in the municipal parking lot by the Town Dock, where Terry will induce booing with his unfunny knock-knock jokes! Trick-Or-Treat throughout the day at participating businesses*. Don’t forget your candy buckets!
• SUN. October 25th, 1-4pm: INTERACTIVE HAUNTED HOUSE… Family friendly, FREE for kids of all ages – Walk the PLANK, test your STRENGTH against the Ghosts and Goblins and play games to leave with a Pirate BOOTY … @ Pilates Stance, 901 Boston Neck Rd., NK - 2nd Floor (across from Hamilton Elementary School).
• THUR October 29th, 7pm: WICKED BINGO! A festive fundraiser for the NK Food Pantry full of fun & prizes! (Brought to you by the NK Chamber Charitable Foundation.) For location and details, visit www.northkingstown.com or call 295-5566
• SAT October 31: HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Trick-Or-Treat throughout the day at participating businesses (marked with signs.)