What to do for Halloween in the Tri-Cities

No need to be frightened this Halloween — there’s still plenty of safe fun happening around Tri-Cities.

Take your little goblins for some drive-thru trick-or-treating or a pumpkin patch.

Trick-or-treating

▪ Bonaventure Assisted Living at 1800 Bellerive Drive in Richland is having a drive-thru trunk-or-treat from 3 to 5 p.m. on Halloween. They will have apple cide, cocoa, carmel apples and large goodie bags.

▪ First Baptist Church at 1107 Wright Ave. in Richland will have a trunk-or-treat in the church’s parking lot from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31. Participants are asked to prescreen for COVID symptoms.

▪ Safeway and Albertsons stores in Washington are offering to trick-or-treat at stations throughout their stores the entire day of Halloween. In Tri-Cities stores can be found at:

• Safeways: 1803 George Washington Way in Richland; 2825 W. Kennewick Ave. in Kennewick.
• Albertsons: 690 Gage Blvd. in Richland; 5204 W. Clearwater Ave. in Kennewick; 1330 N 20th Ave. in Pasco.

▪ Gesa Carousel of Dreams is having a drive-thru trick-or-treat event 2 to 5 p.m. Oct. 31.

Participants will remain in their vehicles while volunteers wearing masks and gloves distribute candy curbside.

Drivers will follow a loop through the parking lot at the Southridge Sports and Events Complex, 2901 Southridge Blvd. in Kennewick to multiple candy stops and giveaways from area businesses. A free group photo opportunity at the end of the route will be available with pictures posted to Facebook.

▪ Flick or Treat at Columbia Park is planned by the city of Kennewick’s Department of Parks and Recreation from 2 to 4 p.m. Oct. 31 west of the Playground of Dreams. The first 1,000 kids in the free drive-thru event will receive a goodie bag. Children can have their picture taken in front of a police car and firetruck, as well as a enter a costume contest.

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n the evening, two drive-in style movies will be shown. Cost is $9 per vehicle and includes a bag of popcorn. “Halloweenteen” will be shown at 5 p.m. and “Hocus Pocus” at 8:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased on the Kennewick Parks and Recreation website.

▪ Trunk or treat at the Pasco Sporting Complex at 6520 Homerun Road is being put on by the city of Pasco Parks and Recreation Department from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Oct. 31.

Participants will stay in their vehicle as they drive to each booth where candy will be given to the occupant in the passenger seat for children in the car. Those receiving candy must be wearing a mask.

Cost is free, must drivers must preregister and identify how many people will be in the car at pascoparksandrec.com.

▪ New Vintage Church plans a drive-thru trick-or-treat 4 to 7 p.m. Oct. 31 at Columbia Park’s east boat launch. The “Safe Street Treat” there will have vendors and candy given to trick-or-treaters in their cars.

▪ A COVID Safe Trick-or-Treat is being held by The Tri-Cities Cider House and The Hunny-Do Crew from 5 to 10 p.m. at 1936 Pike Ave., in Richland. Prepackaged bags of candy along with coupons for Hunny-Do services and hard cider for adults.

▪ VIP Motorsports in Kennewick is having a drive-thru trunk or treat 1 to 6 p.m. for the first 200 children at 408 W. Columbia Drive.

▪ Trick-or-treat in Benton City from 3 to 8 p.m. in downtown and surrounding areas, organized by the Benton City Chamber of Commerce following COVID guidelines, including social distancing and masks.

Halloween lights

▪ Tri-Cities Halloween Light Show features homes lit for the holiday from 8 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday. A map houses is at tricitieshalloweenlightshow.com with locations marked by pumpkins.

To be added to the light show map, email Richland organizer Olivia Paz at tricitieshalloween@gmail.com.

Festivals and carnivals

▪ REACH museum turned Screech at the REACH into a virtual live Facebook event Oct. 24-31.

In partnership with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service they are celebrating National Wildlife Refuge Week. Each day this week the Screech at the REACH livestream will feature a topic on a different animal from owls and ravens to spiders and bats. For details and schedule, go to visitthereach.org.

▪ Country Mercantile Harvest Festival runs through Oct. 31 at 232 Crestloch Road north of Pasco along Highway 395.

The annual event features a pumpkin patch, corn maze, straw bale pyramid, a virtual petting zoo and photo booths on the property surround the store. Hours are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Sunday. Admission is $7 and free for children 2 and younger.

For more information, go to countrymercantile.com.

▪ Middleton Six Sons Farms fall festival runs through Nov. 1 at 1050 Pasco-Kahlotus highway, including a corn maze, kids corn maze, pumpkin patch, petting zoo and pumpkin train.

For an extra cost, there’s face painting, potato blasters, horse rides and rent campfire site to roast marshmallows.

Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and they are encouraging cashless payments and requiring social distancing and mask use.

General admission is $13 for those 3 and older, and $12 for a group rate of 15 people or more. Purchase online at middletonsfallfestival.com for a $1 savings or buy a season pass for $32.

▪ Pumpkin Festival at Bill’s Berry Farm in Grandview is open through Halloween. Admission is free.

In addition to a pumpkin patch, there are apple slingshots, private fire pits, a farm-themed play area for ages 3 and up and another for those 5 and younger.

Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Saturday. For more information, go to billsberryfarm.com.

Pumpkin patches

▪ Christopherson Farm at 197616 E Bowles Road in Kennewick is open through Sunday. Purchases are made by the honor system, self-serve and cash only. For more information, call 509-430-2167.

▪ Hatch Patch at 1730 Falls Road in Pasco offers U-pick apples, pears and pumpkins from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Oct. 31. Free admission. More information on the Hatch Patch Facebook page.

▪ Jobs Nursery Pumpkin Patch at 4072 Columbia River Road in Pasco has a U-pick pumpkin patch with cutters and carts provided, which are sanitized after each use. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Oct. 31. Free admission. Masks are required. For more information, go to jobsnursery.com

▪ Villa’s Lil’ Pumpkin Patch, 510 Orchard Road in Pasco. The produce stand is open 9:30 to 4:30 p.m.

▪ Rowley & Hawkins Fruit Farm, 5121 N. Wahluke Road in Basin City has fresh apple cider, games, train rides and free pumpkins for children 5 years old and younger. Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

This story was originally published October 27, 2020 at 5:00 AM.