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| Pottstown's "Temple of Terror" opens Friday, Oct. 9 and runs every Friday and Saturday night in October. |
If you’re looking for Halloween fun this month, you need look no further than downtown Pottstown.
A variety of local organizations have teamed up to create “Haunts on High,” a month-long calendar of activities that will put a shiver in your step.
It begins with the downtown merchants window decorating contest, which starts on Saturday. Voting
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| The Pottstown Halloween Parade will be Oct. 28. |
The Temple of Terror, the haunted attraction in the Masons lodge at the corner of King and North Franklin streets starts Oct. 9 and continues every Friday and Saturday night throughout October.
That attraction, in its third year, is staged by P.O.S.T., which stands for Pottstown Organizations Serving Together and is comprised of the Masons, the Elks, the AMBUCS and the Order of the Eastern Star.
They have joined forces with ArtFusion 19464, which is helping with the window decorating, as is the Pottstown MOMS Club.
On Friday, Oct. 16, a scarecrow contest will be held at the Manatawny Green mini-golf between King and High Streets and the next day, it will hold a workshop on how to build your own.
On Sunday, Oct. 18, the annual Monster Dash 5K run will be held in Riverfront Park, with registration starting at 7:30 a.m.
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| A example of last year's window decoration. |
The YMCA Safehouse Trick or Treat will be held 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23.
That Friday and Saturday, Manatawny Green will hold its “Spooky Golf” from 6 p.m. until midnight.
The Pottstown Downtown Improvement District Authority is helping to coordinate downtown businesses which will host a “Safe Trick-or-Treat” event on Saturday, Oct. 24 from 12 to 8 p.m.
It will feature face painting, caramel apples, movies and other Halloween fun.
That will also be the day voting begins on the downtown window decorating contest.
Finally, Pottstown’s signature Halloween Parade will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 28.
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