MassLive weekend picks: Check out these 5 spooky events in Mass.
MassLive is once again releasing its weekly edition of weekend picks , our weekly choices for activities, events or places to check out across Massachusetts each weekend.
This week, the list consists of all things Halloween fun for all ages. From child-friendly trick-or-treating to haunted drinks, check out our list of five things to take part in this weekend below.
PruBoo is a family trick-or-treating event at Prudential Center with over 30+ stores and restaurantsPrudential Center
PruBoo
Prudential Center will host Halloween festivities on Sunday, Oct. 26, from 11 a.m to 1 p.m. PruBoo is a family trick-or-treating event at Prudential Center with over 30 stores and restaurants participating in the event.
Other activities include face painting, Halloween crafts, magic shows and a musical performance. All activities are free and open to all. Come in costume!
See more information on the event here .
Halloween 2024 in downtown Salem, Massachusetts. (Tréa Lavery/MassLive)Tréa Lavery/MassLive
Black Cat Tours
If you're visiting Salem, also known as Witch City, a tour with Black Cat Tours may be worth your while.
Evening walking tours with Black Cat Tours take visitors back in time through true history of Salem.
On the tour, guests will visit some of the city's most haunted sites, learn about the tools used by early ghost hunters, and hear stories of how the town inspired the horror stories of H.P. Lovecraft, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Edgar Allen Poe, MassLive previously reported .
The tour was named the fifth best ghost tour in the U.S. by USA Today .
Black Cat Tours is located at 234 Essex St. in Salem.
The Nightmare Bar is a Halloween-themed bar inspired by Tim Burton's classic film, "The Nightmare Before Christmas." The pop-up bar is at PKL in South Boston throughout the month of October.David Cifarelli
The Nightmare Bar
The Nightmare Bar is a Halloween-themed bar you can check out for a boozy and spooky weekend.
The Nightmare Bar dives into the world of Tim Burton at a Halloween pop-up bar that's at a Boston pickleball facility. The pop-up is at PKL in South Boston until Friday, Oct. 31.
Inspired by Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas," the bar tells ghost stories, hosts trivia and serves cocktails inspired by the 1993 film.
Drinks include the Jack Skellington (vodka, vanilla, pumpkin liquor and ginger) and the Sally (vodka, strawberry, lemongrass, lime, framboise and yuzu).
Zoo curator Emily Bauwer shows Pumpkin the Corn snake to L to R- Cullen Sullivan, Maeve Cournoyer, and Noa Isenberg at the Spooky Safari at the Forest Park Zoo and Education Center in Forest Park on Halloween October 31st. (Ed Cohen Photo)
Spooky Safari
On Saturday, Oct. 25, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., families can head to Forest Park in Springfield for a Halloween event for all ages.
Spooky Safari features a trick-or-treat trail, face painting and crafts for kids as well as a scavenger hunt, animal encounters and a virtual costume contest.
The trick-or-treat trail is set up around the zoo's loop, so guests will come along various stations to stop for treats, toys, sticker sheets, bubbles and more.
Trick-or-Treating SPOOKtacular Returns to Patriot Place takes place on Thursday, Oct. 30. (Courtesy of Patriot Place)Patriot Place
Trick-or-Treating SPOOKtacular
Patriot Place is welcoming guests of all ages to its annual Trick-or-Treating SPOOKtacular on Thursday, Oct. 30.
Patriot Place will host two free trick-or-treating sessions from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., with registration for both sessions here .
This is another event where guests are encouraged to come dressed up.
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