Submitted by:
Beverley Polon |

Hope you had a chance to visit Swan Valley Community’s That Care Spooktober Fest Haunted House!
It was a great event which offered a Halloween experience for all ages.


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There were between 800-900 visitors, who attended Spooktoberfest over the three days. All visitors passed through a great Halloween walk area hosted by Aboriginal Headstart. This walk was a family and tot friendly tour that invited all to engage in the Halloween theme.

The Haunted House event offered a parent and tot friendly entry area with Halloween décor, games, and activities hosted by Better Beginning.

From there, visitors were invited in to the Halloween tactile area. There were 7 stations offering the hands on discovery of what witches fingers and tongue, monster teeth and ears, and brains might feel like. Lots of squeals and screams came out of this area

If you chose a 3-5 Cat Scary Level you turned left into the back of the building. There visitors entered a haunted area hosted by the B.W.B.Group ( a group of Halloween enthusiasts), who went all out to create a truly frightening experience. Visitors had to be careful for many creatures that may have been lurking. Continuing on visitors entered the Hut created by the famous Big Woody Group decked out in spiders and creatures designed to make this a level 5 scary experience. Then one had to pass through a maze that led to the cemetery, another Haunted scene before exiting to the lobby area of the Haunted House.

Lastly all visitors were treated to free hot chocolate, cookies and ice cream cones generously provided by Service to Seniors and Formo Motors. Free face painting was offered to young and old, courtesy of Unicorn Factory Face Painting and Wade Dale.


Throughout all of these areas we also had Stampeder Hockey Team player’s participation in set-up and taking part in all elements of this Haunted House experience. Of course a Halloween treat was offered to all children and youth as well as an opportunity to enter a door prize for the adults. The winner of the door prize was Leanne Delaurier. The event was a smashing success.

Businesses and Organizations as well as community members were very generous with their support and feedback. We look forward to hosting this activity again next year.

We would like to thank everyone fore coming out and making our next Spooktober-Fest such a wonderful success. We were happy to see many new faces in the crowd and hope to see you all there again next year.