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38 What's up! OctOber 23-29, 2022 Boo To You! halloween is happening all across the region Compiled by MONICA HOOPER NWA Democrat-Gazette F ayetteville will host two Halloween events in the Lower Ramble during the 2022 spooky season. Trick or Treat on the Trails, a Halloween-costumed celebration, starts 4 p.m. Oct. 31. Families are invited into the Fay Jones Woods, where treats will be handed out at stops along the trail between the West Avenue entrance across from the Fayetteville Public Library and the Tanglewood Steps. The city's Parks, Natural Resources and Cultural Affairs Department is partnering with Experience Fayetteville and the Rotary Club of Fayetteville to host this fun-filled Halloween event for trick-or-treaters of all ages. A Community Pumpkin Pageant begins at 5 p.m. Nov. 2 in the Lower Ramble. Residents are invited to bring carved jack-o-lanterns to build a collaborative community display of pumpkin artistry. After checking in at the Fay Jones Woods entrance across from the library's south parking lot, participants will be given an electric tea light to be placed in their pumpkin, which will be placed along the Canopy Walk just inside the woods. All participants and spectators are invited to vote, and ribbons for Best in Show will be presented at 6:30 p.m. For more information about Trick or Treat on the Trails or the Community Pumpkin Pageant, contact Joanna Sheehan Bell at jbell@fayetteville-ar.gov. Kids Halloween Costume Parade — With live music, goodies and games, 9 to 11 a.m. Oct. 26, Botanical Gardens of the Ozarks in Fayetteville. $5-$10 admission. bgozarks.org/little- sprouts-costume-parade-2. trunk or treat — With decorated trunks, treats and games provided by Baptist Health and others, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Oct. 27, northwest employee parking lot on the corner of Towson Avenue and G Street next to Baptist Health-Fort Smith. Be(a)ware allergy-Friendly Halloween extravaganza — With a special Halloween show, goody bags, games and bouncy houses, 10 a.m. to noon Oct. 29. Fayetteville Public Library. Be sure to wear your costume. faylib.org. Halloween HooPla — With food, drinks, candy, prizes and games, noon-2 p.m. Oct. 29, River Park Events Building, 121 Riverfront Drive in Fort Smith. fortsmithparks.com. PumPkin Coaster CroCHet CraFt — 2 p.m. Oct. 28, Fort Smith Public Library. Register at fortsmithlibrary. org. uaFs Haunted university —With carnival games, trunk-or-treat and candy galore, 6-9 p.m. Oct. 29, around the campus green with a haunted house in the campus center's Reyn- olds Room. uafs.edu/news/2022- haunted-union.php. treat street in Bella vista — With carnival games, Granny Boo story time, face painting, chalk art, a craft station, pumpkin coloring, a "selfie" photo booth and more, noon-2 p.m. Oct. 29, Bella Vista Public Library. bvpl.org. "Granny Boo" reads a story about a ghost to children who attended a previous "treat street" at the bella Vista public Library (File photo) roundup