Bellingham Halloween Activity Roundup
Halloween is only a week away! Time to get your costumes ready and put your party pants on! With precious few days left until all of the local Halloween festivities get started, now is the time to plan for all of the spooky activities you’ll want to take in. Whether it’s hitting the town to check out all of the crazy costumes or finding this year’s trick-or-treating hot spots, Bellingham has plenty of fun opportunities to offer.
Rocky Horror Picture Show – Mount Baker Theatre
Shows @ 8pm and 11:59pm, Oct. 28, 29 and 31st
- In the tradition of midnight movie showings worldwide, follow squeaky clean sweethearts Brad and Janet on an adventure they’ll never forget as they encounter the scandalous Dr. Frank-N-Furter, rippling Rocky, and vivacious Columbia. Get ready for a night of fun, frivolity, and fetish as Bellingham’s boldest actors bring the cult classic’s characters to life in front of the movie screen. Bursting at the seams with timeless classics, including “Sweet Transvestite,” “Dammit Janet” and, of course, the pelvic-thrusting “Time Warp,” The Rocky Horror Picture Show is about audience participation: callbacks, rice-throwing, and glove-snapping are all part of the tantalizing experience. Ready to thrill you with its frothy fun and naughty moments, this is the boldest bash of them all, so fish out the fishnets and sharpen those stilettos for the rockiest ride of your life! Don’t dream it – be it.
Spooky Cover Show II – Make.Shift Art Gallery
Shows @ 6pm, Oct. 28 and 29
- Prepare yourselves for a sequel better than the original! Make.Shift is hosting it’s second annual Spooky Cover Show II. We all know Halloween is the best holiday. Let’s celebrate by doing some head-splitting cover sets of our favorite Spooky / Goth / Punk bands. Doors are at 6:00pm, show starts at 6:30. There is a $6 cover and the show is all-ages with no alcohol or drugs allowed. This year’s line-ups include: Friday – Misfits, David Bowie, The Mummies, Bikini Kill, Interpol, Blink 182, Alkaline Trio, The Damned, Death From Above 1979, Saturday – System of a Down, TOOL, PJ Harvey, The xx, Grimes, The Rocky Horror Picture, Mudhoney, 21 Pilots and Elliott Smith.
Nightmare On Railroad – Boundary Bay Brewery and BAAY
6pm – 9pm All Ages, 9pm – 11pm Ages 21+ Only, Oct. 29th – 31st
- Come one, come all to the annual BAAY Haunted House at Boundary Bay Brewery! The brewery warehouse and beer garden will be transformed into spooky scenes filled with ghosts, ghouls, and surprises at every turn. The Nightmare on Railroad Haunted House will also feature live performances by the BAAY zombie dancers, the cast of “The Addams Family,” and the Bellingham Circus Guild.
Downtown Trick-or-treat – Downtown Bellingham Partnership
3pm – 5pm, Oct. 31st – Halloween Night!
- Come stroll throughout the streets of downtown Bellingham in your best costume for a fun and safe trick-or-treating alternative for kids and families! Just look for the balloon at participating downtown businesses for your candy and treats. Up to 200 businesses participate in the annual Downtown Trick-or-Treat. Bring the family downtown for a fun and safe trick-or-treating alternative.
Thrillingham – Maritime Heritage park
8pm – 10pm, Oct. 31st – Halloween Night!
- “Darkness falls across the land. The Midnight hour is close at hand.” Come watch the undead citizens of Whatcom County emerge as zombies and dance to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” in Bellingham’s Maritime Heritage Park this year from 8 – 10pm. Buy raffle tickets for $1 to support Lydia Place.
Halloween Bash featuring Scary Monster & the Super Creeps – Boundary Bay Brewery
9pm – 1am, Oct. 31st – Halloween Night!
- Join us in the Boundary Bay Taproom for a Halloween’ing good time with Scary Monster & the Super Creeps! Get ready to get down with all the Bowie and Prince hits you can handle. Tickets to this 21+ event only cost $5! The Boundary Bay kitchen will close at 8 p.m. to accommodate the event. Food trucks will be available on Railroad Avenue and in the alleyway behind Boundary Bay Brewery.
