The Annual Halloween Haunt
SAVE THE DATE: Happening Saturday, October 28th 2023
Goblin Gate will OPEN at 1:45pm in an effort to speed up the line, however Games will not start until 2pm.
We will take additional donations if you are feeling freakishly generous as tons of candy and prizes are given out to all the children at the activities at a pretty scary cost to the Rec!
Costume Contest 1:45-3:15pm: The costume contest table will be by the front doors of the rec center just before the entrance to the event. Show up early if you want to be in the Costume Contest! Costume Contest Registration is only open between 1:45pm – 3:15pm – ages and categories listed on the website. Babies through Adult categories, plus a best Family theme category! Prizes given to all winners!
Categories include:
- Baby
- Toddler
- Preschool
- Kindergarten – 1st
- 2nd – 3rd grade
- 4th – 5th grade
- 6th – 8th grade
- HS Teen
- Adult
- Best Family Theme
Freaky Fun: 2:00 – 4:00 PM
Freaky Fun-Fest Activities will be in and around the Newmarket REC & Community Center.
Annual FREAKY FAVORITES include:
Terror Toddlers Area, Fortune Teller, Which Witch is Which! Zombie Laser Tazer, Little Devil Diaper Dash, “Booing Ally, The Mortuary, Pumpkin Patch Monster Match, Boo Toss, The 3 Eyed Monster, The “Axe”anator, Walk of the Living Dead, Captain Jack’s Deadman’s Treasure Island Hunt, Hip Hop Glow in the Dark Dance Party, Touch-A-Truck with Newmarket’s Fire & Rescue and Police, plus a whole lot more, and of course, all of our Let’s Make a Devilish Deal games!
- The Time Machine Adventure
- The Wizard of Oz Tour
- Mario Party
Head to the middle of the basketball court to see the Costume Winners Announcement Show Case of winners, and more Let’s Make Devilish Deals!
Ghost BusTOUR Vans will be dropping off participants downtown 4:00 – 6:00 PM
The Trick or Treating in downtown Newmarket is on! After the Rec Event, we invite you to hop onto one of the Ghost BusTour vans which will begin transporting families downtown to go Trick or Treating at all the Downtown Main Street Businesses! The vans will travel to and from HS parking next to the Rec to down town and then back HS parking lots. No need to park again! Plenty of Parking across street from HS as well at 213 Main Street.
Spooky Sponsors To Date:
– Cheney Companies
– The Oak House
– Kennebunk Savings
– Proulx Oil & Propane
– 5 Monkeys Tattoo
– Newmarket American Legion Auxiliary Unit 67
Plus, many gifts and gift cards donated from our favorites Newmarket businesses!
Spooky Sponsors Needed!
Want to be a Spooky Sponsor this year? Give the Rec a call @ 659-8581 with a Credit Card or email us @ rreception@newmarketnh.org
And let us know you want to Halloween Help!
Trick or Treating Businesses Wanted
Are you a business downtown? Please Let us know ASAP you will be open for Trick or Treating that afternoon and/or you would like to donate a gift card that can be used for prizes! The list of participating businesses will be added soon.
Trick or Treating
On Main Street
4PM – 6PM
SOUTH TO NORTH MAIN
Follicle’s Hair Studio
Pocket Park! Artist Among Us
Jonny Boston’s
Riverworks Restaurant
Kennebunk Savings
AFTER CHAPEL ST
Keslar Insurance
Oak House
Good Juju
Tequila Rae’s
5 Monkeys Tattoo
Wing-Itz
Crackskull’s (TBA)
Basil Leaf Thai Cuisine
La Catrina
SHOPPING CENTER
Aroma Joes
Panzanella’s
Deciduous Brewery
OTHER SIDE OF STREET
American Legion
Re: Style Hair Salon
McLoughlin Family Eye Care
– but only until 5pm
The Community Church
LOCATED IN MILLS
Savannah Kitchen
Russian Ballet School
Roots Cafe / Ice Cream
Be aware more
Downtown Businesses
may still participate
but are not listed above.
Ghost BUS-ter Shuttles
Pick up & Drop off
4 PM – 6:00 PM
- From High School Lot
- Front of Library
- Church & Main St.
- Back to Rec or HS
As many of you are aware many business are having a hard time finding staff, so you can only imagine how hard it is to find volunteers!! Our Halloween Haunt is only as good as the volunteers we can recruit. If you or you know someone who just loves Halloween and/or if your house doesn’t get any tricking or treaters and that bums you out… then – this is the perfect event to get anyone and everyone right in the middle of the Halloween Season fun!
Just email: RecDesk@newmarketnh.gov
and we will give you all the volunteer details.