Spooktacular Oct. 30 at 8th St. Park

The Douglas Dispatch and City of Douglas will be sponsoring the “Spooktacular” Halloween Carnival on  Friday, October 30, at Veteran’s Memorial Park.

The event provides children up to age 12 an opportunity for a fun and safe Halloween experience.

The event will begin at 4:30 p.m. that Friday near where the stage and basketball courts are located at the park.

More than 200 bags of candy will be handed out in addition to hundreds of pounds of candy and thousands of prizes . There will be games to play along with jumping castles.

Tickets are only 10 cents each and funds will be donated to an area charity.

No downtown Trick or Treat

There will be no trick or treat in the downtown area. All Trick-or-Treaters are encouraged to visit the park and stay away from the downtown area.