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The trick-or-treaters may not show up at your front door until Tuesday night, but plenty of ghosts and zombies and witches will get the party going this weekend.

Here is some of what’s happening in North Idaho for Halloween and fall festivities open to the public:

Post Falls Lions Haunted House – runs through Halloween at the corner of Fourth Avenue and Post Street; not recommended for young children. Friday-Saturday 6 p.m.-midnight, Sunday-Tuesday 6-10 p.m. Proceeds benefit the community with eye care, glasses, handicap ramps, college scholarships. (208) 773-5016.

The Amaizing Corn Maze – corner of Beck and Prairie Roads, south of state Highway 53, across from the Shell Station in Hauser. Through Monday: today 4-11 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-11 p.m., Sunday noon-9 p.m., Monday 4-9 p.m. An additional “Haunted Maze” is open daily 6 p.m. to close. More than five miles of paths inside three mazes. No pets, purses or backpacks; wheelchairs and strollers enter at your own risk; no refunds. (509) 242-2668.

Special Needs Recreation Halloween Dance – today 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Prairie View Elementary, 2478 E. Poleline, Post Falls. Includes dancing, food and prizes for best costume. Transportation provided from designated areas. $3 admission. Sign up to reserve a spot. (208) 769-2317 or (208) 755-6781.

Rathdrum Haunted House to Benefit Special Olympics – today-Saturday, 6 p.m.-midnight at the Lions Club, 16114 N. Meyer Road. Proceeds benefit Idaho Special Olympics. Tickets $5 in advance at Stein’s IGA, $7 at the door. (208) 687-2717.

Sandpoint Theatrical Haunted House – today-Tuesday, 6-10 p.m., corner of Sixth and Church Streets. A maze of theatrical scenes depicting a twisted version of what happened to Sandpoint’s tallest building, the granary. Sponsored by Arts Alliance; $3. (208) 255-5273.

Coeur d’Alene Downtown Association Fall Festival – Saturday 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Fifth Street and Sherman Avenue downtown. Vendors, crafts, food, face painting, music and wagon rides. Sponsored by the Downtown Association and Kootenai County Farmers Market. (208) 667-5986.

School Indigo Fall Festival – Saturday 4-8 p.m. Carnival-style games, raffles, kids’ costume contest, chili cook-off contest. (208) 765-1555.

“The Cat Screamed at Midnight” – Saturday, 7 p.m. at The Song Bird Theatre, 315 N. 4th St. Mystery theater benefit for The Women’s Center and ICARE of Coeur d’Alene; silent auction, raffle, hors d’oeuvres, dessert and beverage; $35. (208) 664-3672.

Post Falls Troop 251 Girl Scouts Halloween Carnival – for families with children. Saturday, 6:30-9 p.m., Post Falls Middle School, 301 E. 16th Ave. $1 admission; game tickets $1/four. Girl Scout registration information available for girls ages 5-17. (509) 747-8091 ext. 206.

Fall Carnival and Haunted House – Saturday, 5:30-9 p.m. at Lakes Middle School, 930 N. 15th St., Coeur d’Alene. $3/adults, $2/students, includes spaghetti dinner. Tickets available at the door. (208) 667-4544.

Halloween Spooktacular Event at Priest Lake – Saturday, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Priest Lake State Park, 12 miles north of Coolin. Includes pumpkin painting, costume parade, prizes, apple-bobbing, movie and games; $4 to park. (208) 443-2200.

Costume Harvest Festival at His Place Church – Tuesday, 6:30-8:30 p.m., 3079 E. 16th Ave., Post Falls. Includes Clydesdale wagon rides, fun, games, candy and more. (208) 777-9654.

Pennsylvania Avenue Pumpkin Party Fall Carnival – for families, Tuesday 5-9 p.m. at Christ the King Lutheran Church, 1700 Pennsylvania Ave. Includes food, prizes, cake walk, virtual jail. “Trunk or Treat” in the parking lot. Proceeds benefit the church youth group. Tickets: 15 for $1. (208) 664-9231.

Fall Harvest Festival at RLM – for ages birth to fifth grade, Tuesday, 6-9 p.m. at Real Life Ministries, 1866 Cecil Road, Post Falls. Food, games, candy. Food donations welcome for the new Pinehurst Food Room. (208) 777-7325, ext. 148.

Nite Lite Harvest Party at New Life – Tuesday, 5:30-8 p.m. at New Life Community Church, 6068 W. Hayden Ave. Games, booths. (208) 818-8540.

Coeur d’Alene Downtown Association Trick-or-Treat – Tuesday, 4-6 p.m. at businesses between Second and Eighth streets on Sherman Avenue. (208) 667-5986.

Silver Lake Mall Trick-or-Treat – Tuesday, 4-7 p.m. at businesses in the mall at 200 W. Hanley Ave. Cake walks, musician, clown, face-painting, free grab bags to first 300 kids. (208) 772-2112.

VFW Halloween Celebration – Tuesday, 5-7 p.m. for toddlers to age 12 at Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall, 406 N. Fourth St. Booths, prizes, games, candy. (208) 667-5236.

Tubaween Concert at UI – free performance, Tuesday, 8 p.m. at University of Idaho’s Lionel Hampton School of Music Recital Hall, Moscow. (208) 885-7212.