Halloween events

The following Halloween and fall festival events are happening in North Idaho.

Today

Post Falls Lions Club Haunted House – Today-Thursday, 6-10 p.m., Friday-Saturday, 6 p.m.-midnight, and Sunday-Halloween, 6-10 p.m., at corner of Fourth Avenue and Post Street, Post Falls. $6/admission. (208) 660-8936.

Upcoming

Christian Center School’s 27th Annual Fall Festival – Friday, dinner at 6 p.m., game and food booths open at 7 p.m. at the school at Prairie Avenue Christian Center, 3639 W. Prairie Ave. Includes silent auction, prizes, cake walk, games and dinner. (208) 772-7541.

Harry Potter Party at Post Falls Library – For ages 8 and up, Friday, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the library, 821 N. Spokane St. Includes prizes, treats and games. Registration required. (208) 773-1506, Ext. 27.

Halloween Happy House – For kids ages 1-10 with an adult chaperone, Friday, 5-8 p.m. at Unity Center, 4465 N. 15th St. Costume contest at 7 p.m. with prizes to be awarded for scariest, most original, cutest, most in character, funniest, most angelic, most monstrous and best superhero costumes. Includes treats for those in costume, game booths, crafts skits and Cecil’s Magic Show. Free, donations accepted. (208) 664-1125.

Rathdrum Lions Haunted House – Friday-Saturday, 6p.m.-midnight at Rathdrum Lion’s Club, 16114 N. Meyer Road. $5/admission. Proceeds benefit Special Olympics. (208) 772-9881.

The Amaizing Corn Maze – Friday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-11 p.m., and noon-5 p.m. Sunday, on Beck Road just off Highway 53 in Hauser. More than 12.5 acres with three mazes and a haunted path. No pets, purses or backpacks. Haunted maze available. $8/adults, $5/ages 5-12 and seniors 60 and older, free/4 and younger; group rates available for 30 or more and school groups. (509) 242-2676.

D4 Masquerade Ball: Dining, Dancing, Destinations and Diamonds – Saturday, 5:30 p.m. at Greyhound Park and Event Center in Post Falls. Includes wine tasting, live auction with travel destination packages, sporting event tickets, raffle for a handcrafted diamond pendant, and live music by the Rhythm Dawgs. Costumes optional. $50, tickets available at D.A. Davidson & Co., Awards Etc., Post Falls Chamber office, Potlatch Federal Credit Union, North Idaho College Box Office; or call (208) 661-9316.

Farmers Market Harvest Festival – Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at corner of Fifth Street and Sherman Avenue. Featuring live music, dozens of vendors, crafts, food, fruits, vegetables and pumpkins. (208) 661-2431.

Lakes Fall Festival – Saturday, 5:30-9 p.m. at Lakes Middle School, 930 N. 15th St. Pizza and salad dinner, $3/adults, $2/kids, games are 50 cents to $1. (208) 667-4544.

Halloween Spooktacular Event at Priest Lake – Saturday, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Priest Lake State Park near Coolin. Includes pumpkin-carving contest, costume parade with prizes, games and the annual Spooky Trail. $4 parking. (208) 443-2200.

Howling Casino Night – Saturday, 5:30-11 p.m. at the Eagles Building in Wallace. Includes casino gambling, live and silent auction, live music and costume contest. Dinner choice of stuffed chicken or baron of beef. $20/dinner, $10/without dinner, tickets available from the Historic Wallace Chamber of Commerce. (208) 753-7151.

Family Harvest Festival at LCM – Saturday, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Lutheran Church of the Master, 4800 Ramsey Road. Includes face painting, treats, games, hot dogs, crafts, prizes and more. (208) 765-1002.

Schweitzer Halloween Party and Costume Contest – Saturday, 8 p.m. at Schweitzer Mountain Resort in Sandpoint. Includes live performances by Tennis and Sweatshop Union, appetizers, $500 prize for costume contest, and showing of ski movie “Yeah Dude.” $20/non-season pass holders, $15/season pass holders. (208) 255-3081.

Halloween Costume Party Senior Dance –Tuesday, 7-9:30 p.m. at Post Falls Senior Center, 1215 E. Third Ave. $3. (208) 773-9582.

Downtown Coeur d’Alene Trick-or-treat – Halloween, 4-8 p.m. at Sherman Avenue businesses downtown. (208) 667-5986.

North Country Chapel’s Harvest Festival –Halloween, 4-8 p.m. at Kootenai County Fairgrounds, 4056 N. Government Way. Includes games, prizes, puppet shows, horse-drawn carriage rides and candy for the kids. Costumes are optional. (208) 773-7100.

Community Harvest Festival – Halloween, 6-9 p.m. at Real Life Ministries, 1866 Cecil Road, Post Falls. Free admission, non-perishable food items for the RLM Food Room are appreciated. (208) 777-7325, Ext.148.

Light Nite Halloween Alternative Party – For kids of all ages, Halloween, 5:30-8 p.m. at the Athol Community Center on state Highway 54. Includes games, candy, prizes and food. Sponsored by Athol Baptist Church. (208) 683-7034.

Pinehurst/Kingston Lions Halloween Carnival – Halloween, 6-8 p.m. at Pinehurst Elementary School. Includes games, toys, candy and costume prizes. Admission is $1 and a non-perishable food item for the food bank. (208) 682-4961 or (208) 682-4758.

Pennsylvania Avenue Pumpkin Party – Wear your costumes on Halloween, 5-8 p.m. at Christ the King Lutheran Church, 1700 Pennsylvania Ave. Includes games, treats, face-painting, karaoke, crafts, scarecrow decorating contest, a clown, ventriloquist and Max the Balloonitic. Free admission, proceeds from food sales benefit House of Blessing orphanage in Thailand. (208) 664-9231.

Pumpkin Fest – Roll, kick, launch, squish and squash your old pumpkins at 2 p.m. on Nov. 4 at Community United Methodist Church, 1470 W Hanley Ave. (208) 765-8800.