Quick take
- Thursday, Oct. 29: Downtown Trunk-or-Treat, 5 to 7 p.m., Telegraph Park, with the Michelson Museum of Art’s Day of the Dead celebration at the same time. Harleton Helping Hands Fall Fest, 5 to 9 p.m., Harleton Elementary.
- Friday, Oct. 30: Marshall Public Library trick or treat during library hours, 9:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., while candy lasts. Scary Plants and Haunted Garden Lore at 6:30 p.m. and a candlelight Maplecroft tour 7:30 to 9 p.m. at the Starr Family Home. Waskom ISD trunk or treat 5 to 6:30 p.m.
- Saturday, Oct. 31: Track or Treat at the Marshall Depot, 4 to 6 p.m., free. Hocus Pocus at the library, 10:30 a.m., free. Woodlawn VFD Halloween bash, 7 to 10 p.m.
- Several church and country store fall fests are also on the list.
Halloween lands on a Saturday this year, and Harrison County is spreading the candy over three days. Here’s what’s left on the list the Marshall News Messenger put together.
Thursday, Oct. 29
- Downtown Trunk-or-Treat: Marshall Main Street, 5 to 7 p.m., Telegraph Park.
- Day of the Dead: the Michelson Museum of Art, 216 N. Bolivar St., holds its yearly Día de los Muertos celebration 5 to 7 p.m., with the exhibits open, live music and a catrina contest.
- Harleton: Harleton Helping Hands Trick or Treat Fall Fest, 5 to 9 p.m., Harleton Elementary parking lot, 17240 Texas 154, with games, a spooky maze, face painting and candy.
Friday, Oct. 30
- Marshall Public Library: trick or treat during library hours, 9:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., while supplies last, according to the city calendar. Costumes are welcome.
- Starr Family Home State Historic Site, 407 W. Travis St.: free Scary Plants and Haunted Garden Lore talk from the Green Thumbs Up Garden Club at 6:30 p.m., then a candlelight tour of Maplecroft 7:30 to 9 p.m. ($5 adults, $3 seniors, $2 children).
- Waskom: Waskom ISD trunk or treat, 5 to 6:30 p.m., Waskom High School parking lot, before the football game.
Saturday, Oct. 31
- Track or Treat: the Marshall Depot, 800 N. Washington Ave., 4 to 6 p.m. Free. Walk the "tunnel of terror" into the haunted locomotive and caboose.
- Movie: Hocus Pocus at the Marshall Public Library, 10:30 a.m. Free.
- River Crossing Cowboy Church, 475 Henderson School House Road: glow in the dark Fall Fest indoors, 3 to 5 p.m.
- Piney Park, 600 Martin Lake Road: Fall Festival and Spooky Trail, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., $15.99, with trick or treating 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Bear Creek General Store and Smokehouse, 10857 Texas 154: fall fest 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; goodie bags for the first 100 kids.
- Woodlawn Volunteer Fire Department, 487 Pine Tree Terrace: Halloween bash, 7 to 10 p.m.
Saturday has a chance of showers and storms, so check our daily weather story before heading out.