October means Halloween fun, and Freestone County offers several events for families to enjoy.
Boo! On the Square
The City of Fairfield is hosting their annual Boo! On the Square this evening (Wednesday, October 26th). Trick-or-Treaters are expected to descend on the event for goodies and fun on the courthouse lawn from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Trick-or-treating will be held inside the courthouse (5:30-7:30 p.m.), at the Historical Museum (6:00-7:30 p.m.) and at the First United Methodist Church (6:00-8:00 p.m.)
Fall Festivals are also being held at Harmony Presbyterian Church (5:50-7:50 p.m.) and Calvary Baptist Church (6:00-8:00 p.m.).
Down the round at 932 Main St., Round Prairie Baptist Church will also be passing out candy and activity books. They will have several inflatables and will be serving cotton candy and hotdogs.
The haunted Keechi Hollow Manor will be open tonight from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m., located on the east side of the courthouse square.
16th Annual Spooktacular
Freestone County Times will be on the courthouse lawn during Boo! On the Square, taking pictures of all the trick-or-treaters from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Pictures will be published in the November 2nd edition of The “Times.”
Keechi Hollow Manor
Join the haunted house fun in downtown Fairfield, Texas for the annual Keechi Hollow Manor on Saturday, October 29th. Doors of the manor will open from 6:00 – 9:30 p.m. each night.
Teague Parkfest
Food, fun and fellowship are the order of the day at the annual Teague Parkfest on Saturday, October 29th from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Held at Teague City Park, the event features arts & crafts vendors, game booths and a variety of food booths. The activities will kick off with a Children’s Costume contest under the pavilion, beginning at 10:15 a.m. Registration begins at 9:45 a.m. for the free contest.
At 10:30 a.m., students of Wolf Pack Karate will showcase their skills, followed by dancers from The Edge Dance Company at 11:00 a.m.
The Robert Lawhon Band is set to play from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m., so don’t forget your dancing shoes.
New this year is a Trunk-or-Treat for area children from 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. by participating businesses.
Area First Responders have been invited to compete in a Bar-B-Que Cook-off to see which organization gets to take home bragging rights. Oversized trophies will be awarded to first place teams.
A cook’s meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Friday evening, October 28th at the City Park in Teague.
Zombie Apocalypse
The Sound Church of Teague presents “Zombie Apocalyse,” an intense zombie experience that will put you face to face with nasty rotting corpses as you tour the ZOE lab.
Come, if you dare, on Saturday, October 9th (6:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.) and Sunday, October 30th (6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.).
Sound Church is located at 201 Atwood (beside Brookshire Brothers) in Teague, Texas. They will be accepting toiletries during the event, to be donated to Nana’s House Orphanage in Tepic, Mexico.
Trick-or-Treating in Teague
According to Teague Police Chief Dan Ramsey, Halloween will be celebrated from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. on Monday, October 31. Parents are asked to accompany their children. Officers will be available to assist as needed.
