For those looking for Halloween weekend entertainment, there are a variety of choices all across the CSRA.
By far, the biggest event will happen in North Augusta today and tomorrow, and that is the Jack-O-Lantern Jubilee. The Jubilee will take place on Georgia Avenue and will feature two stages of entertainment.
Adults can enjoy the arts and crafts displays, a cornhole tournament, as well as the car show while the kids can get their faces painted and participate in the costume contest.
Rock band Sister Hazel, known for the hits “All For You” and “Happy,” will headline the event with a free concert starting at 11 p.m. on Saturday.
There will also be clowns…spooky!
The Reed Creek Nature Park and Interpretive Center promises a spooktacular evening on Saturday, Oct. 28 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The park is located at 3820 Park Lane in Martinez.
The park’s boardwalk has been decorated with age-appropriate “not-so-scary” exhibits, and they will have candy for the kids.
Admission is $5, and there is no word as to whether there will be clowns.
For those wanting to bypass Halloween and move straight on to Christmas, the Columbia County Performing Arts Center, located at 1000 Market St. in Evans, will present Dr. Suess’s How The Grinch Stole Christmas.
The show will be Sunday, Oct. 29 starting at 2 p.m. Max The Dog narrates the famous tale of the mean-spirited imp with a heart “two times to small” between musical numbers such as the Burl Ives classic “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch.”
Tickets range between $49 and $89.
For a true horrific experience, how about sleeping in a tent in a swamp near alligators. The Phinizy Swamp Nature Park is inviting families to come out and spend Saturday night, Oct. 28, under the stars and around a campfire enjoying s’mores.
The event will feature “Tent or Treat,” a costume contest as well as a pumpkin contest and best decorated tent prize. Grills will be provided, and participants will be given a guided hike through the swamp at dawn.
The cost is $50 per family of up to six, and there better not be clowns. Alligators are bad enough, but the swamp is where IT lives!
Scott Hudson is the Senior Investigative Reporter and Editorial Page Editor for The Augusta Press. Reach him at scott@theaugustapress.com
