A Market Street home in Warsaw has a giant inflatable jack-o’-lantern in its yard. InkFreeNews photo by Leah Sander.

Staff Report

WARSAW — Spooky season is on its way, with Halloween at the end of the month.

A list of area trick-or-treat times and events is below. To add an item to a future list, please email [email protected].

Akron

• Costume judging for the Henry Township Fire Department’s costume contest is 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31, at the fire station.
• Akron’s trick-or-treat times are 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31.
• Hartzler’s Halloween Bash is 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31, in Hartzler Funeral Home’s parking lot, 305 W. Rochester St., Akron. There will be a trunk-or-treat, food, games and more. It’s free, and everyone is welcome.

Bourbon

• Bourbon’s trick-or-treating will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31.

Claypool

• Claypool’s trick-or-treat hours are from 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31.
• There will also be a trunk-or-treat event along Main Street from 5-6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31.

Etna Green

• Etna Green’s trick-or-treat hours are from 5-7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26. The Lions Club of Etna Green’s annual hayride event will be at 7 p.m. at Heritage Park.

Fulton

• The Fulton-Liberty Lions Club’s costume contest is at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31, at the Fulton Community Center.
• Trick-or-treating in Fulton is 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31.

Kewanna

• Kewanna’s trick-or-treating is 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31.

Leesburg

• Leesburg’s trick-or-treat times are 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31.

Mentone

• Trick-or treating in Mentone is 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31.
• Judging for the Mentone Chamber of Commerce’s costume contest is 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31, at Mentone Elementary School.

Milford

• Milford’s trick-or-treating is 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31.
• Kosciusko Masonic Lodge 418, 404 W. Syracuse St., Milford, has a community trunk-or-treat from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31.

Nappanee

• American Legion Post 154, 201 W. Lincoln St., has a trunk-or-treat from 5-6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31.
• Nappanee’s trick-or-treating times are 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31.
• The Nappanee Public Library, 157 N. Main St., has a special story walk from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31.
• The Boys and Girls Club of Nappanee, 900 E. Centennial St., has Halloween activities from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31, with a costume contest at 7:15 p.m.

North Manchester

• North Manchester’s trick-or-treat times are from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31.

North Webster

• A Halloween costume parade will be in North Webster at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, starting at the town park and going down Huntington Street to SR 13, to Washington Street, then Dixie Drive back to the park. A coffee truck will have cider and doughnuts at the park for sale. The Witches’ Paddle will follow the event whereby people dress in costumes and paddle on the lake.
• North Webster’s trick-or-treating is 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31.

Pierceton

• Pierceton’s trick-or-treat hours are from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31.

Rochester

• Rochester’s trick-or-treating will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31.

Silver Lake

• The Silver Lake Fire Department will be giving out chili and cookies starting at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at the fire station. There will also be a costume contest at 6:30 p.m., with three age groups judged: ages 0-12; 13-19; and 20 and older. There will be prizes for first and second place and the youngest and oldest in costume.
• Silver Lake’s trick-or-treat times are 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31.
• A community trunk-or-treat is 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31, at Our Hometown Station, 201 S. Jefferson St.

Syracuse

• Syracuse will have a trick-or-treat trail from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, at Lakeside Park. This is similar to a trunk-or-treat event.
• The town’s official trick-or-treat hours are 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31.

Warsaw

• Living Hope Ministries church will have a fall festival and trunk-or-treat from 3-6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, at 595 E. 350N, Warsaw. There will be candy, face painting, games, crafts, food, a cake walk and a bouncy house. People are encouraged to wear family-friendly costumes.
• Warsaw’s trick-or-treat times are 5:30-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31.

Winona Lake

• Trick-or-treating in Winona Lake will be 5:30-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31.