Halloween fun at Festival of Frights

MILLERTON — Ghosts, goblins, superheroes, princesses and all manner of things that go bump in the night are welcome to join the Millerton Festival of Frights on Tuesday Oct. 31, from 5 to 7 p.m.. at the Railroad Plaza, 16 Main St.

The free rain-or-shine event, open to all ages, will feature the Haunted Schoolhouse and a Trunk or Treat, with Oblong Books gift cards awarded for best and most original costumes and trunks.

NorthEast-Millerton Library (NEML) director Rhiannon Leo-Jameson explained: “Trunk or Treat is when community members and organizations decorate their vehicles and give out treats for Halloween. This allows those of us who don’t live in an area that would normally have trick or treating to participate in the holiday and those with young children to go trick-or-treating without having to walk long distances.”

Noting that there will be “a ton” of free goodies, she added, “The Millerton Fire Department will be joining in the festivities, bringing a truck and firing up the grill to provide free hotdogs and candy.” 

Sponsored by Irondale Schoolhouse, Millerton Business Alliance, and the NEML, families have until Friday, Oct. 27, to register their vehicles at nemillertonlibrary.org or irondaleschoolhouse.org.  

No other registration is necessary for what Leo-Jameson says will be “a ghoulish good time.”