Halloween in the Lowcountry | Hilton Head Island Packet

Third annual Haunted House and Trunk or Treat: 6-9 p.m. Oct. 20, Bluffton High School, 12 H.E. McCracken Circle, Bluffton. www.blh.beaufort.k12.sc.us

19th annual Ghost Tours, hosted by the Exchange Club: Benefits Child Abuse Prevention Association of Beaufort County. Evening walking or carriage ride tours, Oct. 21-23 and 27-30, downtown Beaufort. Walking tours are $12; Carriage tours are $20, but $10 for children ages 3-11. Reservations requested. 843-524-4678

Enchanted Forest Party, presented by Hilton Head Island Noon Lions Club: Benefits the Lions Tail at Honey Horn and Lions services for the blind and vision-impaired. Ages 3-6. 5-7 p.m. Oct. 21-22, Coastal Discovery Museum at Honey Horn, 70 Honey Horn Drive, Hilton Head Island. $5 with costume; $7 with no costume

Haunted Library: All ages. 7-9 p.m. Oct. 21, Lobeco library, 1862 Trask Parkway, Lobeco. Free. 843-255-6479

Haunted Trail, presented by Hilton Head Island Noon Lions Club: Benefits the Lions Tail at Honey Horn and Lions services for the blind and vision-impaired. Ages 7-10 at 7-8:30 p.m. and ages 10 and older at 8:30-11 p.m. Oct. 21-22, Coastal Discovery Museum at Honey Horn, 70 Honey Horn Drive, Hilton Head Island. $10 with costume; $12 with no costume

Third annual Habersham Harvest Festival: noon-6 p.m. Oct. 22, Habersham Marketplace, Beaufort. Free. www.habershamharvestfestival.com

Second annual South Carolina Scarecrow Walkabout, hosted by Sea Pines Montessori: Benefits Sea Pines Forest Preserve. 12:30-3 p.m. Oct. 22, Sea Pines Forest Preserve Fish Island, Hilton Head Island. $5 a family and $5 for Sea Pines gate pass. 843-785-2534. www.spma.com

"The Haunting" (1963): 4-6 p.m. Oct. 24 and 5:30-7:30 p.m. Oct. 31, Bluffton library, 120 Palmetto Way, Bluffton. Free. 843-255-6503

"Halloween Storytime"-- not-too-spooky stories, creepy craft and ghoulish games for kids: 11 a.m. Oct. 25, Bluffton library, 120 Palmetto Way, Bluffton. Free. 843-255-6510

"Light The Night With Jesus" Trunk or Treat Fall Festival: Games, hayrides, apple bobbing, face painting, trailer maze, candy, Hilton Head Fire and Rescue trucks and more. 6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 26, First Baptist Church of Hilton Head Island, 100 South Forest Beach Drive, Hilton Head Island. Hot dog meals $2. 843-785-4478, lhopkins@fbchhi.org

"Bedtime Storytime" -- Halloween favorites for kids: 6:45 p.m. Oct. 26, Bluffton library, 120 Palmetto Way, Bluffton. Free. 843-255-6510

Trick or Treat in Downtown Beaufort, presented by Main Street Beaufort USA: 5-6:30 p.m. Oct. 27, Bay Street, Beaufort. Free. 843-525-6644

Halloween at Coligny: Begins at 5 p.m. Oct. 27. Pet costume contest, 5 p.m., Tail-Waggers; family costume contest, 5:30 p.m.; hot dog eating contest, 6:30 p.m., Hot Dog Harbour. Other activities include trick-or-treating, free photo booth, ghost stories by Yostie, giant shark slide, spooky tattoos, witches brew at Just Pasta, candy jar guess contest at Crazy for Candy, a monster discovery center at Bomboras Grille. 843-842-6050

Movie in the Park: "Beetlejuice," presented by Main Street Beaufort USA: 6:30 p.m. Oct. 27, Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park, Beaufort. Free. 843-525-6644

Trick-or-Treat at the Library: 1-5 p.m. Oct. 28, Bluffton library, 120 Palmetto Way, Bluffton. 843-255-6510

Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" & Other Creepy Tales: 4-4:45 p.m. Oct. 28, Bluffton library, 120 Palmetto Way, Bluffton. Free. 843-255-6503

Publix Bluffton Zombie Run: 6 p.m. Oct. 28, Calhoun Street Promenade, Bluffton. 843-757-8520. www.bearfootsports.com

Salkehatchie Stew Mystery Stroll: 6-9:30 p.m. Oct. 28, meet at the Waterfall, East Washington Street, Walterboro. $5. 843-549-6314, ext. 376

Halloween at The Sea Pines Resort: Wagon rides, 1 and 2:15 p.m. Oct. 29 and Oct. 30. Haunted wagon rides, 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. Oct. 28 and Oct. 29. Cost for rides is $15 for adults and $10 for kids. Reservations recommended. Pumpkin decorating, crafts, trick-or-treating and more. 3:30-5 p.m. Oct. 30. 843-842-1979

Second annual Junior Service League of Beaufort Halloween Bash: 8 p.m. Oct. 28, Barrier Island Marine, 247 Robert Smalls Parkway, Beaufort. $30. www.jslbeaufort.org

"Make It and Take It" Craft Time -- Jack-O-Lantern pin or candy corn frame: Ages. 8-12. 11 a.m. Oct. 29, Bluffton library, 120 Palmetto Way, Bluffton. Free. 843-255-6510

"Trunk or Treat": 3-6 p.m. Oct. 29, Port Royal United Methodist Church, 1602 Columbia Ave., Port Royal. 843-986-2953

Fall Festival and Trunk or Treat celebration: 5-7 p.m. Oct. 29, Port Royal Baptist Church, Ribaut Road, Port Royal. Free. 843-521-1994

"Trunk or Treat," hosted by "Enthusiastic Episcopalians" of St. Mark's Chapel: 4-6 p.m. Oct. 30, Paris Avenue, between 10th and 11th streets, Port Royal. Free. 843-263-0056

Halloween Festivities at The Sandbox: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 31, The Sandbox: An Interactive Children's Museum, 18A Pope Ave., Hilton Head Island. Free with admission to the museum, which is $6. Children 2 and younger are free. 843-842-7645. crinehart@thesandbox.org. www.thesandbox.org

Fourth annual Dog Costume Contest: Benefits Jasper Animal Rescue Mission. 5 p.m. Oct. 31, Bistro 17, 17 Harbourside Lane, Hilton Head Island. 843-816-6105

"The Haunting" (1963): 5:30-7:30 p.m. Oct. 31, Bluffton library, 120 Palmetto Way, Bluffton. Free. 843-255-6503