Drive to one of these socially-distanced events this October for some Halloween fun
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Oct. 31 is just around the bend. Get your spook on when you attend one of these social distance-friendly Halloween events in the Prairie State.
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FRIGHTFEST at Harvest Moon Drive-In Theatre
During October, catch a spine-chilling film at one of the Halloween movie nights at the Harvest Moon Drive-In Theatre in Gibson City, IL, about 40 minutes east of Bloomington. Dubbed FRIGHTFEST, this seasonal film celebration is now in its ninth year. The movie night dates are as follows: Oct. 1, 2-4, 9-11, 15, and 16-18. Visit the website for more information on tickets and movie times.
Mark your calendar for Oct. 31 for Oswego’s Monster Mash Bash Drive-Thru Trick or Treat. Prairie Point Community Park will host this half-hour event that lasts from noon through 12:30 p.m. Gloved and masked community leaders will hand out goodie bags to costumed kids while participants stay safe in their vehicles.
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Drive-Thru Trunk or Treat in Genoa
This year, Genoa Township Park District will hold its annual “Halloween Happenings” event as a drive-thru trunk or treat. The celebration will occur on Oct. 31 from 1-3 p.m. Participation is free, however, you do need to pre-register so the organizers know how many attendees to expect. Find out more details via the park’s website.
Hall-O-Boo Drive-Thru in Romeoville
Ring in Beggar’s Night with the Village of Romeo on Friday, Oct. 23. Free to the public, the Hall-O-Boo Drive-Thru event will start at 5:30 and end at 7:30 p.m. (Though, the rain date is Monday, Oct. 26 at the same time.) Per the event’s website, age-appropriate entertainment will help set the mood for young participants. Make sure to arrive early since the first 500 children to arrive will receive a free small pumpkin.
For more Midwestern fun, check out these fun drive-thru events in Ohio and Michigan. Then exercise your creativity by envisioning classic Halloween movie monsters as cars.
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Whitney Russell is a current resident of Dayton, though her spirit can be found beach-bumming in Puerto Rico (the land of her half-Puerto Rican heritage). When not adventuring through the exciting world of car news, she can be found hiking with her husband and their two dogs, motorcycling, visiting her cute nephews and nieces, discovering new memes, reorganizing and/or decorating some corner of the world, researching random things, and escaping into a great movie, poem, or short story. See more articles by Whitney.
