Penn State Intercom......September 19, 2002
Plan early for Shaver's Creek
Halloween Festival
Tickets are on sale for the annual Children's Halloween Festival held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 26 and 27, at Shaver's Creek Environmental Center.
Geared for children ages 4 to 10, the Halloween Festival trail features several interactive nature stations explaining the cultural origins of the holiday and its link to nature. The festivities also include games, music, crafts, pumpkin carving and food.
Trail times will start every quarter hour between 11 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. Participants are encouraged to buy tickets at least one week in advance. The ticket price is $5 per person. Children 3 years old and younger are admitted free. Tickets are available at Shaver's Creek or by calling (814) 863-2000 or (814) 667-3424.
The public can participate in the pumpkin-carving evening from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, at Shaver's Creek. This is an opportunity for people to express their creativity by carving jack-o'-lanterns to decorate the Children's Halloween Festival trail. Participants should bring tools for carving and a spoon for cleaning out the seeds. This event is free.
For information, check the Web at http://ShaversCreek.org or call the phone numbers listed above.