See St. Joseph: Zombies, boos and football
By Kendra Simpson
Halloween is still a few weeks away, but St. Joseph will start the celebrations early. This week’s edition of See St. Joseph has all you need to get the Halloween haunts started.
Missouri Western State University is celebrating its Haunted Homecoming this week, creating spooktacular fun for students and St. Joseph residents.
Homecoming weekend will kick off with a drive-in movie at 8 p.m. Friday in parking lot G on Missouri Western’s campus, followed by the parade, tailgate and football game on Saturday. For the first time in more than 25 years, the homecoming parade will be coming home because it will be on Missouri Western’s campus starting at 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Tailgating goes from 11:30 to 1:30 p.m. and the game starts at 2 p.m. Saturday at Missouri Western.
Extend the trick-or-treating with this weekend’s annual Boo Bash at the East Hills Shopping Center.
Come dressed up in costume to trick or treat throughout the mall and the surrounding shops. Participants can also go on a scavenger hunt and win a free carousel ride. For those who just don’t have enough Halloween decorations, no need to fear because the Boo Bash will also feature a fall holiday vendor-craft fair filled with sweet treats, homemade goods and crafts galore.
This Saturday, don’t panic if you happen to see a big group of zombies walking around Downtown. It’s not the apocalypse, it’s just the fourth annual Zombie Pub Crawl.
All zombies, ghouls and creatures of the night will gather at D&G to haunt their way down to Norty’s bar. From there, the horde of zombies will travel back up hitting bars and frightening onlookers. There’s going to be food, raffles and even adoptable animals. The zombies will begin their treachery at 5 p.m. Saturday at D&G.
Whether you’re looking for a ghoul’s night out, or an afternoon haunting the local shops, St. Joseph has everything you need to keep Halloween spooky and safe. Tune in to News-Press NOW every Thursday for more See St. Joseph.
