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Tri-Cities Halloween happenings

Posted October 29, 2009 11:00 pm

Aurora

• Aurora Noon Lions Club will hold a third annual Great Pumpkin Halloween pancake breakfast from 7:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 31. The fundraiser, to benefit Lions charities, is at Luigi's Fun Center and Pizza, 732 Prairie St. in Aurora. The breakfast will feature unlimited pancakes with sausage, mini doughnuts, and milk, cider, coffee or orange juice. Children are invited to attend in Halloween costumes and to have photos taken with a Great Pumpkin background. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for children ages 3-12 and $15 for a family. Tickets are available from Lions members and at the door. Admission is discounted $1 per person from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. For details, call (630) 921-1307.

• "Nightmares Basement of the Dead" is open 7 to 11 p.m. today, Oct. 30 and Saturday, Oct. 31 at 42 W. New York St., Aurora. Cost: $13. For details, call (630) 896-2466 or visit 42fear.com.

Batavia

• "The Crypts of Campana - A Factory of Fear" runs weekends through Oct. 31 at the Campana Building at Route 31 and Fabyan Parkway in Batavia. Cost is $13 per person; however, coupons are available at www.factoryfear.com or e-mail info@factoryfear.com.

Campton Hills

• Two folk music duos, Mustard's Retreat and February Sky, will perform at a Halloween/Celtic New Year celebration concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, at 6N631 Brierwood Drive, Campton Hills. Reservations are strongly suggested; contact (630) 584-1262 or uuwisewoman@gmail.com or coopnel@sbcglobal.net. There is a $15 suggested donation. Visit www.mustardsretreat.com or www.februarysky.com.

St. Charles

• St. Charles Jaycees holds its annual haunted house at Aquascape, 901 Aqualand Way, St. Charles. The event is designed for ages 12 and older. Admission is $10, with $1 off for a canned good donation. There will be a matinee with friendly ghosts handing out candy from 1 to 3 p.m. Oct. 31; admission is $2. Hours are from 7:30 to 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Oct. 31. For details, visit stcharlesjaycees.org.

• Looking for something spooky and free to do for Halloween? Pick up a complete list of the "Best in St. Charles" Gallery of Ghoulish Homes Tour Guide. On a self-guided tour, you and your family can drive by dozens of the spookiest Halloween-decorated houses and admire the ghoulish yard displays of St. Charles' finest home haunters. Homes are best viewed at dusk. Vote online for the People's Choice Award through Nov. 1 at www.stcparks.org. Lists of all the houses on the tour are available at any park district facility or at www.stcparks.org. Contact Jeff Greenwald at (630) 513-4335 or jgreenwald@st-charlesparks.org.

Sugar Grove

• Mad Science Spooktacular will be held at 7 p.m. today, Oct. 30 at Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove Campus auditorium, Route 47 at Waubonsee Drive. This spooky, yet educational, show features floating eyeballs, levitating monsters, fire-breathing dragons, creepy potions and really cool special effects. All children receive a free slime to take home with them. This family event is recommended for ages 4 -12. Tickets are $9 for adults and $6 for children 12 and younger. Call (630) 466-7900, ext. 5755 or visit www.waubonseetickets.com.

Wheaton

• Cosley Zoo's Pumpkin and Scarecrow Fest runs 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through Oct. 31 at the zoo, 1356 N. Gary Ave., Wheaton. Visitors can tour animal exhibits, browse decorated scarecrows and more. Pumpkins, apples, cider, fall decor for sale. For details, call (630) 665-5534 or visit wheatonparkdistrict.com./cosleyzoo.

Trick or treat times Batavia: 4-7 p.m. Campton Hills: 3-9 p.m. Elburn: 4-8 p.m. Geneva: 3-7 p.m. Maple Park: 3-7 p.m. North Aurora: 4-8 p.m. St. Charles: 3-7 p.m. Sugar Grove: 3-7 p.m. Wayne: 4-8 p.m.