Updated at 4:15 p.m. Friday
While several events promise to offer spooktacular fun for children and adults alike who want to celebrate Halloween this weekend, the V.I. Police Department’s St. Croix Trunk or Treat event that was scheduled for Saturday has been postponed to Nov. 4 due to heavy rain forecast for the region.
The VIPD and its partners are still scheduled to host a Trunk or Treat celebration from 2 to 6 p.m. on Sunday at the West Indian Company dock on St. Thomas.
Hosted in collaboration with the V.I. Fire and Emergency Medical Services, the Health Department, Cost U Less, Plaza Extra and Karibbean Kuts, the event will feature a live DJ, music, food, drinks, candy, games, and a bouncy house. Participants are encouraged to wear costumes.
On St. Croix, the Department of Planning and Natural Resources’ Division of Coastal Zone Management, in collaboration with the Friends of the St. Croix East End Marine Park, will host their third annual “Trunk or Treat” event on Saturday from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Estate Great Pond Park (Old Camp Arawak).
“This event gives our island’s youth a chance to experience traditional Trick or Treating and the ability to learn a little about our island’s natural resources by viewing the park’s new Visitor Center,” DPNR Commissioner Jean-Pierre Oriol said in a statement. The evening will also include music, food vendors, giveaways, fun games and activities and a contest for the best display. Costumes are encouraged for all attendees.
Those interested in providing a decorated setup (vehicle trunk, tent or table), volunteering or completing community service hours for the event should contact Kelcie Troutman at kelcie.troutman@dpnr.vi.gov or 340-718-3367, or sign up at www.eventbrite.com by searching “Trunk or Treat — EEMP Halloween.”
Finally, the Humane Society of St. Thomas promises “a spooktacular Halloween production for the entire family” as it presents “Nightmare Manor” at its campus at 4012 New Herrnhut, located off Weymouth Rhymer Highway across from Cost U Less.
Nightmare Manor will be open from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday through Tuesday, with admission of $20 for adults and $5 for children. Tickets are available at the Humane Society, Phoenix Visions Hair Salon, online, by calling 340-473-6471, or by emailing hsstt.bod@gmail.com.
