What is orange and black with navy blue all over?
That’s right! Auburn during October!
Here in Auburn we love ORANGE and blue, so of course we love SpOoKy SeAsOn! In Auburn the students, locals, stores, and restaurants go all out for the season. They have themed merchandise, events, and prizes throughout Auburn. This year things are looking a little different, but just as spooky as ever!
Costumes
We love dressing up here in Auburn, so every Halloween you will see costumes everywhere! Many hangout spots and on-campus organizations will host costume contests to see who can get the most creative. Many of these contests have fun prizes and sometimes even cash!
Trick-or-Treat
Of course what is Halloween without any candy???? In typical years you can trick-or-treat at the local stores downtown, but this year Auburn is hosting a 2020 Drive Thru trick-or-treat! Are you ready for a spooky Halloween parade?
Downtown Spooky Scavenger Hunt
Like I said….SPOOKY SEASON PRIZES!!! Active Auburn & the Downtown Merchants Association are hosting the Downtown Spooky Scavenger Hunt. Beginning October 25th through Saturday, October 31st, Active Auburn will be hiding a pumpkin at a downtown merchant location. A picture will be posted at Noon every day on Active Auburn’s Facebook page (@activeauburnAL). The first participant to find the pumpkin each day will receive a prize from the hidden location!
Halloween Enchanted Forest
Kreher Preserve and Nature Center
This year there is the Halloween Enchanted Forest event. During the event, you’ll hike the KPNC trails and visit some costumed characters who will entertain you on how they “trick or treat” other animals in the forest! This is a fun family-friendly event to experience with the locals! Some other fun activities include: pumpkin bowling, a campfire, fortune-telling, and face painting!
Spooky Movies
The Donald E. Davis Arboretum at Auburn University and Auburn Parks and Recreation will be hosting the 4th annual Friday Fright Night at the arboretum! There will be two movies this year:
“Little Shop of Horrors” (1986 version)
“The Rocky Horror Picture Show” (1975)
Pumpkin Carving
Of course there are always pumpkins to carve!
This year students and locals can compete in the JDCAC Pumpkin Competition hosted by the Jan Dempsey Community Arts Center (JDCAC) and Auburn Arts Association (AAA). “Prizes will be awarded in four categories: Most Creative, Best Mixed Media Effects, Best Carving and Best Children’s Work. Prizes will be awarded to winners in each category.” The winners will be announced October 30th!
Football of Course!
We can NOT forget the most important thing:
FOOTBALL!
This year on Halloween, we play LSU at Jordan-Hare Stadium. We can’t wait see our Auburn Tigers cause quite a FRIGHT by serving the LSU Tigers with a loss!
As always War Eagle to all my SpOoKy Tigers out there and HAPPY HALLOWEEN!