Sauk Valley trick-or-treat times, other Halloween activities

Halloween is just around the corner, but there are still a few opportunities to experience the best “jump scare” in northwest Illinois and other associated events. Here is a list.

Pumpkin Bash, by Revitalize Erie, 10 a.m. to noon, Oct. 29, downtown triangle, Erie.

Treat Street, presented by Discover Dixon, KSB and State Farm Office of Jordan Mesick, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Oct. 29, KSB Town Square Center, Circle Drive and downtown businesses.

Trunk or Treat, 2-4 p.m. Oct. 29, Spring Valley Reformed Church, 10960 Spring Valley Road, Fulton. Children age 12 and younger are invited to come in costume to trick-or-treat from trunks of parked vehicles in a safe environment.

Halloween Pub Crawl, 2 to 9 p.m. Oct. 29. Costumes encouraged. Tickets available at Chamber office, Merlin’s Greenhouse and Flowers and JTI Salon and Spa. $15.

Halloween Extravaganza, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Oct. 29, Northland Mall. Indoor trick-or-treating. Costume contests for best overall, most original and best group. 50-50 raffle to benefit Ronald McDonald House, treasure hunt and mad scientist exhibit.

Pumpkin Festival, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 29, Mount Carroll. Kids ’n’ Critters costume parade, plus a chance to guess the weight of giant pumpkins.

Pumpkin Bash, 10 a.m. to noon Oct. 29, downtown triangle, Erie. Trick-or-treating at area businesses, a haunted house and a pumpkin-decorating contest.

Amboy Halloween festivities, Oct. 30; parade at 3 p.m. from First Federal Bank to Amboy Junior High School. Trick-or-treating from 4 to 6 p.m.

Coloma Park District Costume Contest, 4 p.m. Oct. 30, at the Louis J. Pignatelli Municipal Center, 1007 Seventh Ave., Rock Falls. Contest is free.

Community Halloween, 4 p.m. Oct. 31, Whiteside County Senior Center. Seniors will hold a trick-or-treat table for children. Businesses and nonprofits can host a table for $10.

Oct. 29 trick-or-treating

• Creston, 5 to 8 p.m.
• Rochelle, 5 to 8 p.m.

Oct. 30 trick-or-treating

• Amboy, 4 to 6 p.m.
• Ashton, 5 to 7 p.m.

Oct. 31 trick-or-treating

• Byron, 5 to 8 p.m.
• Compton, 5 to 7 p.m.
• Davis Junction, 5 to 8 p.m.
• Dixon, 5 to 7:30 p.m.
• Erie, 5 to 7 p.m.
• Forreston, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
• Franklin Grove, 5 to 7 p.m.
• Fulton, 5 to 8 p.m.
• Lyndon, 4 to 7 p.m.
• Mount Carroll, 6 to 8 p.m.
• Morrison, 4 to 7 p.m.
• Mt. Morris, 5 to 8 p.m.
• Oregon, 5 to 8 p.m.
• Paw Paw, 4 to 7 p.m.
• Polo, 4 to 7 p.m.
• Prophetstown, 5 to 7 p.m.
• Rock Falls, 4:30 to 7 p.m.
• Sterling, 4:30 to 7 p.m.
• Stillman Valley, 4 to 7 p.m.
• Tampico, 4:30 to 7 p.m.
• West Brooklyn, 5:30 to 7 p.m.