STORY AND PHOTOS BY KAREN BOSSICK

Hailey has long had Halloween Hoopla, with merchants enticing youngsters to fetch Twix candy bars and more out of their cauldrons lining the streets.

Now, Ketchum merchants are offering their version of Halloween as Whiskey’s on Main Hosts “Trick-or-Treat on Main Street & Beyond.”

The event, meant for the whole family, will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Halloween with trick or treating, live music and festive drinks and food specials for the grown-ups.

This youngster offered a preview of things to come, what with all the road construction in the valley this year.

"We're thrilled to bring the community together for a family-friendly event that celebrates Halloween in the heart of Ketchum," said Brandon Kuvara, owner of Whiskey's on Main. "Whether you're here for trick-or-treating or just want to enjoy the festive atmosphere, there's something for everyone."

Halloween in the Wood River Valley will kick off on Thursday, Oct. 24, with hundreds of glowing Jack O’Lanterns lining the paths at Swiftsure Ranch south of Bellevue. The week leading up to Halloween will include several Halloween classic movie showings at the Liberty Theatre in Hailey.

And Peak’s Haunted Garden in Bellevue is at it again—this time with a Wild West theme.

Here’s the lineup:

Yadda’s in Hailey always gets into the Halloween spirit—let’s hope Halloween in the valley is equally warm this year!

BLAZING PUMPKINS

Thursday, Oct. 24, 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Swiftsure Ranch will roll out hundreds of glowing Jack O’Lanterns at the equine therapy center south of Bellevue. Red Light Challenge will provide live music. There’ll be s’mores by the fire, a ring toss game, face painting, food available for purchase from food trucks and a few more games for the kids. Costumes are encouraged.

Tickets are $5 at the door; kids 5 and under are free. The ranch is at 114 Calypso Lane—look for the tall American flag.

Watch out for ghouls.

FLOATING WITCH’S HEAD

Friday, Oct. 25, 8-11:30 p.m.

The Liberty Theater in Hailey will present Halloween with Floating Witch’s Head in the run-up to Halloween. Don a costume and dance to garage, psych, swamp and acid rock until the witching hour with this Boise-based band featuring Travis Ward on guitar, Michael Mitchell on drums and Eric Gilbert on keyboards.

Tickets are $15, available at https://www.libertytheaterhailey.com/events/floating-witchs-head.

The Bellevue Public Library is hosting its annual Trunk or Treat on Tuesday.

HALLOWEEN FALL FEST AT SUN VALLEY RESORT

Saturday, Oct. 26, Noon-3 p.m.

Free festivities will include live music, ice skating in costume, wagon rides, a movie screening of "Hotel Transylvania" at 3 p.m. and more.

WICKED WHISKEY’S HALLOWEEN BASH

Saturday, Oct. 26, 9 p.m.

Don your costume for a costume contest and zone out to live music by Miscellany 6. The costume contest will take place at midnight and there’ll be drink specials and giveaways. The party is open to those 21 and older; there is no cover charge.

PUMPKIN CARVING AT THE YMCA

Sunday, Oct. 27, 2 p.m.

The Wood River YMCA is hosting a free pumpkin carving event for the entire family in Bonni’s Garden.

LIBERTY HALLOWEEN: HEREDITARY

Sunday, Oct. 27, 8-10 p.m.

When the matriarch of the Graham family passes away, her daughter and grandchildren begin to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry. Tickets to this film are $10, available at https://www.libertytheaterhailey.com/events/halloween-hereditary.

LIBERTY HALLOWEEN: THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW

Monday, Oct. 28, 8-9:45 p.m.

Don your costume and get ready to howl as the Hailey theatre presents the oddest, most off-the-wall cult film ever made. Don’t know the story? Well, a young couple stumbles into a castle inhabited by Dr. Frank N. Furter, a transvestite Frankenstein and other weirdos from the planet Transylvania.

Tickets are $10, available at https://www.libertytheaterhailey.com/events/rockyhorrorpictureshow

LIBERTY HALLOWEEN: HOCUS POCUS

Tuesday, Oct. 29, 6:30-8 p.m.

The Liberty Theatre in Hailey will show this popular movie about a teenager who explores an abandoned house in Salem, Mass., where he accidentally frees a coven of evil witches played by Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy.

Tickets are $10, available at https://www.libertytheaterhailey.com/events/halloween-hocuspocus.

PEAK’S HAUNTED GARDEN

Wednesday, Oct. 30, 6-9 p.m.

This year’s haunted garden smack in the heart of Bellevue will take on the flavor of a Night in the Wild West. Adults and children alike are invited to take a look at what the mining town of Bellevue had to offer in the 1800s—with a spooky twist.

A suggested donation of $3 per person will be taken at the gate at the garden located at 311 S. 2nd St. in Bellevue with the money going to the Bellevue Public library.

LIBERTY HALLOWEEN: CASPER

Wednesday, Oct. 30, 6:30-8 p.m.

Casper the Friendly Ghost’s crush on a teenager who visits his mansion in Maine is complicated by his transparent state and the mischievous antics of his troublemaking uncles in this cartoon. Tickets are $10, available at https://www.libertytheaterhailey.com/events/halloween-casper.

FUN FALL FESTIVAL

Thursday, Oct. 31, 5:30-8 p.m.

The Life Church on River Street near Albertsons in Hailey will hold its annual Fall Festival. The family-friendly even for all kids in the community will include games and candy.

PEAK’S HAUNTED GARDEN

Thursday, Oct. 31, 6-9 p.m.

This year’s haunted garden smack in the heart of Bellevue at 311 S. 2nd St. will take on the flavor of a Night in the Wild West. Adults and children alike are invited to take a look at what the mining town of Bellevue had to offer in the 1800s—with a spooky twist.

A suggested donation of $3 per person will be taken at the gate with the money going to the Bellevue Public library.

TRICK OR TREAT ON MAIN STREET & BEYOND

Thursday, Oct. 31, 4-7 p.m.

Whiskeys’ on Main will hold a spooky, fun-filled Halloween event for the whole family in the POD lot just north of Whiskey’s. This year’s celebration will feature trick-or-treating with local businesses along Ketchum’s Main Street, as well as live music, and festive drinks and food specials for the grown-ups.

Participating businesses are Whiskey’s on Main, Board Bin, The Apothecary, Chapter One Bookstore, the City of Ketchum, Farmer’s Daughter, Hotel Ketchum, Huck & Paddle, Lefty’s Bar & Grill, Nourish Me, Pioneer Saloon, Sawtooth Brewery, Sawtooth Club, Serva, Sonic Boom Record Store, Sun Valley Culinary Institute, Sun Valley Museum of Art, Tamarack Hotel, TNT Taproom, Visit Sun Valley/Starbucks, Village Market, Lululemon and ThunderPaws.

LIBERTY HALLOWEEN: A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET

Thursday, Oct. 31, 8-9:30 p.m.

Wes Craven’s classic slasher film stars Johnny Depp and others who fall prey to Freddy Krueger, a disfigured mangler. Tickets are $10, available at https://www.libertytheaterhailey.com/events/halloween-anightmareonelmstreet.

BELLEVUE TRUNK OR TREAT

Thursday, Oct. 29, 3-5 p.m.

The Bellevue Public Library and friends are celebrating Halloween by handing out treats from car trunks along the bike path near the library. Kids are invited to strut their spooky stuff. Donations of candy are welcome.

Call the library at 788-4503 if you would like to decorate a trunk and pass out candy.

HALLOWEEN HOOPLA

Thursday, Oct. 31, 3:30-5:30 p.m.

Trick or treat at Hailey businesses with orange and black balloons in this annual event sponsored by Jane’s Artifacts and Grocery Outlet. Need a break? Join the costume contest being put on by the Kiwanis of Wood River Valley at Hailey Town Square.

LIBERTY HALLOWEEN: THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW

Friday, Nov. 1, 8-9:45 p.m. In case you missed it earlier in the week, The Liberty Theatre in Hailey will show it again after the previous day’s trick or treating has been laid to rest. Tickets are $10, available at https://www.libertytheaterhailey.com/events/rockyhorrorpictureshow.