Houdini & Halloween

Every town's trick-or-treat hours, trunk-or-treats and rag shag parades are on one page, each linked to where the town posted it. Friday has downtown Westfield, 4pm to 5pm, and downtown Greenfield, 4pm to 5:30pm. Saturday has town-wide hours in Ware, Middlefield, Wales, Brimfield, Worthington and Warwick. Find a time and place that works for you!

Historic Deerfield cooks fall harvest dishes over the open hearth in the Hall Tavern kitchen. It comes with general admission: $20, ages 13 to 17 $5, 12 and under free.

Northampton's first. A flash mob of zombies dances Thriller on Main Street, twice, before the Academy's Beetlejuice JR. Watch from the sidewalk. The rain date is Saturday at the same times.

The Spirit Sisters run a paranormal investigation of Wistariahurst Museum, ghost-hunting equipment included, with a climb up the Grand Staircase in dim light. Tickets on the museum's page.

Hand-carved pumpkins lit along a path through Look Park, in its first year. Timed entry, and the path takes a stroller. Adults $19, kids 3 to 12 $14, seniors $16, under 3 free. These are its last three nights.

Five haunted houses, a midway and a ride called the Burial Simulator, with the Halloween Massacre on Saturday. Fright Pass $29.99 online, $5 more at the door. Recommended for 12 and older.

The Monster Mash haunted hayride and Massacre Manor, running since 1991. The box office opens at 6:30pm. $30, or $55 for a Fast Pass online.

20,000 square feet of indoor sets, so it runs in any weather. General admission $35. Recommended for adults and teens, under 13 at a parent's call, no babies or toddlers.

The corn maze on Route 2, after dark, weather permitting. $15 a person. Recommended over 12; 12 and under with an adult. No dogs.

A French house and disco dance party at The Drake. Costumes encouraged.

The Mist on Friday night, then The Rocky Horror Picture Show twice on Halloween.

The last weekend of Fright Fest: five haunted mazes and seven scare zones. Six Flags lists select nights through November 1 and does not post hours on its page, so check before you go. Mazes-only passes from $20 a night online. Not recommended under 13.

The daytime side of the park: a trick-or-treat trail, a hay maze, pumpkin painting and a costume showcase. Six Flags does not post the hours on its page, so check before you go.

Pick-your-own apples and pumpkins, with a winery bar you can carry a drink from into the orchard. Open weekends only now, and Saturday's hours are not posted yet. A peck bag is $20 and covers admission; otherwise $2.50 a person. Cash only, no pets.

A costume 5K and 2-mile walk that benefits the Foundation for TJO Animals, with an after party from noon to 2pm. Registration has closed, so this one is for cheering from the curb.

Magician Greg Dwyer on Halloween and Harry Houdini, then a seance at 1:26pm, the minute Houdini died 100 years ago. For adults. Register on the library's page. The Athenaeum notes wheelchair access to the Lang Auditorium is not guaranteed while its lift is out for a part recall.

Montague Parks and Recreation's costume parade lines up at Peskeompskut Park and marches up Avenue A.

Ryan from Big Ryan's Tall Tales runs a Halloween mystery room in the library's Community Room. Space is limited and registration is required.

Indoor trick-or-treating through the stores at Holyoke Mall, free and open to the public.

Hocus Pocus, pizza and henna at the Wilbraham library on the early-release Friday.

Broadway Brings Joy performers, ages 4 to adult, sing from Sweeney Todd, Little Shop of Horrors, Beetlejuice and other spooky musicals. About 90 minutes with an intermission.

Rides on a restored 1896 trolley and the pump car, a short walk from the Bridge of Flowers. Saturday is the last day of the season.

On Election Day, kids cast a vote for a new toy for the Children's Room. Drop in any time between 2pm and 8pm.