St. Joe Today and participating businesses invite the SWMI community to enjoy two great Halloween events this October – Pumpkins on Parade and Halloween Trick-Or-Treat!
SWMI businesses and restaurants host Pumpkins on Parade, a pumpkin decorating contest. Participating locations will display their decorated pumpkins from October 21 through October 31. The community is invited to view the pumpkins and vote for their favorite. Votes can be cast online at stjoetoday.com/vote from 10:00a October 21 to 11:59p October 31. Special thanks to Silver Beach Pizza and Prillwitz Fruit Farms for the coordination and donation of pumpkins for this event.
Pumpkins on Parade participants include the Anchor’s Way Marina, Baroda Founders Tasting Room, Benton Harbor Public Library, Box Factory for the Arts, Caffe Tosi, Chill Hill Winery, Citadel Dance & Music Center, City of St. Joseph, Forever Clean Soap Works, G&M Variety, Glik’s of St. Joseph, Grins of St. Joseph, Holt Bosse, Infusco Coffee, Jimmy Johns, Krasl Art Center, Lazy Ballerina Winery, Maud Preston Palenske Memorial Library, Oh My Darlings, Olive Cart, Perennial Accents, Schroeder Furniture, Schu’s, Silver Beach County Park, Silver Beach Pizza, Silver Harbor Brewing Company, South Shore Health & Racquet Club, Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra, St. Joe Community Taproom, St. Joe Today, Statements Style Lounge, State Street Stuff, Storage of America, The Candlestick Maker, The Cheese Lady, The Culinary Cottage, The Inn at Harbor Shores, The Livery, The Whitcomb, Tim’s Too, United Federal Credit Union, Wanderlust Outfitters and White Pine Winery.
St. Joe Today hosts Halloween Trick-Or-Treat in Downtown St. Joseph and the Benton Harbor Arts District on Monday, October 31 from 4:30p-6:00p. Youth are encouraged to wear their costumes and visit participating locations. This event is sponsored by Holt Bosse.
In St. Joseph, the first 750 youths to stop by the St. Joe Today Welcome Center, 301 State Street, will receive a trick-or-treat bag courtesy of Holt Bosse.
Participating businesses for the downtown St. Joseph event include Caffe Tosi, Chartreuse, Cressy & Everett, DK Boutique, Edgewater Gifts, First Congregational Church, Forever Books, Fusion Center for Dance, FuzzyButz, G&M Variety, Glik’s, Grins of St. Joseph, Holt Bosse, Infusco Coffee, Jimmy John’s, Kilwins, Lazy Ballerina Winery, Oh My Darlings, Olive Cart, Perennial Accents, Schu’s, Scooter Joe’s, Silver Harbor Brewing Company, South Bend Chocolate Company, Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra, St. Joe Community Taproom, St. Joe Today, St. Joe Wine Shoppe, State Street Meats, State Street Stuff, Sturgis Bank, The Buck Burgers & Brew, The Cheese Lady, The Mendel Center at Lake Michigan College, The Tea Annex, The Whitcomb, Third Coast Surf Shop, Tim’s Too, Wanderlust Outfitters, White Pine Winery and Wild Ginger Flowers & Gifts.
In the Benton Harbor Arts District, the first 250 youths to stop by the Benton Harbor Public Library table in Arts Park will receive a trick-or-treat bag from Holt Bosse. Special thanks to the Benton Harbor Public Library, Benton Harbor DDA and the Benton Harbor Area Schools for helping make this event possible in the Arts District.
Participating businesses for the Benton Harbor Arts District event include Ben’s Soft Pretzels, Benton Harbor Public Library, Benton Harbor Sunrise Rotary, Citadel Dance & Music Center, Holt Bosse, JVIS, Morton House Museum, NOBO, OutCenter Southwest Michigan, Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra, St. Joe Today, Storage of America, The Brick House, The Livery, The Mendel Center at Lake Michigan College, Water Street Glassworks and Whirlpool.
Additional Halloween fun: The City of St. Joseph will host a Truck or Treat event on Saturday, October 29 from 4:00p-6:00p and City-wide Trick-Or-Treat on Monday, October 31 from 6:00p-7:30p. St. Joe Today will host Spooky Tours of the St. Joe City Cemetery and Mausoleum on Saturday, October 22 from 1:00p-6:00p. Tours will be offered every 15 minutes starting at 1:00p (ex. 1:00p, 1:15p, 1:30p, 1:45p) and are limited to 20 people per tour time slot. For more information and tickets, visit stjoetoday.com/tours.
Catch these upcoming St. Joe Today fall and winter events:
Pumpkins on Parade: October 21-31
Spooky Tours: October 22 (1:00p-6:00p)
Halloween Trick-or-Treat: October 31 (4:30p-6p)
Luminary: November 18 (5:00p-8:00p)
Countdown to New Year: November 18-December 18
Small Business Saturday: November 26 (all day)
Window Wonderland: December 2 (7:00p-8:30p)
Fanny Mae Memorial Reindog Parade: December 3 (3:00p)
Santa Series: December 3-23 (select dates)
Holiday Artisan Fair: December 3 (12:00p-4:00p)
