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Haunted Train Ride and Creepy Carousel will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday to Oct. 30 at Wheaton Regional Park, 2002 Shorefield Road, Wheaton. Also includes Hall of Jack-o'-Lanterns. For children ages 8 and older. Cost: $6, or $5 with a donation of canned food. Call 301-942-6703 or visit www.WheatonTrainand
Carousel.com.
Eye Spy Train will operate from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday to Oct. 30 at Cabin John Regional Park, 7400 Tuckerman Lane, Bethesda. For children ages 8 and under. $5, or $4 with canned food donation. Call 301-765-8670 or visit www.CabinJohnTrain.com.
Markoff's Haunted Forest will be held weekends through Nov. 1, from 6:30 p.m. until the closing of the gates at 10:30 p.m. at 19120 Martinsburg Road, Dickerson. The event will also be held on Thursdays and Oct. 29, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Walk down one of two dimly lit forest trails if you dare plus "enjoy" other activities such as the spine-tingling zip line, ghost hunts and bonfires $25. A fund raiser for Calleva. Call 301-216-1248 or visit www.calleva.org.
Spooky Hollow's Haunted Trail will be held Friday, Saturday and Sunday through Nov. 1 from 7 to 10:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday and 7 to 9:30 p.m. Sunday, at Valley Mill Camp, 15101 Seneca Road, Darnestown. Twenty-five minute walk through the woods is "guaranteed to be screaming fun." Cost: $15, adults; $10, children under 8. Portion of proceeds go to Team River Runner, which helps wounded veterans through kayaking. Call 301-948-2441 or e-mail gumbi@
valleymill.com.
Field of Screams will be held Thurday to Sunday and Oct. 29 to 31 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. weeknights and 10 p.m. weekends at 4501 Olney-Laytonsville Road, Olney. Included are the Haunted Trail, a 25-minute walk, $15-20; the Haunted Corn Maze of Mayhem, Haverghast Haunted House, $8-10; and the Haunted Hayride of Hemlock Hill, $10. Four fright price available. A fundraiser for Olney Boys and Girls Community Sports Association. Visit www.screams.
Nightmare Manor, a walk through a "real haunted house," will be held weekends through Nov. 1 from dark to 10 p.m. at 19000 Darnestown Road, Beallsville. Also available are Haunted Hayride and Corn Field. $20. Not recommended for children under age 9. There is also a corn maze, hayride and pirate games suitable for children Saturdays and Sundays noon to 5 p.m. $10. A fundraiser for Calvary Lutheran Church in Silver Spring. Call 301-948-3141 or visit www.nightmare-manor.com.
Halloween on the Screen at AFI, Silver Spring. Several horror movies will be shown through Nov. 4 at AFI Silver Theatre, 8633 Colesville Road, Silver Spring. Nosferatu, A Symphony of Horror, with live musical accompaniment will be shown on Oct. 30 at 7 and 9 p.m. Call 301-495-6720 or, for recorded program information, call 301-495-6700 or visit www.AFI.com/silver.
The second annual Silver Spring Zombie Walk will be held on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. beginning at the Quarry House Tavern, 8401 Georgia Ave. Silver Spring. The restless undead are invited to show up in their best zombie costumes. Once the horde reaches critical mass, around 9:10 p.m, zombies will stumble out of the tavern to shamble, limp, crawl or otherwise walk to the AFI Silver Theatre, 8633 Colesville Road for a showing of the comedy-horror masterpiece "Shaun of the Dead" beginning at 10 p.m.
Visit www.silverspringzombie
walk.com/.
Halloween at your Local Library
Halloweeen/Fall Open House will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. at Noyes Children's Library, 10237 Carroll Place, Kensington. Crafts, games and activities to celebrate Halloween and fall. Call 301-929-5533.
Halloween Extravaganza will be held on Oct. 28, at 7 p.m. at Little Falls Library, 5501 Massachusetts Ave., Bethesda. Featuring stories, face painting, crafts and activities. Costumes welcome. Call 240-773-9520.
Halloween preschool party will be held on Oct. 30, at 10:30 a.m. at Long Branch Library, 8800 Garland Ave., Silver Spring. Come in costume for spooky stories, games and crafts. Ages 2-5. Call 240-777-0910.
Halloween parade will be held on Oct. 30, at 1:30 p.m. at Bethesda Library, 7400 Arlington Road, Bethesda. Afternoon will also include stories and activities. For ages 2 and over. Call 240-777-0970.
Halloween storytime for families will be held on Oct. 31, at 10 a.m. at Potomac Library, 10101 Glenolden Drive, Potomac. Wear a costume for the parade, stories and a craft. Call 240-777-0690.
Family Halloween Party will be held on Oct. 31, at 10:30 a.m. at Marilyn J. Praisner Library, 14910 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville. Stories, songs, games and a parade for all ages - don't forget to wear a costume. No registration is necessary. For all ages. Call 240-773-9460.
For the Little Ones
The Enchanted Forest, an interactive walk with fairytale scenes and legends brought to life, will be held on Fridays and Saturdays through Oct. 30 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at 19120 Martinsburg Road, Dickerson. Although in the same location as Markoff's Haunted Forest, the trails are separate. Ages 8 and younger. $10 includes a pumpkin to take home. Call 301-216-1248 or visit www.calleva.org.
Westfield Wheaton Shopping center will host Halloween Trick or Treat from 2 to 4 p.m. Oct. 31 at the mall, 11160 Veirs Mill Road, Wheaton. Stores throughout the mall will provide treats for all ghouls and goblins. For children 12 years and under, accompanied by an adult and dressed in costume. Orange signs signify stores that are distributing candy. Call 301-942-3200.
