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Frightfully Fun Halloween Events in Store for MDI!

Beginning today!

Carrie Jones

Oct 15, 2025

A man dressed as Santa Claus walking down the street, smiling, with police officers in uniform beside him, with autumn foliage in the background.
Santa gets an escort down Ledgelawn. File photo: Bar Harbor Story

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MOUNT DESERT ISLAND—Halloween events begin today, and we’re going to update this as a separate article for those of you who are focused on the fights and delights going on around Mount Desert Island.

We’ll be updating this pretty constantly as we learn of more events. Those updates will be on our website here. If you don’t automatically see them, just go to the search option (a magnifying glass) on the top-right corner and type Halloween!

For those of you who head to Bar Harbor to trick or treat, Sgt. Soren Sundberg says that the police department will close Ledgelawn Avenue again this year, Friday, October 31, for Halloween. The road will be closed to vehicle traffic from around 3:30 pm to 8:30 p.m. for the safety of pedestrians.

Two people sitting on chairs in front of a decorated house for Halloween, with a sign that reads 'Happy Halloween' in the window, spider web decorations, and a carved pumpkin.

If you have an event we’ve missed, just let us know by hitting the “send a message” button below. We’ll add it here and in THINGS TO DO, which comes out on Mondays.

OCTOBER 15

A colorful Halloween-themed flyer for a cookie party at the Southwest Harbor Public Library, featuring playful ghosts, cookies, spider webs, and event details.

OCTOBER 16-18

Promotional poster for the 30th anniversary screening of 'Casper the Friendly Ghost' at Criterion Theatre in Bar Harbor, ME, featuring images of Casper and other ghost characters, popcorn, and event details.

OCTOBER 22 and OCTOBER 24

Children participating in a Halloween crafting activity at Jesup Memorial Library, wearing colorful witch hats and working on creative projects with various craft materials.

OCTOBER 22

Promotional poster for the 'Frankentoys' event at Southwest Harbor Public Library featuring a re-engineered toy spider, green slime, and spider web graphics. Event scheduled for October 22 at 3:30 PM.

OCTOBER 25

Promotional poster for a community puppet show featuring The Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers, presenting The Headless Horseman, scheduled for Saturday, October 25 at 4 PM. The background includes Halloween-themed elements like pumpkins and a haunted house.

OCTOBER 25

A felted wool wall hanging depicting a spooky scene with bare trees against a purple twilight sky, a full moon, and a silhouette of a flying witch.

Create your own felted wool wall hanging in this fun “spooky trees” felting class. Join fiber artist and instructor Hillary Dow for an afternoon of creativity and fun on Saturday, Oct. 25, from 1-3 p.m.

Please register here: https://www.wendellgilleymuseum.org/reserve/Lb1PA

OCTOBER 25 — CAMP BEECH CLIFF

A colorful graphic featuring a cartoon witch stirring a cauldron, with text announcing the opening registration for the sixth annual Trail-of-Treats at Camp Beech Cliff.


Breaking News From The Cauldron Communication Network: Registration for the Sixth Annual Trail-Of-Treats at Camp Beech Cliff opens this Friday morning at 8 AM. The registration link can be found at www.campbeechcliff.org

As always, we’ll be joined by other organizations from around MDI who will help bring our Trick or Treating village to life! This year we’re excited to be joined by:
-The Northeast Harbor Public Library
-Mount Desert Nursery School
-Friends of Acadia
-MDI High School Tri-M Music Honor Society
-The Seal Cove Auto Museum
-Summer Festival of the Arts
– Island Housing Trust

And more to come. We hope to see you here on Saturday, October 25.

OCTOBER 25 and 26

Promotional graphic for 'Fright Night' event featuring a spooky movie poster and popcorn graphics. Event details include dates of October 25 and 26 at 7 PM at the Criterion Theatre in Bar Harbor, ME.

OCTOBER 26

Two women participating in a running event, one walking a Great Dane dog, with autumn foliage in the background.

Howl-O-Run is being held at 11 a.m. on Sunday, October 26, at Marlboro Beach in Lamoine. All the proceeds will support the animals in the SPCA’s care. The event’s presenting sponsor is the Maine Community Foundation’s Mimi Fund.

For more information about the race or to find out how you can become an event sponsor, contact race organizer Jamie O’Keefe at 207-299-8732 or jamieokeefe67@gmailcom. To register or become a sponsor online, visit spcahancockcounty.org/howl-o-run-2025

OCTOBER 29

A promotional graphic for a teen writing workshop titled 'Two Sentence Horror Story,' scheduled for October 29 from 3:30 to 4:30 PM at the Southwest Harbor Public Library, featuring ghostly figures in a car and a QR code to register.

OCTOBER 30

Colorful illustration of children in Halloween costumes, including a witch, a vampire, a devil, a ghost, a skeleton, and a bee, with the text 'Trail of Treats' above them.

Trick or Treat at Birch Bay Retirement Village on Thursday, October 30, from 4:30–6:00 pm! MDI Hospital and Birch Bay Retirement village staff welcome our community to attend this fun and safe Halloween celebration. Enjoy trick or treating while taking in the stunning views of Frenchman Bay!

OCTOBER 31

A promotional graphic for a Halloween event at the Southwest Harbor Public Library titled 'Book Trick or Treat'. It features playful ghost characters, bats, and pumpkins with details about the event date and time.

OCTOBER 31 — TRICK-OR-TREAT AT PARADIS ACE HARDWARE!

Colorful Halloween-themed graphic announcing a 'Trick-or-Treat' event hosted by Paradis Ace Hardware in Bar Harbor, ME, on October 31, 2025, from 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM. Features a jack-o'-lantern, candy icons, and playful design elements.

OCTOBER 31 — NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE HALLOWEEN TREAT TRUCK

Halloween Treat Truck event poster featuring silhouettes of people and a jack-o'-lantern, with event details and schedule.

OCTOBER 31

Banner for a Halloween event at Jesup Memorial Library, featuring an orange background with text about trick-or-treat activities, spider illustrations, and playful fonts.

OCTOBER 31 — BAR HARBOR HALLOWEEN BAR CRAWL

A group of friends dressed in elaborate Halloween costumes featuring skull makeup, celebrating with drinks in a festive, warmly lit setting.

Meet at Thirsty Whale at 7 p.m. and go from there ! Wear your best spooky costume and let’s make this night a THRILL. More information here.

OCTOBER 31

Promotional poster for a Halloween event featuring 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' at the 1932 Criterion Theatre, with illustrations of characters and details about the event.

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