St. JOE TODAY: HALLOWEEN FESTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF OCTOBER

HALLOWEEN FESTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF OCTOBER

ST. JOSEPH, MI—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 will display their decorated pumpkins during Pumpkins on Parade, October 21-31. The community is invited to visit participating locations to view the pumpkins and vote for their favorite. Votes can be cast online at stjoetoday.com/vote until 11:59p October 30. The top three winners will be announced on October 31. Special thanks to Silver Beach Pizza and P&M Pumpkins for the coordination and donation of pumpkins for this event.

Pumpkins on Parade participants include Affinity Salon & Spa, Anchor's Way Marina, Baroda Founders Wine Cellar, Caffe Tosi, Forever Clean Soap Works, G & M Variety, Gliks, Grins of St. Joseph, Harbor Town Interiors, Holt Bosse, Jimmy John’s, Kilwins, Kingfisher Cocktails & Tacos, Krasl Art Center, Lazy Ballerina Winery, Mighty Dog Roofing of Benton Harbor, Olive Cart, Perennial Accents, Renaissance Athletic Club, Rotary Club of St. Joseph-Benton Harbor, Schroeder Furniture, Silver Beach Pizza, South Bend Chocolate Cafe, South Shore Health and Racquet Club, Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra, St. Joe Community Taproom, St. Joe Today, State Street Stuff, Statements Style Lounge, Sweet Haven, T-Mobile, The Cheese Lady, The Culinary Cottage, The GhostLight Theatre, The Inn at Harbor Shores, The Little Things Play Cafe, The Livery, United Federal Credit Union, Wanderlust Outfitters, White Pine Winery and Yours Truly, Elizabeth.

St. Joe Today hosts Halloween Trick-Or-Treat in Downtown St. Joseph and the Benton Harbor Arts District on Thursday, 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 Affinity Salon & Spa, Baroda Founders Wine Cellar - St. Joe Tasting Room, Caffe Tosi, Chartreuse Art Gallery, Competitive Edge,  Cressy & Everett Real Estate, DK Boutique, Edgewater Gifts, First Congregational Church UCC St Joseph, Forever Books, Forever Clean Soap Works, Fully Alive Chiropractic, FuzzyButz Pet Bakery, G & M Variety, Gliks, Grins of St. Joseph, Harbor Town Interiors, Holt Bosse, Jardine Group, Jewelfire Diamond Center, Jimmy John’s, Kilwins, Kingfisher Cocktails & Tacos, Lana's Boutique, Lazy Ballerina Winery, Lee & Birch, Maud Preston Palenske Memorial Library, Oak Title Services, Oh My Darlings, Olive Cart, Perennial Accents, Schu’s, South Bend Chocolate Cafe, Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra, St. Joe Community Taproom, St. Joe Today, State Street Stuff, Sweet Haven, T-Mobile, The Boulevard Inn & Bistro, The Buck Burgers & Brew, The Toy Company, The Whitcomb, Wanderlust Outfitters, White Pine Winery and Yours Truly, Elizabeth.

In the Benton Harbor Arts District, the first 250 youths will receive a trick-or-treat bag courtesy of Holt Bosse. Special thanks to the Benton Harbor DDA (BHDDA), Benton Harbor Public Library, Benton Harbor Area Schools, and the City of Benton Harbor 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 DDA, Benton Harbor Public Library, Forest Moon Collective, Morton House Museum, NOBO, OutCenter Southwest Michigan, Phaseshifter Records, Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra, St. Joe Today, The Brick House, The Citadel Dance Center, The GhostLight Theatre, The Livery, The Mason Jar Cafe and Water Street Glassworks. Check out the BHDDA at the Benton Harbor Welcome Center (located on the corner of Territorial and 5th St.) for more community participants!

Additional Halloween fun: The City of St. Joseph will host a Truck or Treat event on Saturday, October 26 from 4:00p-6:00p and City-wide Trick-Or-Treat on Thursday, October 31 from 6:00p-7:30p. 

Catch these additional upcoming St. Joe Today fall and winter events:

Where’s the Witch: October 1-31
Pumpkins on Parade: October 21-31
Halloween Trick-or-Treat: October 31 (4:30p-6:00p)
Luminary: November 22 (5:00p-8:00p)
Window Wonderland: November 22 (5:00p-8:00p)
Countdown to New Year: November 22-December 15
Small Business Saturday: November 30 (All Day)
Merry & Bright Weekend: December 6-8 (All Weekend)
Reindog Parade: December 7 (3:00p)
Santa Series: December 7-23 (Select Dates/Times)
Holiday Artisan Fair: December 8 (11:00a-4:00p)

St. Joe Today is a 501(c)(3) membership-based organization dedicated to developing and promoting events and businesses in St. Joseph, Michigan and its surrounding communities. For more information about upcoming events and details call St. Joe Today at (269) 985 1111 or visit stjoetoday.com.