If you’re looking for some a great fall activity to get you in the halloween spirit then look no further than St. Helens, Oregon. This town was the set for the 1998 movie Halloweentown and they hold a celebration of the season each year that features giant scarecrows, fall colors, pirate shows, a haunted house, and merchants turned to immortal forms as fairies, witches ghosts and ghouls. As they say, “We love Halloween and we let it show.”

About Halloween Town

The Spirit of Halloweentown is held from September 17 – October 31, 2022.

You can come walk around any weekday or weekend. They celebrate their haunted history and our movie locations from Halloweentown and Twilight mainly on weekends offering fun attractions and family activities.

The courthouse plaza is home of the big pumpkin. They also light the pumpkin on the first Saturday of October following the Big Halloween Parade and it stays lit for the month.

Parts of our City are ADA accessible but not all are, especially if it is wet outside. The plaza is grass and other locations are gravel or have stairs without elevators.

Dog friendly: They do allow you to bring dogs as long as they are well-behaved 🙂

Attractions open at 10:00 AM and most close by 4 or 5 PM. You can find more for specific attraction by visiting their schedule page. Weekend parking is at 471 Plymouth Street St. Helens, OR 97051.

Attractions

• October 29th – Meet Ashley Greene a.k.a. Alice Cullen from Twilight. Paid Photos and Autographs Available. 

• October 30th – Peter Facinelli a.k.a. Doctor Cullen from Twilight.  Paid Photos and Autographs Available.

• The new Spirit of Halloweentown Train – Last train 4:30pm from S First Street- Whispers in the Woods. Meet our live characters along the trail and score a treat. Find our hidden forest characters hidden in the trees.
• Sand Island Adventure Water Taxi and Hunt – Take the new water shuttle over the river to reach Sand Island. After getting off the ship, stroll along the nature trail to admire Wade Lapp’s amazing pumpkin sculptures. Find Big Foot and take a selfie by following the trail. Along the journey, take part in the scavenger hunt for all ages. Win great prizes by participating in our Disc Golf Challenge or Ladder Challenge. Try your hand at our Can Jam game. While toasting marshmallows and enjoying other delectable foods that were included in your tour, sit around a fire and respond to “Are you smarter than a 5th grader?” questions.
• Haunted House – Open to 7pm. (If the check in tent is closed you may still go to the Haunted House directly and check in there.) Come and check out our new additions that are sure to have you screaming for more!
• The Pumpkin Puzzle Plaza – closes at 5pm is host to many games and photo ops. It is also home to our resident Mermaid Una at select times in October. Solve a puzzle and grab a selfie with the oh so cool props. Be a human slingshot. It’s a great place to ponder the Power of the Pumpkin!
• The Alien Interview and Museum of Peculiarities & Oddities – In this audience-based event, we’ve managed to get in touch with an alien who has volunteered to answer questions. The alien will appear to us in a mind-blowing holodeck and travel to us from a faraway galaxy. Some lucky audience members will have the opportunity to directly address our alien and receive the answers they’ve been seeking.
• Take the Spooky Shuttle Ride to Pizza, Ghost Stories, Scavenger Hunt Plus Tasty Candy. A Mini Excursion.  Get your boarding pass at the ticket counter on S First Street, next to Pumpkin Plaza. The Spirit of Halloweentown Squares are hidden, so take the eerie shuttle uptown to uncover them. You’ll also get some exclusive candy and commemorative stickers. You’ll get a close-up look at several scarecrows as well as some coolly adorned storefronts. Then visit Sunshine Pizza to indulge in some delicious pizza while hearing some ghost stories. When you take the shuttle back to Halloween Plaza, bring your completed scavenger card to Molly’s Market to claim your reward. Note: If you decide to walk the Scarecrow Trail instead of taking the shuttle back, it is 1.2 miles.
• Pirate Show. Come down to the waterfront to watch the antics of the Outrageous Fortune’s crew! The Reading Pirates will read stories to the young powder monkeys and swabs at 1 o’clock and 3 o’clock. The gun crew will also fire their blunderbusses, pistols, and cannons at 2 and 5 o’clock!