Wednesday
Costume party at In-ShapeWHEN: 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
WHERE: In-Shape Sports Club, 101 S. Tracy Blvd.
DETAILS: Children and adults are invited to the gym, which will open its doors to members and nonmembers for a Halloween party. Sparkles the Clown will perform, and there will be face painting, games and a costume contest. Boys and girls younger than 18 must go with a parent to attend the party.
COST: Free
INFO: 836-2054
Friday
Harvest festivalWHEN: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
WHERE: Great Beginnings Preschool, 330 Acacia St.
DETAILS: Great Beginnings Preschool will host a harvest festival that will include games, face painting, cookie decorating, food and more. Boys and girls are invited to dress up in a costume.
INFO: 835-1321
Moose Lodge haunted houseWHEN: 6 p.m.
WHERE: Tracy Moose Lodge, 35 E. Sixth St.
COST: $3 per person, plus one can of food for Brighter Christmas
INFO: 835-4366
Monster Mash danceWHEN: 6 to 8 p.m.
WHERE: Emeritus at Heritage Place, 355 W. Grant Line Road
DETAILS: Emeritus will host a Monster Mash dance with a prize for the best costume. Snacks and dessert will be served. Donations will go to the Alzheimer’s Association. Call to RSVP.
COST: $2 donation
INFO: 835-1000
Haunted High at MillenniumWHEN: 7 to 9 p.m.
WHERE: Millennium High School gym, 51 E. Beverly Place
DETAILS: Millennium High School and the rest of the Tracy Learning Center will host Haunted High to raise money for the Parents Club Carnival festival. Tours will run every 20 minutes until 9 p.m.
COST: $5
INFO: 914-4016
Alfred Hitchcock Series: ‘Rear Window’WHEN: 8 p.m.
WHERE: Grand Theatre Center for the Arts, 715 Central Ave.
DETAILS: The Grand will show Hitchcock’s 1954 thriller “Rear Window,” starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly, in which a wheelchair-bound photographer spies on neighbors from his window.
COST: $2
INFO: 831-6858 or www.atthegrand.org
Halloween costume party (ages 21+)WHEN: 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
WHERE: West Valley Bowl, 2365 East St.
DETAILS: The bowling alley will host a Halloween costume party for adults. There will be a DJ and karaoke throughout the night, as well as costume contests.
COST: $2 donation
INFO: 835-1000
Saturday
Trick-or-treat pancake breakfastWHEN: 8 a.m. to noon
WHERE: Tracy Masonic Lodge, 1601 N. Tracy Blvd.
DETAILS: The Tracy Masonic Lodge will host a breakfast with pancakes, eggs, sausage, juice, milk and coffee. Costumes will be rewarded with a treat.
COST: $5 donation to Tracy Interfaith Ministries; donations for a canned food drive will also be accepted.
INFO: 483-8992
Downtown Tracy Halloween paradeWHEN: 3:30 p.m.
WHERE: Central Avenue, downtown Tracy
DETAILS: Kids of all ages are invited to turn out in costume for a Halloween parade that will start at Central Avenue and Seventh Street and end at 10th Street. Afterward, there will be trick-or-treating, a pumpkin patch and a performance by a magician.
COST: Free
INFO: 831-6200
‘Casper’WHEN: 6:30 p.m.
WHERE: Studio Theatre, Grand Theatre Center for the Arts, 715 Central Ave.
DETAILS: The Grand will show “Casper,” starring everyone’s favorite friendly ghost.
COST: Free
INFO: 831-6858 or www.atthegrand.org
Harvest carnivalWHEN: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
WHERE: West Valley Christian Academy, 1790 Sequoia Blvd.
DETAILS: West Valley Christian Academy will host a harvest carnival with games, food and 1,600 pounds of candy.
COST: Free
INFO: 832-4072
'Frankenstein’WHEN: 8 p.m.
WHERE: Studio Theatre, Grand Theatre Center for the Arts, 715 Central Ave.
DETAILS: The Grand will show “Frankenstein,” the classic flick about a mad scientist’s iconic creation made from parts of corpses.
COST: $7.50
INFO: 831-6858 or www.atthegrand.org
Spooktacular Halloween Party (ages 21+) WHEN: 9 p.m.
WHERE: The Great Plate, 714 Central Ave.
DETAILS: DJ Suga Shane will mix some tunes during The Great Plate’s Spooktacular Halloween Party. There will also be a costume contest, with the theme “mobsters and pin-up girls,” with $200 in cash and prizes
INFO: 833-0862
I'd love to see more of the classics play in town...maybe once a week or something...6 a year is just too few!