Monday, October 28 at 6:30 pm
The UO School of Music and Dance is hosting a fantastic FREE musical Halloween event–perfect for families! The event will feature music, storytelling, costumes, and candy in a laid-back atmosphere. Kids are encouraged to attend in costume. This year we’re also starting a bit earlier in the evening, to accommodate bedtimes for the wee ones. The SpookTastic! concert will take place in Aasen-Hull Hall (room 190) of the Frohnmayer Music Building on the UO campus.
Wednesday, October 30 from 6:00-8:00 pm
On this festive Halloween Eve night, come trick-or-treat around University of Oregon research labs in Willamette Hall and learn why research is such a scream! Children are invited to take tours, trick-or-treat, and participate in this year’s featured workshop “Up Close, Everything’s Gross!” where Eugene SLUGQueen and her minons will be making unique macroscopes and examining the grossology of the human body. Costumes are encouraged, and best mad-scientists costume wins a prize!
TRICK-OR-TREAT ON CAMPUS
Thursday, October 31 from 5:00-7:00 pm
UO Housing invites all K-5th graders to come trick-or-treating in the Bean community. Groups will leave every 15 minutes from the Bean West Courtyard. Friends and siblings are welcome and costumes are highly encouraged!
DIA DE LOS MUERTOS/DAY OF THE DEAD AT JSMA
October 29-November 2 from 6:00-9:00 pm
This popular annual celebration has been expanded to include two extra evenings this year. Each of the four nights will include dancing, poetry, and live music by the Guanaxtecos from Sierra de Guanajuato, two special exhibitions commemorating the 100th anniversary of José Guadalupe Posada’s death, and workshops with Mexican artist Martín Guevara Luna in the art studio. An ofrenda, constructed by local students to celebrate the holiday, will be on view October 29-November 2.
