Barton Performing Arts Department and students invite the community to celebrate the creative side of the Halloween season with the family-friendly “Haunting on the Hill 4” event from 3-6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26 in the Fine Arts Building. 

This year, the family-friendly event has a Victorian flare and offers free activities including fall-time games, a Barton Pep Band performance, rides on the Next-Tech Express Train, forensics activity booths, a visit from creepy-crawly animals, story-time for young children, and artmaking & face painting with the Shafer Gallery Art Cart, and more. There will also be a classic horror haunted house for ages 10 years and up for $5 per trip. The event will include the popular costume contest with prizes for child, teen, adult, group, and wild card categories. 

The schedule of events is as follows: 

3:15-3:30 p.m. - Stories from a Mostly Good Witch (for little Ghouls)

3-5:45 p.m. - Fall-Time Fun Game Room 

3-5:45 p.m. - Halloween Crafts & Face Painting by the Shafer Gallery Art Cart (Glen and Elaine Mull Classroom Outreach)

3-4:15 p.m. - Mystery Booths-Sherlock Holms Finger Printing, Count Vlad’s Blood Typing, & Creepy Critters

3-4:30 p.m. - The Next-Tech Express Train (outside the Fine Arts Building)

4-5:30 p.m. - Fiendish Fortuneteller

4-4:15 p.m. - Stories from a Mostly Good Witch (for little Ghouls)

4:30- 5 p.m. - Costume Contest & performance by the Prowling Pep Band

5-7 p.m. - Classic Horror Haunted House (ages 10 years & up) admission $5 

Only cash will be accepted for the haunted house. Those wanting to participate in the costume contest can sign up in advance at shows.bartonccc.eduor register in person at the event.