The Issaquah Highlands Green Halloween Festival was a big hit! The two day event took place October 24 & 25 and attracted over 2,000 guests. In addition, over 50 resident & student volunteers showed up to lend a hand and join
in the fun.
The festival featured a haunted house, teen dance, carnival games, pony and wagon rides, a petting farm, a giant inflatable slide and a hay maze. There was also plenty of hometown fun such as a pumpkin carving contest, cider press and children’s parade.
Festival proceeds benefited: Highlands Council, Eastside Baby Corner, and Northwest Harvest Food Bank.
By: Christie Santodomingo
The holidays for many people means cheerful gatherings of friends and family, practicing long-standing traditions or establishing new ones, and eating lots of delicious food. But along with these wonderful parts often comes the stress of holiday shopping. A suggestion to help minimize the stress so that you can enjoy the holidays more is to visit the Issaquah Highlands Holiday Gift and Craft Bazaar.
Why visit the Bazaar? Because by shopping at the Holiday Bazaar taking place in Blakely Hall, you will be saving time and money on gas while supporting local artists and home-based retailers. Not to mention all of the unique gifts that you will find there for your loved ones, teachers, and co-workers. Bring a non-perishable food item for the Issaquah Food Bank collection bin at the door, and you will be helping another family enjoy their holiday meal. Purchase a Discovery Toy product from my booth, and 5% of profits go to Eastside Baby Corner. Entrance is free and gift wrapping will be available for a donation.
You will leave with wonderful gifts wrapped and ready to go while helping others—all without ever leaving your own neighborhood! The Holiday Gift and Craft Bazaar is taking place at Blakely Hall on November 15, from 10am-3pm. Hope to see you there!
Highlands Council and Port Blakely Project Development Team are excited to bring you the biggest and best Green Halloween Festival in Issaquah Highlands History! Embracing the Green Halloween movement and the values of living green in Issaquah Highlands, the event will focus on community outreach, healthy living, education, and seasonal fun!
4,000 lbs of Terror Town
Back this year, the Terror Town Haunted House opens from 6pm–9pm for two days only! Admission requires donations of non-perishable food items for Northwest Harvest Food Bank. The goal of Terror Town is to collect over
4,000 lbs of food in just two days! Terror Town is very scary and not intended to entertain young children.
Carve, Embellish, Paint and SUPPORT
Highlands Council is pleased to support a fundraiser for Eastside Baby Corner and we need your help! Enter a decorated pumpkin and 100% of your entry fee goes to EBC! Vote for your favorite pumpkin and 100% of your ballot purchases also goes to EBC! The more pumpkins entered and the more ballots purchased, the more EBC is able to support local families in need of basic necessities for their children.
Boo Bash for Middle School Students
DJ Hayden Hall will be the host of the first teen dance in Issaquah Highlands Friday night from 7pm–10pm at Blakely Hall! All 6th–8th grade students are welcome!
Healthy Living
Touting ourselves as an Urban Village means having the ability to walk and bike within our community with ease. If the weather is good Saturday’s festival could draw thousands of visitors from the greater community. Local residents are encouraged to walk or bike to the event as parking will be very limited.
Be sure to visit the business booths at Saturday’s festival! At the GreenHalloween.org booth get your questions answered on how to put more GREEN into your family’s Halloween celebration. Enjoy fresh-pressed apple cider at Blakely Hall or other refreshments from 9bar & World Pies. Amazing Grass will offer free samples of healthy food products for the entire family. Educational, hands-on vendors include Discovery Toys, 98.1 KING Radio Instrument Petting Farm, KidsQuest Children’s Museum, Issaquah Bookends, and Mad Science demonstrations with take-home
Goblin Goop!
Seasonal Fun
We encourage the entire family to come in costume! Be sure to arrive by 3:00pm to line up for the Kids and Pet Parade! Then enjoy pony rides, horse-drawn wagon rides, the hay maze, carnival games and so much more! Don’t forget to have your picture taken with the GREAT PUMPKIN before you leave, courtesy of Beautiful You Portraits.
