Goodies, goblins and more to be found in Hope Saturday

Goodies, Goblins and Ghost Stories is coming up on Saturday on the Hope Town Square.

Dave Miller, organizer of the annual Halloween festivities for children explains that the event runs from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday with events in and around the Town Square:

There will be a hay ride, pumpkin painting, spooky story telling, smores over a campfire, a cabinet of curiosities and a mad scientist’s lab.

The Yellow Trail Museum will also be hosting a “Haunted Night at the Museum” where actors will perform scene, making the museum come to life.

The Indiana Humanities Council has provided grant funding for an Frankenstein-themed discussion called “An Evening with Mary Shelley.” That will be offered at WILLow LeaVes of Hope on the north side of the Town Square starting at 4 p.m. Saturday.

The Mary Shelley event is free but you do need a ticket to attend. Those are available at the Hope branch of the Bartholomew County Public Library or at WiLLow LeaVes of Hope.

Goodies, Goblins and Ghost Stories activities are free.