Saturday, October 31, gives Flemington families a full day of Halloween before trick-or-treating begins at 4:00 PM.
KickQuest Martial Arts and Fitness, 257 US Route 202/31 South, holds Flemington's Best Trunk or Treat from 11:00 AM to noon. The event is free, but advance registration is required at flemingtontrunkortreat.com, spots are limited, and there are no walk-ins. It includes decorated trunks with a Best Trunk trophy, carnival games, prizes and a haunted house. Parents must stay with their children, and children 4 and under go through the haunted house with a parent.
Northlandz, 495 US Route 202, runs Choo Choo and Boo from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Its Halloween page describes a spooky tour, a scavenger hunt with a free goodie bag, pumpkin carving and an outdoor train ride, with a kids' costume contest from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. The attraction's listings differ on some details, including price, so call 908-782-4022 before you go.
Schaefer Farms, 1051 County Route 523, runs hayrides to the pumpkin fields from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM on Saturday and Sunday. Admission is $18 per person by card or $15 in cash, and children under 8 and veterans ride free. The price covers the hayride, corn maze, hay maze, animal feeding and parking. Pumpkins are $0.89 a pound. The farm can be reached at 908-782-2705.
Then it is on to the neighborhoods. Flemington Borough's trick-or-treating runs from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM, with Broad Street closed between William Street and Pennsylvania Avenue and Bonnell Street closed at Park Avenue and Shields Avenue from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
