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Posted on: October 13, 2020

[ARCHIVED] Celebrate Halloween Safely

The City of Falls Church offers a number of socially distanced Halloween events, and shares advice for celebrating Halloween safely. 

Halloween Pop-Up Events in The Little City

The City of Falls Church Recreation and Parks Department is excited to you have you join us for our Halloween Pop-Up events on Saturday, October 31. Enjoy Pumpkin Painting, Birdhouse Painting, or Scarecrow Making at three different City of Falls Church parks.

Registration for City of Falls Church residents opens online with Webtrac on Tuesday, October 13, and registration is required for each activity. We ask that families only sign up for one activity to allow more families/households to participate. The activities are for children ages 1-13.

To ensure the health and safety of our staff and participants, each activity will be hosted at a different park and each time slot will be limited to 10 participants. Work space will be socially distanced and masks will be required for all who attend (but costumes are encouraged!).

  • Pumpkin Painting Pop-up
    • Saturday, October 31, 2020
    • Cherry Hill Park Picnic Shelter (312 Park Ave.)
    • 30 minute activity; Eight timeslots available (from 10:00 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.)
    • $6 per child Please register each child that would like to participate (for example, a family with two children would register for the activity twice). All supplies will be provided and cleaned between sessions.
    • Register online via Webtrac
  • Birdhouse Painting
    • Saturday, October 31, 2020
    • Berman Park Picnic Shelter (236 Irving St.)
    • 30 minute activity; Eight timeslots available (from 10:00 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.)
    • $4 per child
    • Please register each child that would like to participate (for example, a family with two children would register for the activity twice). All supplies will be provided and cleaned between sessions.
    • Register online via Webtrac
  • Scarecrow Making
    • Saturday, October 31, 2020
    • Frady Park Gazebo (311 E Broad St.)
    • 45 minute activity; Six timeslots available (from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.)
    • $10 per family/household.
    • Please register once for this activity, regardless of how many children are in the household. Each family/household will be allowed to make one scarecrow. We ask that each family/household bring child size clothing and scissors. You will be provided with everything else, including twine, hay, burlap, felt and glue.
    • Register online via Webtrac

Halloween Safety Tips from the CDC


Remember: a costume mask is not a substitute for a cloth face covering. 

Highest Risk

  • Traditional door-to-door trick or treating
  • Trunk or treat events
  • Crowded events, especially indoor gatherings

Medium Risk

  • Low or no-touch trick-or-treating
  • Goodie bags from a social distance, like at the end of a driveway
  • Outdoor, distanced, costume parade
  • Outdoor, distanced movie night

Low Risk

  • Pumpkin carving at home with family
  • Outdoor, distance pumpkin carving with friends
  • Decorating at home
  • Outdoor scavenger hunt in your neighborhood
  • Virtual costume contest

Look for more tips on Halloween, Dia de los Muertos, and Thanksgiving on the CDC's website.

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