The Haunting of Guilford Center Village is a collaboration of 5 events hosted by 5 Guilford Volunteer groups that are working to highlight and celebrate our wonderful town. We hope you can come to one or more of these events and participate in the celebration!
Spooky Walk: Ghosts of Guilford
Friday, Oct. 26th 4:30 - 6:00 PM
(We will gather at Broad Brook Grange between 4:30 and 5:00 to walk over to Weeks Forest)
Host: Conservation Commission
Location: Andrew Weeks Carriage Trail
Target Audience: All ages welcome!
Donations Welcomed to support the Guilford Conservation Commission
The Conservation Commission will lead participants from the Grange to the Andrew Weeks trail for an evening walk with friends and family. Meet colorful characters from the Guilford Town History, who will tell their spooky stories. Enjoy some hot apple cider once you reach Mother Honeywell and her cauldron. Bring a flashlight for the walk back.
*Following the Spooky Walk, consider walking along Carpenter Hill Rd. to the Meeting House to enjoy the movie, The Whisperer In Darkness.
*Purchase food at the Playscape provided by the Guilford Country Store between events.
The Whisperer In Darkness
Friday, Oct. 26th 6:30 - 8:00 PM
Host: Historical Society
Location: The Meeting House
Target Audience: Pre-teen to Adult
Donations welcomed to support the Guilford Historical Society
H.P. Lovecraft wrote "The Whisperer In Darkness" while living in Guilford. The story and the movie are 1930's period pieces. The movie has many references to Guilford and its surrounding communities. The Historical Society will show this movie at the Meeting House. The Guilford 6th Grade class will introduce the movie by sharing information about the movie's historical references. This is a Cult Classic movie which may not be appropriate for young audiences.
Pumpkin Painting, Carving and Storytelling
Saturday, Oct. 27th 10:00 AM
Host: CC4G, Guilford Free Library
Location: Guilford Central Village Natural Playscape
Target Audience: Children and their families- all ages welcome!
Free Event!
Join CC4G and the Guilford Free Library as we gather together at the Guilford Center Village Natural Playscape to celebrate the fall season by carving and decorating pumpkins and reading stories and singing songs about all things pumpkin! We will be giving out free books to take home and you can either take your pumpkin home or use it to light up the night for Wednesday's Trick or Treat and Stories at the library.
7th Annual Trunk-or-Treat and Dance Party
Saturday, Oct. 27th 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Host: Guilford Recreation Commission
Location: Guilford Central School
Target Audience: All ages welcome
Suggested Donation of $1/person to support the Guilford Recreation Commission
The Guilford Recreation Commission hosts the 7th annual Trunk or Treat and Dance Party at the Guilford Central School. Community members bring their decorated trunks to the school and from 5:30-6:00 children 'trick or treat' at each trunk as they walk around the loop. Vote for your favorite trunks: Most Spooky, Most Interactive and Most Creative- custom trophies awarded for each category. From 6-7:30, the school gym is transformed into a Monster Mash for an evening of music & activities: glitter tattoos, black light art and ghoulish sensory boxes. Enjoy a snack from the snack bar, have your photo taken by a photographer, and have your fortune read by a Tarot Card reader.
29th Annual, All Hallow's Eve - Guilford Center Village Trick-or-Treat
Wednesday, Oct. 31st 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Host: Guilford Free Library/Meeting House
Location: Guilford Center Village
Target Audience: Children (up to age 7) and their families
Free Event!
Guilford Free Library invites families with young children to trick or treat the Guilford Free Library and 7 of their neighbors in Guilford Center. Trick or Treaters can look forward to cider and doughnuts, a few ghostly activities and a book to put into their trick or treat bag. At 6:00, march in costumes to the Meetinghouse next door and gather on stage for a special Hallowe'en story time, some creepy songs and a costume dance. The Mistress of Ceremonies is Laura Lawson Tucker, and spooky music will be provided by Bob Tucker.
Dec 24, 2024, 3 to 5 PM
Picturebook Story Time!Dec 26, 2024, 4 to 4:45 PM
Tot Time (Play Time for 0-5 and Caregivers)Dec 28, 2024, 11 AM to 12 PM