October 19, 2023
Story and photo by Joe Vinduska
Barton Performing Arts Department and students invite the community to celebrate the creative side of the Halloween season with the family-friendly “Haunting on the Hill 3: The Season of Fun” event from 4-7 p.m. Oct. 28 in the Fine Arts Building.
Activities include games, therapy horses, performances, art-making, a line dance session, an escape room, cake walk, a costume contest with prizes, and much more. All activities are free except for the cakewalk, which is $1 for four turns. Cash only please. Those wanting to participate in the costume contest can sign up in advance at shows.bartonccc.edu or register in-person at the event.
Event goers can make it a full day of fun and Barton Theatre’s fall play, “Puff’s” before or after “Haunting On the Hill” event with showtimes at 2 pm and 7:30 pm. General admission for the play is $10. Children are free, and adults who wear a costume for Saturday’s showtimes get a 50 percent discount off admission. To view photos from last year's event, visit our Flickr page.
Haunting On the Hill’s Activity Schedule:
Pre-Event
2 p.m.
“Puffs” Fall Play (children’s tickets are free. Adults $10 or $5 if they wear a costume
3 p.m. ***ALL 3 P.M. OUTDOOR EVENTS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER***
Fall Fun Yard Games
Therapy Horses
Coffee & Spooky Treat Fundraiser
4 p.m. (doors open)
Creepy Line Dance
Costume Contest Registration Opens
Indoor Carnival Games
Art Project & Face Painting with the Shafer Gallery Art Cart, Glen and Elaine Mull Classroom Outreach
Zombie Apocalypse Escape Room
Fortune Teller
“Science or Magic?” Booths
4:30 p.m.
Story Time with a Mostly Good Witch
4:45 p.m.
“Dance of the Undead” by Barton Dance Theatre
5 p.m.
Haunting Music by Barton Pep Band
Costume Contest - child, teen, adult, group, and best zombie categories
5:45 p.m.
Cake Walk ($1 for four turns)
6 p.m.
Zombie Apocalypse Escape Room
6:15 p.m.
“Dance of the Undead” by Barton Dance Theatre
Post-Event 7:30 p.m.
“Puffs” Fall Play (children’s tickets are free. Adults $10 or $5 if they wear a costume)
For more information, contact Jamie Fager at (620) 792-9391 or fagerj@bartonccc.edu.