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Boo! Get ready to get spooktacular in Downtown Metuchen! Wear your Halloween costume and visit all your favorite businesses, enjoy Halloween music, play some great games on this very special Haunted Downtown! More offers and specials to follow! This is a Haunted Downtown festival and not a trick or treating event, we encourage you to come out and enjoy Downtown Metuchen as our retailers get festive for this fun day!
Events
- DJ on Main St
- 1 PM, 4 PM Mannequin challenge at DJ booth
- Weeping Angel game at ‘Blink Alley’ (alley near Metuchen News & Classic Travel)
- Books in action with special guests acting out kids stories at 3pm
- Booger slime station on Main Street
- Peanuts Great Pumpkin selfie station on New Street
- Plants vs. Zombies selfie station on Hillside Avenue
Costume fun at the Market from 9 AM – 2 PM: come dressed up to the Farmers Market and get a prize (generously donated by Country Stand Farm). You, your kids, your pets…all are eligible!
Retailer Events & Specials
2 Chicks with Chocolate
- Chocolate Halloween craft for $10
Antonio’s Brick Oven Pizza
- Haunted pumpkin pizza
ArteVino
- Get creative while you paint a spooky scene for $10
Bishop’s Bistro
- Kids 12 and under eat for $2.99 with purchase of an adult entree
Black Belt Institute
- Flash Sale – 50% off regular 2 week special
- Free 30 minute introductory class at 2:30pm
Brass Lantern
- Our in-house intuitive will be offering complimentary, 15 minute readings. Please call Brass Lantern 732-548-5442 to secure a time slot and avoid disappointment!
Brewed Awakening
- Henna and face painting
Buon Appetito
- 5 garlic knots for $2 to ward away vampires
Buttery Bake Shoppe
- 10% off, excludes pre-ordered items
Cafe Paris
- Special Halloween themed crepes
- Halloween pumpkin spiced drinks
Cai’s Cafe
- Haunted hot cocoa bar
- Join artist Billy Seccombe for some haunted caricatures
- Zombie make up station
- Haunted basement (if you dare…..!)
Carpet Maven II
- Design your own Halloween mask
Creative Twist Events
- Design your own trick-or-treat bag at What’s the scoop
Dream and Light
- $15 Halloween studio session, includes digital image
European Wax Center & Massage Envy
- Halloween tattoo station
- Face painting station
Farmers Insurance
- Haunted activity book for all children in costume
FiveStar Mobile
- Henna painting
Fresco’s Italian Deli
- Pumpkin ravioli with Alfredo sauce
Genus Boni
- Halloween toys for the first 80 children
- Ouija and Magic 8 ball games
George’s Salon
- Slime for the first 50 children
The Greek on Main
- Special Halloween kids’ menu
Hailey’s Harp & Pub
- Halloween food and drink specials
Hair Loft
- 15% off any service of your choice
- Hair tinsel for $5
- Hair braiding for $10
- Complimentary goody bags (while supplies last)
Lollipop Land
- Halloween popcorn bar
Mangia Toscano
- Halloween Italian desserts
Maria Manjelo Photography
- Halloween photography session (3 – 9 PM), $20 five-minute session with Maria includes 5 x 7 print
Metuchen News
- Fidget spinner contest on the hour
Metuchen Savings Bank
- Pumpkin judging contest
- Guess the candy corn game
- Learn about Metuchen Savings and account programs
Nexus Parking/Pearl Street Deck
- Free 3 hour parking from 10 AM – 7 PM
Optique Unique
- Haunted Photo booth
Pearl St Cafe
- Jack O’ Lantern Quesadillas, Pumpkin Mousse “Graveyards”, Halloween Pasta Mac & Cheese – pasta shaped like pumpkins, black cars, & more!
Runner’s High
- Spooky mannequin challenge
Suite Beverly
- $5 hair braiding
Title Boxing
- Founding member special for adults/parents ($20 off the original price).
- Give-a-ways of orange and black key chains and hand wraps
- Ghost buster! Knock-out the ghost punching bag game.
What’s the Scoop
- Special gummy worm sundaes
- Halloween themed face painting
Whole Foods Market
- At 1pm, as part of the Haunted Downtown event we will offer a Pumpkin decorating class for your little ones. They will enjoy some pumpkin treats while they decorate a pumpkin. Purchase of a Pumpkin is required.
