Spooky Week at the BOOtanical Center

A week full of spooky self-guided activities intertwined with classes, story time, and hands-on workshops. This week-long spooky celebration is for families, gardeners, and anyone looking to find small moments of connection. Soak up the crisp fall air while you wander the garden at your own pace, try a haunted hopscotch course or a scary scavenger hunt, catch story time or a fall color walk through the arboretum, and join us as the week wraps up with a unique Trunk-or-Treat, where community partners turn the trunks of actual trees (not cars) into treat stops throughout the arboretum. Slow down, enjoy the changing leaves, and take part in a little community magic. Most activities are free and/or self-guided. A few classes require registration and may require a small fee. Full schedule and more details are available on our website: https://extension.usu.edu/botanicalcenter/events/spooky-week-bootanical • Spooky Storytime: Daily at 10:30 AM (Mon-Fri) • Creepy Cosmos & Astronomy: Daily from dawn to dusk (self-guided) • Haunted Hopscotch: Daily from dawn to dusk (self-guided) • BOOtanical Scavenger Hunt: Daily, pick up between 8 am - 5 pm (Mon-Fri ) • Gather & Grow - Pumpkins, Petals, and Play: Oct. 26 | 6-7:30 PM | Ticket required • Spooktacular Snacks to Reduce Food Waste: Oct. 27 | 4:30 PM | Ticket required • Leaf Peeping with Jerry - A Fall Foliage Walk: Oct. 27 | 5:30 PM | Ticket required • Little Witch's Cauldron Kid's Craft: Oct. 28 | 11 AM | Ticket required • Build a BOOtiful Bat Box: Oct. 28 | 6 PM | Ticket required • Trunk-or-Treat in the Enchanted Arboretum: Oct. 30th | 3-5 PM For questions about accessibility or to request accommodations, please contact the event organizer, Emma Parkhurst, at [email protected] prior to the event. Utah State University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity institution and is committed to a learning and working environment free from discrimination, including harassment. For USU’s non-discrimination notice, see equity.usu.edu/non-discrimination.