Tower of Terror Haunted House & Costume Contest
The National City Fire Fighters Association Local 2744 (NCFFA) and the City of National City are proud host the 4th Annual Tower of Terror. This year’s event will kick-off at 5:00pm at National City Fire Station 34 (343 East 16th Street) on October 29, 2011. To accommodate all those Trick or Treaters this fright night is being held on the Saturday before Halloween.
The NCFFA will have a haunted house located in the drill tower, static displays, and community education trailer will be open to residents. National City’s Community Services Department will be hosting a costume contest throughout the entire event with contests taking place every half an hour with prizes for each winner. There will be plenty of candy for all those little ghosts and goblins that come in costume.
“Making Halloween safety a part of your holiday fun is a priority for our National City Fire Fighters (NCFFA) and the City of National City” Councilwoman Mona Rios adds about this year’s event.
“The Tower of Terror is a great opportunity for the community to come out have some fun and hang out with your local firefighters,” adds NCFFA president Mark Beveridge. “We truly enjoy doing this for the community and spreading Halloween fright.”
The Tower of Terror is designed for the residents of National City to have a safe place to enjoy free pre-Halloween festivities and get to meet their local public safety employees. So come out and prepare to be scared out of your skin, as your off duty firefighters take you on a trip through torture chambers, deadly caves, and all sorts of Halloween mayhem. So mark your calendars for the Saturday before Halloween, dust off your broom and fly on over to this great event.
Fall festival: 6 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 28 at Halecrest Elementary School, Chula Vista. There will be games, inflatable jumping toys, prizes, cakewalk and food.
Workshop: 5 to 6 p.m. Oct. 27 at the South Chula Vista Library, 389 Orange Ave. Children 12 to 17 years old can watch a demonstration of special effects makeup from a professional makeup artist. Space is limited and signing up is required.
Halloween “spooktacular”: 6 to 7 p.m. Oct. 27 at the South Chula Vista Library, 389 Orange Ave. There will be a presentation of “Frank was a Monster Who Wanted to Dance,” followed by a costume parade. Dressing up in costumes is encouraged.
Halloween show: 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. oct. 27 at the Civic Center Library, 365 F St., Chula Vista. Krypton Yvonne presents a “Spooky Halloween Show” with a focus on anatomy, natural history and optics through lessons about human bone structure, vampire bats, bug-eating bats, and illusions including a witches’ brew and a paper dragon. Dressing up in costumes is encouraged.
Day of the Dead activity: 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Oct. 31 at the Bonita-Sunnyside Library, 4375 Bonita Road. Help with the community altar for Dia de los Muertos by bringing photographs of loved ones who’ve passed away, and copy them to post to the community altar.
