Frightfully Fun Halloween Events in Store for MDI!

Oct 16, 2025

Santa gets an escort down Ledgelawn. File photo: Bar Harbor Story

The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Thrive Juice Bar & Kitchen.

MOUNT DESERT ISLAND—Halloween events begin today, and we’re going to update this as a separate article for those of you who are focused on the fights and delights going on around Mount Desert Island.

We’ll be updating this pretty constantly as we learn of more events. Those updates will be on our website here. If you don’t automatically see them, just go to the search option (a magnifying glass) on the top-right corner and type Halloween!

LEDGELAWN INFO!

For those of you who head to Bar Harbor to trick or treat, Sgt. Soren Sundberg says that the police department will close Ledgelawn Avenue again this year, Friday, October 31, for Halloween. The road will be closed to vehicle traffic from around 3:30 pm to 8:30 p.m. for the safety of pedestrians.

If you have an event we’ve missed, just let us know by hitting the “send a message” button below. We’ll add it here and in THINGS TO DO, which comes out on Mondays.

OCTOBER 15

OCTOBER 16-18

OCTOBER 22 and OCTOBER 24

OCTOBER 22

OCTOBER 25

OCTOBER 25

Create your own felted wool wall hanging in this fun “spooky trees” felting class. Join fiber artist and instructor Hillary Dow for an afternoon of creativity and fun on Saturday, Oct. 25, from 1-3 p.m.

Please register here: https://www.wendellgilleymuseum.org/reserve/Lb1PA

OCTOBER 25 — CAMP BEECH CLIFF

Breaking News From The Cauldron Communication Network: Registration for the Sixth Annual Trail-Of-Treats at Camp Beech Cliff opens this Friday morning at 8 AM. The registration link can be found at www.campbeechcliff.org

As always, we’ll be joined by other organizations from around MDI who will help bring our Trick or Treating village to life! This year we’re excited to be joined by:
-The Northeast Harbor Public Library
-Mount Desert Nursery School
-Friends of Acadia
-MDI High School Tri-M Music Honor Society
-The Seal Cove Auto Museum
-Summer Festival of the Arts
- Island Housing Trust

And more to come. We hope to see you here on Saturday, October 25.

OCTOBER 25 and 26

OCTOBER 26

Howl-O-Run is being held at 11 a.m. on Sunday, October 26, at Marlboro Beach in Lamoine. All the proceeds will support the animals in the SPCA’s care. The event’s presenting sponsor is the Maine Community Foundation’s Mimi Fund.

For more information about the race or to find out how you can become an event sponsor, contact race organizer Jamie O’Keefe at 207-299-8732 or jamieokeefe67@gmailcom. To register or become a sponsor online, visit spcahancockcounty.org/howl-o-run-2025

OCTOBER 29

OCTOBER 30

Trick or Treat at Birch Bay Retirement Village on Thursday, October 30, from 4:30–6:00 pm! MDI Hospital and Birch Bay Retirement village staff welcome our community to attend this fun and safe Halloween celebration. Enjoy trick or treating while taking in the stunning views of Frenchman Bay!

OCTOBER 30