The Palisades-Malibu YMCA is sponsoring a Graveyard Smash at the pumpkin patch at Simon Meadow, at the corner of Temescal Canyon Road and Sunset Boulevard on Saturday, October 26.
The event is free and the fun starts at 4:30 p.m. and lasts until the pumpkin patch closes at 7 p.m. The smash is a great time to try out one’s Halloween costume before October 31.
There will be face painting and pumpkin painting. Mini pumpkins can be purchased for $2 each, or three for $5, and paint will be available for decorating.
Or go for the “big boys,” select a pumpkin, pay for it and take it to the carving station and turn the pumpkin’s face into a jack-o’-lantern’s ghoulish grin.
There will be trick or treating for all participants at different stations, and all can participate in the costume contest.
There will be light refreshments, water, juice boxes and popcorn, and of course candy and cotton candy at the treat stations. This is a family event, and families are invited to bring a picnic basket and enjoy the fall sunset. One does not have to be a Y member to participate,
And, if you still haven’t picked out your pumpkins for your front steps, now would be a good time to do it. Remember all proceeds from the pumpkin patch benefit the local Y, a nonprofit organization.