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Devon Silva-Frost, 2, of Boca Raton enjoys making a pumpkin selection. Delray Beach native Samantha Frost came to the patch as a child and wanted to share the experience with her son. Photo provided by Samantha Frost

Olga Kovaleuskaya reacts as her daughter Victoria, 18 months, throws a pumpkin through the air at “The Boca Pumpkin Patch Festival” at Mizner Park Amphitheater. Olga and her family reside in Boca Raton. Photo by Tim Stepien

Boca residents Samuel M

The Witches of Delray hosted a ‘Witches Brew’ happy hour fundraiser at Tim Finnegans Irish Pub. Proceeds from the event benefited the Achievement Centers for Children & Families. The ninth Annual Witches of Delray charity bike ride was modified becau

ABOVE: The eighth annual Witches of Delray Ride along Atlantic Avenue on Oct. 26 consisted of about 300 witches and raised $15,908 for Achievement Centers for Children & Families in Delray Beach.  BELOW: The ‘Sea Turtle Rescue Witches of Highland Bea

Last year, the Witches of Delray ride had one group with a Lily Pulitzer theme. This year, participants will ride through the city on Oct. 27 wearing black and purple. Photo provided

By Rich Pollack

When the Witches of Delray ride their bikes on Oct

Isabella Ghislandi of Boynton Beach does her best Supergirl pose for her mother, Laura, as they join ‘Trick-or-Treat Along the Avenue’ on Oct. 29 near Old School Square in Delray Beach. The lighting of the city’s new 100-foot Christmas tree will be h

Pre-Halloween revelers came early for a costume contest and stayed late to dance the night away

at the town’s second annual Haunted Nature Preserve. ABOVE: Zombie cheerleaders (l-r) Janevia Collin, 7,

and Kaliyah Hugger, 8, of Lantana, react to a sca

The school entertained families from nearby neighborhoods with contests for most creative and scariest costumes, as well as tastes of the hot-and-spicy southwest concoction. ABOVE: (l-r) The Elliott family — David, James, Avery and Kristin — in their

Related story: Police advise precautions during Halloween festivities

By Janis Fontaine

     Halloween is more popular than ever, but the days of trick-or-treating door-to-door are fading fast. Less than a third of costumed kids plan to walk around

A scary, skeletal  guard greets visitors who dare to enter the spooky grounds

for Halloween in the Hammock  at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center in Boca Raton.

Photo provided

    During Halloween, we throw many of our rules out the window, according to offi

Photography by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

Lake Worth residents Anne Heggli (right) and Courtney Ricks take part in a Halloween volleyball game

on the beach Oct. 26 at Anchor Park in Delray Beach. 

Participants portray Native Americans Oct. 19 dur

Costumed as bride and groom, these romantic pooches are all set

for Halloween (or a trot down the aisle).

Photo by Dean Payne

Bug-eyed and bushy-tailed, this photogenic doggie

is ready for treats and perhaps a trick or two.

File photo

By Arden Moor

October 18, 2012:  The City of Delray Beach wants everyone to have a safe and fun Halloween. It is one of the most exciting times of the year for children, but sometimes the most hectic for parents. The

October 6
Saturday - 10/6 - Spooky Halloween Saturdays are held at The Ritz-Carlton, Palm Beach, 1000 S. Ocean Blvd., Manalapan throughout October. Gingerbread haunted house building, costumes, pumpkin decorating, candy and Halloween movies. Noon-4 pm

See photos of more dogs dressed for Halloween

By Deborah S. Hartz-Seeley

Pumpkins, ghosts, witches, devils. This Halloween, these are not only popular costumes for people but also for their pets.
“Buying a costume for your pet is a feel-good sort of

Say Boo! to Halloween with everything from ghostly hauntings to pumpkin-inspired meals and cocktails.

    A good place to start for those who like things that bump in the night? Try the Lake Worth Playhouse. It’s said to be haunted by one its founder