UPDATED: Here’s some Halloween and fall festival events for this week

Published 9:22 am Thursday, October 31, 2013

While traditional trick-or-treating on neighborhood streets is still a big part of Halloween, there are also lots of organizations — mainly churches — who will again sponsor Halloween events or fall-festival alternatives on Wednesday and Thursday nights, plus one on Saturday.

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Here’s a list of the ones we’ve been told about:

WEDNESDAY

• Fall Frenzy, 6-8 p.m., Palmerdale United Methodist Church, 7776 Highway 75 in Pinson

• Trunk or Treat, 6:30-8 p.m., Mt. Olive United Methodist, 2451 Mt. Olive Road

• Fall Festival, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Hayden First Baptist Church, Highway 160

• Fall Festival, 6-8 p.m., Enon Baptist Church, Morris-Majestic Road in Morris

• “Insanitarium” Haunted Attraction, 7-10 p.m., Palmerdale Homesteads Community Center

THURSDAY

(Note: Because of the threat of thunderstorms forecast for Thursday evening, some of these events may have schedule changes. Check with organizers before attending.)

• Fall Festival, 5-8 p.m., Gardendale First Baptist — North Campus (This event has been moved ahead one hour)

• Great Pumpkin Celebration, 6:30-8 p.m., former IGA building om U.S. 31 in Kimberly

• Sweets and Treats, 6-8 p.m., Central Baptist, Newfound Road in Gardendale

• Trunk ot Treat, 6:30-8 p.m., Gardendale-Mt. Vernon United Mathodist, Highway 31 in Gardendale

• Old-Fashioned Fall Festival, 6-8 p.m., Gethsemane Baptist, Hayden

• Trunk or Treat, 6 p.m., Sharon Heights Baptist, Brookside

• “Insanitarium” Haunted Attraction, 7-10 p.m., Palmerdale Homesteads Community Center

SATURDAY

• Community Fall Festival, 4-6 p.m. at Mt. Olive Ball Park, sponsored by First Baptist of Mt. Olive

• Warrior Day, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Main Street