Haunted Places
Oct. 17, 6:30 p.m. Details: Colona (Ill.) Public Library, 911 1st St., Colona, Ill. Chad Lewis, co-author of "Iowa and Illinois Road Guide to Haunted Locations" will speak about haunted areas in the Quad-Cities. Free. Contact: (715) 271-1831

Council of Associated Dads' Clubs Halloween Parade
Oct. 18, 2 p.m. Details: Downtown Moline. Free. Contact: (309) 797-4459

Meet the Unhuggables of the Forest
Oct. 23, 6:30-8 p.m. Details: Black Hawk State Park, 1510 46th Ave., Rock Island. Black Hawk State Historic Site will celebrate Halloween with a short walk in the moonlight to meet some of the site's special critters, such as chipmunks, foxes, spiders, snakes, vultures and more. Featuring storyteller and naturalist Chuck Wester and refreshments. For all ages. Free. Contact: (309) 788-9536

LeClaire (Iowa) Ghost Walk
Oct. 24, 5-10 p.m. Details: LeClaire Ghost Walk, 110 N. Cody Road. Hear and witness chilling ghost tales while ghosts, ghouls and goblins entertain and give a fright. Featuring moonlight madness shopping and the Michael Jackson "Thriller" dancers. No children younger than 13 years. $10. Contact: (563) 289-3392

Pumpkin Cannon Festival
Oct. 24-25, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Details: Country Corner Farm Market/Pumpkin Patch, 5333 U.S. 150, Alpha, Ill. Featuring pumpkin cannon firings 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day, 20 acres of pumpkins, a new 12-acre Corn Maze and farm-fresh fun for kids of all ages. Free admission, with a nominal charge for events. Contact: (309) 236-1993

Pumpkin Festival
Oct. 24, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Details: Fejervary Park, 1800 W. 12th St., Davenport. Participants can celebrate the beautiful leaves and harvest season with a day filled with old-fashioned fun. There will be a petting zoo, Sancho the Prize-winning Steer (participants are able to purchase a photo with Sancho), games, pumpkin decorating, crafts and more. Pumpkins will be available to decorate, and concessions will be available for purchase. $2 suggested donation, food item for the local food pantry. Contact: (563) 326-7859

Witches Walk Costume Contest And Parade
Oct. 24, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Details: The levee in LeClaire, Iowa. This family event includes a costume contest, a parade up and down Cody Road, prizes, candy, a witch's cackle contest, music, children's games, pumpkin decorating, a dog costume contest, food and more. Registration is strongly encouraged. Free. Contact: (563) 289-2233

Pumpkin carving
Oct. 25, 1-4 p.m. Details: Quad-City Botanical Center, 2525 4th Ave., Rock Island. Featuring pumpkin carving and painting, a candy guessing game, make-n-take projects, pumpkin fact sheets, a scavenger hunt, coloring sheets, face painting, a fall craft show and more. Free with admission: $20 family pumpkin pass (good for two adults and any dependent children for the entire month of October), $5 for adults, $4 for senior citizens, $3 for youth 6-12 years old, $1 for youth 2-5 years and free for children younger than 2 years/members.  Contact: (309) 794-0991

Fall Festival
Oct. 25, 1-3:45 p.m. Details: Pearl City Station, Muscatine, Iowa. This festival will be hosted by the Muscatine Parks and Recreation. Participants can bring entries for pumpkin carving contest, vote for favorite pumpkin, play games, make crafts and take a Halloween hike in costumes. Free.

Halloween party
Oct. 25, 3-6 p.m. Details: Cedar Memorial Christian Church, 306 Cedar St., Davenport. Free.

Clear Channel Quad Cities Halloween Walk
Oct. 27, 4pm to 6pm. Details: Clear Channel Radio Quad Cities, 3535 E. Kimberly Rd, Davenport, IA.  MORE INFO HERE!