Halloween in Riverina provides plenty of opportunity to get your spook on with horror both on the silver screen and in the flesh.
For those looking for something more wholesome – it wouldn’t be a spring weekend without some flower-themed action, plus we’ve found free cheesecake dessert cups a spectacular magic show.
In short, if there’s one thing you won’t need to be afraid of this week, it’s boredom.
All Weekend
Forum 6 Cinemas
When: All weekend, various times, download program here
Where: Forum 6 Cinemas, 77 Trail Street, Wagga
Cost: From $12.50, book here.
Forum 6 Cinemas offers plenty of ways to hit up Halloween on the silver screen. Barbarian starring Georgina Campbell is a horror mystery that follows a woman staying at an Airbnb and discovers that the house she has rented is not what it seems. Halloween Ends, the thirteenth instalment of the Halloween American slasher films franchise starring Jamie Lee-Curtis and Michael Myers, comes to a terrifying conclusion. Smile starring Sosie Bacon is a psychological horror where, after witnessing a bizarre and traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr Rose Cotter starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can’t explain…
Riverina Iris Farm Open Garden and Iris Display
When: Saturday 29 to Monday 31 October, 10 am to 4 pm
Where: Riverina Iris Farm, 13 Sycamore Road Riverina Iris Farm Lake Albert
Cost: See website for more information.
Guests are invited to feast their eyes on stunning irises in an array of colours at Riverina Iris Fram. The Farm now sells over 1400 varieties of this delightful bloom and guests can purchase some for their own gardens.
Friday
Magic and Mentalism with Trevor Gager
When: Friday 28 October, 6 pm to 7:30 pm
Where: The Curios Rabbit, 44 Johnston Street, Wagga
Cost: $12, book here.
Trevor Gager combines his love of magic, humour and storytelling to take guests through this interactive performance. Expect tricks with cards, coins, magic and mentalism, but most of all – expect to be left in wonder…
Spookfest ? a Halloween exhibition
When: Friday 28 October to Friday 4 November, daily 10 am to 2 pm
Where: Riverina Community College Gallery, 96 Murray Street, Wagga
Cost: Free.
The Riverina Community College and The Art Factory invite all Halloween enthusiasts to Spookfest? a Halloween exhibition. The exhibition officially opened today as a Halloween special and is well worth a look if you like your art on the spine-tingling side of quirky.
Saturday
SQUID GAME Halloween Party
When: Saturday 29 October, from 9 pm
Where: Club Tilly’s, 109 Baylis Street, Wagga
Cost: Door charge to enter the cash giveaway payable upon entry.
Red Light.. Green Light.. Can you survive the night to win a $1000 cash giveaway at Wagga’s Squid Game Halloween Party? So much fun you could die; collect your player number at the door and let the games begin. The best dressed will get a free entry for a year at Club Tilly’s.
Halloween Roller Disco
When: Saturday 29 October, 5 pm to 7 pm
Where: Twin City Skate, Morgan Street, Wagga
Cost: $15 + $5 for skate hire, payable upon entry.
Roller disco at Twin City gets a Halloween makeover this weekend. Don your scariest costume, grab your friends and family and roll on in to Wagga’s spookiest session on wheels.
Free CUP DAY at The Cheesecake Shop
When: Saturday 29 October, 1 pm to 3 pm
Where: The Cheesecake Shop, 5/61 Morgan Street, Wagga
Cost: Free
Head down to The Cheesecake Shop any time between 1 pm and 3 pm to score yourself a free limited edition dessert cup. Sweet tooths beware – there are only 500 to give away – first in best dressed.
Sunday
Long Lunch at Piccolo Farm
When: Sunday 30 October, 1 pm to 5 pm
Where: Piccolo Family Farm, 1814 Mallinson Rd, Lake Wyangan
Cost: Full table of eight $1600, half table $800, book here.
Lismone Dining and the Piccolo family invite people to experience Griffith’s beautiful Piccolo Farm for a long lunch and live music by Lisa Oduor-Noah. Tickets are sold in either a table of eight or half tables, so gather your nearest and dearest for this event.
Thursday
Riverina Producers Market
When: Thursday 3 November, 1 pm to 6 pm
Where: Wagga Wagga Showground, cnr Bourke and Urana sts, Turvey Park
Cost: Free.
The Riverina Producers Market is run by producers to connect with people who love good food. A variety of stalls sell fresh and prepared foods, food-related products and complementary homewares.