Halloween Activities

Kim Weightman • October 17, 2024
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October is here and Bethel Park has SO MANY fun activities for you to participate in this month! Read on to learn more.


FIND SALTY JR. CONTEST

Do you like to play ‘Hide & Seek?’ Salty does too! Each week in October, if you find Salty, take a pic with him and submit it on the Municipality’s Facebook, Instagram or X accounts by Friday at noon for a chance to win your own Salty Jr.! One winner will be selected via a randomizer app live at 4 p.m. the following Monday during the “Bethel Park Minute. ”The last drawing will be held Monday, Oct. 28. There will be a total of four winners.


EVERYONE who enters throughout the month will have a chance to win one of 10 $25 Gift Cards too! Gift card winners will be announced at the Nov. 11 Council Meeting.


If you’d like clues to find Salty, download the Municipality’s new MessageSpring App! Log on to www.bethelparkpa.gov, click on the top right “Subscribe to Us” button, scroll down and click “Subscribe Via MessageSpring App,” then watch for details. Be sure to have your location ON!


GOOD LUCK!!! SALTY IS WAITING FOR YOU! Gift Cards provided by MessageSpring.


HALLOWEEN DECORATING CONTEST

Judging Oct. 21 – 30

Our residents love to decorate, especially at Halloween! To nominate a home, email jdavin@bethelpark.net or call 412-831-6800, x211. One winner per ward.


SPOOKTACULAR PARADE

Oct. 26 at 9 a.m.

Grab your costumes and come to our annual Halloween Parade! Once again, we’ll have two parade routes(North & South) with a variety of special vehicles and surprises for kids along the way!  We’ll be posting the parade routes very soon, right here, so check back!


You can use our new MessageSpring app to find out when the parade is coming near your home. To use it, follow the steps noted under the Salty contest above!


Can’t make the parade? No worries! We’ll have it live on our Municipality of Bethel Park and BPTV Facebook pages.


TRICK-OR-TREATING

Oct. 31 from 6-8 p.m.

Want to participate? Turn your porch lights ON. Prefer not to participate? Leave your porch light OFF.


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