By Lee Ann Leonard
This October, discover why Halloween is better by the beach!
Pier Park will again help locals and visitors in need by hosting its annual “Halloween Costume Drive.” The Pier Park team will collect new and gently-used costumes at the Mall Management Office at 600 Pier Park Drive, Suite 125, Panama City Beach, FL 32413.
Halloween costume donors can drop off items any weekday from October 1 to 25 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. They can donate costumes for adults and children in all sizes. Starting October 28, guests can browse the donations to find their favorite scarewear while supplies last. The costume bank will be open during that same window.
On Halloween, from 4 to 7 p.m., “boos and ghouls” can go store-to-store collecting treats in Pier Park’s open-air, family-friendly environment. During “Boo by the Beach,” they can also pose in front of the mall’s Halloween-themed backdrop plus interact with colorful characters and a stilt-walking balloon artist. This year, enjoy scary store entrances as Pier Park retailers compete to create the spookiest storefront.
Driving up the fear factor is the center’s haunted attraction, Fear at The Pier! The 1,000-foot spooky maze dares explorers to escape animatronic monsters, mutants and maniacs.
To learn more about this and other October events, visit the Pier Park website’s events page: https://bit.ly/3YPOP25 or call (850) 236-9962.
