Halloween is tomorrow! Get into the spirit with wagon rides, spooky soirées, Old Town traditions, and more. Don’t miss the trick-or-treat tradition on Main Street, followed by the Howl-O-Ween parade.
Halloween on Main Street 2019 - Thursday October 31st, 2019
3:00-5:00 p.m. Trick-or-Treating: Little ghosts and goblins are invited to Main Street for fun and safe Trick-or-Treating, compliments of participating merchants!
5:00 p.m. Dog Parade on Lower Main Street: Leashed, costumed dogs and their owners will meet below the Lower Main Street Pedestrian bridge at 4:45 p.m. The parade will begin at 5:00 p.m. and will march to Heber Avenue.
Looking for more - Park City Magazine shares Ways to Celebrate Halloween In and Around Park City. It’s the spookiest season of the year, and whether you like celebrating with adults-only costume parties or trick-or-treating with the kiddos, there is a local event for you. From walking in the legendary Howl-O-Ween dog parade to haunted wagon rides, use this guide to find the ten best Halloween happenings around town—plus a few favorites beyond Summit County’s borders.
Sleepy Hollow Wagon Rides - ends tonight! Spy the Headless Horsemen on a spooky horse-drawn wagon ride winding around the woods of Midway. Hear “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” as Rocky Mountain Outfitters guides your wagon through the forest. Rides available from 6–10 p.m. Tickets: $25 per person online, or find discounts on Groupon and Rocky Mountain Outfitters’ Facebook page. sleepyhollowutah.com
Family Fright Nights - ends tonight! Get in the spirit with free screenings of family-friendly Halloween classics at the Park City Library. Popcorn and lemonade provided. Catch Hocus Pocus October 26 at 3:00 p.m., and Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween October 30 at 6:30 p.m. parkcityfilm.org
16th Annual “Transylvania Tea Party” Blood Drive - Thursday, October 31. Deer Valley partners with ARUP Blood Services for its annual Halloween blood drive, encouraging folks to donate to those suffering from emergencies, illnesses, and blood disorders. Walk-ins welcome from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., but you may also book an appointment online at arupbloodservices.org using search code B068. Costumes are encouraged; light refreshments provided.
Howl-O-Ween and Trick-or-Treating on Main Street - Thursday, October 31. Trick or treat! Bring the kids for safe, fun, candy gathering along Historic Main Street from 3–5 p.m., courtesy of local merchants. Stay for the best Park City Halloween tradition of all: the Howl-O-Ween parade. Watch costumed pups march down Main at 5 p.m., or bring your own dressed up four-legged friend and don a costume to participate. historicparkcityutah.com
Grappa Halloween Party - Thursday, October 31. After Park City’s parade, celebrate with grown-ups at Grappa’s Main Street patio for a reception-style event with craft cocktails and delectable bites served in a spooky atmosphere. Wear a costume, mingle to the music, and enjoy this haunted Halloween evening from 6–9 p.m. Tickets required: $75 at grapparestaurant.com.
Park City Ghost Tours - Nightly. Get in the Halloween spirit on an Old Town tour uncovering the ghosts of this old mining town. From the Man in the Yellow Slicker to the Woman in the Window, you’ll hear the local lore and walk past haunted homes and buildings where ghosts linger. Tours take place at 8 p.m. daily. And reservations are not required. Just show up at Miner’s Park on Main Street and look for the costumed tour guide. Tickets: $20 for adults, $10 for children. parkcityghosttours.com
Beyond Park City
Pumpkin Nights in Salt Lake City - Through November 4. Drive down the canyon to witness the Utah State Fairpark transformed into an immersive, pumpkin-filled land. Perfect for children too young for scary haunted houses, wander from room to room to see decorated pirate ships, dragons, and undersea worlds with a vibe that’s delightful, not frightful. See over 3,000 hand-carved pumpkins, watch fire dancers perform, paint a pumpkin, and stay for a Halloween movie screening on select nights. Tickets: $20 for adults, $18 for seniors, $16 for kids. If your family stays up late, save with the daily night owl discount from 8 p.m. to close. pumpkinnights.comSundance Halloween Lift Rides - Through October 31. Catch the fall colors and the rising moon on family-friendly Halloween Lift Rides at Sundance Resort. Lasting 45 to 60 minutes, the ride on Ray’s Lift takes you above spooky scenes under moonlight. Back at the base find games, cozy blankets, steaming cups of hot cocoa, and snacks for sale. When the weather permits, a Halloween movie plays outdoors at the base. Lift rides run 7-10 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and 7-11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays). Tickets available online at sundanceresort.com. Lift tickets: $25 for adults, $22 for children and students, and $19 for seniors. Add a Halloween Zip Tour for $59 per person.
In real estate news Utah ties for #1 in 10 States With the Fastest Rates of Job Growth, 2020. U.S. job growth in 2019 is likely to average 170,000 jobs per month, down from 223,000 in 2018. The decline is partly attributable to fewer available workers to hire with the low unemployment rate. Also, businesses are reluctant to aggressively pursue growth, given increasing economic uncertainty from the trade war with China.
Hiring in some sectors –-particularly health care-– remains robust. Services associated with a growing economy, such as computers, restaurants, and temporary help, are also up. The weak spots? Retail is shedding workers as stores continue to close. The telecom sector also continues its long decline. The drop in oil prices has led to job cuts in the oil and gas sector. As a result, some states buoyed by thriving industries are adding jobs at much faster clips than others. Check out the 10 states with the fastest projected rates of job growth for 2020.
T-1. Utah
Population: 3,161,000Unemployment rate: 2.8%
2019 job growth: 3.0% (46,200)
2020 job growth: 2.0% (31,300)
Utah's economy is humming, consistently one of the best-performing in the country with expansion continuing in every major sector from healthcare to basic manufacturing. Hiring will expand by 3.0% this year, down slightly from last year's sizzling 3.2% growth. Slower workforce growth may be a helpful development with unemployment at a low 2.8% rate that underlines the scarcity of workers to fill jobs.
Utah has a large presence in a number of rapidly growing high-tech sectors including cloud computing and software development as well as in aerospace and life sciences. Its relatively cheaper real estate, growing talent pool and proximity to other higher-cost Western tech centers is fostering growth of a "Silicon Slopes" cloud computing and "Bionic Valley" bioengineering center around Salt Lake City. As many as one in every seven jobs in the state –-300,000 in all-– are generated by high-tech companies that typically pay more than other industries.
T-1. Nevada
Population: 3,034,000Unemployment rate: 4.1%
2019 job growth: 3.0% (42,400 new jobs)
2020 job growth: 2.0% (29,200 new jobs)
3. Florida
Getty ImagesPopulation: 21,299,000
Unemployment rate: 3.3%
2019 job growth: 2.5% (222,300)
2020 job growth: 1.9% (173,300)
4. Idaho
Getty ImagesPopulation: 1,754,000
Unemployment rate: 2.9%
2019 job growth: 2.5% (18,600)
2020 job growth: 1.8% (13,600)
T-5. Arizona
Population: 7,172,000Unemployment rate: 5.0%
2019 job growth: 2.5% (72,300)
2020 job growth: 1.7% (50,400)
T-5. Washington
Population: 7,536,000Unemployment rate: 4.6%
2019 job growth: 2.6% (89,500)
2020 job growth: 1.7% (60,000)
7. Texas
Population: 28,702,000Unemployment rate: 3.4%
2019 job growth: 2.3% (290,600)
2020 job growth: 1.6% (207,200)
8. Colorado
Population: 5,696,000Unemployment rate: 2.8%
2019 job growth: 2.1% (57,700)
2020 job growth: 1.4% (39,200)
9. Oregon
Population: 4,191,000Unemployment rate: 4.0%
2019 job growth: 1.9% (36,500)
2020 job growth: 1.3% (25,400)
T-10. Alabama
Population: 4,888,000Unemployment rate: 3.1%
2019 job growth: 1.8% (37,000)
2020 job growth: 1.2% (25,000)
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