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The Queen Anne Halloween lineup is here

October 13th, 2009 · 11 Comments

With Halloween just a couple of weeks out, Queen Anne is gearing up for its many festivities. The Upper Queen Anne Merchants Association is putting on its annual Trick or Treat festival on Saturday, October 31. From 3-5 p.m. merchants will be handing out candy to kids on Queen Anne Ave N between Galer and McGraw.

As the Trick or Treat is always a busy event, UQAMA has taken measures to ensure participant safety, putting funds together to provide for officer assisted traffic control on the day of the event at the intersections of Queen Anne Ave and Boston, and Queen Anne Ave and Crockett.

The Queen Anne Farmers Market is also making a special return appearance for All Hallows Eve. Their “Pork & Gourds” Halloween market and street food fair will be filled with all things spooky (and delicious, of course!) Stock up on all you need for hearty fall cooking from 3-7 p.m. at Queen Anne Ave N and Crockett. Farm stalls will include Local Roots, Baird Orchards and Full Circle. There will also be some delicious street food vendors out to celebrate the holiday in style, including Maximus Minimus, Skillet, Kaosamai Thai, Dante’s Inferno Dogs and Patty Pan Grill. This special event will be a fundraiser for Queen Anne’s very own nonprofit market.

Enjoy tunes by The Blair Street Mugwumps from 3-5 p.m. At 4 p.m. there will be a Pumpkin Pie Contest, judged by Lorna Yee, food writer at Seattle magazine and The Cookbook Chronicles, and author The Newlywed Kitchen: Delicious Meals for Couples Cooking Together, which is coming out soon. After the remarkable turnout the market had at their 1st Annual Blue Ribbon Pie Contest, the Pumpkin Pie Contest will be limited to the first ten registrants. Pies will be judged based on taste, appearance, technique and creativity. Because this event is a fundraiser, registration will be $10, to be collected at the contest. The first prize winner will be awarded a Le Creuset pumpkin cocotte (cast iron casserole), and the second prize winner will get a lunch for two at the Belltown Bakery Boulangerie Nantaise. As of this afternoon, there were still six places available, so hurry! To register email qafarmersmarket@gmail.com.

At 5 p.m. there will be a Creative Costume Contest for adults and kids ages 16 and up. Registration for the contest is $10, and the top prize winner will walk away with a $100 gift certificate to How to Cook a Wolf. So get a head start on your creative costume today! For rules and to register, email Julie Whitehorn at qafarmersmarket@gmail.com.

(Thanks to Greg and the Upper Queen Anne Merchants Association for the picture).



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