Come join the Culpeper County Parks & Recreation (CCPR) staff & volunteers for a fun night of spook-tacular candy hunting!**************************************************************
REGISTER YOUR CHILDREN SO THE GREAT PUMPKIN KNOWS HOW MUCH CANDY TO LEAVE!!
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When the gates open at 5:30pm there will a "cauldron full" of vendors & activities to participate in and remember Bring your OWN Trick or Treating sack AND a flashlight!
Each age group will have a specific scheduled Line Up time on separate fields.
Ages 3 & under AND children using the Adaptive Field (see definition below) will LINE UP at 6:00pm. then be escorted on to their field.
Ages 4-7 will LINE UP at 6:45pm and then be escorted on to their field.
Ages 8-12 will LINE UP at 7:15pm and then be escorted on to their field.
Each age group will have a designed area and time to hunt for candy left by the Great Pumpkin! To ensure everyone gets to hunt, Staff & Volunteers will ESCORT participants to the the designated soccer fields.
Candy Hunters, will then line up behind our volunteers and staff until given the signal to start! When the lights turn off, it's time to bring out the flashlight! Volunteers will ensure that no one starts before they are allowed.
**Remember - if you want your children to "hunt" together - they have to age UP.
If you have a 5yr old and a 10yr old and you want to keep them together, then they will both hunt on the 10-12 field.
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What is the ADAPTIVE FIELD???
The Adapted Candy Hunt Field designed for children ages 2 - 12 who may need a little more time, support, or space to enjoy the fun of gathering candy!
To make things easier for everyone, we’ll also have candy grabbers and balance support tools available to help kiddos reach candy and move around safely.
This field will be supported by amazing volunteers from Special Olympics Area 17 athletes, Compass staff, and the Reimagining Recreation team from CCPR.
We kindly ask that families be mindful and considerate when choosing this field. This space is intended for children who benefit from additional support, so everyone has a fair and joyful chance to participate.
Let’s make this a fun, inclusive experience for all!
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Each field will have a "Golden Pumpkin" or two. The child that finds the golden pumpkin will get a special prize to be collected from the CCPR tent closest to the soccer fields.
Spooky Photos will be available - bring your own camera.
Event Map will be posted to Facebook / our website the week of the event.
Friday, October 23
5:30pm- Gates Open - vendors & activities
6:30pm CCPR Cheer Team will preform
All activities will be operating until 7:30pm
7:30pm - it's time to go home and count all the candy!
Rain date. 10/30/26
Schedule is subject to change.
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Community Partners WANTED!
We are still looking for Community Partners and Craft, & Recreation Related Vendors, and have one(1) Food Truck space available.
Must be a non-profit, or local organization / recreation related organization / or local artisan (no multilevel marketing companies).
Event venue
16385 Competition Dr, Culpeper, VA 22701, United States
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