HERMISTON — Halloween is almost here, and Hermiston businesses are offering events for the whole family to enjoy.

•The annual Treats on Main trick-or-treating event has been altered in deference to COVID-19 regulations on gatherings and social distancing. On Saturday, Oct. 31, from 4-6 p.m., a drive-thru Treats on Main and Beyond will be held at the Hermiston Convention Center Parking lot, 415 S. Highway 395. No trick-or-treat activities are planned on Main Street for 2020.

To participate in the trick-or-treating event, drive south on Third Street and enter the parking lot on the north side of the center. Follow the route through the parking lot and exit on the south onto Tamarack Street. No access will be allowed from Highway 395 or Second Street. All participants must wear a mask or face covering, and observe social distancing by staying in their vehicles. 

Businesses and organizations will hand out candy from booths set up in the convention center parking lot. Anyone wanting to provide treats for the event can sign up at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScq7T2U1eu4rzZal-ZOs_pLK2z6ZYstZem6mjLh2-bjQpapKA/viewform.

The Hermiston Parks & Recreation Department also is hosting a pumpkin carving contest for area residents. Anyone wanting to enter a carved or painted pumpkin should drop their entry off at the community center on Thursday or Friday, Oct. 29-30. Pumpkins entered will be displayed during Treats on Main and Beyond event, but will not be returned to entrants.

Treats on Main and Beyond is sponsored by Rogers Toyota, the city of Hermiston and local businesses.

•Bellinger Farms has opened its pumpkin patch for Halloween, and all pumpkins are $5 each. The business at 1823 S. Highway 395 also offers free pumpkin patch rides, kids’ games and a bale maze. Social distancing protocols will be followed, masks are required and sanitization stations will be available. The pumpkin patch is open Monday-Friday from 1-5:30 p.m., Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

•Oasis Vineyard Church, 1255 S. Highway 395, is holding a Trunk N’ Treat event in the church’s parking lot on Saturday, Oct. 31 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Candy will be given out from the trunks of cars or the beds of pickups that are festively decorated for the holiday. Masks are required by all participants.

•Desert Lanes Family Bowling Center is offering a family Cosmic Glow Bowling Halloween Party on Saturday, Oct. 31. Reservations are $75 for a family of up to six people and includes 90 minutes of bowling, shoe rental, a large pizza of choice, a pitcher of soda, six $5 arcade cards and one goodie bag per person. Families can reserve a spot during the first session from 6-7:30 p.m., or the second session from 8-9:30 p.m. Lane availability is limited, and masks or face coverings and social distancing are required. Call the bowling alley at 541-567-6364 to reserve a spot.