EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – With Halloween roughly a week away, activities are being posted throughout the bi-county area and, for those who like to drive around to look at decorations, there are plenty of houses showing holiday spirit.

The following is a guide to the area’s Halloween activities…

RICHMOND

Houses throughout the community are preparing for Halloween, with 707 and 705 E. Lexington St. being among the most popular haunts.

The lawns of the two houses contain various creepy sights, including graveyards, spiders, a giant skeleton, a skeleton barfing continuously and a skeleton playing whack-a-skull with skeleton heads.

“We’re having fun with this,” Betty Glynn, 707 E. Lexington, said. “There’s quite a few people in town stepping up.”

The Glynns have provided the spooky decorations for several years.

“I started doing this for my grandkids – they just live down the street. ... Now, people drive by just to see it.”

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS

The following are events planned in Excelsior Springs...

• The Excelsior Springs Community Center and Child Watch offer Halloween activities.

Activities will take place from 8 a.m. to noon and 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 22, for Costume Day; and participants may register for the Great Pumpkin Plunge, which will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23.

• First Assembly of God, 1800 W. U.S. Highway 69, hosts the Harvest Festival from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 24. There will be chili dogs, yard games, a petting zoo, pony rides and inflatables.

• A drive-through Trunk-or-Treat will be held from 3:45 to 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29, at Liberty Hospital’s Excelsior Springs Clinic, 199 S. McCleary Road.

• Barbee Memorial Presbyterian Church hosts a biblically based Trunk or Treat from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, in the church parking lot.

“There will be hot dogs and chips, treats, the JuJu Bee’s hair bow stand, fellowship and fun,” church information states. “Bring your kids for a great time, with their favorite Bible stories.”

The church is at 501 Tiger Drive, across from the high school.

• The Elks Lodge, 421 S. Titus, hosts the annual Trunk or Treat from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday. The event includes hot dogs, chips and a drink.

• Pisgah Baptist Church, 112 Pisgah Drive, Wood Heights, hosts the Family Fest from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 27. Activities will include a bounce house, escape room and pumpkin decorating.

• From 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, the Downtown Trick or Treat event involves businesses handing out treats to children.

• Barbee Memorial, 501 Tiger Drive, hosts a Bible-based Trunk or Treat from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30. The event include hot dogs, chips, treats and Bible stories.

• The Annual Bill Payne Halloween Party will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 31, at the Clay Ray Veterans Building, 208 Veterans Memorial Drive. There will be a costume party with prizes for the best costumes, and hot dogs, chips and soda.

LAWSON

“Vendors, food and fun” headline the Lawson Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 23, at Lawson City Park.

The following events are scheduled tentatively, with most events starting at 10 a.m.:

• 8 a.m., vendor setup and car show registration begins;

• 8:30 a.m., lift workout at the stage;

• 9 a.m., disc golf tournament, shotgun start, at Lawson City Lake;

• 10 a.m.-6 p.m., vendors open;

• 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Kids Area in the Park sponsored by United Fiber;

•10 a.m.-2 p.m., car show, sponsored by Humana;

• 10 a.m., registration for corn hole tournament opens;

• 10 a.m., Kids’ Pedal Tractor Pull starts;

• Noon, the corn hole tournament begins;

• Noon to 5 p.m., Rotary bingo at the shelter house;

• 5-7 p.m., Southwest PTO’s Trunk or Treat;

• 7:15 p.m., costume contest will take place on stage and is sponsored by Xi Mu Beta Sorority; and

• 7:30 p.m., movie in the park.