Weekend Roundup: October 23–25

Halloween takes over the North Country this weekend — comedy in Sackets Harbor on Friday night, a dinosaur-themed Boo at the Zoo, haunted trails and houses, craft fairs, and the last big race weekend before the holiday. Here’s what’s on across Northern New York — Jefferson, Lewis & St. Lawrence Counties.

Friday, October 23

• Laughs on the Harbor — Fri Oct. 23 and Sat Oct. 24, doors 5:30 PM, show 7:00 PM, Sackets Harbor Ballroom, 103 W. Main St., Sackets Harbor. The Chamber’s comedy fundraiser: headliner Sky Sands with Mark Chalifoux, cash bar. Tickets $30–$120.
• Forest of Fear: Zombie Outbreak — opening weekend, Fri–Sat Oct. 23–24, dark–10 PM (tickets from 6 PM), Outskirts 1812, 14211 Dodge Ave., Sackets Harbor. The haunted trail returns with a zombie-outbreak theme; also runs Oct. 29–30.

Saturday, October 24

• Boo at the Zoo — 10 AM–5 PM, Zoo New York, Thompson Park, Watertown. The zoo’s Halloween celebration goes dinosaur-themed this year, with trick-or-treat stops along the paths — costumes encouraged. Admission $12 for ages 13–65, $9 for ages 3–12; trick-or-treating $5 extra.
• TILT Annual Halloween Hike — 11 AM–1 PM, Zenda Farms Preserve, Clayton. A guided Halloween hike through TILT’s preserve lands.
• Augustinian Academy Craft Fair — 10 AM–3 PM, Augustinian Academy, 317 West St., Carthage. The academy’s annual craft fair with local vendors.
• The Brighton Beat — 7 PM, Clayton Opera House, Clayton. An evening of music at the opera house; students get in free.
• Frederic Remington Art Museum Haunted House — 6–9 PM, Ogdensburg, with a KidZone 2–5:30 PM for younger visitors.
• Swan Bay 10th Annual Spooktacular — 4–9 PM, Swan Bay Resort, Alexandria Bay. The resort’s tenth annual Halloween celebration; $50 per vehicle in advance, $60 at the gate.
• Scarecrow Scuttle 5K/10K & Family Fun Run — Old McDonald’s Farm, Sackets Harbor. A Halloween-season race benefiting The Arc Jefferson–St. Lawrence.
• The Great Pumpkin Race 5K — Lewis County Fairgrounds Pavilion, Lowville. Packet pickup 8 AM, race 9 AM.

Sunday, October 25

• Boo at the Zoo — final day, 10 AM–5 PM, Zoo New York, Thompson Park, Watertown. Last chance for the dinosaur-themed Halloween weekend at the zoo.
• Clayton Scarecrow Contest — scarecrows on display along James St. and Riverside Dr., Clayton. Stroll the village and vote for your favorite through Wednesday, Oct. 28; winners announced Oct. 30.

Still running

• Friends Fall Book Sale — final day Saturday, Oct. 24, Ogdensburg Public Library. Last call for the Friends’ fall book sale.