Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. gang will take over Lakewood Ranch Main Street when BooFest returns Friday, Oct. 30, for an evening of trick-or-treating, entertainment and family-friendly Halloween activities.
The free community event will run from 6 to 9 p.m. at Lakewood Ranch Main Street, 8100 Lakewood Main Street.
This year’s Kids Zone will feature a Scooby-Doo theme, with character cutouts and themed photo backdrops featuring Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, Velma, Daphne and Fred. The Good Times Roll photobooth bus will also be transformed into the Mystery Machine, with the photobooth experience sponsored by Homes by WestBay.
The Kids Zone, sponsored by Grace Community Church, will include inflatables, balloon twisting, Halloween coloring stations and Mad Science experiments. GEICO will sponsor face painting.
Children can also trick-or-treat at participating vendor booths and Main Street businesses throughout the evening.
Veteran Air, the presenting sponsor, will distribute free pumpkin trick-or-treat totes to the first 2,500 attendees.
Music Compound will provide live entertainment at the Main Stage throughout the evening. Scheduled performers include Pins and Needles from 6 to 6:40 p.m., Solar Apocalypse from 6:50 to 7:25 p.m., Heartbreaker from 7:35 to 8:10 p.m. and Funke from 8:20 to 9 p.m.
Food and drink vendors will also be available during the event.
BooFest is free to attend and no registration is required. The event will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, at Lakewood Ranch Main Street, 8100 Lakewood Main Street, Lakewood Ranch.
BooFest event information from Lakewood Ranch
