OCTOBER 7TH
Family Fun Day Harvest Festival coordinated by the Bucoda Improvement Club Time: 11:00AM-5:00PM Cost: Free
Location: Main Street Bucoda Town Square Pumpkin Carving Contest (opens at 11:30AM Judging at 1:30PM) pumpkins provided, Face painting, Clown 12:00pm3:00PM, Magician doing magic show and strolling magic 3:00PM-4:00PM, Spooky inspired games and activities. Sherriff K-9 Unit Demonstration
Costume Contest Cost: Free to enter Line up at 2:00PM. Children Costumes and Super Hero’s theme for Adults Prizes: Best Overall Adult, Best Overall Child, Scariest Costume, Funniest Costume, Best Home Made Costume, Most Creative Costume Location: Bucoda Town Square
Haunted Market with Food and Art, Crafts and Commercial Vendors Opens at 11:00AM Cost: Free Location: Bucoda Town Square
OCTOBER 14TH
Pancake and Sausage Breakfast 9:00AM-11:00AM Sponsored by Bucoda Rebekahs Cost: By Donation
Location: Bucoda Community Center South Room 204 South Main Street, Bucoda, WA 98530.
Hearse Procession (like a parade) and Viewing (like a car show) Time: 10:30AM Registration, Noon Line up and Samba OlyWA performs, 12:30PM Procession led by Tenino Band 1:00PM-5:00PM Viewing. Awards presented at 3:30PM. Cost: Free
Location: Main Street in front of Joe’s Place Description: Enjoy viewing retired and in-service Hearses from around the Pacific Northwest participate in the procession and viewing. Many of the hearses have amazing displays to view.
Costume Contest Cost: Free to enter Time: 3:00PM Goth Costume Theme Prizes: Best Overall Adult, Best Overall Child, Scariest Costume, Funniest Costume, Best Home Made Costume, Most Creative Costume Location: Bucoda Town Square
Haunted Market with Food and Art, Crafts and Commercial Vendors Opens at 11:00AM Location: Bucoda Town Square
OCTOBER 21st
Haunted Market with Food and Art, Crafts and Commercial Vendors Opens at 11:00AM Cost: Free Location: Bucoda Town Square 1:00PM Entertainer Musician Mike Burdman
Casket Races
Registration between Noon and 1 pm. Races start at 1.
For official rules and entry form visit https://forms.gle/nrKpYRsns9jJ5gpt5
Time: Start time to be announced based on number of teams participating. Awards ceremony will take place between 3:00 and5:00PM
Location: Main Street in front of Joe’s Place and the Bucoda Community Center.
Build your own casket or you can borrow one from the Town of Bucoda.
Teams consist of 4 Pallbearers and 1 Corpse (Teams of 2 or more Pallbearers and 1 Corpse will be allowed to compete)
The Race Course is approximately 175’ long.
Awards will be given for overall Fastest Times for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Dead Last, Scariest Casket, Funniest Casket, Most Original Casket, and Best Costumed Team & Cortege. There will also be the Mayor’s Cup with cities in Thurston and Lewis County competing against each other. There will also be Casket Races for the following categories/types: First Responders, Media, Middle Schools, High Schools, College/University, Non-profit Organizations, Government Agencies, Elected Officials, Candidates for Elected Offices, Casinos, Financial Institutions (Banks/Credit Unions), Real Estate Firms, Bars/Taverns, Chambers of Commerce, Businesses, Families (2 Adults, 3 Youth) and Friends. Each category will have a trophy for the fastest time and the Best Costume Team & Cortege. If you don’t have a team but would like to compete we can place you with others to form a team. Each team will race a minimum of two races.
Cost $100, includes 1 T-Shirt for each participant (5 total T-Shirts). You can registered up to Noon on September 21st, however to receive a T-Shirt on Race Day deadline to register is October 4th.
The Casket Races were featured in a 2021 King5 Evening episode as seen here: https://www.king5.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/evening/celebrating-the-season-of-the-dead-brings-new-life-to-bucoda/281-a942b0ee-13a9-43cb-a7b4-e8f44777af1e
Costume Contest Cost: Free to enter Time: 5:00PM Come as you want Theme Prizes: Best Overall Adult, Best Overall Child, Scariest Costume, Funniest Costume, Best Home Made Costume, Most Creative Costume Location: Bucoda Town Square
Forest Grove Cemetery Historic Tour Time: 4:00PM-8:00PM Location: 18011 Northcraft Rd SE Tenino, WA, US 98589 Tickets available at Eventbrite or at the gate. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/forest-grove-cemetery-historic-tour-2023-tickets696437793187?aff=ebdshpsearchautocomplete&fbclid=IwAR1bCGp_PxX6FzQkw6zrBykfIrOcbXYuDPcP3nuqISMrZSWVh qXXrJj6uI0 Cost: $15 per person or $35 for families (Parents and minor children) The Cemetery Tour is coordinated by the Forest Grove Cemetery of Tenino. All proceeds go to support the Cemetery.
Thrill the World Dance October 28th
Haunted Market with Food and Art, Crafts and Commercial Vendors Opens at 11:00AM Location: Bucoda Town Square 1:00PM
Entertainer: DanniRose☆ is a 19 year old artist from Olympia Washington. She performs a self-written repertoire of pop and indie with influences of such like Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, and L Devine. She currently has two songs out (Dear to You and Boy in a Band) on all streaming platforms with an EP in the works.
Costume Contest Cost: Free to enter Zombie Theme 2:00PM Prizes: Best Overall Adult, Best Overall Child, Scariest Costume, Funniest Costume, Best Home Made Costume, Most Creative Costume Location: Bucoda Town Square
Thrill the World Dance Worldwide Simultaneous Dance to “THRILLER” Boo-Coda Spook-Tacular Boo-Crew is organizing the Bucoda Thriller annual worldwide Simultaneous Dance to “Thriller” on Saturday, October 28, 2023 this event will take place at Bucoda Community Center. Every year in October Thrill the World hosts a global event inviting Thriller groups in cities around the world to perform at the same time, synchronized in GMT. Thrill the World has been represented in 32 countries on 6 continents by over 23,000 dancers. Time: 3:00PM PST, 10:00 GMT (registration and practice 1:30PM. Cost: Free Location: In front of Town Hall Awards: Best Overall, Best Dancer, Best Costume
Trunk or Treat Time: 4PM Cost: Free Location: In front of Joe’s Place Description: Bring the Kids and Trick or Treat among several Trunks on Main Street.
Yelm Jazz Line Performance 5:15PM The Yelm Jazz Line is conjuring up a spine-chilling performance to celebrate Halloween. Brace yourself for a double dose of hauntingly captivating dance spectacles that will send shivers down your spine. Get ready to be bewitched by their spellbinding moves and enchanting choreography. Don miss out on these mesmerizing and spooktacular performances.
Award winning Boo-coda Haunted House - September 29,30 and October 6,7,13,14,20,21,27,28th
From 7PM (Dark) to 11PM
October 29,30 and 31st from 7PM (Dark)-10PM
The Boo-Coda Spook-Tacular Haunted House & Festival is coordinated by the Town of Bucoda and sponsored by: D Zines, Joe’s Place, Lucky Eagle Casino and Hotel, Funeral Alternatives of Washington, and The Chronicle.
Family Friendly Haunted House
October 27th & 28th Family Friendly Haunted House and Charity Drive in Boo-Coda Time: 6:00PM-9:00PM This is geared for children 12 and under and those who want a little fun but not up for fright of the Spook-tacular Haunted House up the road. Two levels of fun Pumpkins (no scares) or ghoul (scares) come dressed in costume we love sharing photos of our adorable and spooky guests. Cost: $5 per person or 4 non-perishable food items (not ramen) or 4 children’s books- used ok if good condition Or $20 per family (2 adults+4 kids) or a clean usable blanket, coat, or bike.
We do this as a charity event to raise funds and items for local nonprofit groups but we don't want admission to be a reason your child can't attend so there will be a limited number of tickets available at Bucoda Town hall. We scare because we care. Collected items will benefit Tenino Food Bank, South Sound Reading Foundation, Alaffia G.A.C.E. bike program, Mixx 96.1 wrapping up the holidays, and local shelter programs. We hope to see you for a Fangstasic time.
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