Halloween Events: Starlight Circle, Santee Fright Night, Lakeside Festival

Little ghosts and goblins will be trick-or-treating around Santee Thursday night, and a variety of special events are planned in the area.

The "Starlight Circle" area of town will have homes decked out in Halloween decorations and is usually the hot spot for trick or treating in Santee. Other local events Halloween night include the Sonrise Church Fall Festival, Trunk or Treat at Pathways Church and Santee Fright Nights, a free haunted house on Pebble Beach Drive.

The county of San Diego will host a Halloween festival in Lakeside. The 10th annual festival at the Lakeside Community Center, 9841 Vine St., will also start at 5 p.m. Among the activities are games, contests, treats and a photo booth.

Trick-or-treating will be available at the county library branches in Santee, Lakeside, Ramona, Encinitas and Vista. Wear your costume and stop by the Library all day long for a treat!

Also tomorrow, the 35th KGB Halloween Blood Drive will take place in El Cajon to benefit the San Diego Blood Bank. The first 101 donors will receive a lift ticket to Big Bear and Snow Summit, valid during non-holiday weekdays.

"Over the past 34 years, the 101 KGB Halloween Blood Drive has become a favorite among our donors," said the blood bank's Lynn Stedd. "Halloween is a great time for the blood bank to poke fun at ourselves, and KGB is the perfect partner for that."

The blood drive is scheduled between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. at De la Fuente Cadillac, 1385 E. Main St. in El Cajon.

Students at UC San Diego plan to shove a 500-pound candy-filled pumpkin from the 11th floor of Tioga Hall on the John Muir College campus to see how far it splats. The drop is scheduled for 12:30 p.m.

The doomed gourd, donated by local grower Jon Berndes, is one of the largest in the history of the event.

-City News Service contributed to this post

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