Mitchell College Hosts 15th Annual Family Halloween Festival

Mitchell College’s Behavioral Science Club is hosting its 15th Annual Family Halloween Festival on Saturday, October 25, from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. on the Mitchell College Green and in the Clarke Center. The event is free and open to the public. Families from New London and the surrounding areas are invited to attend and bring canned food items for the Gemma Moran United Way/Labor Food Pantry.

The event features family-style fun with holiday-themed arts and crafts, games, storytelling by a host of fanciful witches and goblins, face painting, and a special performance by the Community Dance Ensemble, Inc. Halloween Costume Parades are scheduled throughout the day, so participants are encouraged to wear their holiday best. Baked goods, hot dogs, popcorn, beverages, and candy apples will also be available for purchase.

The event was originally created in 1994 by Don Helms, professor of Behavioral Sciences, to connect local families with the Mitchell College campus community.

“We are excited to invite local families to our Family Halloween Festival. At our last event in 2023, we welcomed 600 members of our community to our campus, and we look forward to hosting them once again,” said Jennifer Mauro, faculty advisor of the Behavioral Science Club. “The Behavioral Science Club takes great pride in this event because it provides an opportunity for the Mitchell College community to actively engage with and support the wider community.”

For more information, please contact 860-701-7719 or halloweenfestival@mitchell.edu. Mitchell College is located at 437 Pequot Avenue in New London, Connecticut.

About Mitchell College

An inclusive, independent institution, Mitchell College believes in harnessing the power of transformation and uncovering what’s radically possible for every student, supporting a wide spectrum of diversity in race, gender, class, age, ethnicity, and learning style. Over more than 85 years, Mitchell has developed the Mitchell Ability Model, a distinct educational approach blending a tradition of mentoring with expertise in teaching those with different learning and processing styles. Through a journey of self-discovery, learning adaptability, career development, and mastery of essential abilities, students are challenged, supported, and equipped for lifelong success. Mitchell is committed to the broader community through building strong, creative, and cooperative partnerships. Located on a beautiful waterfront campus in historic New London, Connecticut, the college is part of the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) and home to championship NCAA Division III athletics, Thames at Mitchell College, SAILS, the renowned Bentsen Learning Center, STAIRs, and the Mitchell Hub for Digital Innovation and Educational Excellence. We are Radically Possible. Powerfully Mitchell.