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The Parks and Recreation Department offers many family-friendly special events throughout the year. If you have any questions or comments about our events, please call (262) 246-5200.

Spooky Sussex

Presented by Lannon Stone Foundation

  • Date: 10/20/2023 5:00 PM - 8:30 PM  
  • Location: Village Park
    W244N6260 Weaver Drive
    Sussex, Wisconsin 53089
  • Introduction: Spooky Sussex is a not-so-scary, family-friendly, Halloween event with activities geared for children 10 and under.

girl in Pumpkin PatchSpooky Sussex, presented by Lannon Stone Foundation, is a not-so-scary, family-friendly, Halloween event with activities geared for children 10 and under.

View our video to learn more about the event. (We change up our activities from year to year so the activities in the video, which is a few years old, may differ from this year's event.)

  • Spooky Sussex will be held rain or shine, so dress for the weather. 
  • Registration is required for everyone at the event except for children under 1 year (children under age 1 are free). Pre-registration is STRONGLY encouraged and will be limited. 
  • Registration opens at 9 a.m. Monday, August 7, for Sussex residents, and at 9 a.m. Thursday, August 10, for non-residents.
  • Pre-registration has reached capacity and is closed. 
  • Event cost is $12 for day-of registration. 

Registration Includes

  • Haunted Hayride (pre-registered guests only)
  • Pumpkin and Pumpkin Decorating Kit (pre-registered guests only)
  • Caramel Apple (pre-registered guests only)
  • Balloon Creation (pre-registered guests only)
  • Wicked Woods Trail
  • DJ
  • Petting Farm
  • Inflatable Corn Maze
  • Inflatable Haunted House
  • Games
  • Bonfire
  • Hot Cocoa (while supplies last), courtesy of QuadGraphics.
  • $2 from each ticket benefits the Village of Sussex Youth Scholarship Fund.

Concessions (Lions Open Air Shelter)

  • Concessions will be available for purchase (cash or credit cards accepted) by the Sussex Area Service Club, including hamburgers, cheeseburgers, brats, hot dogs, chips, soda and water.
  • Rudy's Hot Nuts will sell kettle corn and hot nuts.

Parking and Access

Event access and parking will be from Sunset Drive. Only volunteers and those needing accessible parking should enter the park from Weaver Drive.

Event Map

Volunteers Needed

To continue the growing success of this event, we ask you to consider contributing to Spooky Sussex in the following ways:

  • Financial Sponsorship
  • Volunteer for set-up, during the event, and clean up. Sign up HERE.
  • Interested in planning part of the event? Join the Spooky Sussex Committee.

For more information about how you can help, send an email or call Chris Liedtke at (262) 246-5200.

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