Halloween in the KMC

Haunted Tent City
The Haunted Tent City, located near the 435th Construction and Training Squadron at the end of the old autobahn, will be open at 6 p.m. today and Saturday. Entry fee is $5 or €5. A visit is not recommended for children under 12. For details, visit www.haunted-tent-city.com.

Family Fright Night
U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern’s Army Community Service hosts Family Fright Night from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Skate Express on Vogelweh. Bring the whole family and enjoy a night of Halloween fun. There will be free skating, arts and crafts, and a family photo area. Wear costumes to participate in the Costume Bragging Rights Competition. Registration is required and can be done by calling 493-4062 or 0631-3406-4062 or e-mailing  selinda.torbert@eur.army.mil.  

Trick-or-Treating Hours
Halloween trick-or-treat hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday for the KMC housing areas on Ramstein, Vogelweh and Landstuhl Regional Medical Center.

Halloween City Parade
The first Halloween city parade in Europe takes place Saturday in Kaiserslautern. It starts at 5 p.m. from Barbarossa Castle (next to city hall) and leads through the city center. Anybody interested can watch or walk in the parade wearing Halloween costumes or participate in a special Halloween-decorated vehicle. Those with vehicles can win up to €3,000 for the most amazing vehicle, but they need to register in advance and pay a fee of €50. For details, visit www.werbegemeinschaft-kl.de or call 0631-365-3425.

Trick-or-Treat Street Carnival
Join us from 6 to 8 p.m. Halloween night in the Ramstein Youth Center gym for free activities including bouncy castles, pumpkin carving contest (bring pre-carved), a magic show, a costume contest and face painting.

Halloween Bash
U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern’s Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation hosts a Halloween Bash from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. Saturday at the Kazabra Club, Bldg. 2057 on Vogelweh. There will be a live DJ and dancing and costume contests. For details, call 489-7261 or 0631-536-7261.

Happy House Costume Party
All school-aged children and their families are invited to attend the Happy (not haunted) House Costume Party from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Landstuhl School Age Services (LSAS) program, located in Bldg. 3851. This party will feature games and activities, snacks and plenty of fun for the entire family. For more information, call LSAS at 486-7281 or 0631-3406-7281.

Halloween Night in KMC Housing Areas
Trick-or-treaters are invited to come out and celebrate Halloween from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday throughout the Ramstein, Vogelweh and Landstuhl family housing areas. Families attending from off-installation locations are asked to limit vehicle traffic in housing areas. For Ramstein participants, parking will be available at the Ramstein Commissary, Ramstein Elementary School and Ramstein High School.  

For Vogelweh participants, the Vogelweh Theater and bowling alley parking lots will be available. The 569th U.S. Forces Police Squadron will also open Gate 4 to aid inbound and outbound traffic flow. Gate 4 is located below the Armstrong’s gate and will allow access to Vogelweh Family Housing near the billeting office.

Children should wear reflective clothing, and as an additional safety precaution, the Ramstein passenger terminal will provide candy X-Ray services from 6 to 11 p.m.

Personnel looking to support the Ramstein Pumpkin Patrol as a volunteer should contact the 86th Security Forces Squadron Police Services at 435SFS.SFOL@
ramstein.af.mil. Vogelweh and Landstuhl volunteers should contact the 569th USFPS Police Services at joseph.valois@ramstein.af.mil.