'Fright Night' Thursday In Wakefield

Today is Thursday, October 24. Here are five things worth knowing today.

Friday at 5:15 p.m. , Nancy Bertrand of the Wakefield Historical Society leads a Twilight Tour of the town’s Old Burying Ground, on Church Street.  Learn more about the tour and the cemetery here.

Starting Friday at 5:30 p.m., the Greenwood School holds its Halloween Carnival at the Americal Civic Center, featuring games, a costume contest, raffles, dancing and more. Tickets are $15 for the family. More information at this link.

Wakefield’s annual “Fright Night” celebration is tonight, featuring downtown trick or treating and the annual carved pumpkin display on the front steps of the library starting at 6 p.m.  Learn more here.

On Saturday, the Wakefield-Lynnfield United Methodist Church at 273 Vernon Street holds its fall fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. featuring local crafts, baked goods and more – including frozen homemade apple pies. Coffee and muffins served 9 to 11:30 a.m. and chowder lunch served 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Homemade pie served all day.

You can help support the fight against Multiple Sclerosis by dining tonight at the Dockside in Wakefield, 1099 Main Street, starting at 6 p.m. More here.