Saturday October 29, 2011 - Noon to 4 pm SW 152nd Street in Downtown Burien

Youthful ghouls can scare up goodies by trick-or-treating at businesses marked with an orange Boo in Burien sign. Shops will also offer some otherworldly in-store specials.

Young trick-or-treaters can also strut their ghostly stuff in the Children’s Costume Parade at 3 p.m. Prizes will be awarded for most original, scariest and cutest costume. The parade starts on Southwest 152nd Street where it intersects with Ninth Avenue Southwest in Olde Burien. Goodie Gumdrops is sponsoring the contest.

The event also goes to the dogs in two different activities in Olde Burien. First, is a costume competition in the Costumed Dog Parade, which starts at 3:15 p.m. Immediately afterward, at about 3:30 p.m., watch dachshunds wiggle their way across the finish line in the B-Town Blog Wiener Dog Races. Prizes will be awarded to costume and race winners. Participants in the canine events will receive a doggie bag of goodies courtesy of A Place for Pets.

Register participating pooches beginning at noon for a $2 suggested donation for each event. Both events, including registration, take place on Southwest 152nd Street where it intersects with Ninth Avenue Southwest in Olde Burien.

Playing with pumpkins is featured at two different locations. Paint a pumpkin to take home at Grocery Outlet, 236 S.W. 152nd St., from noon until the gourds run out. Or bowl with a pumpkin at Elliott Bay Brewhouse & Pub, 255 S.W. 152nd St., from 1 to 3 p.m.

The younger set can try their hand at Halloween crafts for kids at Collins Chiropractic, 619 S.W. 152nd St.

Enter, if you dare, the horrifying haunted house at Moss Chiropractic, 612 S.W. 152nd St., from 1 to 4 p.m. Dr. Jonna Moss and her staff, family and patients have 17 years of scary experience. There is no blood, but the haunted house is not suitable for children ages 5 and younger, including babies.

Take a break with Halloween tales for children by Burien Little Theatre actors at Burien Books, 824 S.W. 152nd St. from 2 to 4 p.m.

The event centers on Southwest 152nd Street in downtown Burien. Give weary witches and warlocks a rest with a hayride along 152nd Street from noon to 3:30 p.m., courtesy of Discover Burien.

Primary sponsors of Boo in Burien are Waste Management, Jim Coleman DDS and the Discover Burien Association. Other sponsors include the B-Town Blog, A Place for Pets, Moss Chiropractic, Grocery Outlet, Hiline Lanes, Goodie Gumdrops, Collins Chiropractic, Elliott Bay Brewhouse & Pub and Burien Little Theatre.

Discover Burien is a nonprofit organization that works on the economic development and marketing of the city. For more information, call 206-941-7199 or go online to www.discoverburien.com.