It’s almost time for Claremont’s annual Halloween Spooktacular! The event will take place in the Claremont Village on Thursday, October 31 and includes trick-or-treating, as well as free games and contests.

More than 40 Village businesses, marked with a special poster and balloons, will be handing out free goodies to trick-or-treaters from 3 to 5 p.m.

Maps listing all participating locations will be available at the Claremont Depot and the Chamber of Commerce on the day of the event.

The Claremont Depot will host free games from 3 to 6 p.m. Festivities at the Depot include face painting, a selfie-station, a dog costume contest at 4 p.m., a wildlife presentation at 4:30 p.m., and a children’s costume contest at 5:30 p.m.

For information, visit the city website at claremontca.org or call (909) 399-5490.