Thu, 10/29/2015 - 10:30am

BEN BULKELEY, Staff Reporter

Carving time! Charlie Birchmeier at work during the Damariscotta Pumpkinfest and Regatta. One of the many pumpkins on display on Main Street. PHIL DI VECE/Wiscasset Newspaper

While Damariscotta's big fall event has wrapped up, the town isn't without several spooky events on the calendar.

Damariscotta will look the part for the upcoming Halloween weekend, with the giant remnants of Pumpkinfest still lining Main Street.

The Damariscotta Police Department will again host Trunk or Treat starting at 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31 and running until 7 p.m. Trunk or Treat was started when Chief Ron Young joined the department in 2013 and features a safe place for kids to trick or treat.

The event is held at the parking lot in front of the police station, 21 School Street in Damariscotta. Candy donations are welcome. For more information, call the police department at 207-563-1909.

This year will also feature an annual tradition, as Great Salt Bay School's eighth graders will attempt to scare the masses during the annual Fall Harvest Fair.

The fair is the largest fundraiser for the eighth graders’ class trip to Boston in the spring, and features food, games and a haunted house. This year, the theme is a lunatic asylum, though there will be different levels of scariness, so different ages can enjoy the haunted house.

Harvest Fair will be Saturday, Oct. 31, at the Great Salt Bay gym from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Harvest Fair is free, but there will be tickets and food for sale to help aid the eighth graders. There will also be a silent auction with items and services supplied by local businesses.

But it isn't just kids getting into the Halloween spirit: There will be plenty of chances for four-legged critters to get treats for tricks.

The Animal House is hosting several events both dog and Halloween-themed. On Thursday, Oct. 29 the Lincoln County Animal Shelter will bring several adoptable dogs and cats from 4 to 6 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 30 will be “Dogtoberfest Celebration” with dog beer and sausages, a scavenger hunt and games. The beer, which is for dogs, is chicken or pork-based.

Saturday, Oct. 31 will be Trick or Treat time at the Animal House from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. All dogs in costume get a free gift.