October 16, 2026
Story by Joe Vinduska
Barton Community College faculty, staff, and students invite ghosts and goblins of all ages to celebrate the creative side of Halloween for free with the “Haunting on the Hill 6” event from 2-4 p.m. Oct. 24 in and around the Fine Arts Building.
The sixth annual event is a community Halloween celebration packed with fun ways to explore the creative side of the spooky season. Activities for all ages include games, performances, artmaking, ghost stories, a barrel train, a costume contest, and more.
The costume contest will begin at 4 p.m., with prizes awarded for the best costumes in the child, teen, adult, and family/group categories. Registration is required to participate and can be completed online until 11:59 p.m. Oct. 23 at shows.bartonccc.edu. Participants can also register in person during the event from 2-3:45 p.m.
Schedule of activities:
2-4 p.m., Game Room, Autumn Art-Making, Fortune Teller, Face-Painting, Ghost Stories, and Halloween Media Sing-Along
2-3:30 p.m., Barrel-of-Fun Train
2:30 and 2:45 p.m., Interactive play “The Scare Squad and the Case of the Missing Pumpkin”
2:30-3:30 p.m., Ghostly Gathering Storytelling
4 p.m., Costume Contest with dance and music performances
Barton Community College thanks the Brit Spaugh Zoo, the Glenn and Elaine Mull Art Cart, the Great Bend Community Theatre, and the Shafer Gallery for helping to make the event possible.
For more information, contact Fine and Performing Arts Coordinator Danika Bielek at (620) 792-9253.