Trick-or-treaters, flash mobbers take over Bellingham

October 31, 2023 at 10:06 p.m.

The Tanzen Der Hexen witches shut down Harris Avenue and 11th Street with their annual Halloween flash mob Tuesday, Oct. 31 in Fairhaven. Hundreds in costumes received treats (not tricks) from local businesses at the annual "FEAR"Haven celebration. **(Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)**

From left, Gretchen Pfueller hands out candy to Alma Loomis, 4, Linnaea Fredrickson, 2, and Owin Loomis, 2, outside of Fairhaven Runners and Walkers. **(Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)**

Trick-or-treaters roam the streets of Fairhaven. **(Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)**

Dressed as Ripley and the Power Loader from the movie "Aliens," Jake Parks carries his son Olin Day-Parks through Fairhaven. **(Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)**

Bobby McDonald, dressed as a Minion cowboy, "rode" through Fairhaven on a Diplodocus dinosaur. **(Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)**

A group of friends watches trick-or-treaters pass by while dining out in front of Skylark's Cafe. **(Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)**

Ember Klotzer, 1, carries a tiny basket of candy. **(Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)**

Trick-or-treaters and thier families pass by Village Books. **(Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)**

Justin Valle hands out candy from his new Puerto Rican restaurant, J's Kitchen, in Fairhaven. **(Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)**

Alexa Stewart as Pooh Bear carries Stevie Stewart, 7 months, who was dressed as Pooh's pot of honey for Halloween. **(Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)**

Ryden Fernandez, 4, shows off a pack of gummies while trick-or-treating with his mom Mackenzie and sister Vallen. **(Hailey Hoffman)**

Nelly Iversen, as inline skating Barbie, dances to Whitney Houston's "I Want to Dance With Somebody" at Kulshan Trackside Beer Garden. DJ Glitt3r Lyfe provided music for the garden's last night open of the year. **(Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)**

Deb, right, and Ed Speer open and close their sparkly jellyfish umbrellas. **(Hailey Hoffman)**

Mason Graham opens the performance of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" with a solo at Kulshan Trackside. Every year, locals learn the dance and perform to the iconic song dressed as zombies on Halloween night. **(Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)**

Abby Lee dons full zombie makeup while performing "Thriller." More than a dozen others practiced the popular dance leading up to the performance. **(Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)**

Zombies take over the beer garden's grass patch. **(Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)**

As soon as kids were released from school on Halloween, they descended upon Fairhaven, downtown Bellingham and Barkley Village in search of sweet treats before knocking on neighbors' doors later in the evening.

At Kulshan Trackside Beer Garden, adults gathered to sing and dance to DJ Glitt3r Lyfe before the Thrillingham zombies dominated the grass stage, performing "Thriller" by Michael Jackson.

A previous version of this story misstated Jake Park's costume. He and his child are Ripley and the Power Loader from "Aliens." The story was updated to reflect htis change at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1. Cascadia Daily News regrets the error.