Halloween – Fall Festival Events
Published 5:00 am Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Annual Kiwanis Halloween Costume Contest
Friday, Oct. 31, the annual Kiwanis Halloween costume contest will take place at the gazebo on the southeast corner of the Bolivar square. The contest will begin at 5 p.m.
- Age groups from newborn thru 6th grade.
- Group prizes – $30 – $20 – $10
- Grand prize contest includes 1st place winners of all age groups, prize $50.
Fall Fest at Bolivar First Assembly of God
Friday, Oct. 31, Fall Fest from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., at BFA, 1320 S. Springfield Avenue, Bolivar. Fun for the whole family, hayrides, inflatables, games, food, and lots of candy.
Trunk or Treat at Life Church
Friday, Oct. 31, starting at 5 p.m. visit Life Church, at 110 West Jackson, Bolivar, for candy.
Sweets & Treats, First Baptist Church
Stop by the First Baptist Church, 316 North Main, Bolivar from 5-6 p.m. for lots of sweets and treats.
CMH senior living facilities to host trick-or-treaters
Families invited to visit all three Bolivar facilities for Halloween fun and a chance to win a prize
Butterfield Residential Care Center, Citizens Memorial Healthcare Facility and Parkview Health Care Facility in Bolivar will welcome trick-or-treaters Friday, Oct. 31, beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Trick-or-treaters can qualify for a chance to win an Amazon Fire HD 10 Kids Pro Tablet by visiting all three facilities and turning in a completed Halloween Passport.
Residents look forward to passing out candy to children each year, so families are encouraged to start their evening at one of the residential or long-term care facilities in Bolivar. Visitors can pick up a Halloween Passport, get it stamped at each location and submit it once all three stamps are collected for a prize drawing.
Butterfield Residential Care Center is at 1120 N. Butterfield Road, Citizens Memorial Healthcare Facility is at 1218 W. Locust St. and Parkview Health Care Facility is at 119 W. Forest St. The facilities are owned and operated by Citizens Memorial Health Care Foundation.
For more information, follow any of the facility Facebook pages or contact Maycee Venable, activity director for Parkview Health Care Facility, at 417-326-3000.
