The BOO-tastic bash, hosted by the Prien Lake Mall and the City of Lake Charles Parks & Recreation Department will be returning to Lake Charles on Halloween night, Monday, Oct. 31.

From 5 – 7 p.m. on Halloween, trick-or-treaters will be able to meander through the Prien Lake Mall looking for candy. Various retailers throughout the mall will be offering treats for dressed-up visitors.

The event will be filled with safe, family fun. Michael Castille, director of community services for the City of Lake Charles, confirmed that the City’s Parks and Recreation Department will be providing games for the event such as Basketball Shoot-out, Corn Hole Toss, Plinko, Kick Dart Soccer Board, Skull Bean Bag, Baseball Strike Zone, Football Throw, Ladder Ball, Inflatable Kick Bowling, Cookie Decorating, Feed the Party Animals, Puppy Dog Ring Toss, Pirate’s Treasure and McNeese Kick Dart.

The activities will be located at various locations throughout the mall.

It was a priority for the City of Lake Charles to develop a Halloween event in a safe and climate-controlled environment.

“As the City, doing our part to help offer such an event is a critical quality of life component,” said Nic Hunter, Lake Charles mayor. “We want our families to be able to enjoy a number of free fun and safe events throughout the year.”

Safe trick-or-treating is available throughout Southwest Louisiana, he said.

“Putting on your favorite costume and going trick-or-treating for Halloween is a time-honored tradition. We are pleased to see so many churches, nonprofit organizations and neighborhoods step up and offer controlled and safe environments for these activities to take place,” Hunter said.

The BOO-tastic bash has been a successful event in the past. He attributes the success of the event to partnerships “For a number of years now the City of Lake Charles has engaged with the Prien Lake Mall and other sponsors to offer the Boo-Tastic Bash to the community,” he said. “Partnerships such as this one are vital for a healthy community.”