Acorn Village is partnering with the Santa Ynez Valley Botanical Garden, to present Halloween Journey, an interactive theatrical Halloween experience for families with young children.
The event will be 5-8:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16 and Saturday, Oct. 17 at the Botanical Garden. Participants must purchase pre-timed entry tickets.
The event is the fifth annual fundraiser in support of both Acorn Village and the nonprofit Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden.Â
Halloween Journey is a theatrical event designed for young children (ages 2-8 years) and their families to celebrate the magic and imagination of Halloween through an immersive, age-appropriate interactive experience, organizers said.
The Santa Ynez Botanic Garden will be transformed into the home of fairies, witches, mermaids, talking gnomes, and the throne of the Pumpkin Queen.
The experience will lead young children and their families through the garden to experience six vignettes performed by local Santa Ynez Valley performers. Each tale will end with the gift of a small treasure or charm for children to take away.
For tickets, click here. For more about the event, visit halloweenjourneysyv@gmail.com.
Acorn Village Forest School is a nonprofit, 100% outdoor preschool that operates in various outdoor locations throughout the wild spaces of the Santa Ynez Valley.
“At Acorn Village, we believe the mind of a child should be filled with imagination and wonder through storytelling, songs and poetry,” the school said. “We believe children should grow up with memories of places where they played and have familiarity with local trails and native plants.”
The Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden Foundation is dedicated to encouraging children to explore, adults to learn, and individuals of all ages to discover the beauty, serenity and joy of our diverse natural environment and its significance in people’s lives.