Trunk or Treat for 10th year with Park Valley Church Oct. 26

Park Valley Church in Haymarket is having its 10th annual trunk or treat event from 4 to 7 p.m. Oct. 26. Organizer Kevven Kijak said the event usually attracts thousands of visitors and it’s outgrown the space at the church so it’s been moved this year to Battlefield High School, 15000 Graduation Dr.

More than 200 volunteers from the church help pull off the event, doing things like cooking and serving hot dogs and helping direct traffic to parking spots. Besides the hot dogs, popcorn and soda will be available.

Typically there are more than 70 vehicle trunks to visit. “We try to stay away from the gory and ghoulish. These are fun, happy trunks,” Kijak said. There have been Wizard of Oz and Scooby Do themes. There was even a farm theme with live goats and pigs one year.

Police and fire departments will have vehicles there and kids can climb onto the fire trucks. There will be bounce houses and other entertainment.

The event is free but visitors are asked to bring a canned food item to give to the Haymarket Regional Food Pantry.

Park Valley Church is located at 4500 Waverly Farm Dr., Haymarket. The phone number is 571-261-2136 and the website is parkvalleychurch.com.