If you want to stay home this Halloween, there's no shortage of options for online events and indoor activities (many of which you'll find in our guide to the best things to do at home this week Like List , like the Rocky Horror-inspired dance film BloodyVox Past Event Like List and The Blair Witch Parody Past Event Like List ). But if your costume is just too good not to be seen in public, we've curated some recommendations for socially distanced things to do in-person this Halloween weekend, as long as you're wearing a mask (of the cloth variety, not a costume one, as the CDC advises!). See our picks below, from where to go on a trick-or-treating doughnut crawl to the best places to see the rare blue moon on Halloween, and from the timely return of Movie Madness Like List to a Halloween skate pop-up Past Event Like List at Lloyd Center. Plus, you can always check out our complete in-person and streaming calendars for even more options, or our guide to the best movies to stream this weekend Like List .

HALLOWEEN

Catch a killer view of the rare blue moon on Halloween—it deserves to be fawned and howled over without obstruction. If you can get yourself to a national park, by all means do so, but there are also some great spots for optimal moon-gazing and supernatural transformations within the city. The secret ingredient here is hills—if you happen to know someone in Council Crest (you're fancy), weave up its narrow lanes and gaze over the skyline. If not, a spot near the reservoir at Mount Tabor Park, a plot of concrete at Tom McCall Waterfront Park, or a picnic blanket-sized space at Portland's oldest park, Washington Park will do great. For some dramatic gothic-style architecture as a backdrop, wander beneath the St. John's Bridge at Cathedral Park (and maybe get a seasonal pumpkin shake from Burgerville while you're in the neighborhood). Fun fact: This moon is particularly special because it will be visible to the entire world, rather than just parts of it, for the first time since World War II. (FYI, the moon won't actually be blue in color, the name just refers to the occurrence of a second full moon within the span of a month.)

Ghastly ghosts and worrisome witches are prowling the night, baby! With All Hallows' Eve upon us, it's your last chance to check out all the COVID-friendly haunted experiences around town that we think are a fine alternative to your standard bootleg ouija board seance. Read on Like List for details on options like a Haunted Drive-Through Past Event Like List  at Oaks Park, a Haunted Maze Past Event Like List  at Sauvie Island, and family-friendly attractions like a Spooky Forest Past Event Like List  at Criswell Farms.

Go on a DIY trick-or-treating doughnut crawl. Trick-or-treating may not look the same this year, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still traipse around town with a sugar high. Don your costume, if you have one, and plot a course flitting from doughnut shop to doughnut shop (we've even made a map to help you!). First stop: The newly opened Fills Donuts Like List for Berlin-style filled doughnuts in sweet and savory flavors like Boston cream pie and pimento cheese. Next, move on to NOLA Doughnuts Like List for New Orleans-inspired yeast-raised creations, beignets, and even “la’ssants” (flaky croissant-style laminated doughnuts). Of course, we would be remiss not to mention Voodoo Like List , which currently has some limited Halloween specials like a Halloween sprinkle cake doughnut, the True Blood-inspired "Vampire Bill" doughnut, and the heavy metal-inspired "Danzig bar." Finally, head in to Coco Donuts for some classic doughnuts and chewy-crisp mochi offerings, and end the route at the cheerful neighborhood shop Sesame Donuts Like List . 

Check out these other Halloween treats. We've fashioned a guide to holiday specials around town, from Salt & Straw's "Spooktacular" ice cream flavor series to Pix Patisserie Past Event Like List 's magical Pix-O-Matic vending machine. Read on Like List for details on the spookiest food and drink specials.

Celebrate Día de los Muertos with our guide Like List to online and in-person events in the Northwest. The Mexican holiday that honors loved ones who have died brings community ofrendas, sugar skull-inspired art, and other activities to Portland. 

Other weekend events worth noting:

Beaverton Halloween Costume Party Past Event Like List
Do the monster mash and knock back spooky spirits in your costume. 
45th Street Pub & Grill, Beaverton (Saturday)

Camp Crush, The Frequence, Deepest Darkest Past Event Like List
Local acts Camp Crush, the Frequence, and Deepest Darkest will bring their energetic tunes and costumes to the stage for some pre-Halloween fun. 
Alberta Street Pub, Northeast (Friday)

Double Night Spooktacular Past Event Like List
Join Bayou Bettie, Witch Prince, Mistress Morningstar, Margo May, Pinky LaRue, and other spellbinding temptresses for an evening of bewitching talent.
The Big Legrowlski, Northwest (Friday)

Epitaph Halloween Release Past Event Like List
Heathen Brewing will unveil their 2020 Epitaph Russian Imperial Stout in cans and 2020 Barrel-Aged Epitaph Russian Imperial Stout in bottles, featuring "strong notes of black licorice, vanilla, toffee, and subtle notes of roasted coffee."
Heathen Brewing's Feral Public House, Vancouver (Saturday)

Grave Digger Disco Past Event Like List
Head to the Milwaukie bar's rooftop for themed cocktails, all-night food offerings, a costume contest, and spooky tunes from house DJs.
Decibel, Southeast (Saturday)

Halloween Candy & Wine Pairing Past Event Like List
Learn which vintages go best with your fun-size Snickers with this flight of five wines and five candies, which also includes a bonus sample of seasonal "Witches' Brew" sangria.
Hip Chicks Do Wine, Southeast (Friday-Saturday)

Halloween in Downtown Tigard Past Event Like List
Every day until Halloween, Tigard will make up for its canceled Main Street trick-or-treat event with a two-week-long scavenger hunt at participating downtown Tigard businesses. Put on a costume and up a "passport" at any of the participating spots, then find treasures and post pics on social media for the chance to win even more prizes. 
Downtown Tigard (Friday-Saturday)

Halloween Skate Pop-Up Past Event Like List
Level up your costume with a pair of roller skates and swirl around the rink like it's 1985. The Skatemobile will be around for anyone who needs gear. 
Lloyd Center Mall, Northeast (Friday-Saturday)

Halloween Trick-or-Treat and Costume Contest Pix-O-Matic Popup Past Event Like List
Trick-or-treating may be a no-go in a pandemic, but Pix Patisserie has you covered with their Pix-O-Matic vending machine full of wondrous delights. For Halloween, it'll be stocked to the brim with treats and surprises, with 114 doors to choose from for "contactless candy fun." You can press a button to watch the goodies rotate on a carousel and pick the one you want—the selection will include Pix truffles, classic fun-sized candy bars, retro candies, mini Kellogg's cereal boxes, stickers, small toys, and more. Plus, the Pix-O-Matic will be transformed into a haunted house, and there will be a costume contest—snap a pic of your getup in the photo booth and post a pic on social media for a chance to win a box of candy worth $50.
Pix/Bar Vivant, Southeast (Saturday)

Halloween Weekend at Stem Past Event Like List
Lounge on Stem Wine Bar's socially distanced and covered outdoor patio and sip "bloody red wines," "spooky sparkles," and "fangria." Bring along your canine sidekick in costume for a contest—the winning pup's owner will score a free flight of wine.
Stem Wine Bar, North Portland (Friday-Saturday)

Howloween Past Event Like List
Costumed youngins can go on a socially distanced scavenger hunt to learn about healthy wildlife habitats and see cute animals living their lives at the zoo. At the end, responsibly sourced treat bags will be available for an additional $3.
Oregon Zoo, Southwest (Friday-Sunday)

Howl-O-Ween Dog Costume Contest Past Event Like List
Dress your dog in a fabulous costume and hope they win a prize. The price of admission will benefit the Oregon Dog Rescue. 
Twenty First Ave Kitchen & Bar, Northwest (Saturday)

Howl-o-ween Weekend Party Past Event Like List
This rock-and-roll-themed watering hole will host a night of costume and pumpkin-decorating contests, food and drink specials, and free goodie bags. Reservations are encouraged. 
Dixie Tavern, Northwest (Saturday)

Immersed & Friends Halloween Past Event Like List
Replace all your thoughts with house beats and minimal drones from local DJs Justin Lebuhn, Umlaut, Val Verra, Ocyris, and Bergmonch. This 50-person-max party will be held outside in the beer garden. 
The Big Legrowlski, Northwest (Saturday)

McMenamins Halloween Past Event Like List
The popular brewpub/hotel chain will offer plenty of festivities open to all ages, including trick-and-treating and live music at its Kennedy School and Grand Lodge locations. To celebrate the rare blue moon, the Blue Moon Tavern and Grill will have a special Blue Moon cocktail: a purple lemon drop made with Spar Vodka and Thai butterfly tea, served in a keepsake blue Silipint cup. There will also be food and drink specials at the Blue Moon and the Kennedy School. Guests who show up at any location will get a "just for fun" stamp for their McMenamins passport, and those who show up in costume at the Blue Moon will also receive 10% off their bill.
Various locations (Saturday)

Pic or Treat Halloween Event Past Event Like List
Want to show off your costume and get rewarded with treats? Snap a pic in the Arrangement's photo booth and tag @beaumontbizpdx on Instagram for the chance to win a prize. 
The Arrangement, Northeast (Saturday)

#PDXPumpkinHunt on Mississippi Ave Past Event Like List
Think you can find all the pumpkins hiding in business fronts along Mississippi Avenue? Go on a scavenger hunt and take selfies with the sneaky gourds to post on social media with the hashtag #PDXPumpkinHunt.
Various locations, North Portland (Saturday)

Spirit of Halloweentown Past Event Like List
The Disney Channel classic Halloweentown, about a young witch from a long line of witches who escapes her suburban malaise by following her cool grandma to a town where it's Halloween all year round, comes alive in St. Helens this time of year. Head to the historic town for family-friendly haunted tours, costume contests, and more.
Spirit of Halloweentown, St. Helens (Friday-Sunday)

FOOD & DRINK

Go to a haunted Viking tavern. This week, the new mead hall Wyrd Leather and Mead Like List  opens in Southeast Portland (complete with swords and drinking horns), and Andy Ricker's iconic Pok Pok Like List  is gone for good. Plus, Andina Like List  makes a comeback, a new Mexican cafe called República Like List  comes to the Pearl District, and Brandon Weeks of HunnyMilk Like List  launches his new pop-up Yakipura Like List . Read our full food news roundup Like List for all the details and more food updates.

Check up on two excellent burger joints, Bar Bar Like List (now set up with socially distanced outdoor seating) and Black Seed Burger Cult Like List , as reviewed in the latest edition of Suzzette Smith's food column Takeout Club. 

Other weekend events worth noting: 

Dine the Couve Past Event Like List
All month long, you can take advantage of super-cheap "3 for $25" specials from participating Vancouver restaurants. Some restaurants will be offering takeout options in addition to dine-in.
Various locations, Vancouver (Friday-Saturday)

FILM

This Saturday sees the return of in-person visits to Movie Madness Like List , which provides one of the best selections of movies to rent on the whole planet, along with precious memorabilia from such classics as Citizen Kane, Casablanca, and Psycho, just in time for your Halloween creature-feature or slasher marathon. Stop by (in your mask, duh) from 12-4 pm and reunite with those gem-filled shelves at long last.

Watching scary movies from behind the faithful curtain of your phalanges is one beloved Halloween tradition that 2020 can't take away. Whether you're after chilling classics like Nightmare on Elm Street Past Event Like List  (screening at the 99W Drive-In all weekend) or family-friendly options like It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown Remind Like List (streaming on Apple TV+) you'll find options offered locally and nationally, separated into "scary" and "spooky" categories for your convenience, in our Halloween weekend movie guide Like List .  

Other weekend events worth noting:

Halloween Movie-thon at the Mill Past Event Like List
Halloween weekend is packed with spooky and scary classics at the winery's outdoor screen, including Hocus Pocus, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Practical Magical, Halloweentown, the original Halloween, and IT. Popcorn, candy, hotdogs, wine, and appetizers are on deck as well.
Sunshine Mill Winery, the Dalles (Friday-Saturday) 

OTHER NOTABLE THINGS TO DO

Go on a Daylight Saving Time hike in Forest Park. The arboraceous trails scattered around Northwest Portland are one of the best things about the city, in our humble opinion, which is proven by the fact that any remotely non-rainy day will see full parking lots at Forest Park trailheads. With the extra hour of daylight you'll get on this (hopefully) crisp fall Sunday, might we suggest beating the foot traffic with an early-morning jaunt in the woods? You'll feel full of oxygen and warmed-up muscles with a whole damn day ahead of you. Need suggestions for where to go? Check out this Blogtown guide to the park's must-hike trails.

Drop off your ballot for the 2020 general election after reading The Mercury's endorsements. If you haven't already, for the sake of our crumbling Democracy, take some time this weekend to locate your nearest ballot box and vote Trump out of office.

Alonzo Bodden Past Event Like List
Last Comic Standing's Season 3 winner, a regular guest on the Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! radio quiz show, has also appeared in Scary Movie 4, The Girl Next Door, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and more. Check him out IRL. 
Helium Comedy Club, Southeast (Friday-Sunday)

Cirque d'Vote! Past Event Like List
Do cartwheels all the way to the ballot box with Emergency Circus, a nationwide nonpartisan initiative that aims to make voting fun. Anyone who voted early or brings their ballot to the event can join. This will also be a liveatream. 
Dante's, Southwest (Friday)

The 2020 Glean Exhibition Past Event Like List
Disjecta's fall juried art exhibition will feature new works by May Maylisa Cat, Curtis Reid Henderson, Christina Kemp, Cristina Niculescu, and Lynn Yarne. With the current moment in mind, this year's artists created their works from pieces found at home.
Disjecta, North Portland (Friday-Sunday; closing)

You Were Here Past Event Like List
An exhibition of imagery from Stephen and Lyn-Nance Sasser, focused on people, places, and things that no longer exist here in Portland.
Pushdot Studio, Southeast (Friday; closing)