On Halloween each year, a stretch of South Coast Hwy 101, from Encinitas Blvd. to K street, is converted to Pumpkin Lane, featuring elaborately carved pumpkins at different viewing locations and the Queen’s Court at the Self-Realization Fellowship Bookstore, where the queen will be granting wishes.
The 101 Artist’s Colony sponsor a kids zone where children can enjoy games, music courtesy of Bucket Ruckus and activities at The Lumberyard Courtyard. Downtown merchants hand out candy in a tranquil, safe setting where tricksters of all ages have loads of fun.
The event is presented by the Downtown Encinitas MainStreet Association with immense help from those at the Self-Realization Fellowship who grow and harvest the pumpkins on the hill above Vulcan, south of Santa Fe Drive. The monks of SRF carve them for the enjoyment of the community each year.
Downtown businesses generously participate and join in the fun.
THE PUMPKINS have been harvested which means it is time for all of the fair princesses, beauty queens, witches, warlocks, ghouls and mischief makers to come out and safely Trick or Treat on Halloween night. From 5:00 pm -8:00 pm on Monday, October 31, 2011
2011 Downtown Businesses Passing Out Treats:
3rd Corner
7-Eleven
Art N Soul on 101
Barracuda Grill
Beachside Bar and Grill
Beads, Crystals & More (until 6)
Becker Surfboards (until 7)
Berry Happy Frozen Yogurt
Birkenstock
Bliss 101
Blue Ribbon Artisan Pizza
Bombshell Salon
Book Tales (until 6)
Bubby’s Gelato
Chuao Choclatier
Coast Hwy Traders
D Street Bar & Grill
DEMA
Deep Fling
Detour Salon
Divinity Salon
Double Take
Ecotopiia
El Callejon
Encinitas Café
Encinitas RIDE Cyclery
Europtics
Filibertos
First Street Gallery
Flashbacks
Gardenology
Giovanni’s
Grounded
Hansen’s Surf (until 7)
JOIS Yoga
Kealani’s
Kid Exchange
Kim’s Alterations
Lacy’s
Lotus Café
Lumberyard Tavern
Magical Child
Manhattan Pizza
Mog and Rue (until 6:30)
Movin Shoes
NuboNau
Off Track Gallery
Ogata
Q’ero
Queen Eileen’s
Raul’s
Roxy’s
Sakura Bana
Siamese Basil Thai
Solace
Soul Scape
SRF Bookstore
St Tropez Bakery
Surf Cleaners
Thrifty Threads
Trattoria i Trulli
UNION
Via Italia
Vigilucci’s
Whole Foods Market
2009 Safe Trick or Treat
Check out photos from the 2009 Safe Trick or Treat by clicking here.
