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By Ellen Hill for Lithgow Tourism         Photos: David Hill & Ben Pearce Australia’s biggest community Halloween dress-up party, biggest Trick or Treat lolly grab and record-breaking dance-off is on at Lithgow this Saturday, October 29. Strut your hair-raising stuff in a kooky costume parade, enter a spook-tacular image in the photo contest and support Lithgow Tidy Town’s Laneways project by buying a piece of abominable art at the skulls auction in the library. Vampires and

By Ellen Hill for Lithgow Tourism           Photos: David Hill Dreadful Draculas, grisly genies, creepy clowns and terrible trolls will mingle with loveable fairytale characters, superheroes, goblins and fairies when Lithgow hosts Australia’s largest Halloween celebration on October 29. The main shopping area will be transformed into a fun-filled pedestrian zone with themed precincts, non-stop entertainment, Australia’s biggest Trick or Treat for children and a public Thrille

(l-r) Liv Evans, 6 of Portland, with Naturally by Kelley owner Kelley Crane. Photo: David Hill, Headline Publicity By Ellen Hill for Lithgow Tourism Australia’s largest Halloween celebration will host the nation’s biggest Trick or Treat for children when Lithgow holds a hair-raising community party on October 29. Organised and hosted by Lithgow City Council, with support from local sponsors including Lithgow McDonald’s, Centennial Coal, Energy Australia, Village Voice and Lit

Lenore Davi of Katoomba Amusement Company and Vicki Hartley of Lithgow Living History By Ellen Hill for Hartley Historic Site                    Photos: David Hill Convict lashings and historic re-enactors will mingle with 21st century lasers at the annual Back to Hartley event at Hartley Historic Site on October 30. To be held on All Hallows Eve, the family-friendly Back to Hartley event is an opportunity for locals and visitors to the area to explore one of the finest examp

By Ellen Hill for Lithgow Tourism              Photos: David Hill and Ben Pearse Lithgow Main St will be overrun with freaky fiends, ghouls, zombies and loveable fantasy characters when internationally renowned King of Pop impersonator Jason Jackson leads a public dance-off at Lithgow Halloween `16. The national record bid for the greatest number of costumed people to dance to the song Thriller will be a highlight of the annual community festival on October 29 and further the

Join Jason Jackson at the Thriller dance-off at Lithgow Halloween `16. Photo: David Hill By Ellen Hill for Lithgow Tourism        Photos: Ben Pearse and David Hill The spirit of the late King of Pop will inject a thrilling spark into Lithgow Halloween `16 when hundreds of Michael Jackson fans take part in a dance-off in Main St on Saturday, October 29. Jason Jackson performing at Lithgow Halloween `15. Photo: Ben Pearse The national record bid for the greatest number of costu

Main St shopkeepers embraced the event and had window displays By Ellen Hill for Lithgow City Council      Photos: Ben Pearse and David Hill More than 27,000 Draculas, skeletons, goblins, fairies and other fantasy characters converged on the town of Lithgow for its annual Halloween monster mash last Saturday (October 31). More than 27,000 locals and visitors attended As well as much of the local community, several thousand visitors from out of town experienced one of the larg

Countess Pamela Pire will sink her teeth into local history during LithgowHalloween15 By Ellen Hill for Lithgow Tourism                         Photos: David Hill Transylvania royalty and the thrilling reincarnation of a charismatic pop superstar will entertain the crowds at LithgowHalloween15 on October 31. Oozing sass and Gothic glamour, Countess Pamela Pire Heiress to what was once the great Pire Coffers of Transylvania, esteemed Doctor of the Ology of undying and 1926 Tra

Fun fantasy characters like these from Lithgow Living History will mix with freaky faces at Lithgow Halloween By Ellen Hill for Lithgow Tourism             Photos: David Hill Crazy costumes, Trick or Treat fun and staying up late. Welcome to Halloween celebrations Lithgow style. Families will have a selection of dining options to choose from Organised and hosted by Lithgow City Council with support from local sponsors, the annual event will be particularly geared towards fami

Halloween at Lithgow will be freaky fun for the whole family By Ellen Hill for Lithgow Tourism                    Photos: David Hill Macabre monsters, creepy clowns and scary skeletons can venture from the shadows and into the light when the town of Lithgow celebrates Halloween with a night of ghoulish glee on October 31. Halloween dress-up fun for all ages Featuring spectacular Vivid-style lighting displays and spooky decorations, the main shopping strip will be transformed