Halloween has outgrown one night, and this October the proof is a river parade of 100-plus witches in canoes, a theater ghost with his own permanently reserved seat, and a former tuberculosis hospital now running a paranormal escape room on weekends. In cities that have built their October calendars around the holiday, October has become a month-long event. This year, with Halloween falling on a Saturday, travelers have a full weekend to build around it.
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