Bashas’ Family-Friendly, Socially-Distanced Halloween Celebrations for Ghosts & Goblins of All Ages

Arizona families across the state are invited to creep and crawl into their neighborhood Bashas’ supermarket for some fun-filled holiday treats and activities on Halloween.

Bashas’ annual Halloween celebration will take place on Saturday, Oct. 31, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at its more than 40 supermarket locations throughout the state, as well as Eddie’s Country Store in Pinetop and Food City locations in Parker and Lake Havasu City.

Children of all ages are invited to dress up and show off their costumes at the Halloween celebration, which will feature Bashas’ members (employees) in family-friendly costumes, and fun activities for kids throughout the store, including:

• Trick-or-treat candy stations at each grocery store department;
• Halloween cake decorating kit ($5 for one single-layer, eight-inch cake that is frosted in one color, and comes with one cup of decorative candies, two small tubes of icing, two decorative Halloween picks, and some decorating ideas);
• A free cookie (individually wrapped from the Bakery Department; and
• Lots of photo-taking opportunities!

Family members of all ages can also take advantage of other seasonal treats that are available for purchase, including Halloween Candy, Caramel Apples, Apple Cider, fresh-baked Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies.

For $5, customers can decorate a Halloween cake inside the store, at socially-distanced tables, which:

• Are available on a first-come, first-served basis;
• Will be stationed six feet apart;
• Are only be used by one family at a time; and
• Will be sanitized after every person is done decorating his/her Halloween cake.

The Halloween cake decorating kits can be purchased for at-home decorating. Packages of eight undecorated cookies with icing will also be available to purchase for decorating at home.

Socially-Distanced Halloween Celebrations

(Trick-or-treating for kids and Halloween cake decorating – done on site or at home)

Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

No advance registration is required.

Bashas’ more than 40 supermarkets throughout Arizona, along with:

• Eddie’s Country Store (1753 E. White Mountain Blvd, Pinetop, AZ 85935)
• Food City (1020 W. Arizona Ave, Parker, AZ 85344)
• Food City and 1799 Kiowa Ave., Lake Havasu City, AZ 86403)

(Bashas’ 9 Diné Markets, located on the Navajo Nation, will hold their Halloween celebrations on Friday, Oct. 30, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., since they will be closed on Saturday, Oct. 31, in accordance with the weekend curfew in place.)