Haunted Hayride Grows in Popularity, Helps Community
Pumpkins painted by the Woodbury Leos Club welcome gusts to the Woodbury Lions Club’s Haunted Hayride, which is held during the final two weekends before Halloween each year.
October 28, 2021
WOODBURY — Many people are getting ready to go to the Haunted Hayride. It is one of the most popular events during Halloween in Woodbury.
The Woodbury Lions Club runs the event, and this year the event takes place at Mitchell Elementary School. It started Oct. 22-23 and will continue Oct. 29-30. The event starts at 7 p.m. both nights.
The cost is $15 for adults and any kid under 10 is $7.
The Lions Club director, Kenneth Deschino, has seen through the years how much the community loves the event.
“The Lions Club has been doing this for about 30 years now, but it’s become really a community event,” Deschino said. “The Haunted Hayride has evolved a lot over time. We used to have the hayride on just one weekend, and then it evolved into two weekends.”
Deschino noted more changes to the hayride.
“A lot was also added to the Haunted Hayride,” Deschino said. “We add a lot more skits each year to make it a longer ride, and more action, and now the big barn is really taken over, and [it] is the highlight [of the last three years] because it’s been a 3D barn.”
The Lions Club uses the money raised for good.
“The Lions Club and the money that we raise goes towards scholarships for local students and also programs like the Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation and Community Services Council,” Deschino concluded. “Community service helps people that need assistance with food, energy, and money. The money that we raise stays right here in our town.”
