Looking for Halloween fun? There's plenty to be found in Vermont.

It’s time to get weird — Halloween is here. Dress like a freak, demand sweets from random strangers and go check out these Halloween-themed events between now and All Saints Day.

Through Oct. 26, the annual haunted-house fright fest Nightmare Vermont takes place on several occasions at the Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction. $15. www.nightmarevermont.org.

7 and 9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, New England musician and artist Dan Blakeslee, who changes his identity at this time each year to become Doctor Gasp, brings his 17th-annual "Halloween Special" to town for two shows at the Light Club Lamp Shop, Burlington. $5 per show. (802) 660-1844, www.radiobean.com.

9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, if your Halloween-night costume is Harry Potter-themed, you’re in luck! You can get double use out of your outfit by attending Wizardfest at the Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, South Burlington. $15-$30. (802) 652-0777, www.highergroundmusic.com.

7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25, the Vermont organization Mahana Magic, which supports children during and after their parents’ experiences with cancer, is hosting its 10th-annual fundraiser called the Monster Bash, The Old Lantern, Charlotte. $65-$250. (802) 540-0077, www.mahanamagic.org.

7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25, the second-annual Hauntings and Other Halloween Tales, led by Rutland storyteller Michael Kingsbury, features a dozen storytellers relaying a seven-minute, true, first-person tale, The Sparkle Barn, Wallingford. Free. (802) 446-2044, www.thesparklebarnshop.com.

2-6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, hayrides, a haunted walk and spooky music highlight the Halloween Howl presented by the Department of Parks, Recreation and Waterfront, Oakledge Park, Burlington. Free. (802) 864-0123, www.enjoyburlington.com.

4-8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, your pets are into Halloween, too, right? Well, maybe they have no clue what Halloween is about, but that doesn’t mean you can’t dress them up for the costume contest at the fourth-annual Barktober Halloween Bash, Switchback Brewing Co., Burlington. Free, with $1 from every pint and hot dog sold to benefit the Humane Society of Chittenden County. (802) 651-4114, www.switchbackvt.com.

8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, Cartooniverse is a Halloween party featuring a costume party, a photo booth and music by Kalbells (featuring Vermont native Kalmia Traver of Rubblebucket), Hammydown and DJ La Rime, Foam Brewers, Burlington. $15 in advance, $17 day of show. (802) 399-2511, www.foambrewers.com.

2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, Shelburne’s annual Halloween parade begins on Falls Road, with events including trick-or-treating, carnival games and a costume contest continuing at the town gym until 4:30 p.m. Free. (802) 985-5510, www.shelburnevt.org.

3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, the Vermont Folk Horror Roadshow, presented by the Vermont Folklife Center and Vermont International Film Festival, presents "Transformations" and "The Animal," two films set and created in Vermont, Highland Center for the Arts, Greensboro. $10 suggested donation. (802) 533-9075, www.highlandartsvt.org.

9 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, for one night, the Light Club Lamp Shop becomes the Fright Club Vamp Shop as the Burlington venue hosts a Halloween costume party that includes music from Princess Nostalgia and DJ Radu and face painting courtesy of Madame Mysterial. Free. (802) 660-9346, www.radiobean.com.

8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30, film is a good way to get your Halloween scare on, and Cinema Casualties makes it easy with two horror movies, "Night of the Demons" and "Dr. Butcher M.D.." ArtsRiot, Burlington. Free. (802) 540-0406, www.artsriot.com.

8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30, punky rockers Frankie and the Witch Fingers get loud on Halloween eve with opening act Grease Face, Nectar’s, Burlington. Free for 21 and over; $5 for ages 18-20. (802) 658-4771, www.liveatnectars.com.

7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31, the Twilight Players open a stage version of George A. Romero’s classic zombie film "Night of the Living Dead" that runs through Nov. 3, Alexander Twilight Theater, Northern Vermont University-Lyndon. Admission by donation; free to NVU students. (802) 274-9314, www.northernvermont.edu.

8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31, the wild-and-crazy piano-driven rock band Low Cut Connie joins Aubrey Haddard and J’Beau for a Halloween-night show that will feature a costume contest judged by Low Cut Connie front man Adam Weiner, ArtsRiot, Burlington. $25. (802) 540-0406, www.artsriot.com.

Contact Brent Hallenbeck at 660-1844 or bhallenbeck@freepressmedia.com. Follow Brent on Twitter at www.twitter.com/BrentHallenbeck.