Witches Walk Today Oct. 20!
The Caldron is overfilling as vendors and businesses downtown are dialing in their black cats and brooms for the biggest Witches Walk yet on Friday, Oct. 20th.
Photo Courtesy The Dalles Witches Walk Facebook page
By Tom Peterson and Cole Goodwin
The Dalles, Ore., October 20, 2023 — The Dalles will have it’s 7th Annual Witches Walk today October 20, 2023 from 5 to 9 p.m. Johna Laroque, owner of Route 30 Burgers Bottles and Brews said that some 79 businesses and vendors to circle around the fire to put on a fun event for the community.
Festivities include:
A Witches Dance hosted by Last Stop Saloon will be held at the intersection of 2nd and Federal St, where dancing will occur every hour on the hour from 6-9 p.m.
Photo Courtesy The Dalles Witches Walk Facebook page
Bryan Laroque sets up the dance floor.
A Passport to Prizes! in order to be eligible for the prizes, you must get stamps from the participating businesses. Witch walk goers must collect at least 20 stamps to be eligible to enter a raffle at Route 30 to win nearly $5,000 worth of gift certificates and merchandise donated by local businesses.
Completed passports can be submitted to the raffle at Route 30, located at 317 W 2nd St, where raffle baskets and drawing will be located.
There will be 3 baskets, a small basket with a value of $1,000 (20-29 stamps), a medium basket with a value of $1,500 (30-39 stamps) and a large basket with a value of $2,500 (40+ stamps)
A list of the participating businesses :
Route 30 Burgers, Bottles & Brews
Klindt's Booksellers
Breezeway Antiques
Lines of Design
Skookum Outfitters
Heiser Tattoo
JD Smith Jewelers
Last Stop Saloon
The Dalles Art Center
Knotty Buns Bakery
Le Dalles Boutique
Shannon's Ice Cream
SPX Bicycle Shop
House of al a Mode Yarn Shop
Berries by Felice
Sunflower Vision Care
Hampton Furniture
Rage Graphix
15 Mile Winery
Sunshine Mill Winery
Terra Cotta Gorge Co.
Sawyer's ACE Hardware
Freebridge Brewing
Urban Paper
Noori Beauty
The Dalles Wedding Place
Satori
Meraki
Westwind Frame & Gallery
Willow + Bark
The Gorge Hair Co.
Zim's Sports Bar
La Fogata
Jenny Marie's
Windy River
Las 3 Hermanas
Yesterday & Today Music
Lilo's BBQ
Studio Fit
Vibe Consignment
The Workshop
Herbal Revival Apothecary
Pretty Parties
Brick City & Games
Wines on 2nd
Beau toi day spa
Empower Yoga
Emma's Bowtique
Gorge Academy of Cosmetology
Smoke Wring BBQ
The Garden of Beaden
Windemere Realty (sponsor of the Witches Dance)
Becoming You
Clock Tower Ales
Gorge Wine Library
Riot Fox Repository
Scooper McQuade's
Wild Brew
PLUS these pop-ups...
Lucky Locks
The Hidden Gem Homestead
NC Smith Designs
Denae Manion (face painting)
Crafty Art by Camille
Wicked Witch Shop
Evie's Craft Custom Creations
Maurice's
Pacific Honeybees Honey
Carnelian Moon Crystals & Jewelry
Grit Row
Iris Creations
JR Tenderpaws
Mary Jane Heiser
Kat's Artistically Bent
Magic Juice
Pure Romance
Working Hands Brewing
Photos by Deane DePaepe
Video by Cut Multimedia
