The SCVID in cooperation with the Sandbaai Hall is planning a Halloween Festival for 31 October 2025. This will be done in conjunction with the neighbourhood trick or treat that has become quite popular over the past 3 years. The Halloween Festival is for kids and parents to have fun in a safe environment. Everyone loves candy and dressing up in costumes.
Mark your calendar for Friday 31 October. More details will be published as soon as we have them. To join the Halloween WhatsApp group, send your Name, number of kids, cell number and suburb to info@scvid.co.za.
Kids and parents from all over are the Overstrand are invited to join in the fun!
Halloween Festival plans include:
- Family Fun Magic Show (Magic of Werner)
- Halloween costume contest
- Spooky decorations
- Food & sweets
- Games and prizes
- Fun activities and sports
- Face painting
- Sensory bins for younger kids
- Party favours and toys
- Themed refreshments for kids and parents
- AND MORE!
Halloween: A Harvest Celebration
Halloween has its origins in ancient autumn harvest festivals, particularly the Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced “SAH-win”), celebrated over 2,000 years ago. As summer ended and winter began, communities gathered to bring in the final harvest, light bonfires, and celebrate the abundance of the season.
When Christianity spread through Europe, the Church established All Saints’ Day (also called All Hallows’ Day) on November 1st to honor Christian saints and martyrs. The evening before became known as All Hallows’ Eve, eventually shortened to “Halloween.” Many harvest traditions blended with Christian observances during this time.
Irish and Scottish immigrants brought these autumn customs to America in the 1800s, where Halloween evolved into a community-centred holiday focused on:
- Harvest celebrations with seasonal foods like apples, pumpkins, and corn
- Neighborhood gatherings that brought communities together
- Costumes and creativity as families crafted outfits together
- Charitable traditions like trick-or-treating, which originally involved giving food to the needy
Today’s Halloween is primarily a secular, family-friendly celebration of fall where children:
- Dress up in imaginative costumes
- Enjoy autumn treats and seasonal activities
- Participate in community events
- Celebrate creativity and neighbourhood togetherness
The holiday celebrates the joy of the harvest season and community spirit—wholesome traditions families have enjoyed for generations.
* Because South African seasons are the opposite of the Northern Hemisphere, we celebrate Halloween in the spring and the spring celebration of Easter in the autumn.
** No fireworks or loud bangs will be part of this festival
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