WITH Halloween slowly becoming a local celebration, the organisers of ‘Monster Mash’ have announced their third annual fair.

This year’s Monster Mash will be held at The Grill, Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) on Thomas Lands, Georgetown, from noon to 20:00 hours on October 28.

Donna Lam, one of the event’s organisers, explained that Monster Mash is a family and pet affair, organised by the Rosewood Foundation Guyana, and the Collage Multi-store.

Lam noted that there are not many events where the entire family and the pets can attend together. Monster Mash offers that experience.

The event is also seen as a fundraiser for pets.

As the president of the Rosewood Foundation Guyana, Lam said they are helping to decrease the number of homeless pets through fundraisers like Monster Mash.

She shared that in its first year, Monster Mash was called, the Halloween Pet-tacular event.

Monster Mash 2023 promises to be bigger and better than the previous ones, with pop-up shops, carnival games, spooky treats, a haunted house, creative workshops and several other activities.

Additionally, Lam said there will be mini-games where prizes are up for grabs for children. There will also be costume competitions for the children and pets where hampers can be won. A 360 camera will also be there.

Lam noted that the creative workshops are the slime-making workshop and a clay critter workshop, where they will be able to learn how to make slime, and clay creatures. Persons can sign their kids up for these workshops at Collage, which is located on Sheriff Street Georgetown, or access the sign-up form online by visiting monstermash.gy on Instagram. Sign up can also be done on the day of the event.
Lam remarked that Monster Mash has grown significantly since the first one was held. Jumping from 150 attendees to 600, the organisers are hoping that around 1, 200 persons can be in attendance this year.

Tickets are going fast and are only available at Collage, and Bad Monkey at the Giftland Mall and MovieTowne.

Ticket prices are children and adults are $800 and $1,200 respectively.

Monster Mash is sponsored by Sozos Entertainment, Bad Monkey Kids, and Zapees Ice cream and they will all be present at the event.