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Celebrate Halloween at BOONEanza

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 17, 2016)  University of Kentucky faculty and staff are invited to the third annual Halloween BOONEanza Costume Party and Contest from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28, at the Hilary J. Boone Center.

Festivities include a lunch buffet, costume contest, a best spirit award and trick-or-treating. The lunch buffet begins at 11:15 a.m., and the cost is $12. Departments may reserve a table for up to eight people, and individuals, including non-members, may also make reservations. To make reservations, call the Boone Center at 859-257-1133 by 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26. 

To compete in the costume contest, register here. Check-in for contestants begins at 11:15 a.m. on Oct. 28.

Attendees may enter the contest as an individual or as a group; prizes will be awarded for both categories. A Best Spirit prize will be given to the department whose table demonstrates the best Halloween spirit (costumes included). 

Following the event, anyone may vote for the best costume on the Boone Center’s Facebook page. Voting ends Oct. 31

No reservations are needed for trick-or-treating with various local exhibitors throughout the venue, including departments and local businesses.

For more information about the event, contact the Hilary J. Boone Center at 859-257-1133. 

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MEDIA CONTACT: Gail Hairston, 859-257-3302, gail.hairston@uky.edu