{"id":317179,"date":"2026-10-29T22:00:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T22:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/317179\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T22:00:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T22:00:15","slug":"best-bets-5-things-to-do-october-28-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/317179\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Bets: 5 Things to Do, October 28, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Halloween Trick or Treat for Kids<\/p>\n<p>Annual Halloween Trick or Treat for Kids will be held Saturday from 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. at the Electric City Aquarium. There will be stations set up throughout the aquarium where children can stop and collect goodies as they check out the exhibits. Expert animal keepers will show some of the aquarium\u2019s unique residents from behind the scenes. Everyone who visits in costume will receive $5 off admission tickets at the door. This event is included with general admission or with an active membership to the aquarium. Information: <a href=\"https:\/\/electriccityaquarium.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">electriccityaquarium.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 70\u2019s Show at Theater at North<\/p>\n<p>3 Decades Rewind will present \u201cThe 70s Show,\u201d a classic rock tribute, Friday at 7 p.m. (doors open at 6:30) at the Theater at North, 1539 N. Main Ave., Scranton. The event will feature a live tribute band performance featuring iconic 1970s rock hits from artists including the Beatles, Paul McCartney, Queen, ELO, the Beach Boys, the Eagles and Chicago. Tickets are $39-$49 plus fees, available through the <a href=\"https:\/\/tickets-center.com\/the-theater-at-north?accid=5708838409&amp;nid=1&amp;campaignid=22086705963&amp;adgroupid=172993365093&amp;cid=811775411749&amp;akwd=the+theater+at+north&amp;mt=p&amp;network=g&amp;dist=s&amp;device=c&amp;random=15959559866338733281&amp;loc_physical_ms=9195362&amp;loc_interest_ms=9007097&amp;exid=&amp;vx=0&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=22086705963&amp;gbraid=0AAAAAD8-mBbTMpKjO09vnLVZnrGxy3dCF&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjw9PvWBhAxEiwAddzYyeL-lkwbKRMf6FFz_OMjRLe1WhzGC0oaI2CsueVnTztYOlhjnHICehoCWYcQAvD_BwE\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Theater at North box office\/Eventbrite<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>36th annual Homespun Holiday Craft Show<\/p>\n<p>The Arts at Hayfield fall craft show is set for Sunday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Penn State Wilkes-Barre campus, 44 University Drive, Lehman Twp. The suggested donation is $3, with free admission for those under 18 and Penn State students. More than 100 vendors will sell holiday decor, food, art, crafts and clothes. The Arts at Hayfield nonprofit takes its name from the historic home on the campus, and many early vendors were Penn State staff. Information: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsathayfield.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.artsathayfield.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Rapper Fetty Wap at Mohegan Arena<\/p>\n<p>Grammy-nominated rapper Fetty Wap will perform at the Mohegan Arena in Wilkes-Barre Twp. on Friday at 8 p.m. He is celebrating 10 years of hits, including \u201cTrap Queen,\u201d \u201c679\u201d and \u201cMy Way.\u201d In 2016 he won the iHeartRadio Music Awards\u2019 best new artist award and Billboard Music Awards\u2019 top new artist award. His album \u201cZavier\u201d was released in May. The arena is calling it \u201cthe loudest Halloween party in NEPA.\u201d Tickets are available at the arena and on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ticketmaster.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Halloween Zumbathon in Tamaqua<\/p>\n<p>Halloween Zumbathon benefiting the 2026 Tamaqua Area Hunger Campaign will take place Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Perla Building, 105 W. Broad St., Tamaqua. Hosted by Lia Mortel Zius, of Zumba and Dance Fitness with Lia, the fundraiser will bring together music, movement and community spirit. Admission is $20. Halloween costumes are encouraged, and prizes will be awarded for the best costumes. Information available by contacting Brian Turner at the Perla Building Fitness Center or leave a message at 570-225-7381.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Halloween Trick or Treat for Kids Annual Halloween Trick or Treat for Kids will be held Saturday from&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":317180,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[1681,201,182,803,1213,28,435,231,178,180,179,289,181,729],"class_list":["post-317179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","tag-entertainment","tag-lackawanna-county","tag-local-news","tag-luzerne-county","tag-music-and-concerts","tag-pennsylvania","tag-restaurants-food-and-drink","tag-schuylkill-county","tag-scranton","tag-scranton-headlines","tag-scranton-news","tag-things-to-do","tag-top-stories-stt","tag-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/317179","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=317179"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/317179\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/317180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=317179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=317179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=317179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}