{"id":244462,"date":"2026-10-02T17:25:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T17:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/?post_type=event&#038;p=244462"},"modified":"2026-10-05T12:43:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T12:43:02","slug":"halloween-comedy-and-costume-contest","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/event\/halloween-comedy-and-costume-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Halloween Comedy and Costume Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"custom_featured_image\" style=\"display:none;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/2026-10-17-Howdy-Stranger-Zombie-Apocalypse-1920x1080-1-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/2026-10-17-Howdy-Stranger-Zombie-Apocalypse-1920x1080-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/2026-10-17-Howdy-Stranger-Zombie-Apocalypse-1920x1080-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/2026-10-17-Howdy-Stranger-Zombie-Apocalypse-1920x1080-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/2026-10-17-Howdy-Stranger-Zombie-Apocalypse-1920x1080-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/2026-10-17-Howdy-Stranger-Zombie-Apocalypse-1920x1080-1-1170x663.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/2026-10-17-Howdy-Stranger-Zombie-Apocalypse-1920x1080-1-585x329.jpg 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/2026-10-17-Howdy-Stranger-Zombie-Apocalypse-1920x1080-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><p>Celebrate spooky season with Howdy Stranger\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/hacpac.org\/events\/halloween-comedy-show-and-costume-contest\/\">Halloween comedy show<\/a>. 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