Gear up for Halloween!

While i'm not totally sure about when the hours of trick or treating will be (I'm guessing Saturday 5-8pm?), i am stocked up on candy and ready for the weekend to hit! Below are some cool events that would be fun to check out:

SEGWAY POLO ON THE SQUARE - OCT 29
Who needs horses when you can ride a Segway? For the first time ever, Fountain Square will host a Segway Polo Match this Thursday, October 29 at noon. The match will be shown on the giant video board and play-by-play announcers will provide live commentary. So grab lunch and head to the Square, you'll even have the opportunity to take a Segway ride yourself. For more information on the Segway Polo Match, call Shawn Jenkins at (513) 225-1583. For more information on Segway Cincinnati and Segway tours click here.

THE FAMOUS NEON'S LEASE SIGNING PARTY - OCT 29 Neon's is back! Come celebrate the official rebirth of Neon's at their lease signing party on Thursday, October 29 starting at 5:00 p.m. and help them kick off the process of restoring both the building and the name. For the first time in over two years, the garden at Neon's will be open with brews, bocce and good times to be enjoyed. This will be an outdoor, cash only event. So come down, have fun and get a preview of what is to come for next spring. Neon's is located at 208 East Twelfth Street. Call (513) 479-1030 for more information.

FRIDAY NIGHT BLOWS TO BENEFIT ARTWORKS - OCT 30
The Art Academy of Cincinnati's River City Works in collaboration with ArtWorks presents Friday Night Blows, a free public glassblowing demonstration this Friday, October 30. Get there early for the best parking spots and hot food. Don't forget your sunglasses! Friday Night Blows is at River City Works, 532 East Twelfth Street, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. To purchase tickets or to view the Online Art Preview click here.

BITE ME BALL AT CAC - OCT 30
It's that time of the year again, when everyone dons their spookiest disguise and descends upon the town for a night like no other. The Contemporary Arts Center is throwing a party that's sure to satisfy your frightful fancy. Come in your most creative costume and cruise the galleries, shop the CAC store and enjoy music by Projectmill. DJ and cash bar from 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. Members are free; Nonmembers pay CAC admission. Click here for more information.

DEVIL'S BASH, NIGHTMARE ON 7TH AND IMMORTAL'S BALL AT BLACKFINN
Blackfinn Saloon, at 19 East Seventh Street, is hosting three events this Halloween weekend! Start on Thursday, October 29 at the Devil's Bash and enjoy the Witches Brew Special all night long. The Nightmare on 7th Street Bar Crawl is Friday, October 30. Enjoy a cash prize costume contest and for one $5 cover get into 3 bars: Blackfinn, Suite and Lodge Bar. Halloween night Saturday, October 31 is Blackfinn's Immortal's Ball where you can win $1,000 in prizes/cash for the best costume. For advance tickets/VIP call (513) 721-3466.

HALLOWEEN ON THE SQUARE - OCT 30 Halloween on the Square kicks off this Friday, October 30 at noon for the Fountain Square Costume Contest. Come dressed in your most creative, funniest, or scariest costume and win some great prizes! Also on Friday drop off your PRE-carved pumpkins between 5:00 and 7:00 p.m. The pumpkins will be judged at 8:00 p.m. and one lucky person will win a $500 grand prize. Finally, make sure to come down Saturday, October 31 from 8:00 p.m. to midnight for the Monster Mash Bash and enjoy Halloween-themed live music, ghoulish lighting effects, refreshments and other "scary" surprises. All of the Halloween events are free and open to the public. Fountain Square is located at Fifth and Vine streets in downtown Cincinnati. For more information click here.

ARTNET: A NETWORKING OPPORTUNITY FOR VISUAL ARTISTS - OCT 30 ArtNet, a project of the Cincinnati Arts Association's Building Diverse Audiences Advisory Committee, will offer local visual artists an opportunity to meet peers, develop collaborative projects and discover resources within the community. The evening of networking is scheduled for Friday, October 30 from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m. in the Aronoff Center's Weston Art Gallery. Admission is free, however advance registration is requested. For further information or to make a reservation, contact CAA Director of Education and Community Relations, Steve Finn, at (513) 977-4163 or click here.

CINCINNATI TOURS: GHOSTS OF THE QUEEN CITY Take a haunted tour downtown this Halloween season. Cincinnati Tours offers the most unique look at the city through one-of-a-kind historical, sightseeing, seasonal and ghost tours. Their specialty tour is "Ghosts of the Queen City", which is a combination of history and ghost investigations. Click here to find out more.

NO TRICKS, JUST GOURMET TREATS AT PENDLETON STUDIO 313 - OCT 30 This week's Final Friday at Studio 313 is an exciting pre-Halloween evening hosted by Fusion Catering, the hot new caterer even the ghouls are whispering about. Paintings, photography, jewelry and ceramics are all 10% - 50% off. Also, the opening reception for Andrea Millette's exhibition "Women and Shoes" will also be held Friday, October 30 from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. at Judi Parks fine art studio 313 AT THE PENDLETON, 1310 Pendleton Street, in Over-The-Rhine. Also open Saturday 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. For further details, call (513) 843-2710 or click here.

THE SHAOLIN WARRIORS PERFORM AT MUSIC HALL - NOV 1 The acclaimed Shaolin Warriors - the Kung Fu Masters of China - bring their remarkable skill, stunning movement and spectacular imagery to Cincinnati's Music Hall for one night only on Sunday, November 1 at 7:00 p.m. Tickets start at $25 and can be purchased here or by calling the Aronoff Center Ticket Office at (513) 621-2787.