Two girls dressed in their Halloween costumes play with a balloon creation in downtown Los Altos. The annual Spooktacular is set for Oct. 31.

The Los Altos Village Association will host its annual Halloween Spooktacular 1-3 p.m. Oct. 31 on Second Street in downtown Los Altos. The day will include trick-or-treating, a petting zoo, a performance by the Egan Intermediate School’s Music Department and other fun activities.

The event will feature trick or treating in downtown stores from noon to 3:30 p.m. Look for a smiling pumpkin poster in the windows of participating merchants.

De Martini Orchards will set a bountiful of harvest-scene backdrop so participants can record memories of their children in their costumes. Picture taking will be from 1-3 p.m. There will be a small fee per picture.

Redwood Grove will bring some of its crawly, furry friends for the petting zoo. FasTracKids and KidsArt will provide Halloween fun.

Los Altos High School’s Athletic Booster Club will sell pumpkins to benefit their athletic program. Other attractions include face painting, a balloon artist and volunteers dressed as ghosts, goblins and witches.

The city of Los Altos’ Parks, Arts and Recreation Department cosponsors downtown window painting by local students.

The Los Altos Village Association sponsors the Halloween Spooktacular.

For more information, call the event hotline at 917-9799 or visit www.losaltos-downtown.org.