The city’s annual Halloween party runs Saturday, October 31, from 2:30 to 5 p.m. at the Everett Recreation Center, 47 Elm St., with face painting, a live magic show and candy. Costumes are encouraged. The party caps a week that started Thursday with Everett Public Schools students trick or treating through City Hall, where employees handed out sweets dressed as a skeleton, Elvis, a pirate, a poodle skirt and the three Things from Dr. Seuss. Mayor Robert Van Campen worked the hallway as Willy Wonka. “I think I had more fun than the kids,” one resident wrote under the city’s photos.
The Everett Fire Department added a reminder with the holiday: look over the state Department of Fire Services’ tips on decorations, and change the batteries in the smoke detectors when the clocks change. Daylight saving time ends Sunday, November 1, at 2 a.m., so clocks go back one hour Saturday night.
Election Day is Tuesday, and the ballot has three pages
Polls are open Tuesday, November 3, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. in every precinct for the state election. In-person early voting at City Hall ended Thursday. Voters can find their polling place by address on the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s lookup. The city’s main reminder is that this year’s ballot runs three pages, and all three must be submitted even if a voter skips some races or questions. “Don’t leave one behind,” the city posted. The city has also confirmed that mail ballots can be dropped in the ballot box at City Hall instead of mailed.
Voters who show up Tuesday will also get the city’s new “I Voted” sticker. Residents ranked the entries online through October 26. Cristian V. and Alae A. took first place in the design contest, with Jay L. and Vivian Nguyen as runners-up in the adult category and Emma W. in the youth category, according to the city.
Veterans Day ceremony, November 11
The city’s Veterans Day ceremony is Wednesday, November 11, at 10 a.m. at the Connolly Center, 90 Chelsea St. The guest speaker is retired Lt. Col. Karin Killeen of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, with music by the Everett High School Band. Lunch follows the ceremony. Parking is in the Spring Street lot.
Free trees, a teen art exhibit and a book club
- A tree at no cost. The city is promoting the state’s Greening the Gateway Cities program, which plants trees on private property in eligible neighborhoods at no charge to the owner. The Department of Conservation and Recreation runs it in Everett and 18 other cities, targeting blocks with less tree cover, older housing and more renters. A DCR forester meets the owner on site to pick the species and the spot. The Everett office is (617) 626-1459, or sign up online.
- Teen Perspectives exhibit. Everett students won both first place prizes in the Immigrant Learning Center’s 2026 Teen Perspectives Art and Essay Contest, open to students in Everett, Malden and Medford on the theme “How My Community Benefits from Immigration.” The art winner attends Everett Alternative High School and the essay winner attends Everett High. The exhibit is on the third floor of City Hall.
- Dark Tide on Zoom. The Everett Public Libraries’ “Everett: East to West” book club, run with the library in Everett, Washington, discusses Stephen Puleo’s Dark Tide, the story of the 1919 Boston molasses flood, at its second meeting. The library’s online calendar has the date and the Zoom link.
- Crimson Tide. Everett Unified Basketball hosted Malden Wednesday afternoon at the high school. The athletic department’s student athletes of the week for October 19 to 25 are posted on everettcrimsontide.com.
From the community groups
- Youth Hub at 467 Broadway. The Everett Haitian Community Center runs an after-school Youth Hub in the former Chamber of Commerce building at 467 Broadway, open Monday through Friday 2:30 to 6 p.m. and Saturdays 1 to 5 p.m. Any student can stop in for a free snack after school, the center says. It also offers free job training on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and help enrolling in MassHealth. Call (857) 399-5375 or email info@theehcc.org.
- Free Tai Chi open house. Oom Yung Doe in Everett holds a free Tai Chi open house on Saturday, November 8. Beginners are welcome. Details and the free RSVP are on the school’s Facebook event page.
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