We’re Back!
The Jasper Project is excited to partner once again this year with Black Nerd Mafia and our gracious host, Curiosity Coffee, to help kick off Halloween with one of our favorite and most fun events — Frightmare on Main Street!
Friday, October 25, 2024
5:00 PM 10:00 PM
Curiosity Coffee Bar — 2327 Main Street
The fun starts at 5 pm when you arrive and grab your bag(s) of votes for your favorite artisanally carved pumpkin, created for your viewing, voting, and purchasing pleasure by some of Columbia’s spookiest artists, including
Tennyson Corley
Devon Corley
Cynthia Bowie
Keith Tolen
Thomas Washington
Michael Krajewski
Regina Langston
Billy Guess
Artist - Olga Yukhno
5:00pm – Doors
$10 for all events and activities + 5 candy votes for the pumpkin carving contest.
Kids under 10 get in free!
5:30pm - Horror Movie Trivia
Bring your team and kick off the night with trivia hosted by Black Nerd Mafia.
6:30pm - Jasper’s 2nd Annual Pumpkin Carving Contest
These aren’t your everyday jack-o'-lanterns. Vote on your favorite pumpkins carved by local artists and bid in our silent auction to take one home. All proceeds benefit the Jasper Project and the winning artist takes home a fabulous prize!
Candy votes will be available for sale and 5 votes are included for free with the cost of admission.
Cosplay Costume Contest
Contest categories include Best Children's Costume, and Best Adult Costume.
Winners for the Pumpkin Carving and Cosplay Costume Contest will be announced around 8pm.
Pumpkin Bidding with close at 8:45pm
8:15pm – Autocorrect & Tyler Wise
Artist - Bohumila Augustinova
Artist - Kimber Carpenter
Huge thank you to our sponsors: Bierkeller Columbia, Gardener's Outpost, Curiosity Coffee Bar, Hoot Columbia, Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College, Koger Center for the Arts, The Dragon Room, and Sound Bites Eatery