After haunting sold-out crowds three years in a row, Caravan Farm Theatre鈥檚 popular Walk of Terror spectacular returns to crank up the community fun.

This year on Oct. 28, the cast of nearly 100 volunteer performers is dredging the depths to surface one of society鈥檚 deepest fears: clowns.

鈥淧eople immediately think of Barnum and Bailey and Stephen King鈥檚 Pennywise, but clowning is a very ancient tradition, spanning across many cultures,鈥� says Estelle Shook, artistic director. 鈥淲e鈥檙e going to be exploring the idea of 鈥榗lown鈥� in all its complexity and diversity, to create a Walk of Terror that is rich in image, performance style, and ideas. And scary. Very scary.鈥�

With an ensemble of community members, including the A.L. Fortune Drumline, ready to instill awe, fear and joy, Shook says this year鈥檚 walk is shaping up to be more spectacular than ever before.

After last year鈥檚 Walk of Terror, Shook reached out to participants to find ways to improve the experience. The feedback was enthusiastic and Shook says everything from the desire for a unified theme to the hunger for more music and community involvement in the costume contest have been added to the formula.

鈥淭he WOT is truly a community led celebration 鈥� and we want participants to feel a sense of authorship in the event. Much like the famed Burning Man festival, The WOT aspires to be a fully participatory experience,鈥� says Shook.

Along the way, guests will have the chance to sample delicious food and drinks from a wide variety of food trucks, dance to the high-energy sounds of Blackberry Wood, take in the scenes designed using Caravan鈥檚 library of creations and gasp in awe of Kinshira鈥檚 fire-spinning wizardry.

After winding through the fields and displays, guests arrive at the timber barn for a celebratory dance featuring the crowd-favourite Freak Motif and a costume contest complete with prizes.

鈥淲e encourage everyone to come in costume: there will be a costume promenade midway through the evening so that people can appreciate the artistry and invention that goes into each creation,鈥� says Shook. 鈥淭his year鈥檚 Walk of Terror aims to be a joyful, celebratory and participatory thrill machine.鈥�

Tickets to the Walk of Terror Spectacular are online at .

Caravan Farm Theatre is one of Canada鈥檚 premier professional outdoor theatre companies located on an 80-acre farm on the unceded traditional territories of the Secwepemc and Syilx First Nations outside of Armstrong. Hailed as a national treasure, Caravan welcomes audiences of all ages and from near and far to the great outdoors to see both classic and original productions created by some of Canada and the world鈥檚 top talents. Annual productions include the Halloween Walk of Terror, the winter one-act sleigh-ride show, a film festival, and a summer full-scale musical production.

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