Be prepared to be scared at the Smuggler’s Haunting on the Harbor Halloween Festival and Haunted House. For 4 scary nights City Marketplace in downtown Punta Gorda will be transformed into an autumn showcase of pumpkin patches, hay rides, kid’s carnival games, fair food, live music, and the largest haunted house in Charlotte County. There is a full slate of activities for both young and old. Kids of all ages will enjoy the variety of fun carnival games where everyone is a winner. There will also be a large kid’s play area with bounce houses, slides, rides, laser tag, and more! There will be costume contests for adults, kids, and even dogs with the adult contest divided into male, female, and group categories, the kids are divided into three age groups from 1 to 14 years old. (Please visit www.PuntaGordaHaunting.com for contest details and schedule) There will be plenty to feast on at the festival too with all carnival favorites on hand for young and old, as well as adult beverages. The highlight of the festival is the Haunting on the Harbor Haunted House. The largest anywhere in Charlotte County and one of the largest in Southwest Florida, enter if you dare! With over 6000 square feet of twists and turns with a different fright around every corner, it’s sure to make you heart race and you knees weak.