Here's your guide to what's happening in Tuscaloosa for Halloween

It's the only time of year that excessive displays of orange are tolerated in Tuscaloosa.

Halloween is coming back and some Tuscaloosa traditions, canceled or scaled back in 2020 because of COVID-19, will be also returning.

Witches on bicycles, the city's Tech or Treat night and an interactive showing of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" at the Bama Theatre will be  some of this year's Halloween highlights in Tuscaloosa.

Haunted houses are back, too, but one big event that won't be held this year is the Alabama Panhellenic Association's Trick-or-Treat on Sorority Row at the University of Alabama.

Here's what we know about Halloween 2021:

• T-Town Witches Ride: Participants dressed as witches will ride Halloween-themed bicycles at 5 p.m., Sunday at  Government Plaza, 2106 Sixth St. The 2-mile bike ride and 1-mile walk is a charity fundraiser for The Arc of Tuscaloosa, with entertainment, a kids’ zone, prizes and awards for Best Dressed Witch, Best Broomcycle, and Best Group Theme. For more information, go to www.thearcoftuscaloosa.org.

• Trunk or Treat: Kids ages 4 to 10 can go trick-or-treating from 5-7 p.m. Oct. 22 at West Alabama Wholesale, 3010 Skyland Blvd. E. The event, sponsored by Child Abuse Prevention Services of Tuscaloosa, will include storybook characters and music from WALJ 105.1 FM “The Block.” For more information, call 205-758-1159.

• Spooky Scavenger Hunt: The Children's Hands-on Museum will host the Spooky Scavenger Hunt from 9:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. Oct. 23. Kids are invited to roam the halls of the museum in search of spooky things. Admission is $9, but  kids younger than 1 year old will be admitted free. The museum is at 2213 University Blvd. For more information, go to www.chomonline.org.

• Tech or Treat: The city’s fifth annual Tech or Treat event will be 6-8 p.m. Oct. 26, with free admission for all ages, at the Gateway Innovation and Discovery Center in Alberta, 2614 University Blvd. E. Similar to trunk-or-treat, the city’s Tech-or-Treat allows costumed kids to go from table to table to collect candy while being introduced to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) activities through interactions with city departments and community organizations.

• Halloween Carnival: The Tuscaloosa Police Department will hold a carnival from 6-8 p.m. Oct. 28 in the parking lot at University Mall, 1701 McFarland Blvd. E. The event will feature carnival games, food trucks, police car trick-or-treating and equipment displays. Kids are invited to wear their costumes.

• Boo in the Park, Trick or Treat Trails: Children are encouraged to wear costumes from   6-8 p.m. Oct. 29 at Sokol Park, 5901 Watermelon Road. Boo in the Park is organized by the Tuscaloosa County Park and Recreation Authority. Tickets are $5 in advance or $10 the day of the event. Parents will be admitted free, as will children 4 years old and younger. For more information, go to  www.tcpara.org/programs/parakids/boo-in-the-park.

• Color Me Spooky: Kids can make Halloween tessellations, skull-ptures and fang-tastic fizzing chalk art from 9:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Oct. 30 at the Children's Hands-on Museum. Admission is $9, but  kids younger than 1 year old will be admitted free. The museum is at 2213 University Blvd. For more information, go to www.chomonline.org.

• "Rocky Horror Picture Show:" The Pink Box Burlesque presents the 1975 musical- comedy/horror film from  7-9 p.m. Oct. 31 at the Bama Theatre, 600 Greensboro Ave. Prop bags will be available. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets $15 general, $21 with prop bag; 18 and older. For more, see www.pinkboxburlesque.com.

Haunted houses

• The Horror Tuscaloosa: Haunted attraction at 54744 Skyland Blvd. E. in Cottondale, behind Taylor Electrical Contractors. Running 7-10 p.m. Thursdays, 7-midnight Fridays and Saturdays, and concluding 7-11 p.m. Oct. 31, Halloween night, a Sunday. Tickets $25, or $40 for a fast pass (limited number will be sold each night, on-site only). For a map, see the site at www.thehorrortuscaloosa.com/location.

• Fayette's Nightmare at the Farm: 20-minute walk-through beginning at Nelson Funeral Home, 3659 Highway 171 N. in Fayette, about an hour's drive north-northwest of Tuscaloosa. Trailers pick up patrons and transport them to the haunted attraction. Runs 7 p.m.-midnight Fridays and Saturdays through the month. Admission is $10 general, $5 for 10 and under. www.facebook.com/Nightmare-at-the-Farm. 205-442-5780.

• Warehouse 31 in Pelham: 3150 Lee St., in Pelham, featuring Rigamortis, the interior haunted house; a 3D artwork experience; an escape room; and some lantern-only nights, in which trips through Rigamortis are lit by just a single lamp. Tickets $29.95 for the Rigamortis and 3D experience package, or $49.95 for fast-pass admission to the same. Escape room tickets are $10. The $59.95 Warehouse 31 VIP package includes fast-pass tickets to Rigamortis/3D, preferred seating in the waiting area, a free beverage ticket, a free popcorn ticket, a "freaky photo" from the photo booth, and a $2 off coupon for merchandise. For the full opening schedule, see www.warehouse31.com/tickets.

• Atrox Factory in Leeds: 8404 Parkway Drive, in Leeds, utilizes more than 50,000 square feet, making it one of the largest haunted attractions in the Southeast. Open 7-10 p.m. Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday nights, 7-midnight Friday and Saturday, through Halloween. Tickets begin at $25. The Atrox waiting area features vendors, films, and some horror-movie celebrity appearances. For more details, see www.atroxfactory.com.