The Weekend Ahead: Salem's Bruce Willis Street Honor, the Last Ghost Train and Alloway's Halloween Parade

Good morning, Salem County.

It's a Halloween-flavored weekend with a hometown twist. Salem City's Walking Ghost Tour kicks things off tonight. On Saturday afternoon, Carneys Point honors Bruce Willis with a street dedication near his old high school. The Ghost Train makes its last 2026 run out of Woodstown Saturday night, the same evening Alloway holds its Halloween parade. The Pumpkin Patch Flyer wraps up its season Saturday and Sunday.

Friday, Oct. 23

Walking Ghost Tour — Salem City

The Salem County Historical Society's Walking Ghost Tour takes in the haunted side of one of New Jersey's oldest towns. The suggested donation is $5. Tickets are available at Royal Port Antiques and at the Historical Society. The society hasn't posted a start time or meeting spot yet, so check its Walking Ghost Tour Facebook page before you go. Salem County Historical Society: News & Events

Saturday, Oct. 24

Bruce Willis street honor — Carneys Point

Carneys Point Township will honor Bruce Willis with a street dedication at 3 p.m. The actor grew up in the area and graduated from Penns Grove High School. The ceremony is at the back entrance to the high school, off S. DuPont Road across from Dixie Drive. The township announced the time and place on its Oct. 21 committee agenda. Meeting details

Pumpkin Patch Flyer — Woodstown

The Woodstown Central Railroad's fall train runs its final weekend from South Woodstown Station, 650 Alloway-Woodstown Road. Departures are at 10 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. The ride covers about 18 miles round trip, with about 45 minutes at Fenwick Grove, and lasts about an hour and 45 minutes. Tickets start at $35 and include a pumpkin. Arrive 30 minutes early. The train is not wheelchair accessible. Woodstown Central Railroad: Pumpkin Patch Flyer

Salem Ghost Train — Woodstown

The Salem County Historical Society and the Woodstown Central Railroad close out this year's Ghost Train at 6:30 p.m. The train runs from South Woodstown Station to Fenwick's Grove for local ghost stories by candlelight, about two and a half hours in all. The last run was listed as sold out with a waitlist open, so check before you head over. Woodstown Central Railroad: Salem Ghost Train

Alloway Halloween Parade — Alloway

Alloway's Halloween parade steps off at 7 p.m. Roads on the parade route close at 6 p.m., so plan your drive around it. The rain date is Sunday, Oct. 25, at 6 p.m. Meeting details

Sunday, Oct. 25

The Pumpkin Patch Flyer runs its last trips of the year at 10 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. Tickets and details If rain pushes Alloway's parade back, it steps off tonight at 6 p.m.

All weekend

The full list of Salem County happenings is on the County Brief events calendar. Hosting a trunk-or-treat or fall event? Send it to us and we'll add it.

Around the county

A familiar name at Carneys Point Town Hall. Kristy Alward, whose resignation as Alloway's deputy municipal clerk was on that township's Oct. 15 agenda, is set to start as Carneys Point's deputy clerk on Nov. 2 under Resolution 2026-180. The same Carneys Point agenda included a $730,000 contract to Joseph Porretta Builders for a sallyport and carport. Meeting details

County dental plan. The county commissioners' Oct. 21 agenda included a Delta Dental of New Jersey employee dental plan, estimated at $405,525. It also included new directional signs to be installed with Eagle Scout Will Shaw of Troop 7060. Meeting details

Quinton land auction Tuesday. Quinton Township auctions two township-owned properties, 10 Cottage Ave. and 114 Telegraph Road, on Oct. 27. Meeting details

On the field. A big second half carried Schalick boys soccer past Woodstown this week. Woodstown field hockey earned a road shutout over Overbrook. Sports headlines

Have a good weekend, Salem County. See something we missed? Tell us.