Come out for a scary good time on Thursday, October 8! Downtown businesses will be open late and hosting snacks and sips between 6:00 – 8:00pm.

This event is geared towards adults, but all are welcome and costumes are encouraged.

Witches Walk will also feature a Costume Contest this year! Make sure to be at Della Viti by 7:30pm to enter the contest. Winners will be decided at 7:45pm by who can get the loudest cheer from the crowd!

Witches Walk is an approved Sip & Stroll Social District event! Look for participating business signs throughout the district.

Interested in volunteering during Witches Walk? We would love to have you! Please sign up here! 

Food Trucks

Downtown Ames businesses are open during the event, but are you looking for a quick bite to eat? Check out the Food Trucks located on Kellogg between Main and 5th!

• Eggroll Ladies.

Participating Businesses!

Mary Jane’s – 119 Main St.

• We will have specially themed drinks: The Poison Apple, Love Potion, Elixir of Divination, Frog’s Breath, and Midnight Seance. The bar will be decorated in a witchy manner, and we’re working on some photo ops.

Oak Lane Candle Co. – 121 Main St.

• Shopping special
• Photo Booth Theme: Skeletons!

The Slow Era – 130 Main St.

• Trick-or-treat your own unique shopping discount from gift cards to various percentages off your purchase

Little Woods Herbal – 136 Main St.

• Come Sample some Spooky Tea!

Dog-Eared Books  – 203 Main St.

• Dog-Eared Books is excited to welcome witches downtown with a free jello shot sample, 15% off store-wide, and a photo booth outside of the store!
• Photo Booth Theme: A witchy apothecary

Heroic Hair – 209 Main St.

• Spin the wheel retail discount

Heroic Ink – 211 Main St.

• Free candy, Free promo cup
• Photo Booth!

Treats on a Leash – 216 Main St.

• Free sample bag of Halloween dog treats

Nellie and Dani Style House – 221 Main St.

• Treat Now, Treat Later

Chocolaterie Stam – 232 Main St.

• Spooky gelato; Spooky drink special
• Photo Booth Theme: Spooktacular Stam

The Loft – 233 Main St.

• Up to 50% off select items throughout the store.

RAYGUN – 301 Main St.

• Take 13% off all Raygun apparel during the event (does not apply to sale rack or BOGO items). Snap a spooky photo in our Boo! Boo! Boo! photobooth. Grab a coloring page to go of our characters in costume. And, of course, get your candy!
• Photo Booth Theme: Our photo booth will feature cut outs of our characters in costume.

Life Distilled – 301 Main St.

• Will be hosting herbal tea samples and a Mini Potion Bar, where guests can customize a car diffuser with dried florals, crystals, and their choice of fragrance.

Homegrown – 301 Main St.

• Celebrate fall in Iowa at Homegrown with popcorn + candy corn bar and our interactive “What We Love About Fall in Iowa” display.

Piece & Freedom Bakery – 301 Main St.

• We have Spooky Cookie and Witches Blood
• Photo Booth Theme: Witch

b.e.good – 301 Main St.

• Stop by b.e.good during Witches Walk! Sip on a warm cup of Witch’s Brew Apple Cider, snap a photo at our Witches Walk 2026 backdrop, and draw a Mystery Discount to reveal your magical shopping surprise. We can’t wait to see you!
• Photo Booth Theme: Witches Walk 2026 with Spider Webs

Lindsey Loo’s / Moose on the Loose – 312 / 314 Main St.

• “Ghoulish giveaway” “Free Halloween goodies” “Spooky trinkets” etc. (For example, last year we gave away costume rings with skeletons, bats, and spiders on them

Cooks’ Emporium – 313 Main St.

• Snack while you shop

PhotoSynthesis – 317 Main St.

• Sample our special spooky brew, and get your photo taken in our spooky window
• Photo Booth Theme: Spooky

Della Viti – 323 Main St.

• $6 witches Brew sangria

Crawdaddy Outdoors – 327 Main St.

• % Off select merch

Ames British Foods / No Escape Iowa – 328 Main St.

• Come enjoy free tea and biscuit samples with our resident skeleton Darius!
• Photo Booth Theme: Dining with Darius the Skeleton

Everts Flowers Home & Gifts – 329 Main St.

• Get tangled in our web of deals!
• Photo Booth!

Ames Board and Brush – 405 Northwestern

• Make and Take Halloween Inspired Project
• Photo Booth!

Octagon Center for the Arts – 413 Douglas

• We’ve cast a spell on Terrie and everything in the shop is 10% off between 6:30 and 7:30! Stop in for a witchy beverage and shop before the spell is lifted!

MEMBERS1st Community Credit Union – 423 Main St.

• Offering a beverage sample

Prairie Rose Needleworks – 500 Main St. Ste 103

• Create a bewitching bag charm with spooky beads, charms, and Halloween-inspired accents to add a little magic to your favorite tote, backpack, or project bag.

The Shops at Clark & Main – 500 Main St. Suite 101

• Pick Your Potion Every customer who spends $25+ gets to pick a mini “potion” card from a cauldron at checkout.

Back Alley House Plants – 501 Main St.

• We will have double rewards from 5-8 p.m. during the event.
• Photo Booth Theme: Goth Garden

Torrent Brewing Company – 504 Burnett Ave.

• Something wickedly delicious is brewing at Torrent Brewing Company! Come check out our spooky looking taproom and stay for the magical beer!
• Photo Booth!

Ames Public Library – 415 Douglas Ave.

• Enjoy $1 off everything in Ames Public Library’s Literary Grounds bookstore (except book bundles and items marked $1).

Cornbred – 526 Main St.

• Selling a food or a drink item
• Photo Booth!

Thank you to our Sponsors!

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