HALLOWEEN EVENTS.

PALMDALE - Parks, businesses, and church and service groups throughout the Antelope Valley are offering alternatives Saturday to trick-or-treating.

Among the events:

A free Halloween party for children in Quartz Hill will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. at Lane County Park, 5520 W. Ave. L-8. It will feature a haunted maze, carnival-style games and a costume contest.

The event is sponsored by the Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation Department, the Quartz Hill Women's Club and the Lane Park board in an effort to provide an alternative to the traditional trick-or-treating activity.

For more information, call Lane Park at [phone].

Westview Church will sponsor Family Fest, a Halloween alternative, from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at Ocotillo Elementary School, 15th Street West and Lake Elizabeth Road, Palmdale.

The event will include games, candy, a dragon bounce, pony rides, a cakewalk, food and live music. A $5 Fun Card, available for purchase at the door, will be required to participate in the activities.

For more information, call the church office at [phone].

The Lancaster Elks Lodge will host its annual All Valley Kids Halloween Party from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the lodge, 240 E. Ave. K.

The event is free to all youngsters and will feature a haunted house, a free goodies bag and games. Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult. Lodge members and volunteers will be on hand to supervise the activities.

For more information, contact Dominic Rotell at [phone].

The fourth annual Halloween Tricks and Treats, hosted by the Palmdale Parks and Recreation Department, will run from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Hammack Activity Center, 815 E. Ave. Q-6.

A costume parade, carnival games and prizes will be featured. Admission and all activities are free.

For more information, call [phone].

A Harvest Festival for youngsters ages 3 to 12 will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. at Pearblossom Park, 33922 121st St. E. Games, treats and a pie-eating contest are planned.

The Buena Vista PTA will host its fourth annual Fall Carnival from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Buena Vista Elementary School, 40th Street East and Avenue S.

Activities will include a petting zoo, a hayride, cakewalk, photo booth, games and prizes, and food and drinks will be available throughout the day. A costume contest will begin at noon, followed by pumpkin-carving judging at 12:30 p.m.

At the Antelope Valley Mall, singers costumed as Frankenstein's monster, werewolves, vampires and other fiends will perform ``Haunting Melodies'' at 5 p.m. at the Oasis Food Court. Mall shops will offer candy to trick-or-treaters from 4 to 7 p.m.

In Quartz Hill, Ron Mountjoy and his family will put on their sixth annual electronically animated Halloween yard display. A coffin, electric chair, Jacob's ladder, a grave, live goblins and Dorothy from ``The Wizard of Oz'' are part of the display, which will run from 6 to 9:30 p.m. at 5302 W. Ave. L-4, between 52nd and 55th streets west.

- Daily News