The Halloween season kicks off with the Bates Pumpkin Fair on Saturday from 10am-2pm at Bates Elementary School at 116 Elmwood Rd. Features a haunted house and more.

But other activities you can look forward to include:

* Wellesley Free Library on Oct. 31 will host a Halloween Party from 2-330pm, featuring crafts, refreshments and spooks. Wear your costume.

Wellesley College‘s Guild of Carillonneurs will be hosting its annual Haunted Tower on Saturday, October 31, 5-7pm. The event will be open to the public, and will be set up for trick-or-treaters. Galen Stone Tower is accessible from the fourth floor of Green Hall. (Photo by Jane Bendfeldt, class ’08)

* Wellesley Hills Congregational Church Pumpkin Patch throughout the month.

* Wellesley Police offer Halloween safety tips (you know, like not wearing an Needham football uniform as a costume).