Witches Night Out will be held Friday in downtown Alpena.

ALPENA — Join the Alpena Downtown Development Authority for a bewitching bash from 5 to 10 p.m. on Friday in downtown Alpena.

Witches Night Out will feature spooky shopping specials, bewitching beverages, and other witchy wonders throughout downtown.

Shopping specials will be from 5 to 8 p.m. at more than 25 shops that will be open late for the event. Each participating stop will have a cauldron filled with coupons from other businesses.The DDA’s sneaky spirits have spread Downtown Dollars throughout the cauldrons, too.

Also from 5 to 8 p.m. will be a variety of enchanting endeavors, including oracle and tarot card reading at Illuminate Wellness at 112 Water St., themed drink specials at downtown bars and taprooms, a spooky photo op in the alleyway, a signature scent candle release at Traveling Ladders at 102 N. 2nd Ave. with Thunder River Candle Company, potions, herbal remedies, crystals, yoga, gong bath and a witches’ circle at Joshua Tree Studio and Spa at 112 W. Chisholm St.

A sinister scavenger hunt will also be happening from 5 to 8 p.m. for adults. Grab your group and complete a spooky scavenger hunt through downtown Alpena. Check in and drop off at Parallel 45 Books & Gifts at 106 N. 2nd Ave. Three lucky witches who complete the scavenger hunt will receive $100 in Downtown Dollars (pulled randomly).

Then, from 8 to 10 p.m. is the alleyway after party. Come in costume for drinks, dancing, and a live D.J. in the Center Alley near Friendly Foodees.

Participating Businesses include: ​Parallel 45 Books and Gifts; The Local Basket Case; Soaps and Such; Regalo Luxury Gifts; Thunder Bay Arts; Rusty Petunias Marketplace; Myers Fashions Etc.; Thunder Bay Winery; Traveling Ladders; Colburn Outfitters; PIF Cider; Friendly Foodees; Cedar and Threads; Glik’s; Classic Designs by Doreen Thomas CF; Illuminate Wellness; Alpena County Library; Bella Rose Wellness Center; Lasting Expressions; Emery Enterprises; Sweet Baby James; HopSide Brewery; The Rabbit Hole; Players Pub and Grub; Black Sheep Pub; Sunrise Side Co-Op Market; and Joshua Tree Studio and Spa.