Get a good chuckle watching wiener dogs race, a new event at the family-friendly Boo in Burien on Saturday, Oct. 25.

The frightful festivities run from noon to 5 p.m. and include trick or treating, kids costume contest, haunted house, scary storytelling, wiener dog races, costumed dog parade, hot treats and store specials.

The Wiener Dog Races and the Costumed Dog Parade both bound into action at Ninth Avenue Southwest on Southwest 152nd Street in Olde Burien. Costumed canines will strut their stuff in the parade beginning at 3 p.m. followed by the Wiener Dog Races.

Register for the parade at the kickoff intersection for a $2 fee, beginning at noon. Parade participants will receive doggie gift bags while supplies last. Dog costume contest and race winners will be awarded canine-appropriate prizes.

Trick-or-treaters can scare up goodies at businesses marked with an orange Boo in Burien sign. Shops will also offer unearthly store specials and hot treats.

Youngsters are invited to don their ghostly best and compete in the Kids Costume Contest at B-Town Scoop. Prizes will be awarded for most original, scariest and cutest costume. Register at B-Town, 917 S.W. 152nd St. in Olde Burien. Winners will be chosen and contacted after the contest ends. Be sure to sample B-Town's tasty spiced pumpkin ice cream for free.

Try bowling with a pumpkin at Elliott Bay Brewhouse & Pub, 255 S.W. 152nd St. Participants get to take their spooky artworks home. There will also be pumpkin painting at a location to be determined.

From 2 to 4 p.m., Burien Little Theatre actors will conjure the supernatural with Halloween stories for children at Burien Books, 643 S.W. 152nd St.

Shriek in delighted fright in the haunted house at Moss Chiropractic, 612 S.W. 152nd St., from 2 to 5 p.m. Dr. Jonna Moss and her staff, family and patients have 15 years of experience terrorizing visitors with their spectral creativity. While the haunted house is not gory, it is inappropriate for children ages 5 and younger, including babies.

The event, which is sponsored by the Discover Burien Association, centers on Southwest 152nd Street in downtown Burien. Weary wraiths may hitch a free hayride along 152nd Street.

Discover Burien is a nonprofit organization that works on the economic development and marketing of the city. For more information, call 206-941-7199 or go online to www.discoverburien.com.