Friday, October 23th, 2026 5-8 pm
at Sunrise Drive Elementary
Tickets on sale September 24th, 2026!
See you there!
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🎃 Get Ready for a Spooktacular Sunrise Drive Tradition! 🕷️
For more than 20 years, Spiders & Cider has brought our Sunrise community together for an unforgettable night of Halloween fun! Come dressed in your favorite costume and enjoy carnival games, Treat Street, a spooky maze, photo booth, delicious food, amazing raffles, candy, prizes & more!
Costumes encouraged, fun guaranteed! Please leave masks and costume weapons at home.
Join us for a frightfully fun evening of friends, family, and Sunrise memories!
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🕷️ Help Bring Spiders & Cider to Life! 🎃
We’re looking for enthusiastic volunteers to join the Spiders & Cider Planning Committee! One of Sunrise’s favorite traditions takes a village, and we’d love to have your ideas, talents and energy on the team.
Help us create a spooktacular night our students will remember long after the last piece of candy is gone! 👻🍬
Want to join the committee or donate to our amazing Silent Auction? Click the button below to connect through ParentSquare and get involved!
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🎃 Support the Sunrise Drive Community. Sponsor Spiders & Cider! 🕷️
Own a business or know someone who does? Become a Spiders & Cider Sponsor and help us create an unforgettable night for our Sunrise Drive students and families!
Your sponsorship helps bring the fun to life—from games, candy and prizes to entertainment, activities and all the little details that make the night magical. Even better, proceeds from the event go right back to supporting Sunrise students, programs and school experiences throughout the year.
In return, Sponsors receive valuable recognition and visibility within our Sunrise community while showing local families that your business supports our kids and our school.
Make an impact. Get your business noticed. Help make the magic happen!
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🎃 Meet the Team! 🕷️
- Michelle Levin, Event Chair
- Fatima Bravo, Sponsorships + Silent Auction
- Shannon Marchal, Volunteer Coordinator
- Sarah Tolar, Planning Committee
- Amalia Simon, Planning Committee
- Amy Wilson, Planning Committee
- Lindsay Johnson, Planning Committee
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Know Before You Go!
ENTRY TICKETS:
- Ticket prices are $15 online (before the 22nd) and $20 at the door.
- Children 2-16 years old need a ticket. Parents/adults do not need to pay.
- With PRE-PAID online tickets your Sunrise student will get a Spiders and Cider bracelet that will double as their ticket into the event to make for quick entry. They will be getting this on Friday, Oct 23rd in their classroom.
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SILENT AUCTION:
🎃 Bid, Win & Support Sunrise! 🕷️
- Get ready to bid on 100+ amazing Silent Auction items and experiences! Every winning bid helps raise funds that go right back to Sunrise Drive, supporting programs, activities and opportunities that enrich the school experience for our students.
- Find something you love, place your bids & support our Sunrise kids!
- ⏰ Bidding closes at 11:59 PM on Sunday, October 25.
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CANDY AND BAKED GOODS DONATIONS:
- 🍬 Sweet Treats Needed! 🧁
Help us keep Spiders & Cider sweet, spooky, and stocked with treats! We need LOTS of candy and baked goods for our carnival games and Treat Street. Every donation helps make the night extra special for our Sunrise Drive kids! - 🍭 CANDY DONATIONS
Drop off bags of individually wrapped candy in the drop-off line or school office October 19–23. Short on time? You can also contribute toward our bulk candy purchase through the ticket portal! - 🧁 BAKED GOODS
Donate individually wrapped baked treats for our event! Please bring donations to the Teachers’ Lounge on Thursday or Friday before Spiders & Cider. - Every bag, batch & sweet treat helps make the magic happen! Sign up to donate treats!
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PARKING AND ARRIVAL TO EVENT:
- 🚗 Parking, Arrival & Free Shuttle 🚌
Spiders & Cider opens at 5:00 PM! Families will check in upon arrival and enter the fun through the front gate. - 🚗 PARKING AT SUNRISE
Parking is available in the parent and faculty lots on a first-come, first-served basis. To keep everyone safe and traffic moving:- Please park only in designated parking spaces.
- Please do not move cones reserving spaces for faculty or event vendors.
- Keep bus lanes and driveways clear at all times.
- Please follow the directions of our awesome parking volunteers.
- 🚌 SKIP THE PARKING HASSLE—RIDE THE FREE SHUTTLE!
We expect the parking to fill up quickly, so take advantage of our FREE shuttle service between Valley View Early Learning Center and Sunrise Drive Elementary.
📍 Valley View Early Learning Center 3435 E. Sunrise Dr., Tucson, AZ 85718- ⏰ Shuttle Hours: 4:30–8:30 PM
🚌 Shuttles will run approximately every 15 minutes.
- ⏰ Shuttle Hours: 4:30–8:30 PM
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NIGHT OF EVENT – IMPORTANT DETAILS:
- 🎃A Few Details Before You Arrive! 👻 Help us keep Spiders & Cider fun, festive & safe for everyone with these important reminders:
- 💵 BRING SMALL BILLS Come hungry! We’ll have food available for purchase throughout the evening. Please bring small bills ($1s and $5s) to make purchasing quick and easy.
- 👻 COSTUMES ENCOURAGED! We can’t wait to see our Sunrise Drive students and families dressed up! Keep costumes fun, festive and school-friendly. Masks, face coverings, weapons (including costume weapons) and gore will NOT be permitted.
- 🛝 PLAYGROUNDS ARE CLOSED All playgrounds will be closed and off-limits during the event. Parents, please review this with your children before arriving and help us keep everyone safely within the event areas.
- Come dressed up, bring your spooky spirit & get ready for a frightfully fun night at Sunrise Drive!
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🕷️ Spiders & Cider Night at a Glance 🎃
There’s lots of spooky fun packed into the evening! Save the schedule so you don’t miss anything!
🎃 5:00 PM — Doors Open
Let the Spiders & Cider fun begin! Games, Treat Street, food, maze, photo booth, and more!
👻 5:30 PM — Teachers’ Costume Contest
📍 Stage Outside the MPR
Come cheer on your favorite costumed Sunrise Drive teachers!
🧟 5:45 PM — Children’s Dances
📍 Stage Outside the MPR
Our Sunrise Drive kids take the stage for the Monster Mash & Thriller!
🎟️ 7:30 PM — Silent Auction + Sponsor Thank Yous
📍 KIVA
Don’t miss the details of our incredible items up for auction! Thank you to all of our sponsors for making our annual Spiders & Cider event possible!
🧹 8:00 PM — Event Ends & Clean-Up Begins
One last piece of candy, then it’s time to say goodnight to another spooktacular Spiders & Cider!