Saturday, October 18, 1-3pm

We hope to see you come celebrate Halloween with us and our swimming community!

Get ready for a spooktacular time at our annual Halloween “Spooky Swim” event! Join us for an afternoon filled with a NEW PUMPKIN PLUNGE (see info below), free treats, thrilling games, lively music, and an open swim featuring a diving board, water walk, and other exciting water activities. See below for a timeline of the fun and exciting events we have planned for this year!

Note there will be no pre-registration for the swim this year. All attendance is first-come, first-served.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FOR LAP AND FAMILY SWIMMERS: The pool will close at 12:30pm on Saturday, October 18 to setup this event.

Event check-in starts at 12:45 pm. All registrants will receive a ticket to enter the swim.

EVENT TIMELINE:

1pm - Event Starts/Swim Tests for Deep End Usage
1:15pm - H2O Ring Toss Game Starts
1:30pm - Skeleton Slide Event (Water Walk)
2pm - Apple Bob Game in Deep End
2:30pm - Pumpkin Plunge Starts (See section below for more information)
2:45pm - 3-Month Family Pass Raffle Winner Announced

OVERFLOW PARKING: Overflow parking is available at Mount Rainier High School, which is next to the pool. Please do not park in front of residences.

Fees per Person: $3/Swimmer

We hope to see you at this year’s event.

Join us for a fun swim, games and giveaways!

NEW PUMPKIN PLUNGE

This year we will be bringing back the Pumpkin Plunge with a new format! Small plastic pumpkins will be placed at the bottom of the pool for ages 7 and older, while the pumpkins will float for ages 6 & under.

Each pumpkin will have a number that can be turned in for a prize.

2:30pm - 6 and under (on top of water)
2:35pm - ages 7-11
2:40pm - ages 12+

TRICK OR TREAT PATH

Come join us for the 2025 Trick or Treat Path in downtown Des Moines on Friday, October 31 between 4:30 and 6:30pm. We will be giving away ducks, snacks and our Swim Lesson Coordinator will be on hand to answer any questions you may have. Thank you to the Des Moines Legacy Foundation for hosting our location for the event.

We will be located in front of Marks and Marks CPA. Click here for directions.

QUESTIONS

Do you have more questions or would like to speak to someone in person? Our staff, is here to help. You can call them directly at (206) 824-4722 or email them at FrontDesk@MtRainierPool.com.

Office hours are:

Mon/Wed/Fri, 6am-1pm & 5-8:30pm
Tue/Thu, 9am -1pm & 5-8:30pm
Saturday, 9am-1:30pm
Sunday, 9am-1pm

We hope to have more information on other programming coming in the future as conditions change! Thank you for following these communications.