Sketching the Halloween Block

Halloween decorations are basically still lifes that glow. On Tuesday, October 29, join Rebecca Huval and Urban Sketchers Sacramento for Sketching the Halloween Block, a public, on-location drawing session from 6:00–8:00 p.m. We’ll meet at the beloved “Halloween house” with the Little Haunted Art Gallery: 2860 33rd Street, Sacramento, CA 95817.

This is a free, public, outdoor sketch crawl—no bathroom on site, so plan ahead. We’ll gather at 6:00 for a quick hello, then fan out to draw the block’s jack-o’-lanterns, cobweb corners, dancing skeletons, and that one yard with 400 tiny ghosts. At 7:45 p.m., we regroup to share pages; by 8:00 p.m., we wrap.

Bring your outdoor sketching kit: sketchbook, pens/pencils, watercolors/markers, stool or folding chair, water bottle, snacks. Because we’ll be drawing through dusk, a clip-on/reading light is clutch. Pro tip: toss in loose paper if you’d like to donate a drawing to the Little Haunted Art Gallery (they love community art).

Why this is extra special: it’s anchored in the Urban Sketchers Manifesto—drawing from direct observation, telling the story of a place, being truthful to what you see, embracing every medium and style, supporting each other, and sharing work online to “show the world, one drawing at a time.”

New to sketching? Perfect. Veterans? Even better. The block itself will do half the storytelling; you just have to follow the lines.

Quick Facts


📍 2860 33rd St, Sacramento, CA 95817 (Halloween House/Little Haunted Art Gallery)

🗓️ Tue, October 29
⏰ 6:00–8:00 p.m.

👥 Public · Anyone on or off Facebook

🧰 Bring: sketch kit, seat, water/snacks, reading light
📝 7:45 share; ends 8:00 |
🚻 Outdoors, no bathroom

CTA: Pack your kit, set your reminder, and meet us on 33rd Street. Let’s draw October while it’s still glowing.