Photos Provided Mandy Kaufman participates in a past Hallowed Witches Float event at Barkcamp State Park.

BELMONT — Area residents can don their best pointy, black hat and have an enchanting time this week.

Happy Goat Yoga and Paddleboarding is hosting its annual Barkcamp State Park Hallowed Witches Float from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Oct. 26.

The annual event has been such a success that Happy Goat Yoga and Paddleboarding owner Lindsay Schooler decided to add a second date. The additional event will be at Friendship Park Lake in Smithfield on Thursday, also from 6:30-7:30 p.m.

“We’ve been doing this for several years and people have loved it so much and I wanted to make sure everybody can join, so we decided to offer two locations and two dates,” Schooler said.

She added that attendees are asked to dress up in witch attire as a way to honor all of the men, women and children who were accused of witchcraft throughout the years.

As the sun sets, attendees will be led out on the lake on paddleboards with Schooler guiding them.

No experience is needed, as Schooler has 12 years of paddleboard experience and 10 years of teaching groups about paddleboarding.

“It is really fun, but it’s also really meaningful and profound,” Schooler said. “We take a moment of silence for all of those who have been executed over the years, but we also get out on the water and have a lot of fun.”

She added that she believes it’s empowering to dress up and stand on a paddleboard on the water, which is why she believes it’s always a well-attended event.

She noted that kayaks are also welcome, and if you want to attend but don’t have a paddleboard she will have them available to rent.

She also mentioned that attendees are not required to go on the water and can participate in the event on land while just observing the aquatic portion of the event.

After the paddleboard portion of the activity is over, Schooler said she will have a campfire where participants can warm up and drink hot cider as long as the drought-induced burn ban for the region remains lifted.

Schooler said she got the idea from seeing other groups throughout the country holding similar events that hundreds of people attend. She said she loves introducing people to local lakes.

“We have so many beautiful local parks and waterways that I think are often underutilized, so I try and take any chance that I get to get people outside and on the water,” she said.

As a selling point for the event, she mentioned that although people are asked to dress as a witch they can wear as many layers as needed as well as bring a towel or blanket onto the paddleboard. She said she constantly hears that first-time users are surprised at how big and stable the boards are upon seeing them.

“We do things in stages. I walk everybody through all of it. We all start by sitting or kneeling, and you can stay sitting, kneeling or lying down the entire time. Nobody has to stand, but we can certainly work up to that,” she said. “If people want to stay super safe and dry, it’s totally easy to do that on the board.”

She reiterated that no experience is needed and everyone is welcome. Tickets for either event can be found on Happy Goat Yoga’s social media.