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Bright orange background with the text "Happy Halloween on Main Street!" and an image on jack-o-lanterns wearing a witch hat

Happy Halloween! From small business trick or treating and parades to art installations and festivals, Main Streets across the Network love to go all out for spooky season. We gathered a few examples of fun Halloween events in Main Street communities this year. 

Downtown Winooski

  • Carved pumpkins and inflatable pumpkins fill a downtown park on a sunny fall day

    Downtown Winooski filled Rotary Park with pumpkins for their Halloween in Winooski event. © Downtown Winooski

  • Kids in costumes decorating paper bags

    Children decorated candy bags before trick or treating at local businesses. © Downtown Winooski

  • Carved and painted Halloween pumpkins on concrete steps in a downtown park

    The pumpkins were designed and created by community members at events leading up to the weekend. © Downtown Winooski

  • People wearing Halloween costumes gathered in a downtown park

    The event also featured live music and local vendors. © Downtown Winooski

Downtown Lee’s Summit 

  • A woman walking two dogs wearing a bee costume and a cow costume

    Furry friends joined in on the Halloween fun during Boos, Barks, and Badges. © Downtown Lee’s Summit

  • Children in different costumes participate in a trick or treat event

    Local families enjoyed trick or treating through downtown Lee’s Summit. © Downtown Lee’s Summit

  • Kids in costume explore police and fire department vehicles

    Police and fire department vehicles were on display during the event. © Downtown Lee’s Summit

  • Children dressed as Sponge Bob Square Pants characters trick or treat at a downtown business

    Small businesses participated in the trick or treating. © Downtown Lee’s Summit

Downtown Salisbury 

  • People walking down a downtown sidewalk in Halloween costumes, a table outside a small business is handing out candy

    Halloween FunFest provided opportunities for small business trick or treating throughout the downtown. © Downtown Salisbury

  • People in halloween costumes playing games on a grassy lawn

    People enjoyed lawn games and Halloween-themed activity booths. © Downtown Salisbury 

  • Trick or treaters in costume walk down a sidewalk

    The event was a great opportunity for kids to show off their costumes. © Downtown Salisbury

  • People riding on hay bales on a trailer pulled by a tractor

    The hayride was a fun and festive way to explore the downtown. © Downtown Salisbury

Metuchen Downtown Alliance 

  • A little girl wearing an Elsa costume has her face painted by a woman

    Metuchen Haunted Downtown included face painting and other festive activities. © Metuchen Downtown Alliance

  • A little girl wearing a pink fairy costume walks beside her mother pushing an empty stroller. Behind them is a little boy wearing a spider man costume.

    Metuchen residents showed off their Halloween costumes. © Metuchen Downtown Alliance 

  • A person dressed in a large furry brown costume with a devilish face, horns, and wings

    The Jersey Devil was seen during the Haunted Downtown. © Metuchen Downtown Alliance

  • Women dressed up as Beetlejuice performing a choreographed dance

    The Metuchen Dance Centre put on a special Beetlejuice performance. © Metuchen Downtown Alliance 

Historic Valley Junction

  • People dressed up in orange and Halloween onesies handing out candy outside their small business

    Halloween came to Valley Junction during the annual Pumpkin Walk. © Historic Valley Junction Foundation

  • Kids dressed up in Halloween costume open their bags for trick or treat candy from a woman dressed as an orange witch

    Kids participated in trick or treating outside small businesses along the downtown core. © Historic Valley Junction Foundation

  • Two people on costumes take Halloween candy from a trick or treat stand outside a small business

    People enjoyed showing of their costumes while exploring the downtown. © Historic Valley Junction Foundation

  • A kid dressed like a dinosaur and a man wearing a beetlejuice costume play a small game at a tent in the downtown

    The event also included fun games and activities in the downtown. © Historic Valley Junction Foundation

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