By Ryan O'Connor
Staff Writer
Celebrate Halloween with trick-or-treating, horse-drawn wagon
rides, a costume parade and more
at Main Street Concord’s Halloween Howl on
Friday, Oct. 27, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
According to Jennifer Michaels, offi ce
manager at Main Street Concord, the event
is in its 15th year. Though businesses may
not be open downtown, store employees
will stand outside to hand out candy.
“The sidewalks are packed with kids and
their parents,” Michaels said. “It’s really fun.
The kids are in costume and they’re adorable.”
Main Street Concord will also sponsor
horse-drawn wagon rides, which will begin
and end at the corner of Capitol and North
Main streets. The cost will be $2 per person.
Besides trick-or-treating and wagon
rides, there will also be a costume parade,
sponsored by Concord Recreation. Line-up
begins at 6 p.m., and the parade will begin at
6:15 p.m., weaving through the State House
lawn.
According to David Gill, Concord Recreation
supervisor, several hundred children
participate in the parade.
“Typically, we’ve wound around the State
House, and there are still people just starting,”
he said.
“It’s the parade that runs into itself,” added
Michaels, laughing.
At the end of the parade, participants will
line up on the State House stairs for a group
photo.
During the event, the Concord Cooperative
Market will sell hot chocolate, coff ee and
apples; and Pitchfork Records and Stereo will
sponsor an outreach for the homeless, seeking
donations of personal care items, warm
clothes and canned foods.
The Concord YMCA will host a haunted
house in the gym from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. This
event is not recommended for younger-than-school-age children.
“It’s definitely one of the community
feel-good events Main Street does,” Michaels
said.
For more information, contact the Main
Street Concord office at 603-226-2150.