Have some spooky fun at the Halloween Howl

Bow Editor — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 18:57:00 GMT

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.

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Have some spooky fun at the Halloween Howl