No Tricks, All Treats: Hundreds Attend Downtown Warsaw’s Spooktakular
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Pictured are the winners of the group division of the costume contest at Downtown Warsaw’s Spooktakular on Friday, Oct. 28. InkFreeNews photos by Liz Shepherd.
By Liz Shepherd
InkFreeNews
WARSAW — Princesses, pirates, and popular television show characters trick-or-treated in downtown Warsaw during the annual Spooktakular event on Friday, Oct. 28.
Local organizations and businesses passed out candy to trick-or-treaters near the courthouse, while many set up for trunk or treat in the city hall parking lot.
Dozens in attendance also chose to enter the costume contest, with divisions separated by age for those 12 and under, as well as a separate group costume division. Winners for each category, which included funniest, scariest, and cutest, received prizes.
Spooktakular was hosted by Main Street Warsaw, in partnership with Kensington Digital Media, the City of Warsaw, and Warsaw Breakfast Optimist Club.
- Costume contest participants watch themselves on a jumbo screen at the event.
- A group dressed up as “Alice in Wonderland” characters passed out candy to trick-or-treaters.
- Downtown Warsaw was crowded with children and their families for the event.
- There were a wide variety of costumes at Spooktakular, including characters from “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” “Minecraft” and “Avatar.”