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Get ready for a spook-tacular afternoon on Saturday, October 26, 2024, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at The Gazebo (Main St & West Moore St)! Join us for fun, treats, and festivities!
Parade Line Up: Starts at 2:00 p.m. at Centenary University on West Moore St (between Beatty St and Second Ave). Don’t miss the judging at 2:50 p.m. where our winners will kick off the parade!
Parade: Kicking off at 3:00 p.m., we’ll parade down West Moore Street to The Gazebo. Kids can enjoy candy from Mars Wrigley, a gift from Hackettstown Stormwater Management, goodies from WRNJ Radio, Atlantic Health System/Hackettstown Medical Center, Wawa, and a free pumpkin from Donaldson Farms! (While supplies last!)
Costume Contest: Prizes for the BEST COSTUME in the following categories:
-Infant to 3 years
-4 to 6 years
-7 to 10 years
-Family
-Pet (Any Age)
Trick-or-Treating: After the parade, kids can Trick-or-Treat at downtown businesses and enjoy Trunk-or-Treat from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the rear parking lot of Trinity United Methodist Church (213 Main St) and in the municipal lot behind EXIT Realty Connections NJ (149 Main St). Follow the signs!
Sponsored by: Hackettstown Police Department, Mars Wrigley, Centenary University, Hackettstown Business Improvement District (BID), Atlantic Health System/Hackettstown Medical Center, WRNJ Radio, Donaldson Farms - Farm Market, and Wawa.

Don’t miss this fantastic Halloween tradition! We can’t wait to see you in your best costumes!