Marion Art Center Halloween parade draws hundreds
Trick or treaters flood Cottage Street at the Marion Art Center’s Halloween parade on Saturday, Oct. 31. Photos by Grace Roche
Witches from the Marion Art Center walked in the parade. 
Two kids walk in the parade. 
Homer shows off his lobster costume. 
Harry Potter descends the stairs. 
Kids take candy from a Marion police officer. 
Town employees gave out about 1,000 pieces of candy. 
Two kids make their way along their trick or treating route. 
Lauren Boucher sits on the stoop giving out candy. 
Dan, Harry, 5, and. Hannah Egan pose in their fishing-themed costumes.
Trick or treaters flood Cottage Street at the Marion Art Center’s Halloween parade on Saturday, Oct. 31. Photos by Grace Roche
Witches from the Marion Art Center walked in the parade.
Two kids walk in the parade.
Homer shows off his lobster costume.
Harry Potter descends the stairs.
Kids take candy from a Marion police officer.
Town employees gave out about 1,000 pieces of candy.
Two kids make their way along their trick or treating route.
Lauren Boucher sits on the stoop giving out candy.
Dan, Harry, 5, and. Hannah Egan pose in their fishing-themed costumes.
MARION — As the band began its tune, costumed trick or treaters flooded cottage street for the Marion Art Center’s annual Halloween parade.
Kids and families walked down the streets of the village to show off their costumes and collect candy.
Donna Helphill, the town administrator’s executive assistant, estimated she and other town employees gave out around 1,000 pieces of candy in the hour-long parade.
Marion native Charlie Babbitt sat outside his childhood home giving out candy to passersby. He said there was an impressive turnout this year, although slightly lower than last year.
“We always did it, and it’s fun,” he said about participating in the event. “This (house) is up the main drag, and if people aren’t here it’s not very fun.”
Elsa Davison, 13, was one of the many people trick or treating. She dressed up as Elmo, complete with a red hoodie and matching tutu.
She grew up in town, and said the parade is just one stop on her route. She said her favorite part of the event is going to each house for candy, because “trick or treating is really fun.”
