Elizabethtown College and LIV-Etown are partnering to host the third annual “Not Too Scary HalloweE-town Parade” sponsored by BrightSpeed Fiber Internet on Sunday, Oct. 27 at 6:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public and will feature a parade and costume contest, followed by a campus-wide, family-friendly Halloween Party.
“Elizabethtown College is so happy to again partner with and support LIV-Etown, a fantastic creative group who’s truly transformed our community, to offer this event,” Director, Bowers Writers House and Community Impact at Elizabethtown College Jesse Waters said. “We encourage the campus and local communities to join us to enjoy this fun celebration!”
Elizabethtown College’s student-run television station, ECTV-40 will be producing a broadcast of the parade. The recording will be available on ECTV’s YouTube channel following the event.
Parade and Costume Contest | 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. | College Avenue
The parade will begin at the United Church of Christ on S. Market Street and travel down S. Cherry Alley to College Avenue, ending in the Hoover Center parking lot on Etown’s campus.
A costume contest will take place during the parade. Judges will include Etown Board of Trustee member and CEO of World Affairs Council of Harrisburg, Joyce Davis; Director of the Center for Community and Civic Engagement, Javita Thompson; and Community Affairs Manager for Brightspeed, Emily Walker.
Community members and groups are invited to participate across nine costume contest categories (Ages 1-5, 6-10, 11-14,15-adult; Best Pet; Best of Couples; Best of Orgs./Groups; Best on Wheels (non-vehicle); Best of Vehicles and Floats). Entry forms can be requested by contacting LIV-Etown or picked up at The Tatted Toy Guys (4 S Market St, Elizabethtown, Pa. 17022).
Family-Friendly Halloween Party | 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. | Throughout Campus
Following the parade, the community is invited to a family-friendly Halloween Party throughout the Etown campus, which will feature a Trunk or Treat event with student organizations.
Local businesses will be on hand to offer information and sell merchandise, including Weis, Members 1st, and the Latino Hispanic American Community Center (LHACC). Etown’s College Store and LIV-Etown will have an exclusive “Not Too Scary HalloweE-town Parade” t-shirt for sale during the event.
Student organizations will be stationed along Alpha Drive for Trunk or Treat and businesses will be set up in the Academic Quad located in the center of campus.
Additionally, several locally-owned food trucks with meals available for purchase will be parked in the Hoover Center lot, while a DJ from WWEC 88.3 FM, Etown’s student-operated radio station, will be providing music on the Baugher Student Center Patio.