Oppie ad Groves show Halloween spirit in downtown Los Alamos. Courtesy photo
Scene from Trick-or-Treat on MainStreet. Courtesy photo
Los Alamos MainStreet News:
Get your costumes ready as Halloweekend returns Oct. 27-28 to haunt Los Alamos!
Friday, Oct. 27, Los Alamos MainStreet hosts Trick-or-Treat on MainStreet 4-6 p.m. in downtown Los Alamos. Main Street and Central Avenue, from 15th to 20th streets, are closed to auto traffic and become a safe pedestrian area where local businesses and organizations distribute candy to costumed families.
While businesses in the downtown area open their doors to the public, this also is an opportunity for businesses and organizations not located in the downtown area to be involved. In 2016, an estimated 5,000 people took part in the weekend’s festivities.
To register your business to be included on the MainStreet event map and participate in the Trick-or-Treat on MainStreet event, visit: https:////losalamosmainstreet.com/events/halloweekend/.
Friday, Oct. 27 activities include Trick-or-Treating at Los Alamos Medical Center 3-5 p.m., a performance by High Flyers at 4:30 p.m., and Dance Arts Los Alamos at 5 p.m., followed by pets marching down Central Avenue at 5:30 p.m. in the annual Pet Costume Parade.
Stop by the Bradbury Science Museum 4-6 p.m. for High Tech Halloween and the YMCA 5-7 p.m. for the Costume Climb.
Halloweekend festivities continue Saturday, Oct. 28, beginning 10 a.m. to noon with the Los Alamos Arts Council (LAAC) Pumpkin Carving at Smith’s Marketplace. Pumpkins will be provided by Smith’s. The Masquerade Recital is 5-6 p.m. at Fuller Lodge and the Los Alamos Arts Council will host the annual Pumpkin Glow 6-9 p.m. on the lawn at Fuller Lodge.
Los Alamos MainStreet welcomes the Nomads who will provide live entertainment 6:30-9 p.m. inside Fuller Lodge.
The LAAC will sponsor the annual Scarecrow Contest Oct. 21 through Nov. 1. For more information, contact LAAC Executive Director Patrick Neher at 505.663.0477 or stop by the Los Alamos Visitor’s Center to pick up an entry form.
Don’t forget the annual Pumpkin Splash and Carnival at the Larry Walkup Aquatic Center on Oct. 21 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tickets go on sale Monday, Oct. 2 at the Aquatic Center front desk.
For questions or more information, please contact Suzette Fox, Los Alamos MainStreet Executive Director, or KayLinda Crawford, MainStreet Event Coordinator, or visit losalamosmainstreet.com.
Los Alamos MainStreet partners Los Alamos Arts Council, Pet Pangaea, Central Park Square and Los Alamos County to organize Halloweekend. Thank you to our sponsors Los Alamos National Bank and Los Alamos Medical Center.
Los Alamos MainStreet is a program of Los Alamos Commerce & Development Corporation; a private, not-for-profit economic and community development organization serving the Los Alamos area since 1983. LACDC serves as the umbrella organization for the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce, Los Alamos MainStreet, Discover Los Alamos, Los Alamos Small Business Center, Los Alamos Creative District, project Y Cowork Los Alamos and the Los Alamos Research Park.
The Los Alamos Commerce and Development Corporation’s mission is to build a vibrant community through a thriving economy by leveraging public and private sector investment to achieve sustainable economic development. LACDC works to drive economic progress by providing services to businesses using its broad portfolio of programs and initiatives.
Scene from Trick-or-Treat on MainStreet. Courtesy photo
