Carbondale Halloween relaunch goes smoothly
Near-perfect weather greeted revelers last Saturday as the city rebooted official Halloween celebrations downtown after a two-decade hiatus.
Trick-or-treating on the Strip for the youngsters by day in the form of Carbondale Main Street's Candy Walk gave way to to a party-like atmosphere in the evening, with several local bands and acts taking turns on the stage at the concert venue on Washington Street. The set from the Woodbox Gang drew particular excitement.
The day's activities also included a line-up of movies and entertainment at the Varsity, traditional Safe Halloween activities at Murdale, a 5K, the Rotary Club of Carbondale-Breakfast's Great Pumpkin Race and more.
Trick-or-treating and bounce houses anchored Safe Halloween at Murdale, which has become the city's longest-standing Halloween tradition.
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From left to right are DeAnna Price, Aur Beck and Marcia Sinnott.
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An eager crowd looks on at this year's pumpkin races.
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Racers wait at the starting line of Saturday's pumpkin races at the Mill Street Underpass.
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Past SIU and Olympic thrower DeAnna Price was the smasher of pumpkins at Saturday's races.
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