Halloween parade set for Tuesday
POTTSTOWN >> Once the stomping ground of everything from horses and buggies, to streetcars to, cruisers, High Street will be given over to ghouls, goblins and all manner of colorful characters for a few hours Tuesday.
That’s when the Pottstown Community Halloween Parade, comprised of floats, fire engines, marching bands and about 350 children in their finest costumes, starting at 7 p.m.
The event is sponsored jointly by the Rotary Club of Pottstown, the American Business Club (AMBUCS), and the Pottstown Parks and Recreation Department.
The costumed kids (and a few adults who never grew up) will be accompanied by the Pottstown and Pottsgrove High School and Middle School Marching Bands as well as the Boyertown Alumni Band.
The Phillie Phanatic will also make an appearance.
The rain date of Thursday, Oct. 25.
There will be a variety of decorated floats from local community groups and many fire engines. Prizes will also be awarded to the best floats. Further information can be found at www.pottstown.org, the borough website.
Beginning at 6 p.m. children dressed in costume will be judged in the parking area behind the Goodwill Fire Company located at High and Bailey streets.
Prizes will be awarded in the following categories: Prettiest, Scariest, Most Original, Best Halloween Theme, and Best TV/Movie Character.
Financial support is provided by the Rotary and AMBUCS Clubs and their members, Pottstown Department of Parks & Recreation, Pottstown Hospital-Tower Health, Sanatoga Grange and Stichter Lodge.
Contributions have also been received from other members of the community. Additional donations
may be sent to the Rotary Club of Pottstown, P.O. Box 227, Pottstown, PA 19464.
Checks should be made out to the Pottstown Rotary Community Endowment Fund (PRCEF) a 501(c)3 Foundation. Contributions are tax deductible.