Halloween Downtown

The 12th Annual Halloween Downtown Event will be held on Saturday, October 25, 2025, from 3 pm to 5 pm at The Gazebo (Main St and West Moore St).

Parade Line Up: 2 pm – at Centenary University on West Moore St (between Beatty St and Second Ave). Judging will conclude at approximately 2:50 pm. The winners will be picked and then lead the parade.

Parade: 3 pm – Starts at Centenary University, proceeds down West Moore Street to the Main Street Gazebo, where kids will be able to receive candy from Mars Wrigley, a gift from Hackettstown Stormwater Management, Atlantic Health System/Hackettstown Medical Center, and WRNJ Radio, as well as a free pumpkin from Donaldson Farms. (All while supplies last.)

There will be a prize given out for the best costume for each of the following groups:

Infant to 3-years-old

4-years-old to 6-years-old

7-years-old to 10yrs old

Family

Pet (Any Age)

After the parade, kids will then be able to Trick-or-Treat at the downtown businesses and Trunk-or-Treat from 3 pm to 5 pm in the rear parking lot of Trinity United Methodist Church (213 Main St) and in the municipal lot behind Exit Realty (149 Main St). Follow the signs.

ADDITIONAL EVENTS:

12-6 pm Grand Avenue Tavern- BEYOND THE VEIL Paranormal Fair –Meet local vendors, explorer, tarot, dive into chaos and crystals, get curious about the spirit within… And the ones all around us (especially inside GRAND AVE ) and SO MUCH MORE!!

3:00 to 5:00pm-Trunk-or-Treat in the rear parking lot of Trinity United Methodist Church (213 Main St).

Friday October 31st.

6 pm- Czig Meister Halloween Party

7 pm Man Skirt Brewing-Halloween Trivia Night

7:30-11:00pm-Halloween Film Festival at Hackettstown Center for the Arts (181 Main St) go to www.HackettstownFilmFest.org

Thank you Sponsors: Mars Wrigley, Centenary University, Hackettstown Business Improvement District (BID), Atlantic Health System/Hackettstown Medical Center, WRNJ Radio, Donaldson Farms – Farm Market and Wawa.