Families looking for a head start on Halloween fun and a reason to take their costumes for a test drive have a place to go this weekend. The Warrenton Downtown Association (WDA) will host its annual …
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Families looking for a head start on Halloween fun and a reason to take their costumes for a test drive have a place to go this weekend.
The Warrenton Downtown Association (WDA) will host its annual Hometown Halloween event this Saturday on Main Street in Warrenton.
Businesses will offer candy and other activities from 2-5 p.m., and everyone in the community is invited to come out in costume to visit.
This will be the fifth year of the Halloween event, and the first for several new business owners.
“We have several new businesses downtown, so they’re excited to have the exposure,” said WDA President Brenda Sue Fowler.
Fowler owns Brenda Sue’s vintage clothing and costume shop, one of the participating downtown locations.
Besides the opportunity to do some early trick-or-treating, there will be games, face painting and costumed characters to entertain children. A scavenger hunt will take groups to participating locations on Main Street, with a chance to win a grand prize.
At least one event will cater to food lovers of all ages. Deerfield’s on Main, Warrenton’s newest downtown destination, will host a chili and soup cook-off open to any and all competitors. The event will raise money for Turning Point, a service for survivors of abuse.
Anyone can register to bring chili or soup to the cook-off, and bowls can be purchased for $5. All the money will go to Turning Point.
Participants can register by emailing BobTruetken@hotmail.com and must have their entry to Deerfield’s by noon Saturday.
The culinary submissions will be judged by local celebrities, and the people with the best chili and soup will receive wine baskets and ribbons.
Scarecrows will return as prominent Halloween decorations downtown this year after a long absence.
Any area business or organization (not limited to downtown businesses) can sign up to reserve a spot to place a scarecrow. Those interested can call Fowler at 636-456-7066.
“It’s a good way to promote your business — free advertising, free marketing,” Fowler said. “They can put their scarecrow up with their name and phone number and location.”
For more information or to participate as an organization in Hometown Halloween, call Brenda Sue Fowler at 636-456-7066.
2014 file photo.
