Freeport Halloween parade includes about 200 participants, hundreds more look on
A calm and cool Wednesday night brought out a couple hundred ghouls, ghosts, hippies and high schoolers for the annual Freeport Halloween parade.
The event is organized every year by the borough’s volunteer fire department.
About 200 people marched in the parade led by Freeport and South Buffalo Township fire trucks through Market, Fourth, Fifth and High streets and Riverside Drive.
Brownie Troop 46909 won for best group costumes as hippies spreading peace and love.
Donna Pendergraft, 93, of Freeport won for best individual costume as a fairy great grandmother.
Children received treat bags courtesy of Freeport firefighters and borough businesses.
Michael DiVittorio is a TribLive reporter covering general news in Western Pennsylvania, with a penchant for festivals and food. He can be reached at mdivittorio@triblive.com.
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