The 2016 Halloween Parade in Pottstown is on!

On Tuesday, October 25, about 350 children dressed in their finest costumes will march down High Street in the annual Pottstown Community Halloween Parade.  The event is sponsored jointly by the Rotary Club of Pottstown, the American Business Club (AMBUCS), and the Pottstown Parks and Recreation Department.   They will be accompanied by the Pottstown and Pottsgrove High School and Middle School Marching Bands.  The Boyertown Alumni Band and the Phillie Phanatic will also make an appearance. The event starts at 7 p.m.; with a rain date of Thursday, October 27.

 

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.  Organizations with floats must register with the Parks & Recreation Department, Pottstown Borough Hall by 10/20/2016 4:00pm.  Further information can be found at www.pottstown.org   

 

Beginning at 6:00-6:30 p.m. children dressed in costume will be judged in the parking area behind the Goodwill Fire Company located at High and Bailey Sts.  Prizes will be awarded - Categories include 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 Memorial Medical Center, and First Niagara (now Key Bank). 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(3) Foundation.  Contributions are tax deductable.