Ridgecrest Halloween Parade Saturday afternoon 3-5pm October 28, 2023

When Halloween rolled around during the pandemic in 2020, some Ridgecrest residents got very creative. They didn't want their kids to miss the fun of Halloween with the costumes and the candy but they certainly didn't want to risk COVID-19 for anyone.

So they created a parade. Participants - adults and children - would put on their costumes and walk on the streets, which would be closed, along a pre-set route. At the end of the route every child was given a bag of candy.

The parade was scheduled for daylight hours - 3-5pm - and everyone along the route was encouraged to set up lawn chairs and watch the parade.

It was a wild success. They did it again the next two years and no one wanted to give it up!

So this year, 2023, the parade is on again, scheduled as before on the Saturday before Halloween. from 3 - 5pm. Street closures are 2:30-5:30pm.

It starts at the corner of NE 165th and 8th NE in the Ridgecrest Neighborhood of Shoreline WA.

However, it is so successful that as of a day ago, organizers were short of candy. If you can, drop off some candy at the Drumlin,  522 NE 165th St, Shoreline, WA 98155 today through Thursday, 10-26-23.

--Diane Hettrick