The area’s best horribles, including ghouls, ghosts, beasts and beauties, converged upon North Fairhaven for the annual Halloween Horribles Parade on Sunday, 10/29. The parade started early to beat the rain, which upset some people who didn’t get the message, but a couple of hundred still managed to make it in time. Photo by Beth David.
By Beth David, Editor
The North Fairhaven Improvement Association managed to hold its annual Halloween Horribles parade on Sunday, 10/29, finishing up just as the rain started to come down. Due to the impending storm, organizers decided to start the parade at 3:45 instead of 5 p.m. The parade stepped off about 4 p.m.
Despite the change, hundreds showed up and filled Main Street, marching from Benoit Square to St. Mary’s Church parking lot for prizes and treats.
Some folks complained on Facebook that they did not get the message, but organizers said they thought it was better than cancelling the parade completely.
The storm turned out to be a doozy, dropping lots of rain and knocking out power throughout the region.
Sunday’s winners were…
Toddler to 4 year old
Most Horrible: 1st place, Evaluna Santago; Corbin Maciel; Brooks Seed
Most Original: Odin O’Callihan; 2nd place, Spencer D’Medeiros; 3rd place Brooklyn Ptaszenski
Most Beautiful: 1st place, Cora Stevens as Elsa; 2nd place, Trinity Stevens as a Flamingo; 3rd place, Olivia Katz as a butterfly
Spencer D’Medeiros took 2nd place for Most Original in the toddler to 4 year old group as he got to ride his motorcycle down Main Street in Fairhaven for the annual Halloween Horribles Parade on Sunday, 10/29.
5-7 year old
Most Horrible: 1st place, Jace Lapointe; 2nd place, Taeda Terei; 3rd place, Madison Johnston;
Most Original: Elmire Arsenault; 2nd place, Bryel Almeida; 3rd place, Kaile Nichol
Most Beautiful: Brook Benoit, Princess; 2nd place, Willow Oldrick, Witch; 3rd place, Layla Bettencourt, Jellyfish
Layla Bettencourt took 3rd place for most beautiful for her jellyfish costume in the 5-7 age group. Photo by Beth David.
8-12 year old
Most Original: 1st place, Sarah Langlois; 2nd place, Emma Langlois; 3rd place, Jackson Syvaria;
Most beautiful: 1st place, Kallyn Lapoint, Queen of Hearts; 2nd place, Emily Methoc, wind-up doll; 3rd place Anya Walker, Firegirl.
Most Horrible: 1st place, Justin Davila; Evan Kwiecien; Ben Xavier
Jackson Syvaria took third place in the 8-12 year-old group for Most Original for his portrayal of Special Agent Tony DiNozzo from NCIS.
Fire Girl Anya Walker took 3rd place in the Most Beautiful category for 8-12 year olds. Photos by Beth David.
Adult
Most Original: Debbie Camacho; most horrible, Bruce Wayne as Batman; most beautiful, Lynn Lapalme as a bumble bee.
Extra prize (because there were no 13 to 16 year-olds)
ARRR! These be the Arsenault clan and they grabbed a fair amount of loot, winning a stash of prizes for their wily ways. ARRR! Photo by Beth David.
Most Beautiful, Kelly Arsenault, Pirate; 2nd place Courtney Souza, Panda; 3rd place, Tayla Souza, Tiger.
Most Original: Peter Arsenault, pirate; 2nd place, Sophia D; 3rd place, Alexy Perkins;
Most Horrible: Mark Rodericks; 2nd place, Aiden Botelho; 3rd place, Logan Burton
The parade, which has been held in North Fairhaven every year since 1950, is held the last Sunday of October in the evening. Visit www.FairhavenTours.com for details
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