Kids start their nights of tricks and treats with Halloween parades
A plague doctor gets some candy. Photo by Kat Sheridan
A dog dressed as Knuckles from Sonic. Photo by Kat Sheridan
India Mello, 9 months old, dressed as a cow. Photo by Kat Sheridan
A little kid dressed as a princess. Photo by Kat Sheridan
A dressed-up child gets carried. Photo by Kat Sheridan
Kids volunteer for a magic trick. Photo by Abby Van Selous
A family participates in the parade. Photo by Kat Sheridan
A kid dressed as a kat helps with a rope trick. Photo by Abby Van Selous
Kids start parading down Elm Street. Photo by Kat Sheridan
Children parade down Elm Street. Photo by Kat Sheridan
Kids march down Cross Road. Photo by Abby Van Selous
Families watch a magic show. Photo by Abby Van Selous
Pearl, age 4, dressed as Hellman's mayonnaise. Photo by Kat Sheridan
The Cloutier-Howe family walks trick-or-treats. Photo by Kat Sheridan. 
A terrier dressed up for Halloween. Photo by Kat Sheridan.
Kids participate in the parade. Photo by Kat Sheridan
A plague doctor gets some candy. Photo by Kat Sheridan
A dog dressed as Knuckles from Sonic. Photo by Kat Sheridan
India Mello, 9 months old, dressed as a cow. Photo by Kat Sheridan
A little kid dressed as a princess. Photo by Kat Sheridan
A dressed-up child gets carried. Photo by Kat Sheridan
Kids volunteer for a magic trick. Photo by Abby Van Selous
A family participates in the parade. Photo by Kat Sheridan
A kid dressed as a kat helps with a rope trick. Photo by Abby Van Selous
Kids start parading down Elm Street. Photo by Kat Sheridan
Children parade down Elm Street. Photo by Kat Sheridan
Kids march down Cross Road. Photo by Abby Van Selous
Families watch a magic show. Photo by Abby Van Selous
Pearl, age 4, dressed as Hellman's mayonnaise. Photo by Kat Sheridan
The Cloutier-Howe family walks trick-or-treats. Photo by Kat Sheridan.
A terrier dressed up for Halloween. Photo by Kat Sheridan.
Kids participate in the parade. Photo by Kat Sheridan
Halloween was in the air, literally. A cool breeze blew yellow and red leaves off the trees onto trick-or-treaters participating in Halloween parades across Dartmouth on Friday, Oct. 31.
In North Dartmouth, families paraded from Fire District 3 down Cross Road, escorted by a fire truck and marching band. Trick-or-treaters circled around Potter Elementary before returning to the fire station for a magic show and Halloween treats.
Many kids said that their favorite part of the evening was the magic show, which included creating a wand out of a balloon, card tricks, pulling coins seemingly out of thin air and a whole lot of audience participation.
Padanaram Village had lots of parents, kids and dogs dressed up and parading down Elm Street. Kids walked up to shops, where employees handed out candy.
“This is so fun.” one kid yelled as they ran down Elm Street. Many kids agreed that they enjoyed the parade.
“She wants to do it again,” said Alex Santos about her daughter Adeline, age 2. She was dressed as Baby Boo from Monsters, Inc.
Joey Gonzales-Schwartz, age 4.5, said his favorite part was the candy. He was dressed as a rainbow puppy. London Reneson, age 5.5, said her favorite part was the costumes. She was dressed as Zoey from K-Pop Demon Hunters.
For 10-year-old Luna Reyes, who was dressed as Wednesday Addams, her favorite part was "honestly that there’s not cars all over the street so it's free for us to walk.”
