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Halloween Parades 2009: NYC, Chicago, LA, San Francisco Photos

by Amy Judd | October 30, 2009 at 04:23 pm

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Here is a round-up of some of the biggest Halloween Parades taking place across the United States on Halloween, October 31st.

The biggest parade is probably the New York City Halloween parade, which kicks off at 7pm up 6th Avenue from Spring Street to 21st Street.

(Parade Route for Halloween Parade NYC) This is the place to see the most outlandish costumes and floats. The Greenwich Village Halloween Parade starts at 7pm, but revelers start congregating at local watering holes in the late afternoon, especially since Halloween falls on a Saturday.

In Chicago, there will be the North Halsted Halloween Parade, which starts at 6pm this year, with Miss. Foozie emceeing the parade and after there will be a main stage show and costume award ceremony at Roscoe and Halsted.

The day is also chock full of autumnal activities throughout the 'hood to get you in the Halloweenie spirit, including apple bobbing at the Center on Halsted (3656 N. Halsted) from 1-3 p.m. Apple bobbing, huzzah!

In Los Angeles, from noon to 6pm there will be the Dia de Los Muertos celebration that continues through to November 1st located at 125 Paseo de la Plaza in downtown LA. At 6pm, there will be events in all City of Commerce Parks, such as mini parades and games. From 4pm to 10pm come down to the Bell Gardens in Veterns Park at 6662 Loveland Street to compete in the Halloween games and a Halloween costume contest, followed by an outdoor movie at 8pm.

San Francicso's Alcatraz plays host to a night tour from October 29th to November 2nd and you can tour this famous prison at night. All day on Halloween it is the Family Halloween Day at Randall Museum at 199 Museum Way and it's for kids of all ages.
At Teatro ZinZanni on Pier 29 there will be a Macabre Ball and there will be a special performance as well as a ball. The USS Hornet Museum is playing host to a Monster Bash and everyone is welcome aboard for dancing and prizes for best costumes.

There will be a Halloween parade as well.

This post will be updated with photos of the events soon!

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danesller0127

at 08:03 on October 31st, 2009

In the Philippines we celebrated 'Undas' in All Saints Day-All Souls Day. 'The Day of the Dead' (Araw ng mga Patay) Todos Los Santos or Dia Delos Muertos!. (Oct. 31, Nov. 1 to Nov. 2)... Anywhere in the Philippines, Filipinos are very busy preparing, packing their bags to visit relatives in the provinces and spend time with them to have a special moment with their long lost relatives, friends or love ones... This is the time for the living and dead to be reunited... We experienced: singing a 'karaoke' together, eating certain dishes and sharing foods meant for 'Todos Los Santos' at the cemetery or inside the house....

ハッピーハロウィン！誰にでも

해피 할로윈! 모든 사람은

万圣节快乐！对所有人

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! TO EVERYONE...

MABUHAY! :D

Amy Judd

at 08:12 on October 31st, 2009

That is very cool, I want about the Day of the Dead today

a211423

at 08:06 on October 31st, 2009

dnesller

I lived in the PI for three years, and I remember the candle lighted vigils at cemetaries and how it was a time for reverance for the dead and a celebration.

I don't like the commercial, ghoulish enterprise that U.S. has turned it into, as I remarked on another thread.

Dia de los Muertos!

danesller0127

at 16:08 on October 31st, 2009

'Undas' or 'Araw ng mga Patay in Tagalog (Day of the Dead) ' All Saints' Day is openly celebrated on Nov. 1, Filipinos treat it as an almost festive event and has more of a family reunion atmosphere... The next day is All Souls' Day (Nov. 2) commemorates the departed faithful who have not yet been purified and reached heaven...

Todos los Santos (or Dia de los muertos, November 1) is probably the Philippines's 2nd biggest holiday. Rivaling Christmas and just about beating Easter when it comes being a homecoming event, the day is a bizarre confluence of the Catholic tradition to visit the dead loved ones and the traditional reverence the Filipinos pay to their departed family members.

Thanks everyone!