A Fall Family Festival, featuring scarecrow creating, a hay maze, a ghoul night and costume parade, kicks off Sun., Oct. 26 on the Asbury Park boardwalk.
The festivities begin at 11 a.m. with children and teens invited to create their own scarecrows with the guidance and help of acclaimed artist Laura Brunetti of L’Estrella Studio’s Traveling Canvas.
Brunetti has been a creative force on the boardwalk all summer with her Traveling Canvas project which allows children to express themselves through art. She is now offering more fall festive fun with Scarecrow Building in the Carousel on First Avenue. All materials are supplied free of charge.
McLoone’s Salt Water Beach Café is offering ‘Brunch for the Bunches’, a special menu for all ages at noon. Families can dine at McLoone’s outdoor ocean view café and enjoy the view of the magnificent beachfront. Finally, a free children’s animated film is being presented in the newly refurbished Paramount Theatre at 2:00 pm, Wallace and Grommit – The Curse of the Were-Rabbit.
The frolicking continues with ‘Family Ghoul Night’ on Thursday, Oct 30. A Boardwalk Costume Parade starting outside the Grand Carousel begins at 4 pm. Costumes are available for free on a first come basis, so get there early to prepare for Trick or Treating which starts at 5 p.m.
All of the new retail shops on the boardwalk are ready to greet trick-or-treaters with Halloween sweets for all little ghouls and boys. Grown-ups will enjoy shopping for themselves or for others – early Holiday shopping has never been easier.
More features on ‘Family Ghoul Night’ include hay rides starting at the Carousel and a hay maze on the boardwalk at Second Ave. Visitors are invited to pick a pumpkin, artisinal cheeses or delicious baked goods at the ‘Harvest Market’ inside the Carousel.
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