Cranford’s Annual Halloween Events Return
Cranford’s annual Brian Jenkins Memorial Halloween Parade, Costume Contest, and Pumpkin Chunkin’ will return this year on October 30th, starting at 1:00 p.m. in the Cranford Community Center parking lot.
This is Cranford’s 22nd year holding the combined event, which is sponsored by the Cranford Recreation and Parks Department in partnership with the Cranford Jaycees.
Costumes will be judged by age group (0-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11, and 12-17), as well as Best Duo or Trio and Best Group (4 or More). Pre-registration is strongly encouraged and can be done at bit.ly/Costume2022.
Judging will begin at 1:00 p.m. in the parking lot of the Cranford Community Center, then people will begin queueing up for the parade, which commences at 2:00 p.m. It will continue north on Walnut Avenue, across South and North Avenue, and up North Union Avenue, finishing downtown near Parking Lot #1 with the Pumpkin Chunkin’, where pumpkins of increasing sizes are dropped from atop a Cranford Fire Department ladder truck.
The costume contest award winners will be announced immediately after the Chunkin’. There will also be an online contest for two categories: Best Adult and Best Pet. Details are posted on CranfordJaycees.org.
The parade and Chunkin’ are both held weather permitting. The event is named for Brian Jenkins, a Jaycee who helped make this event a beloved town tradition.
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