Halloween On Elm A Boo-ming Success

by The Editors on October 31, 2010

The Super Mario Family
Luigi, Mario, and Princess Peach looking super at Halloween on Elm.

The streets of the Village of Carlsbadistan were filled yesterday (October 30, 2010) with pirates and bumble bees, spider men and fairy princesses, dead girls and ghosts, as the City of Carlsbad hosted Halloween on Elm. The event sponsored by the Carlsbad Education Foundation, New Village Arts Theatre, Boys & Girls Clubs of Carlsbad, and the Carlsbad Village Association.

Kids jumped on bouncy bounces on South State Street, toured the Boys & Girls Club Haunted Mansion on Oak Street, made Halloween crafts at the Coaster Station, put on makeup at New Village Arts Theatre, and hunted the streets for what little candy they could find. So many costumed kids descended on the Village by 3 PM that most of the participating merchants were completely out of candy by 4 PM (the event ran until 9 PM).

Img 0669“I bought three huge bags of candy just like I did last year and gave it all away in the first two hours,” said one State Street shop owner. “We really weren’t expecting this many people.”

That seemed to be the story at many of the Village shops. We ran into several families with disappointed kids. But the dearth of trick or treating opportunities was completely forgotten once the kids got inside the bouncy bounces, started making art, or sat on hay bales watching the Valley Middle School band concert. There was so much going on all over the Village that most kids didn’t even miss not getting any candy. Plus, as someone reminded us: we’ve still got Halloween tomorrow.

Click here for a photo gallery from a Happy Halloween in the Village of Carlsbadistan.

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Visitor from Nor California November 1, 2010 at 12:10 pm

Glad to see a City get involved and bring foot traffic as well as smiles onto kids’ faces. Look for this to be the trend for Halloween. Great job by all and City of Carlsbad should be commended for their foresight! Safe, fun! Terrific event!

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