Families Fill Downtown Edwardsville for Annual Halloween Parade
The Ed/Glen Chamber’s annual Halloween parade celebrated the highway’s centennial, drawing families downtown for an evening featuring elaborate entries, entertainers and school groups.
EDWARDSVILLE — A large crowd of families with children lined downtown streets Saturday night, Oct. 31, for the Edwardsville/Glen Carbon Chamber of Commerce’s annual Halloween parade, celebrating the Route 66 centennial with the theme “Mother Road Memories.”
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The parade began at 6:30 p.m. at the Lincoln Middle School parking lot at Schwarz and West streets. The route headed east on St. Louis Street to Vandalia Street, then north on North Main Street before ending at High Street.
The annual Halloween tradition features marching bands, school groups, community organizations, entertainers and approximately 100 floats. Businesses and community organizations invest significant time and money in their entries.
The Edwardsville Police Department had many officers along the parade route and also planned to deploy a drone to monitor crowd safety. Fan favorite voting was scheduled to open Sunday, Nov. 1, on the Ed/Glen Chamber’s Facebook page.
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