Here's when to get candy, go to Halloween parades in Honesdale, Hawley, Waymart
The countdown to Halloween is on. Parades and trick-or-treating information for Wayne County includes:
Honesdale Area Jayceees scheduled the 2023 Halloween Parade for Tuesday, Oct. 24, at 7 p.m. The parade starts at 4th and Main Street and travels up Main, turning onto 10th Street, concluding in Central Park. Cider and donuts will be available in the park afterwards.
The Hawley Halloween Parade hosted by Hawley Borough is set for Tuesday, Oct. 31, at 5:30 p.m. Line-up is at 5 p.m. on Church Street near Hotel Belvidere. The parade heads up Main Avenue to Bingham Park where there will be costume judging and free treat bags.
Hawley Council set hours for trick-or-treating from 4 to 8 p.m. on Oct. 31. For more information: 570-226-9545 or hawleyb@ptd.net.
Halloween in Waymart will be celebrated on Tuesday, Oct. 31, with trick-or-treating limited from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. "Please no Halloween visits before 5 p.m. and Halloween closes down at 8 p.m. sharp," Waymart council member Jane Varcoe stated.
There will be music and refreshments in the Wayside Park plus judging of costumes.
"Keep Halloween safe for everyone. Walk on sidewalks and remember that dark black costumes are hard to see," Varcoe said.
The D&H Gravity Depot Museum on South Street in Waymart will be decorated inside and outside and will become the "Scary Haunted Depot" just up the street from Wayside Park.
More information will be added as it becomes available.
Peter Becker has worked at the Tri-County Independent or its predecessor publications since 1994. Reach him at pbecker@tricountyindependent.com or 570-253-3055 ext. 1588.
This article originally appeared on Tri-County Independent: Halloween parades, trick-or-treat times in Wayne County
