PHOTOS: Halloween Parade attracts a bunch of characters!
Staff Writer
Dylan Hendron, with Lucille and Jeremy Diehl
VERO BEACH – Creativity was key at the City of Vero Beach Recreation Department’s 59th Annual Halloween Parade and Costume Contest, sponsored by Mulligan’s Beach House and the George E. Warren Corporation.
Youngsters and their parents enjoyed a not-so-spooky morning dressed in costumes that included elaborately themed family affairs and simple home-made outfits, traditional witches and werewolves, Disney characters and scallywags, the gruesome and the goofy and everything in between.
Parade participants stopped frequently to pose for photos and selfies as they strolled along 14th Avenue in Historic Downtown Vero Beach, from the staging area at the Vero Beach Women’s Club to the Vero Beach Community Center, where many also competed in the annual costume contest.
All the youngsters went home as winners, clutching goody bags in their hands and looking forward to donning their outfits yet again to go Trick or Treating on Halloween.
Photos by: Gordon Radford
Breella Webb
Liz and Jeff Matthews with daughter Lileigh
Chris Pierce, Sue Dinenno, and Rob Slezak
Chelsea Burch with children Devin, Luke, and Sophia
Kim Jones with neice Paisley
Addison Clem, Lileigh Matthews, Macey Miller and Serenity Kruger
Cheryl Parham with son Stephen
Catella Castell-Grigley with son Charlie
Michaela Crawford with daughter Cadi
Michaela Crawford with daughter Cadi
Dylan Hendron, with Lucille and Jeremy Diehl
Jaelyn Kruger
Rana Khan with Ramani Joseph
Julie Buggs with grand-daughter Evalynn Power
Vero Beach Mayor Laura Moss and Cookie Pankiewicz
Aurora Goldstein with daughter Sierra Rose
Carla King with daughters Lindsey and Soraya
Vero Beach City Councilman Tony Young
Charlie Braaksma
Christin and David Paladin with daughter Mya
Jessica Cruz with son Daniel
Kristen and Kurt Runge with Tyalor Anderson and children Dawson and Dylan
Jackie and Andy Vitek with daughter Lucy
Kaitlyn Balsamo with daughter Mackenzie
Sebastian River High School Rugby
On the route
Cadi Crawford marches in the parade.
