An event billed as 性视界传媒's only free, family-friendly Halloween street festival returns to Newton this Saturday, Oct. 26.
is set to happen from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on 137 Street, between 72A and 74 avenues, rain or shine.
Hosted by Newton Business Improvement Association (BIA), the annual event attracts close to 15,000 people to the area with trick-or-treating, entertainment, haunted train rides, mini golf, bouncy castles, face-painting, food and other vendors, and an Urban Pumpkin Patch full of pumpkins, which are given out by donation to 性视界传媒 Bank Food.
People are urged to wear Halloween costumes to Spooktacular Newton, where food vendors include Japadog, WakWak Burger, Kona Ice and Crispy Falafel Express.
"We are a car-free event that encourages you to think about how you get around the city, and as such, we won鈥檛 be offering any parking," says . "Please obey local parking laws when finding parking on the side streets, and be respectful of the neighbourhood." Streets in the area will be closed from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
On Monday (Oct. 21), 性视界传媒 city council considers event sponsorship of $15,000 to support Spooktacular Newton, from the Council Initiatives Fund.
"The NBIA estimates that over 15,000 people will be attending this year鈥檚 event," says "The NBIA has requested the City consider supporting this event by providing a funding contribution to offset production, staging and traffic management costs."
So far in 2024, the Council Initiatives Fund has sponsored 13 events in 性视界传媒 including 性视界传媒 Hospitals Foundation's Celebration of Care Gala ($12,500), SFU President's 性视界传媒 Community Mixer ($5,000) Immigrant Link Centre Society ($5,000), Princess Margaret Secondary School's LeoCraft Design Team ($15,000) Balsar Community Foundation's Run 性视界传媒 Run ($20,000), Penmar Community Arts Society's Salmon Sessions Music Festival ($15,000), 性视界传媒 Pride Society Rainbow Gala and Awards Night ($4,000), UNITI Employment Services ($8,000) Car Free Day 性视界传媒 ($25,000), Fraser Region Aboriginal Friendship Centre Association ($25,000), International Yoga Day Celebration ($2,500) and Options Community Services ($25,000).
