Horribles Parade Offers Costumed Fun for All the Little Superheroes
November 4, 2016
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- Staff photo by Kaela Law Two of Pelham’s princesses enjoy the party at the fire station.
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- Staff photo by Kaela Law Children of all ages enjoy dressing up for the Horribles Parade. The Gagne Family came dressed as I Love Lucy and Ricky, along with their baby Cabbage Patch Doll and little Audrey Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe.
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- Staff photo by Kaela Law Katie Bernard, 6, picks up her pumpkin at the Pelham Farmers Market to decorate for the contest. Miss Bernard dressed up as a Shopkin for the Horribles Parade. All of the pumpkins for the contest were provided by Ogonowski Farm in Dracut, Mass.
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- Staff photo by Kaela Law Even Pelham’s littlest kids had fun at the parade. A chubby little Cookie Monster keeps warm inside the fire station after her walk down a drizzly parade route.
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- Staff photo by Kaela Law A group of friends have their free treats at the Horribles Parade
by Kaela Law
It’s a tradition for many Pelham families and their young goblins. Each year the Pelham Fire Department hosts a Halloween event for the kids in town called the Horribles Parade.
Children of all ages dress in their costumes and march from Pelham Memorial School to the Village Green for Halloween festivities as evening falls.
The firefighters serve popcorn, hot dogs, candy and treats and provide free hayrides. Rainy weather this year forced the party indoors. Princesses, skeletons, superheroes, and their parents celebrated inside the empty bays of the fire station.
The DJ booth was decorated with painted pumpkins and jack-o-lanterns as part of the Pelham NH Farmers Market Pumpkin Decorating Contest. At the market a week prior, children brought canned goods as an entry fee in exchange for their pumpkins to decorate. The contest resulted in 15 large shopping bags of non-perishables that were donated to the Pelham Food Pantry.
“We love putting this night together for the Pelham community, it’s our way of giving back to the community and we pride ourselves on keeping it completely free to the public,” said firefighter Paul Fisher.
