Halloween happenings in the Mon Valley
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October 21, 2020

Halloween happenings in the Mon Valley

By Stacy Wolford

By the Mon Valley Independent

Trick-or-treat listings

Allegheny County
• Clairton — 5 to 6 p.m. treats at the city building; 6 to 8 p.m. city—wide trick or treat.

• Elizabeth Borough — 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31

• Elizabeth Township — 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31; (parade is canceled.)

• Forward Township — 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31; (trunk or treat canceled.)

• Glassport — 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31

• Jefferson Hills — 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31

• McKeesport — 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31

• Pleasant Hills — 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31

• Port Vue — 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31

• Versailles — 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31 (parade and party canceled)

• White Oak — 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31 (parade and truck or treat are canceled)

• Liberty borough — No official borough approved trick or treat. Council has informed residents to use their best judgment about whether to participate and recommends trick or treating between 6 and 8 p.m. Oct. 31

Fayette County
• Belle Vernon — 3 to 5 p.m. Oct. 31

• Brownsville — 4 to 6 p.m. Oct. 31, followed by parade at 7 p.m.

• Grindstone — 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 31

• Washington Township — 2 to 4 p.m. Oct. 31

Washington County
• Allenport — Following parade at 3 p.m. until 5 p.m.

• Bentleyville — 4 to 5:30 p.m. Oct. 31

• Brownsville Borough — 4 to 6 p.m. Oct. 31

• West Brownsville — 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31

• California — 2 to 4 p.m. Oct. 31

• Carroll Township — 4 to 6 p.m. Oct. 31

• Charleroi — Residential, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 31

• Coal Center — 4 to 5:30 p.m. Oct. 29 at the borough building

• Donora — 4 to 6 p.m. Oct. 31

• Fallowfield Township — 5:30 to 7 p.m. Oct. 31

• Finleyville — 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31

• Long Branch — 2 to 4 p.m. Oct. 31

• Monongahela — 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31

• New Eagle — 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31

• North Charleroi — 6 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 31

• Perry Township — 3 to 5 p.m. Oct. 31

• Roscoe/Elco — Following parade at 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. Oct. 31

• Stockdale — Following parade at 12:30 p.m. until 5 p.m. Oct. 31

• Union Township — 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31

• West Brownsville — Reverse parade” with residents staying home and firefighters parading through the streets to pass out candy, Oct. 31 from 6 to 8 p.m. Those who want candy must RSVP on the borough’s Facebook page. No trick or treat.

Westmoreland County
• Monessen — Trunk—or—treat at City Park, 2 to 4 p.m. Oct. 31; attendees will drive through the park while candy is distributed from decorated trunks/vehicles. City—wide trick or treat follows from 4 to 6 p.m.

• North Belle Vernon — 3 to 5 p.m. Oct. 31

• Rostraver Township — 3 to 6 p.m. Oct. 31; Inaugural Rostraver Township Goblin Hunt at the DiVirgilio Sports Complex, 1 p.m. Oct. 31

• West Newton — 2 to 5 p.m. Oct. 31

Halloween parades

Allegheny County
• Elizabeth Borough – 7 p.m. Oct. 26; lineup at 6:30 p.m. Social distancing and masks required. Plum Street from Water Street to Second Avenue will be the lineup area . Rain date will be Oct. 29 same times.

Fayette County
• Brownsville — 7 p.m. Oct. 31; lineup at 6:30 p.m. in front of South Brownsville VFD, 530 Water St.

Washington County
• Allenport — 3 p.m. Oct. 31; lineup at 2 p.m. at the borough building parking lot.

• California — 6:30 p.m. Oct. 28; lineup 6 p.m. at the public library. There is no rain date.

• Charleroi – Canceled

• Monongahela – 6:30 p.m., Oct. 28; lineup 6 p.m. at Chess Park. There will be no judging of floats or costumes; treat bags will be given to costumed children walking in the parade.

• Roscoe/Elco — 2 p.m. Oct. 31; lineup begins at 1 p.m. with registration at Elco Civic Center.

• Stockdale — 12:30 p.m. Oct. 31; lineup begins at noon at the corner of Bow and Franklin streets

Westmoreland County
• North Belle Vernon – 1 p.m. Oct. 31; lineup at 12:30 p.m. on Short Street by Southwest Regional Police Department

 

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