On October 31st 2010, at 5:30 pm, we were on 9th street, NY to watch the 'Halloween Parade'. I so wanted to be there this time and I made it, am so happy. It was just like a carnival, people dressed in all kinds of costumes, dancing, scaring other people, posing for photographs and having fun.
Halloween Parade - Annual night parade held in New York on Halloween, i.e. October 31st, where participants come out in costumes, artists perform dances and live performances, giant floats are up in the air, and almost anyone who is in a costume joins the parade. People in scary costumes come close to the stands and scare everyone, as zombies walk around with blood splattered all over their faces, and as ghosts and witches show their evil teeth. The parade starts in Greenwich Village, this year the route was Sixth Avenue from Spring Street to 15th Street ( 7 - 10:30 p.m.).
People dressed as Ghosts in the Parade
We went their before time to grab a good place in the stands, as it usually gets very crowded. And by the time it was 7, it got so crowded that there was no place to walk on the side of the streets. And the Parade also started right on time, artists were the first to come performing fire stunts and then a group arrived dancing. After that, it was unstoppable - there were zombies, avatars, superman, Lady Gagas, witches, nurses with blood on their clothes, MnM, Batman, Edward Scissorhands, coffins, man with a knife through his head, Jigsaw from the 'Saw' fame, giant skeletons puppets and floats; and also some chilean miners left behind (haha !!).
Chilean Miner left behind
The parade was too good and am sure, everyone must have enjoyed it. Its a must for anyone who visits NY at this time of the year. The Halloween Parade was something I have never seen before, people were dressed however they wanted, were dancing, laughing and enjoying themselves - that is what celebration is. But the celebrations don't end here, after the parade people head over to the costume parties.
Halloween deserves 'Hell of a time' celebrations. Ya Ya !!
The parade was too good and am sure, everyone must have enjoyed it. Its a must for anyone who visits NY at this time of the year. The Halloween Parade was something I have never seen before, people were dressed however they wanted, were dancing, laughing and enjoying themselves - that is what celebration is. But the celebrations don't end here, after the parade people head over to the costume parties.
