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Hayrides, Candy At 'Halloween In Downtown Skokie' Saturday


Downtown Skokie will transform into a Halloweenland for kids Saturday afternoon with trick-or-treating, hayrides and the chance to win prizes. Here's information from the Independent Merchants of Downtown Skokie website. 

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Halloween in Downtown Skokie

Brought to you by: Swift Child Care

Saturday, October 26, Noon to 4 p.m.

Trick-or-Treat in Downtown Skokie Noon to 4 p.m.
For children age 12 and under wearing a costume or mask. Your canned good item or $1 for the Niles Township Food Pantry gets it going! Make your donation at Crafty Beaver Lumber, 4810 Oakton Street, get a bag and Spook-tivity guide and visit participating Downtown Skokie businesses for a Halloween treat! Free parking in the Illinois Science + Technology Park (IS+TP) garage and Searle Parkway and the CTA tracks.

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A hayride, provided by the Skokie Park District, will take trick-or-treaters and their families from event headquarters in the parking lot adjacent to the Skokie Heritage Museum, 8030 Floral Avenue, back to the IS+TP garage.

When you collect 10 stamps on your Spook-tivity guide, turn it in at the Skokie Heritage Museum, 8030 Floral Avenue, by 4 p.m. for a chance to win a Kindle Fire HD 7” and other prizes! Only qualifying children age 12 and under may enter drawing. Winner need not be present to win; winner will be notified by email.

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Halloween Headquarters at Oakton and Floral
Join us at the end of the route for a spooky funhouse, Halloween Market, children’s activities, pumpkin decorating and the departure location for the hayride back to the parking area.

Sponsors

Brought to you by: Swift Child Care

Hayride sponsored by:
 Forest City Enterprises, Inc.
Spooky Funhouse sponsored by: Village Inn Pizzeria Sports Bar & Grill
Candy sponsors: Chicago’s North Shore Convention & Visitors BureauEvanston Subaru in Skokie and Sweety Pies Bakery, Cakery & Cafe
Bag sponsors: Gaite Salon and Skokie Ace Hardware

Special Thanks

North Shore Community Bank
Skokie Park District
Village of Skokie
The Holtz Group
School District 69

Participating Merchants
2 North Kitchen & Bar
Alexander’s Breakfast & Lunch
Al’s Cycle Shop
Annie’s Pancake House
Aw Yeah Comics
Beats Provoke Movement
Bob’s Magazine Museum
Bug House Studio
Champs Cut
Crafty Beaver Home Center
Curragh Irish Pub
Dart’s Custom Cleaning
De-Jred Fine Jamaican Cuisine
Drapery Store
Drive Cleaning
Eclissi Italian Restaurant
Gaite Salon
Gorilla Tango Skokie Theatre
Kabul House
Marge’s Flowers and Gifts
Marketplace on Oakton
New Nail & Hair Obsession Day Spa
Perfectionists Hair Salon
Print X-Press
Robert’s Office Supplies & Equipment
Siunik Armenian Grill
Skokie Ace Hardware
Skokie Chamber of Commerce
Skokie Heritage Museum
Skokie Paint & Wallpaper, Inc.
Subway
Sweety Pies Bakery, Cakery & Cafe
The UPS Store
Traeger Furs
Tub Tim Thai
Village Inn Pizzeria Sports Bar & Grill
Walgreens


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