Hackettstown BID

10/31/2026

Such a wonderful Halloween costume parade in Hackettstown today! It was an incredibly difficult decision to select the winners — the creativity was off the charts!! Thank you to all who participated — we love your enthusiasm and we can’t wait to see your costumes next year! 🎃🎉

Congrats again to our winners! 🏆

👽 5 month old Nolan as an alien in a spaceship
🐶 5 year old Robbie as Marshall from Paw Patrol
🌪️ 9 year old Skylynn as a Tornado
🎄 Godding Family as How The Grinch Stole Christmas
👻 Simba & Bo as a Ghost Trap & Stay Puft Marshmallow Man from Ghostbusters

10/31/2026

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🎃🏆 Congratulations to Simba, 3, and Bo, 9, who took home the win in the Pet category dressed as a Ghostbuster and the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man!

10/31/2026

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🎃🏆 Congratulations to the Godding Family of White Township, who took home the win in the Family category dressed as The Grinch!

10/31/2026

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🎃🏆 Congratulations to Skylynn, 9, of Hackettstown, who took home the win in the 7-Year-Old to 10-Year-Old category dressed as a Tornado!

10/31/2026

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🎃🏆 Congratulations to Robbie, 5, of Blairstown, who took home the win in the 4-Year-Old to 6-Year-Old category dressed as Marshall from Paw Patrol!

10/31/2026

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🎃🏆 Congratulations to Nolan, 5 months old, of Hackettstown, who took home the win in the Infant to 3-Year-Old category dressed as an Alien!

10/30/2026

Halloween Downtown in Hackettstown tomorrow, Saturday the 31st, 1-3pm! 🎃

If you’d like to be part of the costume contest for a chance to lead the parade, line up at 12pm on the corner of West Moore St. (next to Centenary University)! Trick-or-treating to follow the parade around the gazebo and at local BID businesses. Also check out the Trunk-or-Treats at EXIT Realty and Trinity Church! 🍭🎃👻🕸️🍫

🎃 13th Annual Halloween Downtown – THIS SATURDAY! 👻

Get ready for a spook-tacular afternoon THIS SATURDAY, October 31, 2026, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at The Gazebo (Main St & West Moore St)! Join us for fun, treats, and festivities!

👻 Parade Line-Up & Judging: Begins at 12:00 p.m. at Centenary University on West Moore Street (between Beatty Street and Second Avenue). Winners will lead the parade with Mayor Jerry DiMaio!

🎃 Parade: Kicking off at 1:00 p.m., the parade will travel down West Moore Street to The Gazebo. Kids can enjoy candy from Mars Snacking, gifts from Hackettstown Stormwater Management, treats from WRNJ Radio, a free pumpkin from Donaldson Farms (while supplies last), and more!

🏆 Costume Contest: Prizes for the BEST COSTUME in the following categories:

•Infant to 3 years
•4 to 6 years
•7 to 10 years
•Family
•Pet (Any Age)

🍬 Trick-or-Treating: After the parade, kids can Trick-or-Treat at downtown businesses and enjoy Trunk-or-Treat in the rear parking lot of Trinity United Methodist Church (213 Main St) and in Municipal Lot #2 behind EXIT Realty Connections NJ (149 Main St). Follow the signs!

🚗 FREE PARKING: The Hackettstown Parking Authority will allow free parking at all metered parking spaces and in municipal parking lots this Saturday, October 31!

🎃 Sponsored by: Hackettstown Police Department, Town of Hackettstown, Mars Snacking, Hackettstown Business Improvement District, Donaldson Farms, and WRNJ Radio.

Don’t miss this fantastic Halloween tradition! We can’t wait to see you in your best costumes this Saturday! 🎃👻

10/29/2026

Congrats to the winners of the spookiest houses in Hackettstown! 🏚️🧟🎃👻🕸️

10/26/2026

Halloween Downtown this Saturday! 🎃

🎃 13th Annual Halloween Downtown – THIS SATURDAY! 👻

Get ready for a spook-tacular afternoon THIS SATURDAY, October 31, 2026, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at The Gazebo (Main St & West Moore St)! Join us for fun, treats, and festivities!

👻 Parade Line-Up & Judging: Begins at 12:00 p.m. at Centenary University on West Moore Street (between Beatty Street and Second Avenue). Winners will lead the parade with Mayor Jerry DiMaio!

🎃 Parade: Kicking off at 1:00 p.m., the parade will travel down West Moore Street to The Gazebo. Kids can enjoy candy from Mars Snacking, gifts from Hackettstown Stormwater Management, treats from WRNJ Radio, a free pumpkin from Donaldson Farms (while supplies last), and more!

🏆 Costume Contest: Prizes for the BEST COSTUME in the following categories:

•Infant to 3 years
•4 to 6 years
•7 to 10 years
•Family
•Pet (Any Age)

🍬 Trick-or-Treating: After the parade, kids can Trick-or-Treat at downtown businesses and enjoy Trunk-or-Treat in the rear parking lot of Trinity United Methodist Church (213 Main St) and in Municipal Lot #2 behind EXIT Realty Connections NJ (149 Main St). Follow the signs!

🚗 FREE PARKING: The Hackettstown Parking Authority will allow free parking at all metered parking spaces and in municipal parking lots this Saturday, October 31!

🎃 Sponsored by: Hackettstown Police Department, Town of Hackettstown, Mars Snacking, Hackettstown Business Improvement District, Donaldson Farms, and WRNJ Radio.

Don’t miss this fantastic Halloween tradition! We can’t wait to see you in your best costumes this Saturday! 🎃👻