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Friday, October 10, 2008
What’s the best Halloween happening?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
This is The Westminster School’s Halloween Parade from 2006. File parades under “best places to people watch.”
I hear Savannah is one of the most haunted cities in the United States, but I’ll bet Atlanta’s no slouch when it comes to Halloween entertainment, especially this year. Halloween on a Friday is just begging for craziness.
I grew up in a place with an unfortunate tradition of setting abandoned homes on fire the night before Halloween — huge efforts have been made to curb that, by the way — but it instilled in me the sense that holidays may have the same name and the same general aesthetic, but they don’t mean the same thing from one place to the other.
Of course, I’ve got to work the morning after Halloween, and I’m not willing to show up at the office with makeup stains, hair glitter or a candy corn hangover. People-watching from the bar is more my style.
So what’s the metro area’s best Halloween event? Where’s the best place to get an eyeful or people or decorations? And for families new to the area, what’s the best neighborhood to trick-or-treat?
Here are some Halloween resources to help you get started…
Maps of corn mazes and pumpkin patches and another map of haunted houses and ghost tours.
Halloween costume ideas from Amy Winehouse to Sarah Palin. (And yes, if you dress your pet, just say so. We won’t laugh too loudly.)
Halloween events — that’s one serious list.
Family-friendly Halloween events — another long list.
Holiday Guide! This site will be updated continuously for the next few months as we roll into hard-core holiday season.
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