By james art BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – Downtown Baton Rouge will take on a spooky atmosphere on the afternoon of Saturday, October 26, during the 2024 Fifolet Annual Halloween Parade.
Each year the parade is presented by the 10/31 Consortium.
The parade is scheduled to begin at 4:00 p.m. and will travel along portions of Government Street, River Road, Convention Street, N. 7th Street, Main Street and Laurel Street. The parade route will be blocked until 3:30 p.m
See the full parade route below:
Parade attendees are encouraged to dress in costume and bring non-perishable food donations for the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank.
The theme of the 2024 parade is “They Walk Among Us.”
A crowd of more than 35,000 people is expected to turn out for the parade to enjoy the spooky atmosphere and enjoy the costumes and Halloween costumes.
From 2023, plastic beads are no longer allowed in the parade. Instead, organizers encourage participants to toss individually wrapped candy along with homemade crafts and recycled/upcycled items.
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