The organizer of Downtown Trick-or-Treat wants the annual event to build bridges, and it has proven to be a boo-tiful way to do so.
“Improving community culture is super important to me,” says Tracey Tackett, the event’s organizer as well as the owner of
Sip & Dipity Paint Bar.
The fourth annual
Downtown Trick or Treat will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28.
Like last year, Fountain Avenue will be closed from Columbia Street south to the Esplanade near
The Heritage Center of Clark County and the
Courtyard by Marriott.
Tackett says about 3,000 people attended the event last year.
“We’re excited to have everyone back,” she says.
In addition to candy, visitors can expect treats like glow sticks, goody bags and hot chocolate.
DJ Chill will be playing spooky songs, the Sanderson Sisters – witchy characters from the movie “Hocus Pocus” – will be available for photos in front of Sip & Dipity, and Tonia Tyree will return with zombie dancers, who will be part of a flash mob during the trick or treat, Tackett says.
She expects more than 100 businesses and organizations to participate, and not all of them have a Downtown store or even a brick-and-mortar location. Tackett wants all groups to be a part of Downtown, even if they don’t have a location there.
endors who are interested in setting up during the event can contact her at
[email protected].
Downtown Trick-or-Treat builds bridges between businesses, which begin to contact Tackett about the event during the summer. It also connects the community.
“All year long people tell me how much fun they had at it,” she says.
Tackett, too, enjoys the event and the spotlight it shines on all of the participants.
“It’s all of our downtown,” Tackett says.
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