Halloween Parades at the Jersey Shore 2010

The Snookies and Situations Will Be Replaced by Witches and Goblins This Halloween at the Jersey Shore

J Budd, RN
Although summer is the most vibrant and exciting time for the Jersey Shore, this October a number of beach towns will be celebrating in ghostly style with a host of Halloween Parades. For your convenience, here is a list of cities and towns at the Jersey Shore that are holding Halloween parades for 2010.

note: if your town is holding a parade and it is not mentioned, please tell me in the comments section below and I will add you to this list! All these events are subject to change so check appropriate websites below for confirmation.


Halloween Parades Jersey Shore:Toms River-According to the website, the 73rd Annual Halloween Parade in Toms River is the second largest in the world. With over 6000 participants and 100,000 spectators expected, it's easy to see how this parade dwarfs many others. The Toms River Halloween Parade will take place on Saturday October 30th at 7pm. Parade route follows Main Street (Rt 166).

Halloween Parades Jersey Shore: Point Pleasant-This beach town promises one of the biggest Halloween parades at the Jersey Shore. Parade takes place Sunday October 31st. Prizes for best costumes will be awarded in numerous style and age categories.

Halloween Parades Jersey Shore:Wildwood-Follow the annual Wildwood Halloween Parade along the Boardwalk on Friday October 29th. Parade begins at 6:15pm at the Wildwood Convention Center followed by Fun Fair along the Boardwalk.

Halloween Parades Jersey Shore: Ocean City-The Ocean City Halloween Parade takes place on Thursday October 28th at 7:15pm. The parade route begins along Asbury Avenue and follows up from 6th to 11th Streets. For more information call 800-813-5580.

Halloween Parades Jersey Shore: Asbury Park-The 3rd annual Halloween Parade is scheduled to take place on Sunday October 31st. Continue to check website for more information on this event.

Halloween Parades Jersey Shore: Bay Head-The Bay Head Children's Halloween Parade takes place Sunday October 24th, 2010 and is open to kids from pre-school to 6th grade. Parade starts at noon on Mount Street. Costume judging will take place after parade

Sources:

Bay Head website
Discover Medford website
Toms River Halloween Parade website
Point Pleasant Chamber of Commerce website
Visit NJ Shore website

Asbury Park website
Ocean City Chamber of Commerce website

Published by J Budd, RN - Featured Contributor in Health & Wellness

I am a registered nurse and former radio broadcast journalist in the NYC/NJ area for over a decade. Some of the stations I have worked with include Bloomberg News Radio, Sirius Satellite Radio, Fox News Rad...  View profile

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  • R. Elizabeth C. Kitchen8/11/2010

    Nice job with this.

  • Nancy G in Tennessee8/10/2010

    good info!

  • Faye Fairley8/10/2010

    great work, Jenn

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