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Joseph P. Smith,,Jim WalshCherry Hill Courier-Post
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Halloween is celebrated Tuesday, Oct. 31, but holiday celebrations in South Jersey are hardly limited to the official date.
Area residents celebrate with parades, trunk-or-treat parties and the traditional door-to-door candy hunt.
We even have hayrides and pony rides.
Here are some of the key times to know in our local communities:
Halloween festivities in Burlington County
- Bass River: unavailable
- Bordentown City: A Halloween parade is scheduled for Oct. 29 at 2 p.m., with participants starting on Elizabeth Street near Second Street.
- Bordentown Twp.: unavailable
- Chesterfield: unavailable
- Cinnaminson: Oct. 31 trick-or-treating must end by 9 p.m. curfew.
- Delanco: Oct. 31 trick-or-treating must end by 8 p.m. curfew.
- Delran: unavailable
- Edgewater Park: Halloween Boo-Nanza, Oct. 27, from 6 to 9:30 p.m. at Weimann Field, Beverly-Rancocas Road.
- Evesham: Trick or treat from 4 to 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 31.
- Fieldsboro: unavailable
- Florence: Curfew starts at 9 p.m. from Oct. 27 through Nov. 2.
- Hainesport: unavailable, but curfew has previously been 10 p.m.
- Lumberton: unavailable
- Mansfield: unavailable
- Maple Shade: Halloween parade begins at 2:15 p.m. on Oct. 28 and goes from Main Street at Columbia Bank (near Fellowship Road) to North Lippincott Street. A costume contest will precede the parade at 1:15 p.m. at Steinhauer Elementary School, 25 North Fellowship.
- Medford Lakes: unavailable
- Medford: Trick or treat from 3 to 8 p.m. on Oct. 31.
- Moorestown: unavailable
- Mount Holly: unavailable
- New Hanover: unavailable
- North Hanover: unavailable
- Palmyra: Halloween Parade on Oct. 30 at 7 p.m., starting at Main and Broad streets.
- Pemberton Borough: unavailable
- Pemberton Twp.: Night of Terror, Oct. 28, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the sports complex, 550 Pemberton-Browns Mills Road
- Riverside: Oct. 31 trick-or-treating ends with 9 p.m. curfew
- Riverton: Oct. 31 trick-or-treating from 3 to 8 p.m. Curfew at 9 p.m., Oct. 30-31, for unaccompanied minors.
- Shamong: unavailable
- Southampton: unavailable
- Springfield: unavailable
- Tabernacle: The township has a 10 p.m. curfew for minors.
- Washington Township: unavailable
- Westampton: Trunk-or-Treat for special needs children on Oct. 28, from noon to 2 p.m., at Burlington County's Special Services School, 20 Pioneer Boulevard. Event will also offer music, games and holiday crafts for sale, plus decorated cars and emergency vehicles.
- Willingboro: Trunk O'Treat on Oct. 28 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Kennedy Center, 429 John F. Kennedy Way. Children must remain accompanied by an adult.
- Woodland: unavailable
Halloween festivities in Camden County
- Audubon: Oct. 31 trick-or-treating from 3 to 7 p.m.
- Audubon Park: unavailable
- Barrington: Oct. 31 trick-or-treating from 3 to 8 p.m.
- Bellmawr: Oct. 31 trick-or-treating from 3 to 8 p.m.; stop by borough hall between 3 and 5 p.m. to get a treat from the mayor.
- Berlin Township: Oct. 31 trick-or-treating from 3 to 7 p.m.
- Berlin Borough: Oct. 31 trick-or-treating from 4 to 8 p.m.
- Brooklawn: Oct. 31 trick-or-treating from 3 to 7 p.m. Trunk or Treat on Oct. 28 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the borough parking lot, 301 Christiana Street.
- Camden City: Festival of Frights on Oct. 30 at 6 p.m. in Yorkship Square in the Fairview neighborhood.. Camden County police officers host a Halloween party with music, candy, games and more.
- Cherry Hill: Oct. 31 trick-or-treating from 3 to 7 p.m., with a suggested curfew of 7 p.m. for unaccompanied minors.
- Clementon: Oct. 31 trick-or-treating from 3 to 7 p.m. on Oct. 31. An 8:30 p.m. curfew for unaccompanied minors from Oct. 27 through Oct. 30.
- Collingswood: Oct. 31 trick-or-treating from 2 to 7 p.m.
- Gibbsboro: unavailable
- Gloucester City: Oct. 31 trick-or-treating from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m.
- Gloucester Township: Oct. 31 trick-or-treating from the end of the school day to 7 p.m. Police will have extra patrols for the holiday and a curfew begins at 7 p.m. for unaccompanied minors.
- Haddon Township: Halloween parade on Haddon Avenue at on Oct. 30 at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 31 trick-or-treating from 3 to 7 p.m.
- Haddonfield: Parade on Oct. 30 at 6:30 p.m. Line up at 6 p.m. behind the Presbyterian Church.
- Haddon Heights: Oct. 31 trick-or-treating from 3 to 8 p.m. A resident's Haunted Carnival at 32 8th Avenue is open to the public nightly from 6 to 9 p.m. (6 to 10 p.m. on Friday/Saturday) through Halloween.
- Laurel Springs: unavailable
- Lawnside: unavailable
- Lindenwold: Oct. 31 trick-or-treating from 4 to 8 p.m. Curfew for juveniles at 8 p.m. from Oct. 30 through Nov. 1..
- Magnolia: Oct. 31 trick-or-treating from 3 to 8 p.m. On Oct. 29, Halloween Parade & Petting Zoo at 2 p.m. at borough hall, with a parade starting at 2:30 p.m. Also on Oct. 29, costume contest and pony rides at 3 p.m. at Wilson Community Center, 425 Brooks Ave.
- Merchantville: Oct. 31 trick-or-treating from 3 to 8 p.m. Downtown trick-or-treating on Oct. 27 from 3 to 6 p.m.
- Mount Ephraim: unavailable
- Oaklyn: Oct. 31 trick-or-treating from 3 to 7 p.m., with a Fire Department parade starting at 7:30 p.m. at Oaklyn Public School, Kendall Road
- Pennsauken: Oct. 31 trick-or-treating from 4 to 8 p.m. Unaccompanied minors can't be out after 8 p.m. Oct. 29-31. Also, $2 haunted hayrides will be offered Oct. 25 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Pennsauken Country Club, 3800 Haddonfield Rd.
- Pine Hill: Oct. 31 trick-or-treating from 3 to 7 p.m. Curfew for unaccompanied minors at 8 p.m. from Oct. 29-31. Crossing guards at some intersections and part of Country Club Road will be foot traffic only due to expected high volume of trick or treaters.
- Runnemede: Oct. 31 trick-or-treating from 3 to 7 p.m. Halloween party Oct. 31 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Field House on Elm Avenue.
- Somerdale: Trunk or Treat on Oct. 25 from 3 to 8 p.m. at Cooper Towne Center, Evesham Road. Event will offer a haunted car show, a costume contest for children, and treats.
- Stratford: The borough has a 7 p.m. curfew from Oct. 27-31.
- Voorhees: Oct. 31 trick-or-treating from 2 to 8 p.m. Curfew for juveniles under 17 is 8 p.m. Oct. 30-31.
- Waterford: Oct. 31 trick-or-treating from 6 to 7 p.m. Some neighborhoods extend that time by leaving porch lights on to indicate they're distributing treats.
- Winslow: Oct. 31 trick-or-treating from 3 to 8 p.m.
- Woodlynne: Trunk or Treat on Oct. 21 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the borough's baseball field. Rain date is Oct. 28.
Halloween festivities in Cumberland County
- Bridgeton: Oct. 31 trick-or-treating from 4 to 7 p.m.
- Commercial Twp: Oct. 31 trick-or-treating from 4 to 7 p.m
- Deerfield: Oct. 31 trick-or-treating from 6 to 8 p.m.
- Downe Twp.: Oct. 31 trick-or-treating from 4 to 7 p.m.
- Fairfield: Oct. 31 trick-or-treating from 4 to 7 p.m.
- Greenwich Township: Oct. 31 trick-or-treating from 4 to 7 p.m.
- Hopewell: Oct. 31 trick-or-treating from 4 to 7 p.m.
- Lawrence Twp: Oct. 31 trick-or-treating from 4 to 7 p.m.
- Maurice River Twp. Oct. 31 trick-or-treating from 4 to 7 p.m.
- Millville: Oct. 31 trick-or-treating from 5 to 8 p.m.
- Stow Creek Township: Oct. 31 trick-or-treating from 4 to 7 p.m.
- Vineland: Oct. 28 trick-or-treating from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Trunk or Treat on Oct. 24, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Vineland High School, 2880 East Chestnut Ave.
- Upper Deerfield: Oct. 31 trick-or-treating from 4 to 7 p.m.
Halloween festivities in Gloucester County
- Clayton: Oct. 31 trick-or-treating from 4 to 8 p.m., followed by curfew.
- Deptford: Oct. 31 trick-or-treating from 3 to 8 p.m. Trunk or Treat on Oct. 26, from 6 to 8 p.m., Deptford Recreation Center, 52 Montague Lane.
- East Greenwich: Oct. 31 trick-or-treating from 5 to 8 p.m.
- Elk: Oct. 31 trick-or-treating from 4 to 8 p.m.
- Franklin: Oct. 31 trick-or-treating from 4 to 7 p.m.
- Glassboro: Oct. 31 trick-or-treating from 3 to 8 p.m. Fall Festival Trunk or Treat on Oct. 31, from 5 to 8 p.m., at Glassboro Town Square, 1 High Street West.
- Greenwich: Oct. 31 trick-or-treating suggested from 5 to 8 p.m.
- Harrison: Oct. 31 trick-or-treating from 3 to 8 p.m.
- Logan: No set hours.
- Mantua: Oct. 31 trick-or-treating from 3 to 8 p.m.
- Monroe: Oct. 31 trick-or-treating from 3 to 8 p.m.
- National Park: Oct. 31 trick-or-treating from 4 to 8 p.m.
- Newfield: Oct. 28 trick-or-tr.eating from 2 to 4 p.m.
- Paulsboro: Trunk or Treat on Oct. 30 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Boys and Girls Club, 916 Penn Line Road.
- Pitman: Oct. 31 trick-or-treating from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- South Harrison: unavailable.
- Swedesboro. Oct. 31 trick-or-treating from 3 to 8 p.m.
- Washington Township: Oct. 31 trick-or-treating from 4 to 8 p.m.
- Wenonah: Oct. 31 trick-or-treating from 4 to 9 p.m.
- West Deptford: Oct. 31 trick-or-treating from 4 to 8 p.m. Curfew at 8 p.m.
- Westville: Oct. 31 trick-or-treating from 4 to 8 p.m.
- Woolwich: Oct. 31 trick-or-treating from 4 to 8 p.m.
- Woodbury: Oct. 31 trick-or-treating times from 3 to 8 p.m., with "Trick or Treat on Broad" from 3 to 5 p.m. Curfew of 8 p.m. on Oct. 30-31.
- Woodbury Heights: Curfew of 8 p.m. on Oct. 28-31.
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