What: A free Halloween street festival for families, with a dash of Dia De Los Muertos and a lot of Denton do-it-yourself inventiveness. Costumes are welcome. Features food, art and clothing booths; face painting and a pumpkin patch with carnival games for children; and live music.
When: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. today Saturday
Where: Vendor booths and the main stage are in Williams Square on Hickory Street, east of the Wells Fargo building. Coffin races are on Oak Street. Cirque du Horror, a homegrown Halloween musical, takes place at Dan’s Silverleaf, 103 Industrial St. Twilight costume parade lineup is in Williams Square.
Details: Admission is free, except for Cirque du Horror performances, which require tickets.
EVENT SCHEDULE
11 a.m. to 9 p.m. — Pumpkin patch for kids, vendor booths and live music. Storytelling, dancing and daredevil side show circus acts in the pumpkin patch and on the main stage.
1 to 4 p.m. — Coffin races down East Oak Street
4:30 p.m. — Cirque du Horror at Dan’s Silverleaf
5 p.m. — Salsa cook-off
7 p.m. — Twilight costume and lantern parade. Line up at Williams Square, the lot east of Wells Fargo.
9:30 p.m. — Cirque du Horror at Dan’s Silverleaf
