October 30, 2024
The Halloween season kicked off last Thursday evening at Pope John Paul II Park on the banks of the Neponset River with the Pumpkin Parade, an annual event sponsored by the Neponset Greenway Council and others each year. Here, volunteers Julia Lyons and Kathleen McGillycuddy lead the parade of hundreds of costumed characters over the bridge and around the park. Seth Daniel photo
The annual Pumpkin Parade drew hundreds of kids and families to Pope John Paul II Park in Neponset last Thursday (Oct. 24) in kicking off the Halloween season.
The annual event was sponsored by the Neponset River Greenway Council, with support from the state Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), as well as several other helpers like state Reps. Dan Hunt and Brandy Fluker Oakley, and Councillor John FitzGerald.
Hundreds of children showed up with their parents dressed in all sorts of costumes, from the grim reaper to police officers to a bumblebee.
Juliet and Mary Clare Tankle were honeybees for the occasion.
Jay and Ashley Hynes with Sophie, dressed as a duck for her second Halloween.
Claire Hughes dressed up as a spider while volunteering to hand out candy at the various stations on the parade.
Prestyn McGee, the scariest dinosaur on the Neponset River, gathered with pumpkins Kathleen McGillycuddy and Julia Lyons.
Cairo, Khari, and Cade Vallecilla enjoyed the Pumpkin Parade, and the candy.
Police officers Cairo Steele and Keegan McDermott posed with Special Ops soldier William McDermott.
State Rep. Dan Hunt and volunteer John Lyons handed out apple cider to guests at the event.
