Young ghouls, goblins, superheroes and more had a boo-tiful night for trick-or-treating on Halloween.
Activities began in the late afternoon with the annual Boo in the Zoo at the David Traylor Zoo. More than 1,200 people passed through the zoo’s gates to collect some candy and interact with zoo staff, residents and right around 30-plus community organizations.
Zoo Director Lisa Keith says it is always great to have such a large turnout of community partners for the event.
Right around 20,000 pieces of candy were available for the event.
Once the sun began to set, trick-or-treaters made their way out into the Emporia community to see what other sweet treasures they could find. And the Rural Street corridor, long known as the city’s favorite candy stop, became one big party zone for a few hours.
Rural Street was thick with families from Ninth to 18th, with elaborate displays and inflatables adding to the atmosphere. If you didn’t get there early, there was a bit of a walk. Cars on 12th Avenue were parked west to Washington and east to State.
Emporia Police has reported no issues of any sort when it comes to Halloween activity.
