Because of the forecast for rain on Halloween, Hopkinsville Parks and Recreation has rescheduled downtown trick-or-treating. Business and office workers in will be handing out candy to trick-or-treaters from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 1, city officials announced.
Organized by Hopkinsville Parks and Recreation, the annual event typically attracts several hundred children and their adult relatives. Trick-or-treaters are invited to walk along Main Street from Sixth Street to 14th Street.
Traffic and parked vehicles will not be allowed from 3 to 6 p.m. on several downtown streets, including:
- Ninth Street from Bethel Street to South Virginia Street
- All side streets off Main Street from Seventh Street to 13th Street
- Main Street from Sixth Street to 14th Street.
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