The Boardwalk Family Fall Festival

The following announcement for Halloween Weekend on the Asbury Park Boardwalk and Downtown Asbury Park.

BOARDWALK
Starting next Sunday, Oct 26th at 11:00am, the Asbury Park Boardwalk is kicking their Fall Family Festival. Children and teens can create their own scarecrows with the guidance and help of acclaimed artist Laura Brunetti of L'Estrella Studio's Traveling Canvas.
Ms. Brunetti has been a creative force on the boardwalk all summer with her Traveling Canvas project which allows children to express themselves through art. She is now offering more fall festive fun with Scarecrow Building in the Grand Carousel (CASINO) on Asbury Avenue and the Boardwalk. All materials are supplied free of charge.
McLoone's Salt Water Beach Café is offering a Kids' Sunday Boardwalk Brunch at 12 Noon. Families can dine at McLoone's outdoor ocean view café while enjoying a special Halloween Menu created just for the day.
Finally, a free children's animated film is being presented in the newly refurbished Paramount Theatre at 2:00 pm, Wallace and Grommit -The Curse of the Were-Rabbit.
The cheerful frolicking continues with Family Ghoul Night on Thursday, Oct 30th. The festivities begin with a Boardwalk Costume Parade starting outside the Grand Carousel at 4:00 pm. Costumes are available for free on a first come basis, so get there early to prepare for Trick or Treating which starts at 5:00 pm. All of the new beautiful retail shops on the boardwalk are ready to greet trick-or-treaters with Halloween sweets for all little gouls and boys. Grown-ups will enjoy shopping for themselves or for others - early Holiday shopping has never been easier.
More fabulous features on Family Ghoul Night include Hay Rides down the boardwalk starting at the Grand Carousel, find your way out of the Hay Maze on the boardwalk at Second Avenue, pick a pumpkin, artisinal cheeses or delicious baked goods at the new 'Farmers Marquette' inside the Grand Carousel.
Year-round dwellers and day-trippers alike love the specialty shops and noshing experiences that are unique in Madison Marquette's visionary style and metro flair. Experience art, music, beachfront dining, baking and crafting with marquis merchants such as The Baker Boys, Tim McLoone's Supper Club, LaPlaca Pottery works, Bodega Shoppe and many more.
Asbury Park is also historically known as an entertainment Mecca. The newly renovated Paramount Theatre and Convention Hall have recently hosted world-class performances such as Springsteen, Tony Bennett and Bob Dylan produced by LiveNation.
The historic Asbury Park Boardwalk has transformed itself into year round family destination where visitors have a most enjoyable and memorable experience for every season. Madison Marquette's schedule of Holiday celebrations will be announced soon.

DOWNTOWN
From October 24 - October 31 - many of the restaraunts downtown are having various Halloween themed nights and parties.
October 31: HALLOWEEN PARADE - The Asbury Park Chamber of Commerce is hosting Asbury Park's first ever Halloween parade. The parade kicks off at 8:30 PM at Kennedy Park on Cookman Ave. (next to Market in the Middle), moves west on Cookman Avenue to finish at Merchant's Park (corner of Cookman Ave & Main Street) Prizes for Most Original, Funniest & Scariest For more info contact Mike Evans at 732-988-6088 or email mikesbeachhouse@optonline.net

CONTESTS AND MORE AT THE BIGGEST PARTY AT THE SHORE
Mattison park and paranormal books and curiosities are proud to be hosting our city's first annual Halloween block party on October 31st. cash and prizes totaling over $5000. Dust off those wigs and over-the-top costumes; it's time to celebrate the scariest of holidays.Halloween. Join us in Asbury park for the hottest block party in New Jersey.
Gates open at 6pm and main stage shows begin at 7pm. 21 and up only. The entry fee is $15 Advance or $20 at the gate. Advance tickets can be purchased at Mattison Park or Paranormal Books & Curiosities. Portion's will be donated to "the Center of Asbury Park and Asbury Park Chamber of commerce special events committee. Recently given Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame and Induction into The Native American Music Hall of Fame! Our host for the evening will be Felipe rose from "the village people" Food tents will be available and Restaurants participating are Mattison park, Taka, Isabella's, plan b, munch, and wish you were here. Non-profit tents participating are The Center of Asbury Park, garden state equality, Ocean grove united, jersey shore q spot, and the vna of Asbury park. Our main stage show schedule consists of "Cavalcade of the odd" Creep show freak show in Asbury park. Side show hosted by the one and only from Conney Island Donny vomit. This will be a 4 person freak show/sideshow with most extreme and bizarre acts of the unthinkable. Dancers inc. from neptune will also be performing dances and an audience participation of the "thriller dance" dj will be performing in-between sets. $5000 in cash and Prizes will be awarded for these great contests. You are invited to enter any or all of them including: . Pet contest: first place will win $50 CASH along with fabulous prizes totaling over $150; second and third place prizes will be awarded. Pet contests begins at 8:00pm . Pet/owner look-a-like: first place will win $50 cash along with fabulous prizes totaling over $150; second and third place prizes will be awarded. . Body art: first place will win $50 cash along with fabulous prizes totaling over $250; second and third place prizes will be awarded. Contest begins at 8:45pm . Celebrity look-a-like: first place will win $250 cash along with fabulous prizes totaling over $500; second and third place prizes will be awarded. Contest begins at 9:15pm . "drag IN THE DOWNTOWN" WALK OFF CONTEST: FIRST PLACE WILL WIN $250 CASH along with fabulous prizes totaling over $500; second and third place prizes will be awarded. Contestants MUST BE LINED UP FOR THE WALK BY 9:45PM .
SCARIEST COSTUME: First place will win $500 cash along with fabulous prizes; second and third place prizes will be awarded the final two contests will begin at 11:30 . Best overall: first place will win $1000 cash along with fabulous prizes; second and third place prizes will be awarded.
Pre-sale tickets are available at Mattison Park and paranormal books and curiosities located in Asbury park. Press contacts Aaron d. Coleman 732.677.6027 cell MATTISON PARK events manager 649 MATTISON AVENUE ASBURY PARK, NJ acoleman@MATTISONPARK.COM 732.807.3435 649 MATTISON AVENUE ASBURY PARK, NJ 07712 www.mattisonpark.com