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Cranford Halloween Parade & Costume Contest

Name: Cranford Halloween Parade & Costume Contest
Start: 2026-10-25
Location: Cranford Public Library parking lot (start)

Cranford Recreation and Parks' annual costume contest with awards by age group and for duos and groups, followed by a parade downtown and the Pumpkin Chunkin' at the downtown gazebo. Co-sponsored by the Cranford Jaycees.

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Parades and civic celebrations · Cranford, Union County

Cranford Halloween Parade & Costume Contest is a parade or civic celebration in Cranford, Union County, New Jersey, with a verified date of October 25, 2026.

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When: Sun, Oct 25, 2026
1 PM check-in at the library parking lot; judging 1:50 PM; parade 2 PM; Pumpkin Chunkin' 2:30 PM
Where: Cranford Public Library parking lot (start)
Cranford, NJ · Union County
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Admission: Free
Free
Organized by: Cranford Recreation and Parks Department
Municipal government

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What to expect

Costume awards by age group
Parade downtown
Pumpkin Chunkin' at the downtown gazebo

2026 Confirmed

26th Annual Cranford Costume Contest and Halloween Parade, Sunday, October 25, 1:00 pm at the Library parking lot; judging 1:50 pm; parade 2:00 pm; Pumpkin Chunkin 2:30 pm at Downtown Gazebo.

Sun, Oct 25, 2026

Sources

Cranford Township Recreation government

Details checked against the organizer’s own pages on Thu, Oct 1, 2026.

2026 Confirmed

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