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Hometown Halloween Parade

Name: Hometown Halloween Parade
Start: 2026-10-30
Location: Palmer Square Green

The Arts Council of Princeton's costume parade, a tradition since 1976, gathers on Palmer Square Green with music by the Princeton University Band before stepping off. It ends with a Trunk-or-Treat run with the Greater Princeton YMCA.

Event Atlas · Mercer County

Parades and civic celebrations · Princeton, Mercer County

Hometown Halloween Parade is a parade or civic celebration in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, with a verified date of October 30, 2026.

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When: Fri, Oct 30, 2026
Gather 4 PM; parade departs 4:30 PM
Where: Palmer Square Green
10 Palmer Square
Princeton, NJ 08542 · Mercer County
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Admission: Free
Free
Organized by: Arts Council of Princeton
Nonprofit

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2026 Confirmed

50th Annual Hometown Halloween Parade, Friday, October 30, 4:00–5:00 PM; gather on Palmer Square Green at 4 PM, depart 4:30 PM; free.

Fri, Oct 30, 2026

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Arts Council of Princeton official

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

2026 Confirmed

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