Volunteers Jonathan Maddron, right, of Anaheim and Lacie Barker of Santa Clarita work to put the finishing touches on a parade float during the final build day for the Halloween Parade floats that will be featured in the 102nd Anaheim Fall Festival, on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
Volunteers work to put the finishing touches on Halloween Parade floats that will be part of the upcoming 102nd Anaheim Fall Festival during the final build day at a city warehouse on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
Bob Sanchez of Anaheim, volunteering for his 13th year, secures a string of lights on a candy box float while working outside a city warehouse on the final build day for the Halloween Parade floats that will be used in the 102nd Anaheim Fall Festival, on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
Leslie Casamento of Huntington Beach adds details to an elaborate dress on a Day of the Dead parade float featuring “Bisabuela,” or great grandmother, during the final build day for the Halloween Parade floats that will be featured in the 102nd Anaheim Fall Festival, on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
Cristal Zuk of Brea paints a wooden box that will be used on a parade float during the final build day for the Halloween Parade floats that will be featured in the 102nd Anaheim Fall Festival, outside a city warehouse on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
Volunteers Jonathan Maddron, left, of Anaheim and Lacie Barker of Santa Clarita work to put the finishing touches on a parade float during the final build day for the Halloween Parade floats that will be featured in the 102nd Anaheim Fall Festival, on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
Volunteers Jonathan Maddron, left, of Anaheim and Lacie Barker of Santa Clarita work to put the finishing touches on a parade float during the final build day for the Halloween Parade floats that will be featured in the 102nd Anaheim Fall Festival, on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
Volunteers Rebecca Park, left, of Chino and Gabriela Marin of Anaheim paint wooden boxes that will be used on a parade float during the final build day for the Halloween Parade floats that will be featured in the 102nd Anaheim Fall Festival, outside a city warehouse on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
Jody Daily of Anaheim, left, and Patrick Arlt of Anaheim, volunteers helping to put the finishing touches on parade floats that will be used in the city of Anaheim’s annual Halloween Parade, carry a jack-o’-lantern cutout that will be attached to a parade float during the final build day at a city warehouse on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
Volunteers Rebecca Park of Chino, Samantha Graham of Anaheim and Gabriela Marin of Anaheim, from left, paint several wooden boxes that will be used on a parade float during the final build day for the Halloween Parade floats that will be featured in the 102nd Anaheim Fall Festival, outside a city warehouse on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
Volunteers Jonathan Maddron, left, of Anaheim and Lacie Barker of Santa Clarita strategize together as they work to put the finishing touches on a parade float during the final build day for the Halloween Parade floats that will be featured in the 102nd Anaheim Fall Festival, on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
Volunteers Lacie Barker, left, of Santa Clarita and Jonathan Maddron of Anaheim strategize together as they work to put the finishing touches on a parade float during the final build day for the Halloween Parade floats that will be featured in the 102nd Anaheim Fall Festival, on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
Volunteers Leslie Casamento, right, of Huntington Beach and Mary Jo Rowe of Anaheim add details to an elaborate dress on a Day of the Dead parade float featuring “Bisabuela,” or great grandmother, during the final build day for the Halloween Parade floats that will be featured in the 102nd Anaheim Fall Festival, on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
Bob Sanchez of Anaheim, volunteering for his 13th year, secures a string of lights on a float while working outside a city warehouse on the final build day for the Halloween Parade floats that will be used in the 102nd Anaheim Fall Festival, on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
Volunteer Siobahn Haut of Anaheim attaches a sign designating a trolly car parade float as the official float of Anaheim Mayor Ashleigh Aitken during the final build day for the Halloween Parade floats that will be featured in the 102nd Anaheim Fall Festival, outside a city warehouse on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
Volunteers Leslie Casamento, right, of Huntington Beach and Mary Jo Rowe of Anaheim add details to an elaborate dress on a Day of the Dead parade float featuring “Bisabuela,” or great grandmother, during the final build day for the Halloween Parade floats that will be featured in the 102nd Anaheim Fall Festival, on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
Volunteers work to put the finishing touches on Halloween Parade floats that will be part of the upcoming 102nd Anaheim Fall Festival during the final build day at a city warehouse on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
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Volunteers Jonathan Maddron, right, of Anaheim and Lacie Barker of Santa Clarita work to put the finishing touches on a parade float during the final build day for the Halloween Parade floats that will be featured in the 102nd Anaheim Fall Festival, on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
Volunteers were finishing up preparations over the weekend for the Halloween parade in Anaheim, which will be rolling for its 101st year on Saturday, Oct. 25.
They have been working for several weeks to get the floats — many are recreations from yesteryears and others are new designs — ready for their annual cruise down Center Street Promenade and then turning to finish along Broadway.
The parade also features marching bands, community groups, local dignitaries and more.
The festival, which has been around since 1923, starts at 11 a.m. and will have crafts for children, a scavenger hunt, shopping in a local artisan marketplace, entertainment, food vendors and photo opportunities.At noon will be the kids’ costume contest and at 4 p.m. the dog costume contest.
At the Downtown Anaheim Youth Center, the Bob Baker Marionette Theater will perform shows at 1:45 and 3 p.m.
And returning for the first time since 1957 will be a car show on Center Street Promenade from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
