{"id":16774,"date":"2025-10-27T17:23:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T17:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/16774\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T17:23:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T17:23:11","slug":"hundreds-line-streets-for-bethlehems-104th-halloween-parade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/16774\/","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds line streets for Bethlehem\u2019s 104th Halloween parade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BETHLEHEM, Pa. \u2014 Bethlehem\u2019s streets were filled with candy, costumes and community spirit Sunday afternoon as hundreds of families gathered for the city\u2019s 104th annual Halloween parade \u2014 one of Pennsylvania\u2019s oldest holiday traditions.<\/p>\n<p>Under clear skies, the 1.5-mile parade route stretched from West Broad and Ninth Avenue to Main and Spring streets, where children in colorful costumes lined the sidewalks waving at floats, marching bands and community groups. Vendors along Main Street sold cider, soft pretzels and water to the crowd.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9283-1600x1200.jpg\" alt=\"bethlehem halloween parade 2025\" class=\"wp-image-6241\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>The parade kicked off with a procession led by the Bethlehem Police Department, followed by the Bethlehem Catholic High School Golden Hawk Marching Band, elected officials, community organizations and a lineup that showcased the city\u2019s diversity \u2014 from youth sports teams and dance studios to school bands and local businesses.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9317-1600x1200.jpg\" alt=\"bethlehem halloween parade 2025\" class=\"wp-image-6244\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Spectators cheered as candy was thrown from passing floats and familiar sounds of drumlines and brass filled the air.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m most excited to see the bands, floats and what everybody is wearing,\u201d said Mikayla, a Bethlehem resident and Freedom High School alum. \u201cI\u2019ve been coming to this as long as I can remember.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For Alexandria and her friend Renzo, the event has quickly become a new tradition.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_8104-1600x1200.jpg\" alt=\"bethlehem halloween parade 2025 fire truck\" class=\"wp-image-6239\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is only my second parade, but Renzo has been coming for years,\u201d Alexandria said. \u201cI\u2019m excited to see the kids and costumes and just have a good time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Performers and participants said they were equally thrilled to be part of the day\u2019s celebration.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9352-1600x1200.jpg\" alt=\"bethlehem halloween parade 2025 fire truck\" class=\"wp-image-6247\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had such an amazing time marching in the Bethlehem Halloween Parade today,\u201d Valley Dance said in a Facebook post. \u201cA huge thank you to all our Valley Dance families who joined us. We loved having you there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Embassy Bank also participated in the parade.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur amazing team had a blast celebrating the season in full costume, sharing treats and spreading smiles with friends, neighbors and everyone who joined the fun,\u201d Embassy Bank said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9309-1600x1200.jpg\" alt=\"bethlehem halloween parade 2025 fire truck\" class=\"wp-image-6242\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>The parade featured dozens of local schools and groups, including the Lehigh University Marching 97, the Liberty High School Grenadier Band, the Moravian University Greyhound Marching Band and the Freedom High School Patriot Band.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9346-1600x1200.jpg\" alt=\"bethlehem halloween parade 2025 fire truck\" class=\"wp-image-6246\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Halloween parade feels like stepping into a postcard,\u201d one parent said. \u201cIt\u2019s fun, festive and highlights the community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Roads reopened shortly after the parade cleared, and organizers thanked residents for their cooperation and spirit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BETHLEHEM, Pa. \u2014 Bethlehem\u2019s streets were filled with candy, costumes and community spirit Sunday afternoon as hundreds of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16775,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[153,155,154],"class_list":["post-16774","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem-headlines","tag-bethlehem-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16774","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16774"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16774\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16775"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16774"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16774"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16774"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}