(KNZA)--Throngs of spectators lined Hiawatha's downtown Oregon Street for Friday afternoon's Kiddie Parade.
That annual attraction is just one part of the 100th Hiawatha Halloween Frolic, now underway.
The city's downtown is distinctively decorated for the spooky holiday, complete with business windows painted with Halloween themes by local students.
The grand parade will make it's way through the downtown starting at 7:30 in the evening.
The crowning of the Halloween Queen will take place at 6:30 in the Brown County Historical Society Auditorium, with 12 area girls vying for the honor.
Planning for the 100th anniversary has been years in the making, with numerous special guests, attractions, and performers, included in the evening parade lineup.
Following the evening parade will be a performance by “ Those Funny Little People” from America’s Got Talent and grand finale performance by Willie Arthur Smith’s Marching Cobra’s of Kansas City. The Marching Cobra’s also performed at the 75th parade.
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