Thousands of people turn out for trick or treating and other family fun.
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Pam Eubanks
| 6:38 a.m. October 29, 2016
East County
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Sure, you can buy a costume for Halloween. But why not “pop” for for perfection?
That’s what Greenbrook resident Olivia Letourneau did with the help of her father, Justin.
The pair showed off his handiwork — Olivia was a box of buttered popcorn — during Lakewood Ranch Community Activities Corp.’s annual Boo Fest event Oct. 28, at Lakewood Ranch Main Street.
“I made it with cardboard, duct tape and foam spray,” Justin Letourenau said.
Thousands of people turned out for the event, which featured trick-or-treating, music, dance performances, a costume parade, inflatables for the children and other activities.
Three-year-old Parker Royalty, of River Club, dances with his mother, Jaclyn Royalty, left, and grandmother, Karen Hoffman, right.
Sarasota's Kaedynce Morris and Bradenton's Julie Harris dance for fun before they perform with Reflex Dance Arts.
Lizzy Soukesengphet and her mom, Irish, have been to Boo Fest before.
Maddox and Mason Walker, 2, of Palmetto, love to come to Main Street.
Haley Dragon and Libbyann Ling, students at Braden River Middle School, read "Gretta's Revenge" to children at Boo Fest.
Riley Whitt, 3, picked out her costume inspired by the movie "Zootopia." She and her parents, Megan and Danny Whitt, live in Heritage Harbour.
GreyHawk Landing's Will Dolllison chose a pirate theme for his costume. His sister, Claire, behind, chose to be a bat.
McNeal Elementary's Olivia Letourneau, 10, wanted to be popcorn and got a little help from her dad, Justin.
Sarasota's Chiappone family came as superheroes. Pictured are Pam, Isabella, Aiden and Tom.
Vendor Ashley Guagenci prepares fried Oreos for the crowd.
Polpo Pizza Co. owner Danni Bleil, front, boxes up a pizza for a hungry patron.
Sophie Duell, 7, of River Club, is the character Dynamite from the children's program, "Lalaloopsy."
Chili sported his lion costume without complaining, said his owner, Kristie Skoglund, of Lakewood Ranch.
Diane and Andres Carabali, of Lakewood Ranch, pose for a picture at TapSnap Phototainment, which placed a Halloween-themed background into the picture.
Ted Kreger passes Lakewood Ranch resident Melissa Broderick a box of popcorn.
Caitlyn Windisch and Sofia Schultz, both 4, know each other from daycare and couldn't wait to trick or treat together.
Jolie Hammond, 6, and her dad, Joe, of Lakewood Ranch, came to the Boo Fest on Main Street for the first time.
