Tiffany Ranieri and 10-month-old Eli White patrol for mischief-makers during his first time trick-or-treating on Halloween at Fright Night on St. Armands Circle.
Photo by Dana Kampa
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An autumnal chill crept throughout St. Armands Circle on Halloween night, bringing out all manner of ghouls, ghosts and gremlins, among other festive characters.
Businesses and residents joined in hosting Fright Night on St. Armands Circle the evening of Oct. 31.
Across streets all around the Circle, individuals wearing an impressive variety of costumes handed out candy to trick-or-treaters. Spider webs decorates shop windows, and carved pumpkins lined the streets.
Overjoyed participants relished such high attendance this year considering hurricane recovery overshadowed last year's celebration.
"This is probably the busiest I've ever seen it," said Patty Behrendt, who has enjoyed exploring the Halloween festivities on the circle for years as Cleopatra and other historical figures.
Participants including Katie Raines showcased their crafting talents.
She spent a month creating her companion Falkor from "The Neverending Story." She said it took a month to bring the character to life, and she delighted onlookers when the fuzzy luckdragon batted his eyes and opened his toothy mouth to snap up candy.
Packing the streets were dinosaurs, mermaids and other colorful characters. Crowds did eventually dwindle, making way for a seasonal holiday switch coming to the Circle.
Falkor of "The Neverending Story," piloted by crafter Katie Raines, gobbles up a Snickers while trick-or-treating at Fright Night on St. Armands Circle.
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Rosie Dines as Cinderella and Jack and Harry Whittles as a pair of fearsome bats do some early trick-or-treating at Fright Night on St. Armands Circle.
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Lily and Leo the golden retrievers help hand out candy for Fright Night on St. Armands Circle.
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Rake, working with LMK K95 dog training, hopes to trade tricks for trades at Fright Night on St. Armands Circle.
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Linda Wexler keeps Frankenstein's monster from going on a Halloween rampage during Fright Night on St. Armands Circle.
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Ryan and Nicole Greathouse bring some classic horror movie characters to Fright Night on St. Armands Circle.
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Vacea Lea attentively inspects her trick-or-treating goodies from Fright Night on St. Armands Circle.
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Michael and Carol Cooper have fun seeing everyone enjoy the Halloween festivities at Fright Night on St. Armands Circle.
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Sarah Cameron takes Freya — a colorful butterfly — and Anna — a grinning pumpkin — out for trick-or-treating at Fright Night on St. Armands Circle.
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Simonne and Guy Wentz drew inspiration for their mustachioed costumes from "The Adventures of Tintin," detectives Dupont and Dupond, also known as Thomson and Thompson in the English version.
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Alex and Logan Korp, dressed as Speed Racer and a toothy T. rex, race around the block for Fright Night on St. Armands Circle.
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Spooky pumpkin faces peer out at passersby along the busy block in front of the Crab & Fin restaurant on Fright Night on St. Armands Circle.
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Kyle Garcia-Celis sports an impressive plague doctor costume while checking out the jack-o-lanterns at Fright Night on St. Armands Circle.
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They do move in herds on St. Armands Circle, where Brian Berry and Beth Pavlicberry ride their dinosaurs through the festivities for Fright Night on St. Armands Circle.
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Finn, the 2-year-old golden retriever, fittingly wears his shark costume to accompany Jack Guttman and Alexis Barr — respectively dressed as a shark and a ray — for Fright Night on St. Armands Circle.
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Fernando and Kelly Harb put the "fright" in Fright Night on St. Armands Circle with their spooky circus ringleader and clown costumes.
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Carl Lee Waldbillig is flanked by his angels, Joan Legler and Anne Waldbillig, at Fright Night on St. Armands Circle.
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Witches Jackie Bryne, Darlene LeBaron and Brenda DuCray pass out candy to trick-or-treaters at Fright Night on St. Armands Circle.
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From masked villains to beautiful princesses, everyone partook in the Halloween fun at Fright Night on St. Armands Circle.
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Trick-or-treaters narrowly avoid walking the plank when getting candy from pirates Blake Kincaid and Megan Ponce at Fright Night on St. Armands Circle.
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Patty and Marc Behrendt bring a regal flair to Halloween as Joséphine de Beauharnais and Napoleon Bonaparte, at Fright Night on St. Armands Circle.
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Dressed as Ariel, Tiffany and Amelia McDermott were elated to later run into some other trick-or-treating mermaids at Fright Night on St. Armands Circle.
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Sisters Francesca and Juliana Rivera enjoy a family night out for Fright Night on St. Armands Circle.
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Melody and David Colicchio and John Akers dole out candy on one of the busiest blocks at Fright Night on St. Armands Circle.
Dana Kampa is the Longboat Key neighbors reporter for the Observer. She first ventured into journalism in her home state of Wisconsin, going on to report community stories everywhere from the snowy mountains of Washington State to the sunny shores of the Caribbean. She has been a writer and photographer for more than a decade, covering what matters most to readers.
