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Annual Halloween Hoedown This Saturday in Lemont

Festivities will include a costume parade, trick-or-treating, haywagon rides, children's activities, the Haunted Caboose at Safety Village, food and treats.

Halloween Hoedown will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, in historic downtown Lemont.

Festivities will include trick-or-treating, haywagon rides, children's activities, the Haunted Caboose at Safety Village, food and treats.

Line up for the costume parade will begin at 12:30 p.m. at Legion Park, across from the Metra Station.

An adult scavenger hunt and costume party will be held from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday, beginning at Belle De Jour, 108 Stephen St.

For more information on this event, call the Village Hall at (630) 243-2700.

Also in Lemont this Weekend:

Friends of the Lemont Public Library Fall Used Book Sale: Friends of the Lemont Public Library’s Fall Book Sale will be held Wednesday through Saturday at the library, 50 E. Wend St. A preview night for members only will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. Book sale hours will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to noon Saturday. The library will be closed from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday and a bargain sale will be held from 1 to 3 p.m., where attendees can purchase a Friends of the Library bag and fill it with books for $2.

Hooowl-A-Ween at Central Bark: Lemont Township will host the Hooowl-A-Ween event from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, at the Lemont Township Central Park Dog Park, 16300 Alba St. Events will include pet vendors, a costume contest, trick contest, and a socializing opportunity for fur covered and non fur-covered friends. A 50/50 raffle will benefit Lemont Township assisted pet owners with veterinary emergencies and unpayable pet-related costs.

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