Halloween Wave-Parades Replace Annual Kiwanis Parade In Leesburg

LEESBURG, VA — The Leesburg Kiwanis Club is holding two wave-parades on Halloween, featuring eight decorated vehicles that will travel through neighborhoods in the town.

The Kiwanis Club traditionally holds a big Halloween parade through town. But this year, the Kiwanis are hoping to generate the Halloween spirit differently due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The wave-parades will travel through town at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Oct. 31. Detailed routes are available on the Kiwanis’s website. Residents may also choose to download the “GLYMPSE” application and follow along on their smartphones. The link will be posted to social media prior to each parade.

The morning route will go through or near all Leesburg residential neighborhoods inside the bypass, while the afternoon route will travel outside the bypass.

Everyone is asked to practice social distancing during the parade. There will be no distribution of candy. Also, non-perishable food items for Loudoun Hunger Relief will not be collected this year. Instead, residents are encouraged to make donations online at www.loudounhunger.org.

Leesburg’s Halloween parade is one of the oldest in the eastern United States, first held in 1957. "With Covid-19, it won’t be safe to have thousands lining King Street for the parade," the Kiwanis Club says on its website.

For more information about the Kiwanis Club wave-parades, email Bob Wright at rcwright_va@comcast.net or visit www.leesburgkiwanis.org.