Don’t ghost the costume contest – Halloween enjoyable wraps up Oct. 31 in downtown Knoxville

Don’t ghost the costume contest – Halloween enjoyable wraps up Oct. 31 in downtown Knoxville

The Downtown Knoxville Alliance reminds residents and guests that there’s nonetheless time to enter the Wicked Cool costume contest earlier than Halloween evening. Whether you’re spooky, candy or someplace in between, downtown Knoxville is the place to be to point out off your costume and win prizes from native companies.

Participants can compete in eight classes: finest couple, cutest, finest household, finest group (themed), finest Hollywood/Broadway-themed, finest child(s), finest pet and scariest.

“We’ve seen incredible creativity so far and we know there’s more to come,” mentioned Michele Hummel, govt director of the Downtown Knoxville Alliance. “Whether you’re dressing up solo, with your family, or even your pet, we invite everyone to join the fun and show off their Halloween spirit.”

The costume contest is a part of the Wicked Cool Halloween celebration, which continues via Oct. 31 and contains:

• Trick-or-treating on Market Square: Businesses on Market Square and alongside Union Avenue between Gay and Walnut streets will hand out sweet from 4-8 p.m. on Oct. 31. Participating companies may have a big “candy corn cone” out entrance. Participants can decide up a free trick-or-treat bag on Market Square (whereas provides final) in entrance of the Knoxville Entrepreneur Center positioned between Not Watson’s and Kabuki.
• Games and character leisure: On Halloween, trick-or-treaters can take pleasure in enjoyable actions like cornhole and Jenga, plus meet a magical lineup of characters together with Glinda and Elphaba (“Wicked”), Tiana, Rapunzel, Batman, Spider-Man, Super Girl, Wednesday Addams, the Sanderson Sisters (“Hocus Pocus”), Mulan, and Aurora (“Sleeping Beauty”).
• Wicked Cool Cats scavenger hunt: Search for 9 mysterious black cats hiding in downtown enterprise home windows via Oct. 31. Scan the QR code on the cats to register to win reward playing cards from a few of downtown Knoxville’s most depraved companies. The cats may be discovered within the Old City, alongside Gay Street and in Market Square. Download a clue sheet at downtownknoxville.org/wicked/coolcats.
• Spellbinding sips, snacks and procuring: Through Oct. 31, take pleasure in themed treats, spooky drinks and “boo-tiques” inside downtown retailers, bars and eating places to find a haunted hoard of Halloween delights.
• Wicked walks and photograph ops: Market Square has been reworked with glowing ghosts and enchanting lights. Watch out for the enormous spider in Krutch Park. Downtown Knoxville will likely be stuffed with spooky photograph ops and playful frights. Take a stroll and uncover hidden Halloween surprises scattered all through the district. Download a printable map with all of the photograph op areas and add photos at downtownknoxville.org/wicked/wicked-walks or submit to social media with the hashtag #KnoxHalloween.