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Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
October 17, 2019
Media Contact:
Leah Kosin, Assistant Public Information Officer
lkosin@leesburgva.gov 703-771-2781
Leesburg Kiwanis to Host 63nd Annual Halloween Parade on
Thursday, October 31, 2019
Leesburg, VA (October 17, 2019) – The 63rd
annual Leesburg Halloween Parade, hosted
and organized by the Leesburg Kiwanis Club,
will be held on Thursday, October 31, 2019,
through downtown Leesburg.
The parade will begin at 6:00 p.m., starting in
the front field at Ida Lee Park and proceeding
down King Street to Fairfax Street.
King Street will be closed to traffic from
Battlefield Parkway to Catoctin Circle,
beginning at 5:30 p.m. No cross traffic will be allowed across King Street during the parade. The
street will be reopened once clean-up operations by the Town’s Public Works Department are
completed. Motorists should plan on alternate travel routes during this time and follow the
designated detours.
Those attending the event are encouraged to bring food donations for Loudoun Hunger Relief,
who will collect items towards the end of the parade. Please visit www.loudounhunger.org for a
list of most needed items.
Leesburg’s Halloween parade is one of the oldest in the eastern United States, first held in
1957. For more information about the event, including participation guidelines and registration
forms, please visit www.leesburgkiwanis.org.
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