Cranford Halloween Parade, Costume Contest, & Pumpkin Chunkin'

Back for its 26th year, the Cranford Halloween Parade, Costume Contest, and Pumpkin' Chunkin' will be held on Sunday, October 25th starting at 1:00 PM.

This family favorite event has awards by age: 0-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, & 10-17, and for families or groups, we have Best Duo/Trio and Best Group (4+ People). Preregister at CranfordJaycees.org/costume to save time.

Judging will take place at the Community Center parking lot from 1:00 to 1:45, followed by the festive parade to downtown Cranford and the famous Pumpkin Chunkin’ (weather permitting) on North Union Ave, where we drop increasingly large pumpkins from a Cranford Fire Department ladder truck!

The 26th Annual Brian Jenkins Memorial Halloween Parade, Costume Contest, and Pumpkin' Chunkin' is co-hosted by the Cranford Recreation & Parks Department and the Cranford Jaycees