Treats on the Streets comes howling into downtown Hartsville Oct. 27
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From pirates to penguins and from gladiators to ghosts, downtown Hartsville receives a crowd of unusual visitors every year for Main Street Hartsville’s Treats on the Streets downtown trick-or-treating. On Thursday, Oct. 27 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., one of downtown’s biggest events will have its biggest year ever, bringing together not just children and families making their way among local shops, restaurants and other businesses, but also costume contests for children and dogs alike, sponsored by SPC Credit Union.
“Treats On the Streets is always a huge celebration in our downtown, quite possibly the biggest one in our downtown,” states Suzy Moyd, Executive Director of Main Street Hartsville, “We are so lucky to not only have SPC sponsor the Costume Contest and the Strut Your Mutt contest, but also the community support of everyone who wants to join in the masked fun!”
The free event, where local businesses hand out candy as their way of giving back to the community, includes family fun along Carolina Avenue from Fourth to Sixth streets, as well as Fifth Street from Carolina Avenue to Home Avenue. Every downtown business is invited to participate, along with every Main Street Hartsville Partner located outside of downtown. Outside-downtown organizations which have not become Main Street Hartsville partners may also join in for a $25 fee by contacting info@mainstreethartsville.org or 843.383.3015, extension 1003.
A couple of costume contests, both sponsored by SPC Credit Union, are scheduled for Centennial Park, found at the intersection of Fifth Street and Carolina Avenue. At 5 p.m., the Strut Your Mutt Costume Contest will bring out the best of the community’s costumed canines. The Hocus Pocus Costume Contest will follow at 6 p.m., spotlighting the wide variety of Hartsville’s costumed children. Award categories include: Scariest, Funniest, Cutest, Fanciest, Most Original and Most Colorful Costume Awards.