Marion to host first-ever Halloween Fashion Show on Friday

The city of Marion will host its first-ever Halloween Fashion Show at 4 p.m. on Friday in the Uptown Artway (between 10th and 11th streets and Seventh and Eighth avenues).

Children of all ages are invited to show off their Halloween costumes two days early and collect candy and treats. Each look will be announced as kids walk across the stage, and families can show off a group costume if their look includes more than one person.

Registration is required to participate in the fashion show; the signup link is at https://www.cityofmarion.org/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/13699/2087. Participants should check in at the registration table at the 10th Street entrance to the Uptown Artway the day of the event.

All princesses, superheroes, ghosts and goblins are still welcome to stop by the free event to grab some candy and enjoy the fashion show.

Communitywide trick-or-treating in Marion takes place on Halloween. There is no set start time, but trick-or-treating should conclude by 8 p.m. Participating residents should turn on their porch lights when they are ready to greet trick-or-treaters and turn them off when finished. Trick-or-treaters are reminded to obey porch lights and watch for traffic.