Photos: The Oxford costume closet

The city of Oxford is hosting a costume closet that provides children with free Halloween costumes. This is the first year for the program and costumes are available throughout the month of October. The closet can be found at City Hall Monday through Thursday and at the library Friday through Saturday.

Savannah Blake

Oct. 8, 2025 4:17 pm, Updated: Oct. 8, 2025 6:22 pm

Chloe Talbert, 8, of Oxford (left) and John Fidler, 9, of Oxford (right) look through the costume options at the costume closet display at the Oxford Public Library in Oxford on Wednesday. This is the first year the city of Oxford is hosting a costume closet. The closet is a collection of gently used and new Halloween costumes that are available to children for free. Monday through Thursday the costume closet is located at City Hall and Friday through Saturday the costumes are displayed at the library, with the exception of library events. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Oxford Library Director Lauren Roberts smiles as she helps Myles Fidler, 6, with his Halloween costume after picking one out from the costume closet display at the Oxford Public Library in Oxford on Wednesday. This is the first year the city of Oxford is hosting a costume closet. The closet is a collection of gently used and new Halloween costumes that are available to children for free. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Oxford Library Director Lauren Roberts folds a costume for a child picked from the costume closet at the Oxford Public Library in Oxford on Wednesday. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Oxford Library Director Lauren Roberts (right) bags up a costume for John Fidler, 9, of Oxford from the costume closet at the Oxford Public Library in Oxford on Wednesday. This is the first year the city of Oxford is hosting a costume closet. The closet is a collection of gently used Halloween costumes that are available to children for free. The costumes are available through the end of October and donations are taken through the end of November. Eight costumes have been distributed so far. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Chloe Talbert, 8, of Oxford tries on a Black Panther mask while checking out the various costumes available in the costume closet at the Oxford Public Library in Oxford Wednesday. This is the first year the city of Oxford is hosting a costume closet. The closet is a collection of gently used Halloween costumes that are available for children for free. The costumes are available through the end of October and donations are taken through the end of November. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Oxford Library Director Lauren Roberts helps Myles Fidler, 6, with his Halloween costume after picking one out from the costume closet display at the Oxford Public Library in Oxford on Wednesday. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Oxford City Clerk Taylor Tvedte adds various glasses to the costume closet display at the Oxford Public Library in Oxford on Wednesday. This is the first year the city of Oxford is hosting a costume closet. The closet is a collection of gently used and new Halloween costumes that are available to children for free. Monday through Thursday the costume closet is located at City Hall and Friday through Saturday the costumes are displayed at the library, with the exception of library events. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Myles Fidler, 6, of Oxford shows off his Spider-Man costume by jumping off a small ledge at the costume closet display at the Oxford Public Library in Oxford on Wednesday. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

John Fidler, 9, of Oxford works on a lego display after picking out a Dorothy costume from the costume closet display at the Oxford Public Library in Oxford on Wednesday. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Oxford Library Director Lauren Roberts helps Myles Fidler, 6, put on his gloves while trying on a Spider-Man Halloween costume from the costume closet display at the Oxford Public Library in Oxford on Wednesday. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Myles Fidler, 6, of Oxford pulls his Spider-Man mask over his face while trying on his costume from the costume closet display at the Oxford Public Library in Oxford on Wednesday. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

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