Halloween

TOMS RIVER – To newcomers, it likely seems bizarre: trick or treating in Toms River and several surrounding towns will be held on Oct. 30, instead of on Halloween.

The reason? The 84th edition of Toms River Fire Co. 1’s Halloween Parade will march in the downtown on Oct. 31, Halloween night.

Toms River and surrounding river towns, including Pine Beach, Beachwood and South Toms River, have long held trick or treating on the day before Halloween to allow kids to get treats and also participate in the parade.

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The Toms River Halloween Parade, a cherished tradition hosted by the esteemed Toms River Fire Company No. 1, is once again upon us, marking the approach of Halloween with a spectacular display of creativity and community spirit that has graced the streets for decades.

Mark your calendars for the 84th annual Halloween parade, set to take place on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. This enduring tradition, closely tied to Halloween, is complemented by trick-or-treating slated for October 30, the night before Halloween, ensuring everyone can partake in both celebrations. Additionally, South Toms River, Pine Beach, and Beachwood are also planning trick-or-treating on October 30.

According to TomRiver.org, what began as a humble local municipal Halloween event in 1937 has evolved into the world’s second-largest Halloween parade, recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records.

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Everyone loves Spirit Halloween Stores. It is so much fun to walk around and get scared.

Find out what towns Spirit Halloween Stores are in here at the Jersey Shore at the bottom of this article.

I love the spirit of everyone decorating for Halloween, it’s become so, so popular. There are huge Halloween decorations from scary to so much fun. With all the decorations, neighbors and towns have really been decorating incredible displays. They are always so much fun.

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Halloween is one week away and the decorations are fantastic this year. I never remember front lawns looking as impressive as they do now for Halloween.  

These yards throughout Ocean County are just incredible. The hours that families spend putting everything up is just amazing. Thank you all for sharing with us.

I love driving around the neighborhood like a Christmastime and seeing the decorations. Halloween has become so popular and some of you go nuts for Halloween and your decorations on your front lawn are just pure awesome.

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So Halloween is right around the corner and it’s one of the most popular holidays of the year. Millions will dress up, attend parties, trick or treat, attend attractions, and attend parades. Halloween is fun and it’s all about great costumes and candy. Yes for some it’s also a good scare. There are plenty of Halloween attractions around New Jersey that will definitely give you a good shock.

My question is, with so much going on in New Jersey, what is the best Halloween town in the Garden State? I see many towns mentioned by various publications as “the best” Halloween town, but I think we have to consider Toms River, right here in Ocean County as the “best” for Halloween fun.

One of my strongest points to nominate Toms River as Jersey’s Halloween town is the annual Halloween Parade. According to Google “Toms River Halloween Parade is the 2nd largest in the world according to Guinness Book of World Records!” Now that’s not just 2nd largest in New Jersey, 2nd largest in America, it’s the second largest Halloween parade in the world! Only the Greenich Village Halloween Parade in New York City is bigger. So just this fact alone, makes Toms River the Halloween hot spot for me here in New Jersey.

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Halloween has become such a popular holiday over the years and many of us love all kinds of things about Halloween. Maybe it’s the candy when trick or treating, dressing up in costume, being scared, the tv specials and movies, and decorating for Halloween. Whatever it is you like, it’s a popular time of year and it’s upon us again.

This year I am all set, almost, for Halloween. I have some new Halloween socks. I have a few new Halloween shirts and April and I are invited to a costume party and we are in the process of looking for a costume we can do together as a couple. So I think now that we are just a couple of weeks from Halloween, we are in good shape to enjoy ourselves.

There is a new Halloween attraction that is open right here in Ocean County and I reached out to them to see if I could share a view into this new Halloween attraction. It’s called the Halloween House and it’s located at the Ocean County Mall 1201 Hooper Avenue in Toms River.

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