The largest crowd in recent memory filled the streets of downtown Centralia for trick-or-treating Friday night. The crowds of Trick or Treaters then moved out into the neighborhoods and various Trunk or Treat events during near-perfect weather.
Trick or Treat is the start of a Halloween weekend of fun in Centralia to be followed on Saturday by the Fall Festival and both the Kiddies Halloween Parade and the 97th Annual Big Halloween Parade which has a total of 45 floats this year, believed to be a record high.
Photographer Pat Hodges recaps some of the scenes: