365 Things To Do In Berkeley #18 – Celebrate Halloween & The Day Of The Dead – Visit http://365Berkeley.com for #1 – #17
Amazing Pumpkin Carvings in Berkeley’s Elmwood Neighborhood – Ashby at Piedmont, just east of College Avenue Shops
Berkeley has great celebrations for Halloween and The Day Of The Dead … parades from the Thousand Oaks Elementary School in Thousand Oaks, amazing carved Pumpkins on Ashby & Piedmont in the Elmwood Claremont Neighborhood, astonishing displays on Mariposa Street in the North Berkeley Hills and Russell Street in Elmwood Claremont.
The Thousand Oaks Elementary School is having a parade on Friday 29 Oct 2010 starting at 10:30 am from the school yard at 840 Colusa Avenue, marching up to Solano and back. Kids, parents, pets, teachers, Berkeley’s Finest, and even the Cal Marching Band. I created a youtube video of the parade – just click on the parade photo below to see it.
I love taking photos and video of what makes living in Berkeley so special. Let me know who you recognize – be happy to send them the full-sized photo original.
29 Oct 2010: I drove down Russell Street for a sneak preview of the decorations … and happened up on Berkeley’s Emerson Elementary School Halloween Parade! Click on the photos below to view the youtube video – The Emerson Parade is top right, the main video is the Thousand Oaks Elementary School.
The Elmwood Neighborhood has amazing carved pumpkins … just click on the pumpkin photo to view the youtube video.
Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. It’s an excuse to dress up in costumes and just be silly. Great pictures. The pictures of the kids are just adorable.