Families and kids are invited to come in costumes and participate in Menlo Park's annual Halloween Hoopla Parade on Saturday, Oct. 30, starting at 11:45 a.m.

The parade runs from the Burgess Recreation Center at 500 Laurel St. in the Civic Center to Fremont Park at Santa Cruz Avenue and University Drive.

After the parade, kids can trick or treat in downtown Menlo Park stores that display trick-or-treat signs on their doors.

Entertainment and arts and crafts will be available at Fremont Park until around 3 p.m.

For more information, call the Burgess Recreation Center at 330-2200 or send an e-mail to: kamihalek@menlopark.org or visit www.menlopark.org.

For more information on local Halloween activities, click here.

Are you receiving Express, our free daily e-mail edition? See a sample and sign-up for Express.