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On a sunny Saturday, downtown Menlo Park was overrun by minions and wizards, princesses and dinosaurs, witches, skeletons and at least one very large chipmunk.
Coco Chi and her daughter Aileen, 6, pose for a photo during the Halloween Hoopla Carnival at Fremont Park in Menlo Park on Oct. 24, 2026. Photo by Allyson Moore. 
Mayor Betsy Nash, left, marches with other participants in the Halloween Hoopla Parade along Santa Cruz Avenue in Menlo Park on Oct. 24, 2026. Photo by Allyson Moore. 
La Entrada Middle School band members march in the Halloween Hoopla Parade along Santa Cruz Avenue in Menlo Park on Oct. 24, 2026. Photo by Allyson Moore. 
Children in Halloween costumes take hoops before playing a hoop toss game during the Halloween Hoopla Carnival at Fremont Park in Menlo Park on Oct. 24, 2026. Photo by Allyson Moore. 
Sherlyn Lee, 3, trick-or-treats at Derby Interior and Design during the Halloween Hoopla celebration on Santa Cruz Avenue in Menlo Park on Oct. 24, 2026. Photo by Allyson Moore.
The city’s annual Halloween Hoopla on Oct. 24, which kicked off with a community parade down Santa Cruz Avenue, drew a costumed crowd that converged on Fremont Park for a carnival and magic show. Local businesses joined the celebration, handing out candy to loads of little trick-or-treaters.
From left, Audrey Hanson, 4, Ethan Xia, 6, and Alex Puggelli play a game at The Joy Culture Foundation/Little Bookworm Library booth during the Halloween Hoopla Carnival at Fremont Park in Menlo Park on Oct. 24, 2026. Photo by Allyson Moore. 
From left, Yani Torres, her friend Stephanie Hernandez and Hernandez’s son Luca, 1, pose for a portrait in costume during the Halloween Hoopla celebration on Santa Cruz Avenue in Menlo Park on Oct. 24, 2026. Photo by Allyson Moore. 
Selene Han, 6, helps her sister, Estelle Han, 2, select candy from a bowl during the Halloween Hoopla Carnival at Fremont Park in Menlo Park on Oct. 24, 2026. Photo by Allyson Moore. 
Tom Wang, 6, takes candy from a bowl after playing a carnival game while dressed as a refrigerator during the Halloween Hoopla Carnival at Fremont Park in Menlo Park on Oct. 24, 2026. Photo by Allyson Moore. 
A participant wears a chipmunk costume in the Halloween Hoopla Parade along Santa Cruz Avenue in Menlo Park on Oct. 24, 2026. Photo by Allyson Moore.
