{"id":95879,"date":"2019-10-08T16:54:42","date_gmt":"2019-10-08T20:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=95879"},"modified":"2019-10-08T16:54:42","modified_gmt":"2019-10-08T20:54:42","slug":"allentown-halloween-parade-steps-off-sunday-afternoon-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=95879","title":{"rendered":"ALLENTOWN HALLOWEEN PARADE STEPS-OFF SUNDAY AFTERNOON"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The lineup is set for the 2019 Allentown Halloween Parade!<\/p>\n<p>The parade will step-off from the Allentown Fairgrounds on Sunday, October 13 at 2:00 p.m.\u00a0 It will proceed on 17<sup>th<\/sup> Street to Hamilton Street and will conclude at Ninth Street.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s parade lineup is a diverse and exciting showcase of Allentown\u2019s Halloween spirit! This year\u2019s parade theme is \u201cHarvest Fest,\u201d so spectators should prepare for a host of scarecrows and fall harvest decorations parading through the city!<\/p>\n<p>With ten youth and adult performing bands, the 2019 Allentown Halloween Parade brings an abundance of musical entertainment.\u00a0 The Allentown Hobo \u201cAlmost\u201d Marching Band and the Allentown All-City Band are back again in 2019 in addition to the Allentown School District high school and middle school bands, and the Central Catholic and Parkland High School bands.<\/p>\n<p>Parade spectators and participants are encouraged to use the Facebook and twitter tag \u201c#hallentownparade\u201d for the event.<\/p>\n<p>Street closures will be in affect from 12:30 p.m. \u2013 4:30 p.m. along the parade route, including Hamilton Street and 17<sup>th<\/sup> Street, and other affected streets along the route. The recommended detour routes for east and west bound traffic are Liberty and Walnut streets.<\/p>\n<p>The rain date for the parade is Sunday, October 20.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.allentownpa.gov\/parks\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.allentownpa.gov\/parks&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1570654207987000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEELNJRuFhdVCGd5V9cLZflqI5gZQ\">www.allentownpa.gov\/parks<\/a> and click on \u201cHalloween Parade,\u201d visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/allentownhalloweenparade\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/allentownhalloweenparade&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1570654207987000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFqa2GT9PjJed04yIxwXQAFX3nH4w\">www.facebook.com\/allentownhalloweenparade<\/a>, email Christy.Alvord@allentownpa.gov or call 610-841-3506.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nMike Moore<br \/>\nCommunications Manager<br \/>\nMayor&#8217;s Office<br \/>\n435 Hamilton Street<br \/>\nAllentown, PA 18101<br \/>\nMike.Moore@allentownpa.gov<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.AllentownPA.gov<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><code class=\"code\">-AMAZONPOLLY-ONLYWORDS-START-<\/code><br \/>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner3023'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/' target=\"_blank\" data-id='3023' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner7036'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com' target=\"_blank\" data-id='7036' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<code class=\"code\">-AMAZONPOLLY-ONLYWORDS-END-<\/code><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?post_type=adverts_posts&p=7036\" class=\"read-more\">Click here to read more... <\/a>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":80834,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[69],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-95879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Allentown-Halloween.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95879"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=95879"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95879\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/80834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=95879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=95879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=95879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}