Photos from left: The whole Dreisman family was outfitted for the annual Children’s Halloween Parade on Main Street — Caroline cradles Edward, 10 months, and Adam holds Elinor, 2; Charlie Kraft, 3, poised for work with his hammer and steam shovel, and Andrew Pistor as “Luigi” and Ben Bonte is “Mario” with their son Drake, 10 months, as “Toad.” / Photos by Gretchen Webster
A post-parade party on Veterans Green drew a throng of trick-and-treaters. 
Photo left: Sister princesses Grace Vance, 2, and Margot, 3, have candy bags ready to fill. Right: big cauldrons of candy set out by Nômade restaurant attracted lots of costumed kids.

WESTPORT — Downtown was filled with Halloween spirit — hundreds, actually — Tuesday afternoon.

They were the costumed marchers in the annual Children’s Halloween Parade. 

Princesses, witches, cartoon characters and dinosaurs were among the candy-hunting characters who collected treats from merchants as they headed up Main Street to Town Hall and Veterans Green.

They were greeted by First Selectwoman Jennifer Tooker, dressed as a cowboy(girl?), while firefighters and EMS personnel let youngsters check out emergency vehicles. The Halloween event is sponsored by the Parks and Recreation Department, Westport Downtown Association and Westport Police Athletic League.

Photo left: “Official” Halloween greetings were dispensed by First Selectwoman Jennifer Tooker, in western garb, and “Shark” Selectwoman Andrea Moore with, from left, Leanna Paulson, 10, Sophia Norris, 7, and Adeline Paulson, 8. Right: Michael Soumelidis, 3, hitched a ride on a dinosaur.
Carts of kids traveled down Main Street, including Miles and Chase Maffei. Their friends at left are Mila Corso and brother Tre.
Celebrating Halloween and Christmas at the same time, and promoting the Staples Players production of “Elf,” set for Nov. 15-23, are from left, seniors Yusef Abdallah and Chloe Carson, and junior Seamus Brannigan.
Twins Victoria and Alexandra Medina, 11, paired up as mustard and ketchup with their sister “princess” Julia, 7, and “hot dog” Mishka. 
Even dogs dressed up for Tuesday’s parade, from left, Stephanie Rodriquez with Woody, Lisa Winger and Mark Agnew with canine friends Jessie and Buzz Light Year. All of them, including the dogs, work at Eyeglasses.com on Main Street.