Halloween In Clinton Hill
I had to snap fast because it was getting dark, I forget how quickly it turns dark now. This year the turn out was HUGE, there were thousands and thousands of people out on the streets. It was a beautiful evening, not too cool, just perfect really. Had a lot of fun talking to my neighbors.
After I got back I sat on my stoop with candy and there were so many people it was literally gone in 10 minutes. When I first moved here I was lucky if 1 or 2 people stopped by trick or treating. In just a few years it has grown to a Halloween destination.
Some of the photo’s are a bit blurry I was snapping as I was walking trying to beat the darkness but you can get an idea of the scope of this event. It was so much fun, love seeing all my neighbors, everyone and I mean everyone gets into the spirit of Halloween. It’s much bigger than any other holiday and people from all over come here for this, I am constantly amazed just how many people come from outside of the neighborhood just to see and experience Halloween in Clinton Hill. Here are a few photo’s from tonight.
Gone in 10
Starting out already pretty crowded
My neighbor decked out
dead zombie band great jazz
Some can’t resist making a politcal statement
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Beautiful pictures. I love all of the creative costumes. It looks like your neighbors have a real sense of community. Halloween is just starting here and like your neighborhood, it is a huge event. Happy Halloween!
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Happy Halloween and thank you.
Wow, Suzanne! How fabulous! Thank you so very much for posting all those pictures. No wonder you’ve been so excited about it. Thanks for letting us share it. Mega Halloween hugs!
It was fun tonight. So crowded, I couldn’t believe it!! Thanks Teagan.
your neighborhood looks FUN! so much halloween spirit! That’s definitely something I miss living in Taiwan. Considering I LOVE Halloween 😛 thanks for sharing these wonderful photos!
Thank you so much! We love Halloween here in Brooklyn!
I can see that ;D And sharing it allows me to soak in some of that Halloween spirit!
That looks like a lot of fun and I would enjoy this even though I am not a big Halloween fan.
It was fun! Thanks Gerlinde.
So glad you enjoyed!!!
I did thanks so much Cheryl.
What fun Suzanne!
My pretzels were gone too 😉
It was adorable to see little toddlers grabbing and toddling away!!
Oh love seeing the little ones toddle around in their costumes, it’s just too adorable. Glad the pretzels were a hit!! Thanks Sonal.
Suzanne, Great pictures! You have captured the amazing Halloween spirit in your neighborhood! I can see why people would want to come to your neighborhood for trick or treating! Great night weather wise here too! Happy Halloween to you!
Thanks Sandhya, the spirit of the day was all around. It was wonderful.
Very cool.
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It was thanks Maria.
Ah, the wonders of living in an apartment building. No trick or treaters here. Happy Hallowen.
Not even apartment dwellers are safe around here. Ha, thanks Jacob.
Fabulous pics Suzanne ! I took my son yesterday for trick or treating , and it was a really nice experience 🙂 happy Halloween to you 🙂
Love trick or treating and love seeing the kids have such a wonderful time. Thanks Freda and so glad you and your little one had a good time.
Looks like a fantastic Halloween in Clinton Hill Suzanne – fab photos!
It was thanks Margot.
Great pictures Suzanne. Looks like real community spirit there.
xxx Massive Hugs xxx
It really is thanks David.
Some of those pictures mAde me laugh esp the dog outfit. Wow they really do go for it where you are. Looks like great fun x
Oh yea, it’s bigger than Christmas or any other holiday here. Thanks Justine.
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What fun!! 😀
Totally fun thanks Linda.
So great that everyone really gets involved! Very fun!
Everyone does or almost everyone it’s wonderful Sheryl thank you.
What fun! 🙂
It was thanks so much.
Aww lovely, I can tell you had a good time :). Love the pictures at dusk, they definitely add a unique light to the photos, and they are all adorable 🙂
Using a flash just never produces a clear or nice photo on the iPhone so I quickly had to take photo’s before the darkness fell. You can see the progression of light and lack of light as I took the shots. Thanks so much Loretta, it was a wonderful evening.
Great pictures! Great Halloween. Thank you for sharing your slice of Brooklyn
Thanks Michelle. It was such a fun evening.
What fun, and what a great way to celebrate Halloween!!
It really was thanks so much Susan.
Hey, hey, looks like a ton o’fun! Thanks for showing all of the pics.
It was Mike, thanks so much.
That looks like big fun!! What a great area you live in. Loved the photos (especially Yoda)!
I loved Yoda, what a cutie!! Thanks Stacey.
What marvelous spirit your neighborhood has!! It looks great. I love the yoda dog. I bet your candy was gone in a flash! Sounds like you all had a lovely night! xo
We really do Halloween big here, love it. Thanks and Yoda dog really was adorable.
Fun fun fun! That looks amazing. It’s getting similar over here at last. I’ve always loved Hallowe’en since being a kid. Of course, I’m now a big kid. And yesterday was really mild here so there were lots of kids dressed up out with their folks shopping. Felt like a festival.
Oh me too, have always loved Halloween. It’s so much fun and my neighborhood really knows how to celebrate. We have a great time. Thank you so much Johnny.
That sounds like fun, Suzanne! Looks stunning! I spent my Halloween in NYC and it was a total madness! 😀 I loved it! Actually, my Halloween started on Thursday, so on Saturday I was a bit tired, but enjoyed anyway! So much fun! Happy you had a good time!
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We have been planning Halloween for weeks so by the time the day came we were all exhausted but still had fun! Your new blog is awesome!
Thank you for sharing!!
Thanks Elizabeth!
Wow beautiful pictures Suzanne. .. thanx for sharing …
Happy to thanks Chitra.
It looks like you had a wonderful Halloween night. It was pretty nice here too and Her Majesty loved her trick or treat walk!
I just love seeing the children so happy and excited. It was a wonderful night and so glad Her Majesty had a good time. Thank you so much.
Wow what an amazing event in your area! It is pretty boring here and not much happening. I love seeing your cool pictures! Thanks for much for sharing with us! Sounds like great fun Suzanne!
It was Lyn, so much fun and really huge. Still can’t believe how many people from all over come here for this event. Thanks so much.
so exciting it was so nice to see the pictures and sharing! Really it was cool and we don’t have that at all so I was thrilled to see this!
Thank you, each year it gets bigger and bigger and more fun.
My goodness Suzanne what a crowd!!! It looks like a lot of fun, and a cool place to hang out for sure!! I had to work then made it home in time to hand out candy, I did notice as I drove down my street there was a pre-trick or treat tail gate like party going on with the neighbors, looked like they were all having fun and the kids were getting ready to head out. I had about 30-40 kids, they came in spurts so there was some down time with no kids…not like when I was a kid, I remember there being so many kids out then…but I had a lot of parents dressed up this year with their kids I thought that was fun 🙂
Thats a lot of kids, a lot of the parents dressed up here too, I think it’s so much to see. Love my neighborhood especially at Hallowee. Thanks so much Amy!!
Wow guess u had a grt Halloween.. Pictures r awesome
I sure did, thank you so much.
I loved looking at your pictures, Suzanne! What a fun night. We ran out of candy, too, but not as fast as you did! Thanks so much for posting this! It’s great to see what goes on in different parts of the country.
I love seeing what it’s like in different parts of the country and world. Brings us all closer. Thanks so much Shari.
Fantastic photos. I had no idea the Halloween was that huge in the U.S. As you say, there were crowds of people, and so many in fancy dress. We do very little here. I’m glad you all enjoyed yourselves and thank you for sharing.
It’s pretty big in the US in general but in my neighborhood of Clinton Hill Brooklyn, it’s HUGE. Had a great time thanks Millie.
I wish I could have been there! Perhaps one day…
That would be wonderful!
That’s pretty incredible that you were only getting a few trick o’ treaters a few years ago! There’s so many people! Wow! So what happens when you run out of candy so soon? I always wondered how much candy the people on hugely popular streets need to buy her in LA! They literally have about 100 people going up to their doors at once (scattered all over their lawns)! it’s pretty crazy! Glad you had a good Halloween!
When I ran out of candy I turned out the lights and retired to the back of the house and watched some TV. Next year I will buy more candy for sure. Our neighborhood organization designates certain houses on a route for the Halloween walk, my house is not on the route, it’s in a different part of the area. Candy is provided for those houses, Bag after huge bag of candy is given to each house. There are usually well over 3000 children on the actual walk and then there are the others that go door to door to area’s not on the walk. It’s a major undertaking here. It was a lot of fun. Thanks Christina.
So many people, so much fun and thank you for sharing. 😀 )))
Thanks Fae, yes it was so much fun.
HI Suzanne– what a party!! Looks like a lively happy evening all around. (and it looks like such a pretty street of houses!)
It was quite the party, lots of fun, lots of people. A great night for all!! Thanks Rhonda.
It does look like a lot of fun! I’ve never experienced anything like that! Memories the kids will always have! My little neighborhood in the twin cities gets fewer and fewer trick or treaters every year, but this year at the folks in a small town in SD, wow! What a turn out! Just like old times!
It’s kind of disappointing when you sit there with your treats and the turn out is low. I love the energy of Halloween, it’s exciting and I love seeing the children having a good time. Thank you so much.
I love your neighbourhood tour blog posts – so interesting – so much fun to see!
Thanks Lindy, love doing posts about the neighborhood. I love it here and have fun doing it.