The Children's Halloween Parade will be taking place in Ashland this afternoon.
The parade will begin at 3:30 p.m. in front of the Ashland Public Library and will move west along East Main Street toward the Plaza. East Main Street between Gresham and Water streets will be closed from 2:30 to 6 p.m.. Lithia Way will be set up for two-way traffic needs within the downtown corridor.
Each year, Ashland's downtown nightlife swells in size as citizens from across the Rogue Valley celebrate Halloween. Due to this increase, the Ashland Police Department will be joined by police personnel from surrounding agencies to monitor all evening activities within the downtown Ashland area.
Enforcement will be strictly administered when police observe acts such as disorderly conduct, public intoxication, consuming alcohol in public, open containers of alcohol or drug paraphernalia in public, curfew, illegal drug use or any other violations of state law and municipal code.
In Grants Pass, many downtown merchants will be handing out candy to trick-or-treaters from 3 to 5 p.m. and River Valley Church will hold its "Fall Family Festival" from 5 to 8 p.m.. The Grants Pass High School National Honor Society will be hosting "Halloween at the High School" from 5 to 7 p.m..
