Town Trunk or Treat Event Celebrates Halloween with Style

EASTFORD — The Recreation Commission hosted its annual Trunk or Treat event on Halloween night, Friday, Oct. 31, bringing dozens of children to the Eastford Elementary School and Town Office Building parking lot for an hour of family fun. Trunks ranged from aliens, to “Minions,” to Christmas, Harry Potter and beyond, as trunks offered a variety of treats for children dressed up in their Halloween costumes.

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people dressed in alien costumes with their open car trunk decorated with an alien theme This alien-themed trunk was truly out of this world.

a child in a Transformer costume Declan channeled his inner “Optimus Prime” as the leader of the Autobots.

children in costumes from "Toy Story" “Toy Story” made a full appearance at the Trunk or Treat event — Buzz (Sonny), Woody (Brayden), Jessie (Nora), and Bo Peep (Lauren).

A child in a T-Rex costume Hawk stomped around as a ferocious Tyrannosaurus Rex.

children dressed up as rabbits Madison and Vann bounced around as a pair of bunnies.

a person in a gingerbread costume with someone in a snowman costume and one person with no costume Nick and Alaina Cody brought Christmas spirit to the event along with their gingerbread man assistant.

two people in Mario Brothers' costumes behind an open ambulance Mario and Luigi (a.k.a. Chris Bowen and Laerke Albrecht) powered up next to their ambulance trunk.

a group of people in chicken costumes with an open car trunk The Cote family — Matt, Katie, and kids Cal and Cora — not only dressed as chickens, but provided one of the most unique trunks at the event, offering free slices of pizza.

a group of people in costumes with their trunk open The McGurl family offered up one of the more magical trunks, a tribute to the “Harry Potter” franchise.

a child with a large toy unicorn Nora Volpe was a bright spot at the event, riding her light-up unicorn.

two women dressed as fantasy-witches Down at the Eastford Public Library, a “haunted” library event entertained kids as they trick or treated, much to the delight of librarians Katie Ball and Jennifer John.