Westport Halloween Parade Canceled, Event Moved Inside: Update

WESTPORT, CT — The annual Westport Halloween Parade - set for today, Oct. 29 - has been canceled due to inclement weather, and the festivities have been moved inside to Westport Town Hall, according to organizers:

The Westport Parks and Recreation Department, the Downtown Merchants Association and Westport P.A.L. have announced that the Annual Children’s Halloween Parade scheduled for today, October 29, 2019 has been canceled due to the inclement weather.

All festivities will take place in Town Hall at 3:30 p.m.

Original story: A traffic advisory has been issued for the afternoon of Oct. 29 for the streets around Westport's downtown area for the annual children's Halloween Parade, which sponsored by the Westport Parks & Recreation Department in conjunction with the Westport Police Athletic League and the Westport Downtown Merchant's Association.

"This is a very popular event that attracts hundreds of people," wrote Westport police officials in a statement. "To accommodate the large volume of pedestrian traffic, several roadways in and around the parade route will be closed during the event."

The following roads will be affected:

• Main Street will be closed from Post Road East to Avery Place starting at 2:30 p.m.
• Avery Place will be closed starting at approximately 3 p.m.
• Myrtle Avenue from Evergreen Avenue to Main Street will be closed starting at approximately 3 p.m.

All roads are expected to reopen by 5 p.m.

Motorists should expect delays in the center of town due to these closures. The police department asks that motorists use extra caution when driving through the area.