Newtown Fall Tradition Will 'Paint The Town' For Halloween

NEWTOWN BOROUGH, PA — Newtown's beloved Halloween tradition - Paint Our Town - returns to State and Sycamore streets on Saturday, Oct. 21.

Armed with paintbrushes and plenty of creativity, individuals and groups are once again invited to transform store windows on State and Sycamore streets with Halloween scenes, some spooky and some on the more humorous side.

Set against the backdrop of the scariest month of the year, the creativity is scheduled to take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. throughout the Newtown business district.

The Newtown tradition of painting store windows for Halloween dates back to the 1950s. The practice lapsed for a while after the turn of the century, but members of the Newtown business community brought it back in 2009.

Hundreds of individuals, families, adult artists, art classes, Brownie and Girl Scout troops and others have participated in the fall tradition since the window painting returned to the street.

The windows bring people to town to enjoy the Halloween scenery and explore the town's many businesses. It also sets the stage for the Newtown Borough Halloween Parade on Saturday, Oct. 28.

As in previous years, artists will also be painting 'Gold Pumpkins for the Cure' to be displayed outside businesses, raising awareness for pediatric cancer."

Artists, groups and individuals interested in painting windows are asked to fill out the following form to participate: https://form.jotform.com/232727733761057

Shops owners interested in having their windows painted are asked to complete the following form to enable organizers to assign painters to your shop’s storefront: https://form.jotform.com/232747474031051