Sunday, October 29, 2017

Historic Irvington Halloween Festival

It was certainly colder than a Witches Calderon in the middle of January at the 71rst Historic Irvington Halloween Festival but for the surprisingly large crowd of intrepid Halloweeners who ventured out to enjoy the festivities, the festival once again delivered its share of delightful ghouls, goblins, and monsters!

Circle City Ghost Busters even made an appearance to keep those more unruly spirits in check!

This is the first time since the founding of Fountain Square USA that we have not been a vendor at this event, but it was nice to just go as a spectator this year!  We showed up about 3pm & It appeared that a number of vendors could not stand the uncomfortable temperature, to them I say toe warmers, hand warmers & dress in layers! Fountain Square USA offers great deals on custom printed hoodies that can sport your brand! :) To those hardy individuals that gutted it out, way to show some grit!!

So, some things that I personally really enjoyed besides the crowd, were, of course, the vendors & artists. We enjoyed a great conversation with the rep at the Indy Star booth, where they were offering an insane deal on the Sunday Star! Only $15 for the year that included digital and a free gift from a wide selection on their display table!  You could make that up on coupons alone in just 15 weeks!  Crazy, I know!

The Circle City Ghost Busters  were offering free pictures with their hardworking crew and the Stay Puff Marshmallow Man !  Plus a chance to win some sweet swag on their wheel of fortune!

10 Johnson Ave was very busy indeed, offering a welcome warm respite from the chill and a wide array of wonderfully delicious hot beverages plus a great selection of sweet and savory treats!
If you have not had the pleasure of visiting this establishment, I highly recommend that you change that ASAP!  Featured artists included Indianapolis NUVO's 2017 3D Artist of the Year CS Stanley and Angela Edwards who I had the pleasure of meeting for the first time and learning a bunch about her handcrafted wearable works of art and her plethora of original art, designs and illustrations !  Do yourself a favor and check out both of these artists at your first opportunity!

CS Stanley will be doing a live painting of a guitar on stage at the Smile Empty Soul Show at the Rock 985 Lounge in Kokomo starting at 7pm Thursday, Nov 9! Well worth the trip on a Thursday Night! Get details and tickets here!

Follow Angela Edwards on Instagram to see the hip art she is producing and to catch her next show!

No Historic Irvington Halloween Festival would be complete without the witches dance and Parade!  Wish I would have got a vid of that but sadly my brain must have been numb from the cold.

After a full day of Halloween the fun was not over as the Irvington Halloween Afterparty at Playground Productions Studio where Fountain Square USA artist Kasey May had some fantastic fantasy art on display! Like and follow her on Facebook to find out where you can catch her next

show!

A great event and hopefully we will be back in it for 2018!  Don't miss it!

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