All Treats, No Tricks at Winter Park’s Halloween Trunk Fest
Jim Carchidi
Winter Park Community Center parking lot became a trick-or-treater’s paradise as kids of all ages showed up on the evening of October 31 for Halloween Trunk Fest. More than 20 residents and businesses volunteered to dress up and hand out treats from the trunks of their cars during a night of family fun.
“Planning starts about two months out and we began posting on social media about two weeks ago,” said City of Winter Park Special Events Superintendent Kelsi Baker. Now in its third year, the inaugural Trunk Fest drew approximately 500 guests with and estimated 1,000 showing up last year. “It looks like there’s more this year,” said Baker as costumed crowds collected candy and neighbors met new friends.
Check out the photo gallery for scenes from the 2023 Halloween Trunk Fest at Winter Park Community Center.
Trick-or-treaters from throughout the city showed up for the third annual Halloween Trunk Fest at Winter Park Community Center.Donna and Jeff Snyder recently moved to Winter Park from Virginia. The couple volunteered for the event as a means of meeting their new community.Four-year-old Naomi Abraham collected candy dressed as a pirate.Three-year-old Keziah Clark made the rounds as a colorful pixie.Hogwarts alum Sha Pierre escorts friend and Betelgeuse fan, Zylo Lee.Jim Perez of Victory Martial Arts hands out treats while dressed as a treat.Representatives from Winter Park Fire Department welcome trick-or-treaters.Big Frog Custom T-Shirts & More show some love for “Ghostbusters” with their company vehicle.Two-year-old Jackson Davila, dressed a mini Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, visits the Winter Park Police Department, attending as the Winter Park Ghostbusters.Alice Burton (6) dressed as an angel while sister, Aurora (4), dressed as Spider-Gwen.One-year-old Ira Williams starts digging into his Halloween haul.Yarelis Camacho themed her costume to match her three-year-old daughter, Celeste.Minions fans Diego Rodriguez, Luca Rodriguez (4), Indra Alvarez and Teresa Rodriguez show up in style.Even the Rodriguez’s dog, Olly, showed up in costume but wasn’t happy with the hat.Alejandro Salgado as Stoick the Vast and Sebastian Salgado (7) as Toothless from “How to Train Your Dragon.”Rollins students participate with a well-decorated school vehicle.Four-year-old Cleopatra Sanchez trick-or-treats as Wednesday Adams with her four-month-old brother, Ignaco.Five-year-old April Dominguez takes a turn on the bouncy-slide.April’s three-year-old sister Isabella isn’t far behind,Lines wind through the parking lot as kids and parents patiently wait for treats.Despite the mask, no one was frightened of Zachary Graham of the Winter Park Community Center as he handed out treats.
