Brisk temperatures Thursday, Oct. 31, couldn’t keep people away from Lisbon’s downtown for the annual Halloweentown festival. More than 400 attended the event in downtown Lisbon Thursday, Oct. 31.

The event is held by Lisbon Parks and Recreation Commission and several volunteers. Members of Lisbon’s National Honor Society helped run many of the games at the downtown event in Lisbon.

And several of the downtown businesses in Lisbon opened their doors to hand out candy. Indulgence Salon was the bustling place in downtown Lisbon on Thursday as well, as Laura Baxa once again spun cotton candy to hand out to trick or treaters in downtown Lisbon. She moved the booth indoors this year, due to the winds that were plaguing the outside.

The Lisbon Fire Department once again handed out large Pixie Sticks to trick-or-treaters this year.

In uptown, many of the business owners like Rebecca Hess at Canton Studios and Travis Allen dressed up to hand out candy to passers by as well.

Southeast Linn Community Center’s soup supper was also a boon for many to escape from the cold. Two middle schoolers who came in from the cold after the first hour of trick or treating said the warm soups really hit the spot to help them warm up for the day.

Trick or treaters were also seen in uptown Mount Vernon from the community preschool at Mount Vernon United Methodist Church Wednesday, Oct. 30 and Thursday, Oct. 31.

The costume parade at Lisbon Schools was moved indoors Thursday, Oct. 31, due to the cold temperatures and wind Thursday, and was packed into the old Lisbon gymnasium.