Village of Bartlett recently issued the following announcement.
Halloween Parade & Fun Fest
Saturday, 10/30 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Bartlett Village Hall, 228 S. Main Street & throughout downtown Bartlett
Dress up and parade down Main Street in your favorite costume. Step off at 10 a.m. from Bartlett Village Hall, 228 S. Main Street, then follow the map and trick-or-treat until 1 p.m. at participating area businesses and organizations.
Pumpkin Smash 2021!
Saturday, 11/6 from 9 a.m. to noon, Metra Parking Lot on Bartlett Avenue
The Village of Bartlett will be hosting its annual pumpkin composting event with this year’s Pumpkin Smash! SCARCE, a nonprofit organization committed to keeping “stuff” out of the landfill by reusing or recycling, first brought this event to DuPage County in 2014! Since then, the annual Pumpkin Smash has successfully diverted more than 380 tons of pumpkins from landfills.
Residents can bring their pumpkins and jack-o-lanterns for composting in order to return nutrients back to the soil and lower methane gas production in landfills. Regular or decorated pumpkins are allowed, but please remove yarn, stickers or any plastic items before composting. Visit the SCARCE website, www.scarce.org/pumpkins/ for more information or you can call the village at 630-837-0800.
Halloween Trick-or-Treating
Sunday, 10/31 from 3 to 7 p.m.
Bartlett has set Halloween trick-or-treat hours for 3 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, 10/31. Please remember to turn on your porch light if you will be passing out Halloween candy.
The Bartlett Police Department encourages parents to accompany children and to stay in their immediate neighborhoods. It also is a good idea for children to carry glow sticks or flashlights when trick-or-treating during the evening hours and only go to homes where the porch light is on.
Trick-or-treaters should always walk on the sidewalk. If there are no sidewalks, walk on the left side ofthe road, facing traffic. Motorists are reminded to drive carefully and watch for children crossing the roadways.
Costumes are a fun part of this holiday but only if worn safely. Costumes should be simple, flame resistant and, if possible, light-colored. Reflective tape can be added for extra visibility. Plan to use non-allergenic makeup instead of masks, and keep wigs and hats well off the face.
Unfortunately, the COVID-19 virus is still with us. The Illinois Department of Public Health offers the following guidelines for safer trick or treating:
~ All individuals participating in trick-or-treating, including those passing out candy should maintain a social distance of at least 6 feet and wear
proper face coverings. A costume mask, such as those worn for Halloween, is not a substitute for a face covering. If face coverings are worn
under costume masks, please ensure this does not create breathing problems, and if so, discard the costume mask.
~ Only household members should trick-or-treat together, and they should maintain 6-feet social distance from other trick-or-treaters at all times. Mixed household trick-or-treaters are discouraged.
~ Alcohol-based hand sanitizer should be carried and used frequently.
~ Candy collected during trick-or-treating should not be consumed until after handwashing. As always, a parent/guardian should check all candy
to make sure it is wrapped and should discard unwrapped candy.
www.dph.illinois.gov/covid19/community-guidance/halloween-guidance
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