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Riverhead’s first jack o’lantern garden to feature pumpkin carving contest, spook-tacular downtown display
A magical display of carved pumpkins will accompany this year's Halloween Fest in downtown Riverhead, which will include prizes for different pumpkin categories.
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Photos: Riverhead’s Poe Fest Halloween parade
Photos: Riverhead hosted its Second Annual Halloween Parade on Friday night, Oct. 30, as part of the Edgar Allen Poe Festival taking place downtown all weekend.
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Poe Fest 2015 announces auditions for actors, dancers and performers
Organizers of the Second Annual Poe Festival are seeking actors, dancers, performers and authors to volunteer for the Halloween weekend event. Auditions will take place Tuesday at Riverhead Free Library.
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Photos: Poe fest draws hundreds of Halloween revelers to downtown Riverhead
The inaugural Edgar Allan Poe Festival drew hundreds to Main Street in downtown Riverhead yesterday for trick-or-treating and a night-time parade. Photo slideshow.
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Edgar Allan Poe Festival Schedule, Riverhead: Oct. 31- Nov. 2
Complete schedule (updated 10/29) for downtown Riverhead's Edgar Allan Poe Festival, 10/31 through 11/ 2. Music, entertainment, parade, fireworks, more.
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Downtown Riverhead readies for three-day salute to all things spooky
From trick-or-treating, "Tales of Terror" and a costume parade down Main Street to live music, costume and pumpkin carving contests, horror movies and fireworks, downtown Riverhead's Edgar Allen Poe Festival has something for everyone Oct. 31 - Nov. 2.
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Among decorated lamp posts, a tribute to the work that won Poe fame
Downtown Riverhead lamp posts have been decorated by volunteers for the Edgar Allan Poe Festival. One pays tribute to the master of macabre himself and the work that won him fame, though not fortune, during his lifetime. Photos.