Children, including a cowboy on a dinosaur, come and go from Chai Cupboard as they trick-or-treat up and down Colby during Downtown Everett Association’s Halloween event Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Children, including a cowboy on a dinosaur, come and go from Chai Cupboard as they trick-or-treat up and down Colby during Downtown Everett Association’s Halloween event Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Halloween came early to downtown Everett

Local businesses and organizations passed out candy to trick-or-treaters Saturday.

EVERETT — Children and their parents got a jump start on Halloween at the Downtown Everett Association’s trick-or-treat event Saturday afternoon.

Local businesses handed out candy to hundreds of eager trick-or-treaters, and a number of local organizations set up booths at Wetmore Plaza to offer fun, games and treats.

Ryan Berry; ryan.berry@heraldnet.com.

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Seven-year-old Raheeb Zaidi, dressed as Sonic the Hedgehog, tosses toilet paper rolls into a toilet at the Everett AquaSox booth during Downtown Everett Association’s trick-or-treat event Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, in Everett, Washington. Zaidi went 3-for-3 on his tosses. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
Dinah Zengilou from Botan Ramen n’ Bar hands out candy during Downtown Everett Association’s trick-or-treat event Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
A family of Mario characters heads downtown during Downtown Everett Association’s trick-or-treat event Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Seven-year-old Raheeb Zaidi, dressed as Sonic the Hedgehog, tosses toilet paper rolls into a toilet at the Everett AquaSox booth during Downtown Everett Association’s trick-or-treat event Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, in Everett, Washington. Zaidi went 3-for-3 on his tosses. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Dinah Zengilou from Botan Ramen n’ Bar hands out candy during Downtown Everett Association’s trick-or-treat event Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

A family of Mario characters heads downtown during Downtown Everett Association’s trick-or-treat event Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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