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Hiawatha Halloween Frolic Friday

By Greg Bebermeyer

10/30/2025

(KNZA)--The 111th Annual Hiawatha Halloween Frolic will be held Friday, October 31st.

The Frolic, which has been a tradition since 1914, was started by Elizabeth Krebs in an effort to give the town's youth something else to do besides tearing up her gardens.

This year's theme is " Hiawatha's Haunted Happenings."

The Frolic will feature the Miss Mary Children Costume Contest at 1:00 in the afternoon at the Brown County Historical Society's Memorial Auditorium, with registration starting at 12 noon.

The traditional afternoon Kiddie Parade will kick off around the Courthouse Square in downtown Hiawatha at 3:00.

This year's Hiawatha Halloween Queen will be crowned in a ceremony at 6:00, on the north side of the Courthouse. 11 girls are vying for the title.

The day's activities will wrap up with the grand evening parade, beginning at 7:00.

Jay and Bev Brock will serve as grand marshal's of this year's parade. They were nominated by the public for the honor and voted on by Hiawatha Chamber and Visitors Bureau members.

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