Historic Irvington Halloween Festival
historic irvington halloween festival nonprofit event founded historic irvington community council effort bring together resident neighborhood organization business irvington historic district indianapolis indiana celebration heritage community festival currently nation second oldest largest halloween festival festival encompasses week leading october culminating street festival final saturday east washington street closed ritter avenue arlington avenue irvington hold street festival event include mile run pageant live performance contest halloweenthemed movie ghost tour live theater haunted puppet show many event covid pandemic caused official cancel festival hold pleasant run run virtual mode pleasant run run established mile run mile family walk street historic irvington named nearby pleasant run creek take place final day festival run help attract large number people saturday event also indianapolis oldest mile competitive race proceeds pleasant run run benefit program historic irvington community council irving theatre built irving theatre originally used nickelodeon theatre went major renovation adding six rental unit second story lengthening theatre throughout decade theatre us differed closed mids sat unoccupied reopened looking fund renovated since theatre hub live music film art community private event lazy daze coffee house located east end structure three apartment unit second floor irving one city largest allages music venue capacity people theatre hope attract band would otherwise pas indianapolis visit ellenberger park landscape architect urban planner george kessler developed park pleasant run parkway early park added pool ice rink installed later closed park also includes two playground eight tennis court baseball diamond softball diamond football field fitness trail beach volleyball court hill winter sport sledding snowboarding ellenberger park host outdoor movie screening summer recent year city indianapolis finished constructing pleasant run trail greenway trail currently run mile km connects ellenberger park garfield park oldest park city est renamed old southside indianapolis—significant northern southern expansion planned trail irving circle center irvington small circular park surrounded roundabout street intersection park includes fountain bust washington irving personalized brick path school library irvington home local school branch indianapolis public library thomas carr howe community high school george washington julian elementary school part indianapolis public school also two charter school irvington community school grade k irvington preparatory academy serving grade together school offer public education grade k irvington also home roman catholic school lady lourdes available grade k irvington long history library bona thompson library open butler student public since local irvington library always open resident different location ranging home particular structure hilton u brown library named honor irvington resident opened east washington street new irvington branch library opened east washington street former brown library building used early education indianapolis public school irvington also home childrens guardian home university avenue converted new high school irvington preparatory academy list attraction event indianapolis legend sleepy hollow historic irvington halloween festival historic irvington community council irvington historic district indianapolis national park service discover shared heritage travel itinerary irvington narrative archived wayback machine historic preservation irvington archived wayback machine historic irvington ellenberger park irvington development organization ido