Halloween arrived in Salem with just a sprinkling of rain on a relatively warm evening, making for easy trick-or-treating weather.
The place to be was the Fairmount Halloween Parade, which drew a crowd of monsters, superheroes, animals and more.
Alex Casebeer, Fairmont Halloween Parade organizer, addresses parade participants in Fairmount Park before the parade start on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025 (LAURA TESLER/For Salem Reporter)Costumed families make their way down Luther Street during the Fairmount Halloween Parade on Friday, Oct.31, 2025 (LAURA TESLER/For Salem Reporter)Harrison Minshull enjoys a ride at his first Fairmount Halloween Parade on Friday, Oct.31, 2025 (LAURA TESLER/For Salem Reporter)Costumed families make their way down Luther Street during the Fairmount Halloween Parade on Friday, Oct.31, 2025 (LAURA TESLER/For Salem Reporter)Costumed families make their way down Luther Street during the Fairmount Halloween Parade on Friday, Oct.31, 2025 (LAURA TESLER/For Salem Reporter)Kyle Vogt, Luke Lien, and Jake and Rachael Gangelhoff enjoy dressing up just as much as their children do at the Fairmont Halloween Parade on Friday, Oct.31, 2025 (LAURA TESLER/For Salem Reporter)Cadence and Oliver Ghormley get ready to walk in the Fairmont Halloween Parade on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025 (LAURA TESLER/For Salem Reporter)The Girl with the Pearl Earring strikes a pose at the Fairmont Halloween Parade on Friday, Oct.31, 2025 (LAURA TESLER/For Salem Reporter)A young participant gets a lift during the Fairmount Halloween Parade along Luther Street on Friday, Oct.31, 2025 (LAURA TESLER/For Salem Reporter)Neighbors hand out candy to trick-or-treaters at the Fairmont Halloween Parade on Friday, Oct.31, 2025. (LAURA TESLER/For Salem Reporter)Yard decorations were plentiful along the route of the Fairmont Halloween Parade on Friday, Oct.31, 2025. (LAURA TESLER/For Salem Reporter)Wes, Katie, and Evan Garcia dress as the axolotl family for the Fairmount Halloween Parade on Friday, Oct.31, 2025. (LAURA TESLER/For Salem Reporter)The Hickman family poses in front of a festive yard display during the Fairmount Halloween Parade on Friday, Oct.31, 2025. (LAURA TESLER/For Salem Reporter)Liz Markweise hands out candy in front of her home along the Fairmont Halloween Parade route on Friday, Oct.31, 2025. (LAURA TESLER/For Salem Reporter)Gov. Tina Kotek greets trick-or-treaters at Mahonia Hall during the Fairmount Halloween Parade on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (LAURA TESLER/For Salem Reporter)Governor Tina Kotek and First Lady Aimee Kotek Wilson greet trick-or-treaters at Mahonia Hall during the Fairmont Halloween Parade on Friday, Oct.31, 2025. (LAURA TESLER/For Salem Reporter)April and Scott Sandvig display their handmade masks during the Fairmont Halloween Parade on Friday, Oct.31, 2025. (LAURA TESLER/For Salem Reporter)Governor Tina Kotek poses with trick-or-treaters at Mahonia Hall during the Fairmount Halloween Parade on Friday, Oct.31, 2025. (LAURA TESLER/For Salem Reporter)And Tigger Came too…Peter Bergel and Bonnie Heitsch give out candy to trick-or-treaters during the Fairmont Halloween Parade on Friday, Oct.31, 2025. (LAURA TESLER/For Salem Reporter)A home decorated for Halloween adds to the festive atmosphere along the Fairmount Parade route on Friday, Oct.31, 2025. (LAURA TESLER/For Salem Reporter)
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Laura Tesler has lived in Salem, Oregon for 20 years and is originally from Flint, MI. Laura has been an underwater photographer for 15 years, and is an avid scuba diver. Topside, she has been taking photographs since age 12, and currently works on assignment for the Salem Reporter, and full time purchasing land for fish and wildlife habitat in the Willamette Valley. Laura attended Oregon State University, and has traveled extensively all over the world and the United States.
