Fort SimpsonSA国际影视传媒檚 2023 Halloween Mini Festival was a hit, according to organizer Kali Norn.
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Norn, 24, works with Fort SimpsonSA国际影视传媒檚 recreation department, and organized the special occasion in collaboration with the local Open Doors Society, which provides programming for young children. Coordinating the Halloween festivities for the first time, she said she spent just over a month preparing.
The mini festival was free to attend. By the time all was said and done, more than 70 people showed up to join in on the fun, which in a community of roughly 1,200 people is significant.
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There was plenty to attract residents to the event.
The main attraction was a haunted house, but there was also face painting, games, and of course, plenty of candy to be had.
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The Halloween Mini Festival marked the end of a spooky week in Fort Simpson. There was quite a bit of Halloween fun happening in the community toward the end of October, much of which Norn organized.
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With the calendar having turned to November, it will be a long time before Fort SimpsonSA国际影视传媒檚 residents start putting together their next Halloween costumes and carving their pumpkins, but when that time comes, Norn said she will have an even better event for people to look forward to.
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