DeBord's Halloween Festival 2017

On Saturday October 14th I attended the 22nd DeBord's Halloween Festival. For the first time it was held at Lock 3 in downtown Akron. Here's some of my photos.

After I took this guy's photo and told him I was a big Star Wars fan, he handed me a 501st Legion coin!

Belly dancers!

They had a pizza eating contest and costume contest hosted by Big Chuck & Lil' John and Son of Ghoul.

Me with local horror host legends Big Chuck & Lil' John!

I brought Big Chuck's book with me for him to autograph. He loves me! :)

Lock 4 lit up at night is really beautiful.

DeBord's 20th Annual Halloween Festival

The DeBord Halloween Festival has been going on for the past 20 years. This is the first time I've ever been to it.

It was a free family-friendly event that took over Hardesty Park in Akron, Ohio from noon until 9:00 PM on Saturday, October 10th. It featured trick or treat for kids, 125+ vendors & clubs (all kinds of vendors, not just Halloween), 10 bands, hay and train rides, wrestlers & roller derby girls, karate and the highland games, corn hole tournament, costume, classic car and pizza eating contests, dance groups, food vendors and more.

Here's some photos and videos I took --

Non-sport trading cards!

Umbrella Corporation Ohio

Halloween ornaments.

Local horror hosts The Mummy and the Monkey.
Janet Decay and Grimm Gorri

Northeast Ohio Ghostbusters

Monkey bride decoration.

Let's Face It Caricatures

Zombified caricature.

Someone didn't like his photography.

Horror hosts Son of Ghoul, Lil' John and Big Chuck.

Kids costume contest.

Adult costume contest.

The Kiss!

Nice hearse!

Son of Ghoul, Lil' John, me and Big Chuck photo op.

The Soul Men, Blues Brothers Tribute

DeBord's 21st Annual Halloween Festival

DeBord's Annual Halloween Festival is a massive FREE family friendly event that features TV's big Chuck and Little John, Son of Ghoul, 12 bands, 4 dance groups, 115 clubs and vendors, drum circles, hay and train rides, wrestlers, roller derby girls, costume contest, trick or treat, pizza eating contest, SCA group, Ghostbuster clubs, food vendors, costume characters, kids games, DJ's and so much more.

I hung out there for a couple of hours on Saturday. Here's some of the stuff I saw.

I found a Charizard!

Big Chuck, Little John and Son of Ghoul

Pizza eating contest winner