Welcome to the City of Norwalk's Arturo Sanchez Sr. fortieth annual Halloween parade, an event emceed and presented by city representatives at Carmo Ciel Park.

The 40th annual Arturo Sanchez Sr. Halloween parade brought families, marching bands, floats and community groups together for a daytime celebration of Halloween, organizers said. “It was a spooktacular day in Norwalk as the community gathered for the fortieth annual Arturo Sanchez Sr. Halloween parade,” Announcer 1, an event announcer for the City of Norwalk, said.

The parade included a costume contest before the procession began; organizers said the most creative costumes received prizes. “Before the parade began, families showed off their Halloween best at the annual costume contest. And the most creative costumes earned special prizes for their spirit and style,” Announcer 1 said.

City emcees and organizers highlighted the event as a community milestone and thanked partners. “It was an epic day today, Carmo Ciel Park, when we finished up the fortieth annual Arturo Sanchez parade. Big milestone historical of Hallmark and, it was great success. The double the number of bands who typically participate, participated this year and more people and more fun, and it was a great day. And thanks to the foundation, the Sanchez Foundation, the city of Norwalk, the recreation department, and everybody that made this event possible,” Announcer 3, an event announcer for the City of Norwalk, said. The transcript did not specify exact band counts or attendance figures.

Speakers described the parade as one of the stronger recent editions. “I'm just amazed to see how many people turned out, the bands, the all the groups that came in. It was 1 of I have to say it was 1 of the best Halloween parades that I've seen for a long, long time, and I've seen playing. And I hope everybody enjoyed it,” Announcer 2, an event announcer for the City of Norwalk, said.

Organizers closed with thanks to volunteers and partners. “Thank you to everyone who made the fortieth annual Arturo Sanchez senior Halloween parade a success. Here's to 40 years of fun, community, and yes, a little more clowning around,” Announcer 4, an event announcer for the City of Norwalk, said.

Details such as exact attendance, the number of contest entrants, prize amounts and the normal number of participating bands were not specified in the transcript.