Margaret Bowen of Weichert Realtors Tovar Properties hands out candy Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, to twins Sophia and Isabella Trobiani, 8, at Midway Village Museum. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)
Hundreds of costumed kids trick or treated through the museum’s Victorian-era village, where 30 building sponsors decked out their digs with creepy characters and other spirited displays.
The event, called All Hallows Eve, was estimated to draw more than 3,000 people to the museum campus at 6799 Guilford Road.
“Our whole community comes to this event, and it’s really a tradition for many families,” said Patrick O’Keefe, Midway’s executive director. “It’s really fun to see people coming back and making it a part of their fall routine.”
There was also a costume contest, folk tales told in the 1850s-era barn, potato sack races, outdoor bowling, food and other activities. The event has been a Midway tradition since 1987.
“This really is a great chance to expose new families to our community, or folks who have never come to Midway before,” O’Keefe said. “They’re usually coming because their kids want to come in costume and have a fun day, but it really gives us a chance to showcase what else we have to offer and have them come back for a different experience with our interpreters or more a more educational event.”
Lela Pagles, 16, of Midway Marvels 4-H paints the face of Jaxon Grays, 6, on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, at Midway Village Museum’s All Hallows Eve event. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)Trick-or-treaters dressed as Pac Man and ghosts move through All Hallows Eve on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, at Midway Village Museum in Rockford. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)Theo Gorman, 5, smiles for a photo on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, after getting his face painted at All Hallows Eve at Midway Village Museum in Rockford. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)Families move through Midway Village Museum’s Victorian village on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, during All Hallows Eve. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)Jaxon Grays, 6, pauses for a picture on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, at Midway Village Museum in Rockford. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)Analiese Delatrinidad, 4, bowls on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, at Midway Village Museum’s All Hallows Eve in Rockford. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)Lou Lombardo of 104.9 The X and Lisa Tyler of B103 hand out candy on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, at Midway Village Museum’s All Hallows Eve. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)Jocy Siberon, 6, trick-or-treats on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, during Midway Village Museum’s All Hallows Eve in Rockford. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)Norah Del Rio, 4, gets help bowling on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, at Midway Village Museum’s All Hallows Eve celebration in Rockford. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)Tori Muller of Olson Funeral Home shows off her costume on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, at the All Hallows Eve celebration at Midway Village Museum in Rockford. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)Fernando Hernandez and his son, Adin, 4, walk through Midway Village Museum in Rockford on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, during All Hallows Eve. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)Fernando Hernandez and his son, Adin, 4, pause for a photo Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, at All Hallows Eve at Midway Village Museum in Rockford. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)Lisa Tyler hands out candy Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, at Midway Village Museum’s All Hallows Eve event. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)Analiese Delatrinidad, 4, bowls on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, at Midway Village Museum’s All Hallows Eve in Rockford. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)Isabella Trobiani, 8, and her twin sister, Sophia, trick or treat on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, at Midway Village Museum’s All Hallows Eve in Rockford. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)Midway Village Museum estimates more than 3,000 people attended its All Hallows Eve event on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, in Rockford. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)Twins Ashton and Kaylan Anderson, 2, trick or treat for the first time on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, at Midway Village Museum in Rockford. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)Matt Hall of B103 rocks out on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, at Midway Village Museum’s All Hallows Eve celebration. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)Jett Woodard, 4, with his sister, Ellie, trick or treat on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, at Midway Village Museum’s All Hallows Eve in Rockford. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)John Maynard of 2nd City Chorus pauses for a photo on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, during All Hallows Eve at Midway Village in Rockford. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)Theo Gorman, 5, gets his face painted on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, at All Hallows Eve at Midway Village Museum in Rockford. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)Jocy Siberon, 6, trick-or-treats on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, during Midway Village Museum’s All Hallows Eve in Rockford. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)Norah Del Rio, 4, bowls on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, at Midway Village Museum’s All Hallows Eve celebration in Rockford. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)Oscar Pagles, 13, who was the self-described “guinea pig” for his family’s face-painting booth, gets a mustache added on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, at All Hallows Eve at Midway Village Museum in Rockford. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)
