March with the Temple of Dionysus in the 2025 Witches Parade! 🎭 📅 Parade Day Saturday, October 18 Step-off: 11:00 AM sharp Starting Point: Riverside Square (Borealis Coffee Roasters) Route: Flat, newly paved, one mile straight down Bullocks Point Ave End Point: Crescent Park Carousel, where the festival continues until 4 PM! 🎠 🍷 March with Dionysus! All are welcome to join us in the parade! You must come in costume — preferably as a member of Dionysus’ retinue: ✨ maenad, nymph, satyr, woodland spirit, or other divine reveler. ✨ We’ll bring the joy, the rhythm, and the revelry — you bring the spirit! 🧭 Arrival & Parking Parking: Old Oldham School — 640 Bullocks Point Ave → Please follow the parking volunteers’ directions. Free shuttles run from Oldham to Borealis starting at 9:30 AM on a continuous loop. All marchers: Arrive at Riverside Square by 10:30 AM. Roads close soon after. Vehicles (not scooters): Stage at Riverside Middle School (Forbes St.) by 10:00 AM for police escort at 10:40 AM. 🎭 During the Parade Stay centered on the middle line for safety. Keep dancing, smiling, and channeling your inner divinity! At the end: Marchers turn right into the festival grounds. Vehicles turn left into the Carousel employee lot. Follow volunteers’ directions at parade’s end. 🥁 Parade Lineup Highlights We’ll be marching alongside groups like: Ghostbusters 👻 • Creative Imps 🎨 • The Shadows 🌒 • Providence Drum Troupe 🥁 • and your very own Temple of Dionysus 🍇 🎠 After the Parade Join us at the Crescent Park Festival for food, music, and community fun! Last year’s event drew over 3,000 people — let’s make this year even more divine! Questions or coordination details? Email us or visit TempleofDionysus.org. With joy, rhythm, and reverence, The Temple of Dionysus 🍇