Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members dressed as monsters, superheroes and in other spooky costumes for the annual Fall Festival, held on October 25 at the Salt River Ballfield. 

Attendees were in for a treat, with a parking lot full of extravagant “trunk-or-treat” displays, an outdoor screening of the 1988 movie “Beetlejuice,” apple-bobbing and pie-eating contests, and a plethora of local food and art vendors. 

In the crowd of trunk-or-treaters, one display stood out for the judges: the large balloon structure of Sesame Street’s Cookie Monster, put together by the Health and Human Services Public Health team. It took the prize for Best Trunk-or-Treat Display.

For the apple bobbers, Shaolynn Leonard used her “witchcraft” to pull all the apples out before everyone else. In the pie-eating contest, Koda Jackson took an early lead and finished first with splattered cherries all over his Batman costume. 

The costume contest for all ages included the Invisible Man, the Wife of Beetlejuice and other creative costumes. The Salt River Police Department awarded gift cards to the contest winners. 

Families and attendees ended the fun-filled night with bags filled with candy, promotional items from Community departments and lots of fun memories.