Monster Bash is Coming - Saturday, October 26
Monster Bash is Coming!
The City of Takoma Park Recreation Department will be hosting our annual Monster Bash event this weekend Saturday, October 26.
Our events will commence with a Bash Kick-off at 1:00 pm at the Takoma Park Middle School parking lot. The event is a great opportunity to visit with neighbors, family, and friends while having fun. Participate in our Trunk or Treat area and go table to table collecting goodies!
Would your business or organization like to be a part of the FUN? Email: Chelsean@takomaparkmd.gov
This will be followed by the Costume Contest and Parade, and we will end our program with an Award Ceremony and Celebration along Maple Avenue. The parade will begin at approximately 2:00 pm on Piney Branch Road, and judging will occur during the parade itself. We will then walk down Piney Branch Road to Philadelphia Avenue (left turn), then to Maple Avenue for the Awards Ceremony and a fabulous concert.
Prizes awarded for Most Original, Cutest, and Scariest costumes in the following age groups:
- 4 & Under;
- 5-8;
- 9-12;
- Teens/Adults;
- Overall Group Award
Interested in being a Costume Judge? Email: Vincentc@takomaparkmd.gov
In order to hold the event and ensure patron safety, we will have the following road blockages:
- Piney Branch Road, from Takoma Park Middle School to Philadelphia Avenue, from about 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm, there will be a rolling street closure. The roadway will reopen once all parade participants have cleared the roadway.
- The intersections of Chestnut Avenue/Grant Avenue, Philadelphia Avenue/Piney Branch Road, Philadelphia Avenue/Chestnut Avenue, Philadelphia Avenue/Holly Avenue, Philadelphia Avenue/Birch Avenue, Philadelphia Avenue/Cedar Avenue, Philadelphia Avenue/Old Philadelphia Avenue and will have rolling closures between 1:45 pm – 3:00 pm.
- Some residents will not be able to exit their neighborhoods while streets are closed for the parade (Hodges Lane, Chestnut Avenue, Holly Avenue, Darwin Avenue, and Grant Avenue) and during the culminating event on Maple (from Philadelphia to Lee)
- Once the parade concludes, all street closures on Philadelphia Avenue will be lifted.
- Maple Avenue from Philadelphia Avenue to Lee Avenue will be closed 1:30 pm – 6:00 pm through the event. Lee Avenue will still be open for vehicular traffic.
- Residents along Maple Avenue (Philadelphia Ave. to Lee Ave.) will not be able to exit along Maple through the event.
- Ahead of the event, detour signs will be placed on Maple Avenue and Piney Branch Road with expected closures and times.
- There will also be no parking signs in the Community Center back parking lot and along Maple Avenue between Philadelphia Avenue and Lee Avenue.
- Ride-On and Metro bus service (including Metro Access) will be interrupted on the aforementioned streets from 11:00 am – 7:00 pm.
- In the event of inclement weather, the Monster Bash will be moved inside Takoma Park Middle School, and there will not be any road closures.
Please follow up with a visit to our website takomaparkmd.gov/recreation/
If you live or work along the parade route, we encourage you to participate in the festivities by decorating your front doors and/or windows and dressing up in a costume.
In the event of inclement weather, the Monster Bash will be moved to Takoma Park Middle School, and the road closures will be lifted. To receive an update on weather conditions, please call our inclement weather line at 301-891-7101 ext. 5605.
We look forward to seeing everyone’s amazing costumes!
Visit the Monster Bash website for more information.
