For Halloween this year, children and families in the Parramore community joined us for the First Annual UCF Downtown Trick-or-Treat Spooktacular at the downtown campus. (Photos by Amy Floyd)
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A variety of characters big and small walk to UCF Downtown, just a few blocks from their Pre-K program at the Callahan Neighborhood Center.
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A tiny Knight shows Pamela Carroll, dean of the College of Community Innovation and Education, how fairy magic works.
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Students walk under a giant, glass bridge connecting two wings of Dr. Phillips Academic Commons, where many students will have the opportunity to attend UCF just minutes from home. Plus, a lion found this purple bat!
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A dinosaur, a genie, a princess, an elderly man and Kim Possible from the Callahan Head Start program cheer Happy Halloween! in a UCF Downtown classroom.
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A butterfly contemplates her choice of candy from a construction worker.
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Bb-8 and Spiderman swap stories about their favorite adventures saving the world, while pirates from legal studies share their treasures with trick-or-treaters.
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On her way to Grandma’s house, Little Red Riding Hood stops by the dean’s office with a basket of sweets for trick-or-treaters.
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Students giggle at a masked spook and a spooky spider from health management and informatics. Some adults, on the other hand, were a bit startled.
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Batgirl meets a mime from public administration.
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It’s time to walk across the street to UnionWest at Creative Village for more candy and campus exploring!
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Inside, students trick-or-treat next to older, much taller students. Did we mention that there were a lot of bats that day?
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We mean, a lot. And spiders, too. Eek!
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Black Panther aka King T’Challa leads his classmates on a candy-finding adventure at the Recreation and Wellness Center at UCF Downtown.
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Thanks to all who joined us for a new Halloween tradition. We had a blast celebrating with our neighbors and look forward to next year!