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Halloween in Skinker-DeBaliviere: Celebrations Through the Years

Costumes, school parades, parties and community gatherings have filled the pages of The Times for decades. Explore the photographs and reporting that preserve these neighborhood traditions.

Halloween Through the Years — Photo Carousel

Historical notices describe their original period. Their dates, prices and contact information are not current event invitations.

Halloween Stories From the Archives

SPROG Speaks

3. We held a Halloween party for the kids on our block to make Halloween more interesting to them.

Hamilton Branch III

Author not credited

On Halloween several neighbors reported seeing starry, funny creatures in all sizes in the middle of the afternoon. It was the entire Hamilton 3 schoolbody marching up Kingsbury to Skinker and down Westminister in our annual Halloween parade. So many original and unusual costumes were worn that eight best costume…

RNA Halloween Party

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Rosedale Neighborhood Association held its 9th Annual Halloween Party on October 30. Mr. Ed Martin directed a Halloween play, starring the St. Roch's students, for the entertainment of the children. The Kingsbury, McPherson, and Westminister block units served coffee and doughnuts on the barriers for the adults. Costume prizes went…

Scout News — Brownies Troop 533

By Irene Mulligan

Fall and the beautiful leaves and hikes have kept the Brownies busy with candy apple making and a party adding a Halloween note. Registration for the 1975-76 year is closing so all interested girls should come to meetings at 9 a.m. Saturday in the Grace Church Pine Room.

October Events

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October 31 — Annual Halloween Party for children, St. Roch’s Gym, 5:00–6:00 p.m.

Halloween Party Huge Success

By Arthur Santen

Rosedale Neighborhood Association held their 7th annual Halloween Costume Party which had almost 300 children in attendance. The costume winners were: Rory Krieger (Robot), Gino Cross (Death), Ann Newsham (lady), Andy Renard (Arab Shiek), Anita Watson (Lady), Ginger Lottes (Xmas tree), Elizabeth Winter (Milk Shake), Chris Mudd (St. Louis), Megan…

Halloween Party Judges Report

By Betty Klinefelter

There is no tougher job to be had than that of judging the costumes at the annual Halloween party at St. Roch's gym. Kids in this neighborhood are a truly imaginitive bunch and the costumes were each one better than the other. Winners were Gino Cross as death, Ann Newsham,…

Scouts — Cub Pack 98

By Peg O’Brien, Sam Green

Cub Pack 98, St. Roch's had a pack night with a "Horror House" theme, complete with costumes, to celebrate Halloween.

St. Roch’s and the Dragon

By Arthur Santen

Rosedale-Skinker held it’s 6th Annual Halloween Party at St. Roch’s Gym. There were 250 highly imaginative costumed children in attendance. The costume winners were:

Scouts — Cub Pack 98

By Peg O’Brien

... will have their annual Halloween party at end of month.

Halloween: Wet but not Wild

Author not credited

The Rosedale-Skinker Association can take credit for the wettest party of the year, their fifth annual Hallowe’en Party, held in St. Roch’s Gym at 5:00 P.M., before the youngsters went trick or treating. The party brought out soggy ghosts and goblins. Mr. Dale Portner, from the Des Peres Branch Library,…

Hamilton III

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Goblins, clowns, Spanish senors and senoritas and even a robot paraded, danced and ate hot dogs, cup cakes, and drank soda on Halloween afternoon in the gym. All the goodies were donated by the parents, as was the presence of some mothers who participated and enjoyed the festivities with the…

Halloween in Recent Years

Halloween Symphony Concert at SLAM: A Dance with Death

October 22, 2026

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Halloween gets a classical twist this weekend at the Saint Louis Art Museum when the Town and Country Symphony Orchestra performs Totentanz (German for “Dance of Death”).

Arts Calendar – September-October 2026

September–October 2026

By David Powell

Halloween! On your front porch and throughout the neighborhood Saturday, October 31

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