Munchkins Ready for Annual Trick-or-Treat Extravaganza on Pearl Street
Downtown Boulder’s Munchkin Masquerade happens October 31 with over 80 participating Treat Stops

Boulder, Colo. (October 25, 2011):  On Monday, October 31 from 2 – 5 p.m.,  Downtown Boulder’s Pearl Street Mall and adjacent streets will be invaded by tiny ghosts & goblins, dinosaurs & dragons, fairies & princes and super heroes of all sizes during Downtown Boulder’s annual Munchkin Masquerade.  Participating downtown businesses will be handing out treats at their storefronts as other community organizations & businesses will have booths set up on the Pearl Street Mall.  There will be over 80 Treat Stops throughout downtown!  Treat Stop maps will be distributed at the event and can also be found online at www.MunchkinMasquerade.com.   Treat Stops will be identified with orange and black balloons.

Eight Days a Week (840 Pearl St.) will be offering treats plus a FREE Halloween photo. At mighty Mighty Fudge Studios (1017 Pearl St.) munchkins can travel through a haunted stairway to find yummy Green Treats. At the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art’s booth (on the 1200 block of Pearl Street) munchkins can make a piece of art they can take home.  Additionally, there will be kids’ activities and do-it-yourself photo opportunities in front of the Boulder County Courthouse on the 1300 block of Pearl Street.  On Pearl Street’s East End MomentuM (1625 Pearl St.) will provide an old fashioned apple bobbing barrel.

For the second year, Downtown Boulder has partnered with Green Halloween and Clementine Art.  Through generous donations from local and national sponsors including Whole Foods, Snikkidy and Larabar to name a few, 12 downtown businesses will be providing healthier treat alternatives.  Look for green balloons and/or pick up a Treat Stop map for Green Halloween participating businesses. To learn more about Green Halloween visitwww.greenhalloween.org.

Munchkin Masquerade is a free event and open to the public.   This annual event is produced by Downtown Boulder, Incorporated and sponsored by Wells Fargo, the  Daily Camera and City of Boulder Parking Services.

About Downtown Boulder, Inc. (DBI)

Downtown Boulder, Incorporated (DBI) is a non-profit organization dedicated to continued preservation and enhancement of Downtown Boulder as the heart of the greater Boulder community. We work to maintain downtown as the center of commerce, government, culture, and leisure. DBI members support the overall vitality of downtown through public advocacy, political involvement, and community events that enhance the Boulder experience for residents and visitors. Membership in Downtown Boulder, Incorporated (DBI) is voluntary and open to any interested person or organization.

CONTACT:    Terri Takata-Smith, Director of Communications – Downtown Boulder | 303.449.3774 | terri@dbi.org